Halloween Activities and Lesson Plans
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Printable Halloween Crossword Puzzle
Create your own Crossword or use our premade word/clue list.
Printable Halloween Match-up Worksheets
Create your printable worksheet from your own matchups or use our premade lists.
Halloween Journal & Activity Pages
FREE printable Halloween journal & activity pages...over 50 to chose from! (PDF format)
Printable Halloween Word Search
Create your own or use our word list.
Printable Halloween Word Scramble
Create your own or use our word list.
Halloween Printable Worksheets
Check out our large selection of "make your own" and "premade" worksheets!
Graveyard Cupcake Grades Any
A fun and creative treat for either you or your students. (Includes photo)
Submitted by: Jennifer
Pumpkin Art Grades Any
No scissors needed!
(Includes photos)
Submitted by: Jennifer
"Batty About Reading" Grades Any
A great idea to integrate Reading and Halloween.
Submitted by: Michael ngaftc@email-removed
Body Activities Grades Any
A fun way to use body parts & Halloween across the curriculum.
Submitted by: Kathy Pullman, Fernangeles ES, Sun Valley, CA kpullm1@email-removed
Books & "Spookies" Grades Any
Looking for that perfect Halloween book. We have a few listed here along with a tastey treat.
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Halloween Bulletin Boards Grades Various
Be sure to check out our October Bulletin Board ideas for Halloween related ideas.
Cheesecloth Ghosts Grades K-2
A fun and creative way to make some great classroom decorations...ghosts!
Submitted by: Marie Hlavin HlavinM@email-removed, a kindergarten teacher. This tip was published in the NEA's Weekly "Works4Me" Email list.
Epitaphs for Halloween Grades 4+
"I don't think we're in Kansas anymore!" A fun and creative Halloween activity.
Submitted by: Sandy simerly@email-removed
Ghost Riddles Grades Any
Share these Halloween riddles with your students.
Submitted by: Wanda Day whday@email-removed
Halloween Card Grades K-1
Send a creative Halloween Greeting or invitation.
Submitted by: Joyscrapper@email-removed
Halloween Center Grades 4+
Integrate a study of the Skeleton with Halloween.
Submitted by: Cynthia A.Myers camyers31@email-removed
Hallowe'en Co-ordinate Graphing Grades 3+
Put student's graphing skills to work with this pumpkin cordinate activity.
Submitted by: Nancy lefebure@email-removed
Halloween Ghosts Grades K-1
Who can get enough ghosts at Halloween?
Submitted by: Joyscrapper@email-removed
Halloween Make-Up Grades Any
Looking for creative make-up suggestions? Here they are. Check out this recipe to great Halloween Make-up!
Submitted by: Ceci57@email-removed
Halloween Nutrition Grades Any
This is a fun and nutritious snake good for any grade level!
Submitted by: Marcey Walsh, marcey@email-removed "Highly Contagious Assemblies"
Halloween Songs Grades Any
Gather around and sing some fun Halloween songs. The tunes will sound familiar...have fun!
Submitted by: Teachlal@email-removed
Halloween Story Ideas Grades 3+
A great story starter lesson.
Submitted by: Gloria Pelter spelter@email-removed
Halloween Writing Web Grades 3+
A creative way to inspire your student's writing!
Submitted by: Pris Dwyer
Hanging Ghost Grades 1-3
A cute ghost made of a balloon and material.
Submitted by: Txtchr@email-removed
Haunted House Writing Center Grades 3+
An independent center that will inspire your writers.
Submitted by: Jacqui tal4ever@email-removed
Jack-o-Lantern Jar Grades Any
A creative decoration that doesn't involve pumpkin guts!
Submitted by: Txtchr@email-removed
Language Arts & Halloween Grades 2+
A creative lesson that allows you to teach adjectives using a pumpkin!
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Lit Halloween Characters Grades Any
A fun and easy classroom decoration.
Submitted by: Txtchr@email-removed
Our class is full of Pumpkin Personality Grades Any
A great door decoration for your classroom.
Submitted by: Angela Kennedy 4th grade teacher Three Rivers Elementary ANDEKEN@email-removed
Paper Plate Witches Grades Any
An inexpensive and fun craft.
Submitted by: Joyscrapper@email-removed
Potent Potions Center Grades 3+
A great creative writing lesson.
Submitted by: Walene Bennett walene@email-removed
Pumpkin Adjectives Grades 3+
This is a good lesson to introduce younger students to adjectives.
