At a recent trip to the grocery store, I stumbled across this interesting bag of Cheetos. It read Bag of Bones and it was themed for Halloween This is exactly when food becomes Fun!
I love when I can use food to make learning more fun and I knew these Cheetos could and would be able to do just that! So I quickly grabbed two bags for my classroom to use in the month of October. I was beyond excited to use this cheesy product and share it with all of you.
Once I posted an image of these Bags of Bones, so many teachers asked me how I planned to use them in my classroom. So here is what I came up with; A Bag of Bones Learning Activity that is 100% free.
Sorting Mats
The first idea I had for these Bag of Bones Cheetos for a learning activity was to use individual sorting mats so students can sort out their different types of Cheetos. You can check out this circle sorting mat.
And here is a sorting mat with squares.
There is a table sorting mat version as well. You can choose which one works best for your learners in your classroom. I can usually get enough bone pieces for an entire class of 20 students in two bags. I also recommend pre-bagging a skeleton for each student in a small bag.
Graph the Bones
After we sort the bones out, we can graph them. This is our next Bag of Bones learning activity. If you use the prebagged idea I gave you above, each graph will look the exact same. Each learner will need one skull, one set of ribs, four arms/legs, and for hands/feet to make a skeleton.
Label the Bones
Next, these little learners can work on labeling the bones with this printable. They form the skeleton in the middle, then label the pieces. Labeling is a great Bag of Bones learning activity for little learners.
Where can you grab this Bag of Bones download?
And yes, you guys… You can grab this whole pack and all the extra printables for free!! What a fun way to use Bag of Bones Learning Activity in your classroom with ease.
You can grab this whole set of printables by clicking right here.
And if you are looking for more Halloween Fun Activities…
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Oh, that looks fun! I love holiday graphing activities. Thanks for sharing.
✿April✿
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Fun! Thank you for sharing! 🙂
Love this! Thank you!!
Wow-this looks like fun and still hits the c.c. Thanks for sharing Mary!
Thanks Mary- I will look for these!
Help! I can't find them. Which store did you purchase them from?
I got them at Walmart.
Mary, were they in the Halloween section or in the grocery section?! I, too, can't seem to find them!!!
The where in a random spot. Sorry! I have been looking for more myself since hubs and S started eating ours.
I am looking for these, too! Haven't found them yet. 🙁
That is seriously so cute! 🙂 Thank you for sharing! I seriously hope I can find those chips:)
This looks soo stinking cute!! I am off to buy the books and find those cheetos!
This looks like so much fun! How many bags did you need to buy for your students? I have 20. Thanks!
This is adorable! Thank you so much for sharing!
Found mine today at Target in the regular chip isle along with the regular bags of Cheetos!
This is exactly what I was looking to add to my skeleton unit! I found those Cheetos the other day and thought that I had to use them. Thanks for sharing your hard work!
Where can I find the clipart you used? I tried to search "Teacher Laura Hero of the Clipart."
Mary, Thanks so much for this file! We used it last year and I am even more excited to do it this year. The kiddos love it!
This is SO ADORABLE! Thank you so much for sharing. My kids cannot wait to try it out tomorrow!
Just found your blog, I love it. I was wondering if the bonus pack to the cheetos bones is still available? I have the others and would like to add to this fun center. Thank you.
absolutely loved doing the Chergo bones graphing last year with my Kinder’s. I moved to first grade with a lot of them so they’ve already done the graphing is there a way to still get the bonus pages? I resigned up but got a different bonus.
I use your skeleton graphing every year and the kids love it! I missed out on getting the bonus pack, is it still available somewhere?
You will get the link in this week’s newsletter. I send them out on Sundays.