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Halloween
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Fiction Activities for Halloween
A Social
Studies
Activity on
Bartering
and Trade
using a
Halloween
analogy.
Alphabet Letter Patterns: Halloween (A-P)
The letters of the
alphabet, presented in black outline, filled with small pumpkins
and candy corn. Four letters to a page. Great for bulletin
boards, desk decorations, and more.
Halloween Point Plot-
A
nice graphing activity. PDF File.
Monsters, Ghosts and other things that go boo-
A great series of fun activities.
Here is a
lesson on
Constant
Digraphs for
use around
Halloween.
Alphabet Letter Patterns: Halloween (Q-Z)
The
letters of the alphabet, presented in black outline, filled with
small pumpkins and candy corn. Four letters to a page. Great for
bulletin boards, desk decorations, and more.
A Drama
lesson with
Reading and
Singing,
best for use
around
Halloween
Pump Up the Curriculum With Pumpkins!-
So why not plan a theme around pumpkins?
Board Game: Halloween Theme 1 (elem)
This game reinforces the
letter sounds c,d,f,n
This
Estimation
and Graphing
lesson uses
Pumpkin
Seeds
Bookmarks: Halloween (color)
Fun
Halloween-themed bookmarks.
Bookmarks: Halloween (color)
Four
different Halloween bookmarks.
Bookmarks: Spiders
What Masks Reveal-
In
this lesson, students explore the cultural significance of masks
by investigating the role they play in ceremonies and on special
occasions in societies from widely separated regions of the
world.
This one is
called the
Pumpkin
Numbers Game
Perfect
Halloween
Math lesson
plan,
estimating
with pumpkin
seeds
Border Paper: Spooky Bats (preschool)preschool
lines; with spacer lines; with dashed mid-lines; portrait
orientation; with a spooky bat graphic in the left margin
The House That Drac Built Haunted Houses-
Build a haunted house out of a paper bag, and shapes cut out of
construction paper. Then attach the child's address to help them
learn their address.
The History of Halloween-
Students will discover how the contemporary traditions of
Halloween have evolved over the centuries, while experiencing
some of the fun first hand!
A good
Halloween
idea called
Monsters,
Ghosts, and
Other Things
That Go BOO
Comprehension: Carving Old Jack (upper elementary)
Directions
for pumpkin carving, as well as some facts about the tradition,
form the basis of this reading comprehension.
Tales of the Supernatural-
To explore the origins and development of a literary genre; to
investigate how shared imaginative concerns link the members of
a literary period; to examine the evolution of a literary
tradition; to compare works of literature from different eras.
This
Multidisciplinary
lesson deals
with the
Estimation
of a
Pumpkin's
Weight as it
is carved
Although not
a lesson
plan, this
collection
of Halloween
Songs are
great for
teaching
Halloween
Safety
Storyboard of "The Biggest Pumpkin Ever"-
"Given the beginning and ending sentences, the students will
demonstrate their understanding by piecing together the events
in the middle in the order that they occurred on their
storyboard."
Comprehension: History of Halloween (elementary)
"We
celebrate Halloween every year on October 31st. Where does the
holiday come from?" Learn the answer to the origin of the
holiday, as well as some traditions, with this reading
comprehension.
A brief idea
to use as a
Halloween
Writing
Prompt
Spider Activities- A
number of great ideas!
Crossword: Halloween1
DOWN: Clothes worn on Halloween?
This lesson
builds
familiarity
with
Reference
Sources by
Researching
Night
Creatures
(good for
Halloween)
Sorting Pumpkin Seeds-
"TLW sort colored pumpkin seeds into sets and graph the
results."
Crossword: Halloween - interactive
1 DOWN: I sleep hanging
upside down
Cut and Paste: Jack-o'-lantern Faces
Cut
out these faces and paste them on pumpkin shapes.
Rhythm
Canons are
the topic of
this brief
Halloween
(or other
Holiday)
lesson idea
Pumpkin Seed Count-
"Do
you know how many seeds are inside the pumpkin? Follow these
steps to find out."
Shape Witch-
In this Halloween geometry lesson, from
California State University, Chico, students make witches using
geometric shapes. They practice cutting and pasting skills, and
they learn to name triangles, rectangles, squares, and circles.
This lesson
is on
Ascending
and
Descending
Scale and is
great for
use around
Halloween
Learning Center: Halloween - Pumpkin pages
Practice reading
and following directions and cut and paste creativity while
making a jack-o'-lantern. Pumpkin worksheet, Faces worksheet,
cover page, and directions here. You will need scissors, glue,
and markers/crayons.
This idea is
to be used
around
Holidays for
teaching
ABCs and
123s
Autumn Fun -
Children
write
biographies
for their
Pumpkin Pal
art projects
Matching: Halloween (b/w) 1Set
of six picture cards to use with matching activities and games.
More picture cards in this set are available on our member site.
This yummy
fall math
idea uses
candy corn
to
illustrate
inequalities
Matching: Halloween (b/w) 2
Set
of six picture cards to use with matching activities and games.
More picture cards in this set are available on our member site.
Here are
several
Halloween
math ideas
using clever
pumpkin/ghost
lima bean
counters
Maze: Cauldron (easy)
Can you get to the bottom of the
cauldron without falling in?
