The Best of Works4Me: Halloween Activities
Editor's Picks from Works4Me E-Newsletter
Works4Me is a weekly e-newsletter, showcasing practical classroom tips written and submitted by the readers themselves. Below are a few of our favorites on Halloween activities, lesson plans and resources.
- Cheesecloth Ghosts
Your elementary students will love this Halloween craft activity. All you need is cheesecloth, small gourds, wax paper and glue; then follow Ms. Hlavin’s directions for this spooky delight. - Cemetery Studies
Plan a day-long field trip to a local cemetery. Find out Ms. Prather uses this fun Halloween outing to teach about local history and community. - The Eyeballs Have It
Ms. Hollingshead makes ghoulish use of the plastic toy eyeball-straws sold at Taco Bell during the Halloween season, as her students make their own eye-popping books. - Integrated Pumpkin Activities
A creative teacher suggests some fun ways to celebrate and learn about Halloween with a multi-disciplinary unit of study. Find out how she uses pumpkins, Fibonacci, and the Legend of Sleepy Hollow, to throw the perfect Pumpkin Party! - One-Minute Flash Mobs
This teacher worked with students to develop an impromptu Halloween dance routine based on Michaels Jackson’s Thriller dance. - Pumpkin Geography
Ms. Croff takes advantage of the October pumpkin harvest to bring hands-on geography to her students. - Spider on the Floor
Ms. Perry uses inexpensive spider rings to complement this read-aloud activity that gets young students moving and signing while learning about spatial relationships and prepositional phrases.
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Halloween L:essons, Activities & Resources
Make your own turnip lantern, carve a virtual pumpkin, and download patterns for state-of-the-art pumpkins. Have fun this Halloween with the following lessons and activities.
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