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Pumpkin Craft Grades Any
Put those old hose to use with this fun pumpkin creation.
Submitted by: Staci from NJ SKasse@email-removed
Smokin' Pumpkin House Grades Any
A fun and spooky twist for your pumpkins.
Submitted by: Txtchr@email-removed
Spider Activities Grades Any
Here are some great activities dealing with spiders. The Friendship Webis a fun game that can be used to develop oral language for classes. Pin the Legs on the Spider allows students to practice everything from colors to math facts.
Submitted by: Tami tami_worsham@email-removed
Spiffy Ghosts Grades 2+
Another fun art activity creating ghosts.
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Spooky Bags Grades Any
"Feel" out this lesson and get the imaginations going.
Submitted by: Julie Scarpellino, jandj@email-removed
Spooky Ghost Grades Any
A creative art activity.
Submitted by: Txtchr@email-removed
Venn Diagrams Grades Any
Put a twist on Halloween stories!
Submitted by: Eileen ERWN@email-removed
We are Batty for our Books!
This is a fun bulletin boardidea.
Submitted by: Angela Kennedy 4th grade teacher Three Rivers Elementary ANDEKEN@email-removed
Addie's Pumpkin Potpourri Grades Various
A collection of pumpkin-themed activities to keep little hands learning in October.
Animated Halloween
Find ideas for costumes, decorating, recipes, and party planning plus haunting jokes, games, coloring, music, and holiday history.
The Bat Poet Page Grades Any
Read a good bat poem lately? Find many at this great resource.
Submitted by: Ceci57@email-removed
Bat Thematic Unit Grades Primary
A great collection of resources and interactive pages on bats. This unit would also be good to use in conjunction with a mammal unit.
Ben & Jerry's Halloween
These ice cream experts offer cool and creepy holiday fun! Check out the flavor graveyard, desktop wallpaper, games, coloring book, crafts, history, and more.
Day of the Dead Mini Unit Grades 4-5
Students will learn about the history and culutre behind this event.
Halloween Internet Hunt
A fun, creative interactive collection of Halloween fun.
Halloween: It's Halloween! Book Grades Primary
Students will learn about Halloween.
Halloween Links
Can't get enough of Halloween...visit this site and all the sites within!
Halloween Mini Unit Grades 1-2
Learn about the history of Halloween that goes back more than 2,000 years.
Halloween Online Grades Any
This is an extensive Halloween resource, with decorating and costume tips; a guide to carving and displaying your pumpkins; a selection of featured articles and interviews; Halloween recipes; downloadable graphics and music files; e-cards; online games; and a large collection of links.
Halloween With Arthur Grade Kindergarten
After reading the book Arthur's Halloween by Marc Brown, students will participate in a song accompanied with movement. Students will also practice writing the letter "S."
Hershey's Halloween
Download spooky screen savers and wallpaper. Get pumpkin carving help, Mummy's Favorite Recipes," safety tips, and more ideas for Halloween fun!
Howell Family Pumpkin Farm
Find tips on how to Carve Pumpkins, view and download unique Carving Patterns for free, check out interesting Pumpkin Trivia, go to cool Pumpkin Links and get great tasting Pumpkin Recipes.
Jack-O'-Lantern (Pumpkin) Crafts Grades Any
Find fun and easy crafts.
Kid's Domain
A collection of spookey stories for young goblins.
PBS Kids: Halloween
Get ready for trick-or-treating with some of you favorite PBS shows and characters like Arthur or Cyberchase.
Pump Up the Curriculum With Pumpkins! Grades Various
"Jump into pumpkin facts and pumpkin lore. Try pumpkin science, pumpkin math, pumpkin writing ..." Education World has compliled a great pumpkin activity list!
Pumpkin Activities Grades Various
Find a fun collection of classroom activities.
Pumpkin Exploration Grades Elementary
Students will combine mathematical procedures and scientific observation to learn more about this seasonal delight.
Pumpkin, Pumpkin Song Grades Primary
A fun song that could be used in a variety of activities.
Reading Thematic Unit on Halloween Grades Primary
The goals for this 16-lesson thematic unit are for the students to increase their listening skills, as well as comprehension of what is heard. Additional goals are to develop creative writing skills, sequencing skills and vocabulary.
Recipes
A collection of tastey Halloween treats.
Scary.com
Dare to be scared? Venture into the Slapstick Swamp or Magigoria Mansion, and find Halloween songs, costumes, jokes, recipes and cartoons.
Also see our other Monthly Lesson Plans, Thematic Units and Activities
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