In this
inexpensive
art lesson,
students mix
primary
colors to
paint a
pumpkin
scene on a
rock
Memory Game: Halloween 3
Fun Halloween pictures and words
make these flashcards useful for Halloween activities. Make two
sets for a concentration/memory game.
"Ghouls and
Goblins" is
a clever
Halloween
tag game
idea
Poetry Prompt: Halloween Alliterations
Learn about
alliteration, then write some Halloween-themed alliterations.
Here is a
fantastic
multidiscipline
spider unit
titled
"Spooky
Spiders and
Wacky Webs"
Pumpkin Observations- In
this elementary science activity, students will have an
opportunity to note the attributes, likenesses, and differences
among pumpkins they have brought back to the classroom from a
trip to a pumpkin farm.
Research and Report: Halloween
Report planner, KWL, and a
lined page to write a report about Halloween.
This lesson
uses games
like "Tunnel
Tag," and
"Halloween
Costume" to
teach
personal and
general
space
awareness
Shapebook: Candy Corn (4 to a page)
Trace and cut out the
unlined candy corn pattern for a great student shapebook.
This version
of the
Ghosts and
Goblins Tag
Game uses
locomotor
skills
Shapebook: Halloween - Bat and Pumpkin
Shapebook in the shape
of a pumpkin and bat. Trace and cut out the primary lined
pattern for a great student shapebook. 2 shapes on one page. Our
shapebook generator is available to members.
"Witching
You a Happy
Halloween"
is a
multidisciplinary
Halloween
unit for the
month of
October
Shapebook: Halloween - Pumpkin
[member-created
with abctools] Trace and cut out. This pumpkin-shaped shapebook
has prompts for students to write about Halloween wishes.
This is a
"Scary
Story"
lesson plan
Shapebook: Spooky House Numbers (0-9)
[member-created with
abctools] Number words and numerals zero through nine; two per
page.
"How to make
Fake Warts"
is a "cool"
science
lesson sent
in by a
student
Sign: Candy Corn Math
Sign: Halloween
Decoding
these
pumpkin math
riddles will
make
Halloween
learning fun
Story Starters: Halloween (elementary)
15 sentences to help
start creative Halloween-themed stories.
This psychomotor
Haunted Maze
is a
Halloween PE
team
building
activity
Unscramble the Words: Halloween
[member-created
with abctools] Unscramble the words from "ghost" to "haunted
house".
Halloween
invitations,
envelopes,
badges &
stickers are
created here
with MS Word
Monster Mash- To
practice chasing, fleeing and dodging skills.
Word Search: Book - Scary, Scary, Halloween
[member-created
with abctools] Find the Halloween theme words from "candy" to
"witch" in this Jack-o'-Lantern shaped word search. Supplements
the book by Eve Bunting.
Have a Halloween Party-
Students will celebrate Halloween in a safe environment.
Students will practice following instructions. Students will
practice cooperation and other social skills.
Microsoft
Publisher's
text box
tool is used
here to
label
Halloween
tombstones
Little Ghost-
To work
on chasing, fleeing, and dodging during a Halloween based
activity.
Word Search: Halloween
[member-created with abctools] Find
the words from "bats" to "witch" in this jack-o'-lantern-shaped
puzzle.
This is a
Halloween
pumpkin face
geometry
shapes
lesson
Haunting Music-
In this
lesson about music inspired by the spooky and bizarre, students
will learn about orchestra “program music” by exploring the
works of Hector Berlioz and Camille Saint-Saëns.
Pumpkin Creative Writing Project-
Build on students' creative writing skills.
Halloween Candy Sort-
A post-Halloween math activity that
uses sorting, classification, and a Venn Diagram.
Haunted House-
To have
children partake in a fun and active halloween activity.
Here
Halloween
storyboards
are
assembled
and acted
out
Pumpkin Numbers Game-
A timely math activity.
Halloween Maze-
Can you
help the witch find her broomstick?
Happy Halloween-
This page has been
created to provide child care providers and parents with fun
activities ideas for their young children. There are many
activities here that you may use with toddlers, pre-schoolers
and even older children.
"The Boo
Game" is a
great way to
review
vocabulary
words in any
subject
Halloween Story with Portrayal Movement-
To imitate action words in the story. To engage in cumulative
movement patterns.
Halloween Stations-
To practice the manipulative skills of
overhand throwing, underhand throwing, backhand throwing, and
striking, as well as the fundamental motor skill of pushing.
Hallowe'en and Pumpkins Songs & Poems-
Witches, Halloween, skeletons, cats, scarecrows.
Halloween Holiday-
Children learn to acquire music elements: mood, tone, melody,
rhythm, harmony, long before they can give these elements a
definition name or characteristics.
This is a
Halloween
2-digit
addition
with
regrouping
worksheet
idea
What Would Halloween be Like Without the Ecuadorian Rainforest?-
Students will understand that food comes from far away places
and, as a result, has hidden costs associated with its
production.
"Halloween Writing Prompt"-
"This is a great writing prompt one of my fellow teachers has
given me to do with my class."
Here
continents
and oceans
are plotted
on a pumpkin
globe
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