Halloween Classroom Activities
Are a Real Treat!!

Halloween classroom activities can played the whole month of October. What a treat!!

Throughout the month I placed a number of different Halloween classroom activities, each in a separate large envelope or folder on the window sill in my classroom. When students finished their assigned seatwork, they could choose one of the Halloween activities, complete it, show it to me and then start another one.

The Halloween activities varied from crossword puzzles, word searches, math questions, coloring, missing letters, finding hidden Halloween pictures,etc.

Many of the activities that I used came from this great website that provides 50 printable Halloween classroom activities and games. It's so easy, since all the Halloween activities and games can be printed out multiple times.

You and your students will love them!!

Click on the image below and get a good preview of what you get!! (opens a new window in your browser)

The Jehovah Witness students in my class could do the activities but never attended the class party; and of course there was a P-A-R-T-A-A-Y!!!

Speaking of the party and keeping in mind food allergies, we made a list of who could bring what a few days before the event - Food, Drinks, Music and Games For The Classroom. It wasn't mandatory, everyone volunteered what they could.

Every year I always changed it around, but here are some of my classroom Halloween party ideas:

* Allow and encourage your students to wear Halloween costumes to school (school permitting. Costumes were not mandatory but I alway was sure to wear one ((including face makeup). The most creative hand made mask and/or costume received one of the classroom awards that were given out at the party.

* One of my favourite things to do during the party was to tell ghost stories. We would close the drapes and shut off the lights and the person telling the ghost story would hold a flashlight under their chin and only their face would show. We would all be seating on the carpet at the back of the doom during the story telling. It wasn't just me telling the ghost stories - my kids always came up with a story of their own. BOO!!

* Halloween jokes were also well received.

* One of my colleagues took it a step further and created a HAUNTED classroom. He and his students spent one day creating an eerie, creepy but fun environment which included spooky music. Each class was invited to visit the haunted classroom. Students were led (a few at a time) by his students.Because it was pitch black in the room, music blaring, and not knowing where you were going added to the scary fun. You were led into mazes, had your hand dipped in many gooey things, and many screams were heard in the classroom. My class and I loved the experience.

* Don't forget to tell or read the "History of Halloween" to your students. It's quite fascinating.

Remember the Halloween classroom party games that you can organize. Read about some of my favorites.

I loved Halloween - Can You Tell?

The main thing is to have fun and enjoy your students. TRICK or TREAT!!

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