🎃 October Kindergarten Crate Unboxing: Creepy Crayon

October is here, and so is one of our favorite crates of the year—the Creepy Crayon Kindergarten Crate! This month we blended spooky fun, meaningful learning, and a little purple magic to create a box your students will never forget.

Whether you’re using it for whole group, small group, or centers, every piece of this crate was chosen to save you time while keeping your classroom filled with excitement.

Here’s a full look inside:

📚 The Book & Activities

The featured read-aloud this month is Creepy Crayon by Aaron Reynolds. With its spooky-but-silly storyline and hilarious illustrations, this book is always a hit with primary students. The Creepy Crayon “helps” too much—and kids can’t help but laugh while also making connections to responsibility and choices.

To bring the story to life, we created activities that blend fun with skill-building:

• Science Experiment – A quick and safe experiment you’ll model while students observe, predict, and record. Perfect for sparking curiosity while practicing science skills like observation and drawing conclusions.

• Math Activities – October-themed practice that reinforces key number concepts while keeping the spooky-season excitement channeled into learning.

• Science of Reading Games – These activities get kids up and moving as they practice phonemic awareness and decoding. Because sometimes the best way to learn is not at a desk!

🖍️ Small Group Science of Reading Kit

Every teacher knows that small groups are where the magic happens—and this month we’ve made it easier for you.

The Small Group Science of Reading Kit includes:

• Dry erase boards

• Erasers

• Dry erase crayons

This kit can be used in multiple ways: have students isolate sounds, practice word-building, swap out letters to make new words, or quickly respond during guided reading. The dry erase crayons are fun, low-mess, and durable—your students will be excited every time they pull them out.

Best of all? No extra prep for you. Everything you need is right in the box.

➕ Manipulatives for Math & Literacy

Hands-on learning tools are always a win, and this month we included something versatile and teacher-loved: purple popsicle sticks.

These aren’t just for crafts—they’re an incredible tool for both literacy and math centers:

• In Read the Room, popsicle sticks can become word markers, matching prompts, or even a way for students to record answers as they move around.

• In math centers, they can be used for sorting, counting, building shapes, or comparing numbers.

• Add a little student creativity, and you’ll be amazed at how many uses your class finds for them!

🍭 Teacher Gift

Of course, we never forget the most important person in the classroom—you! Every Kindergarten Crate includes a little surprise just for teachers.

This month, it’s a Creepy Candy treat—a small, sweet reminder that your hard work deserves to be celebrated. Whether you enjoy it during your planning time or on the drive home, we hope it brings a smile to your face.

Because in the middle of all the lesson planning, laminating, and classroom energy, you deserve a treat too. 💜

Why Teachers Love the Creepy Crayon Crate

Teachers tell us this crate is one of their students’ favorite boxes of the year. The mix of a silly-spooky read-aloud, ready-to-go literacy and math activities, and small group tools makes it a perfect October resource.

Best of all, everything comes prepped, ready, and classroom-tested—saving you hours of planning time while giving your students meaningful, memorable learning.

Looking Ahead

Next month, we’re shifting into a theme full of warmth and connection: Family, Food, and Gratitude. It’s the perfect way to celebrate November while building classroom community.

If you’re already a subscriber, your next box will ship soon. If you’re not yet, now is the perfect time to join so you don’t miss out!

Use the code: FAMILY for $5 off

👉 Click here to subscribe to Kindergarten Crate

Happy October, and keep an eye on those crayons… they might just be up to something! 🖍️👀