Halloween is a great time of year to capture your students imagination and let them get creative across a range of curriculum areas. For whatever reason the spooky and supernatural brings out the best in many of us. Take a look at some of our Halloween teaching ideas below.
Halloween songs and dance for students
Halloween Creative Writing Project
Students practice writing creatively from the pumpkin’s point of view. Grade Level(s): 3-5
Activity Idea Place: Halloween
Group time, songs & poems, games, art activities, dramatic play… Grade Level(s): Preschool 123child.com
Creative Writing: Halloween Theme
Students create their own stories on pumpkins. Grade Level(s): 1-2 www.ed.uiuc.edu
Halloween Crafts
Several different crafts from MakingFriends. Grade Level(s): Preschool, K, 1-2, 3-5. makingfriends.com
Halloween Crafts
Several cool craft projects from DLTK’s Crafts for Kids. dltk-kids.com
Halloween Coloring Page / Beginning Sounds
Color.. then find beginning letter of witch, ghost, spider, and pumpkin. members.tripod.com
Halloween Maze
Can you help the witch find her broomstick? members.tripod.com
Halloween Printables
Lots of printable activities for a Halloween thematic unit abcteach.com
Halloween Riddles & Coloring Pages
from DLTK’s Crafts for Kids. Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5 dltk-kids.com