Jack-o-lanterns are the face of Halloween. Middle school mathematicians graph coordinates on a cartesian plane and connect the points to create a jack-o-lantern.

Concepts

halloween, coordinate pair, graphing points

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Give pupils the option to use colored pencils or crayons to make their picture more colorful
• Use as homework or give as a fun activity on Halloween

Classroom Considerations

• Worksheet assumes mathematicians are familiar with graphing coordinate points on a cartesian graph
• Review the stop/start part of the directions to avoid any confusion when graphing

Pros

• Connects Halloween and graphing points in a fun way
• Comes with an answer key

Cons

• Lines and numbers are somewhat small

Common Core

5.G.A.1 6.G.A.3