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Best of Education World: Celebrating the Halloween Season

Education World has you covered this October with fun activities, lessons and ideas students of all ages will enjoy. Here’s a round-up of 10 Education World favorites for the spookiest time of year.

Boy surrounded by jack-o-lantern images

 Halloween Party Alternatives from UNICEF

Teach students how to plan and organize a service-learning project inspired by the season or Halloween, like an Autumn festival or event such as a Haunted House.

  1. Ghostly Art Project for Pre-K–3

Young children will enjoy the “magic” of this watercolor and crayon arts and craft project, perfect for building excitement for Halloween.

  1.  “Monster Mash” Marketing Lesson

In this creative spark-inspiring project, students will create a product called “monster mash”—be it a food, tool or invention of their imagination—and create a commercial for it.

  1. Halloween Poetry-Writing

Teach students how to have fun with rhymes at Halloween time. Here’s an example from teacher Glori Chaika’s class: "Here lies poetry that all children hated. The last person who taught it, we decapitated." —Greg T. 

  1. “Pick a Pumpkin” Activities

Nothing says “October’s here!” more than fun with the season’s favorite fruit. Kids will love to learn that yes, indeed, pumpkins are fruits!

  1. Literary Boo Bash

Assign a grade-appropriate literary selection, and have students design a Halloween party inspired by the tale—costumes, decorations, games, and all.

  1. The Day of the Dead: A “Lively” Tale of Mexican Culture

This book is a great starting point to teaching about El Die de Los Muertos, a Mexican festival celebrated around the world around beginning October 31.

  1. Candy-Coated Classroom Activities

Few things are more effective at keeping your kids’ attention than candy treats. This list of activities incorporates sweet treats for learning a variety of subjects.

  1. Interview with a Spider

Spiders are misunderstood little creatures, but not for long. Teach your students about our eight-legged friends with this research project perfect for the Halloween season.

  1. Vampires: Fact or Fiction?

In this creative problem-solving math and arithmetic lesson, students will create graphs and interpret data to decide if vampires exist. (The original lesson was created for an archived webpage but the lesson still works very well with today's spreadsheet programs.)

  1. Halloween-Inspired Science Experiments

Teachers can bring Halloween into the science classroom with these wacky and crazy scientist-inspired experiments. 

  1. Bats in the Classroom: Activities Across the Curriculum

In this activity, students can learn about bats and throw away the misconceptions that follow these spooky creatures. 

  1. Learning About Spiders

Teachers can educate their students about spiders through web quests, lesson plans, and power points. 

  1. Halloween Math

In this activity, students can learn mathematics through pumpkins, spiders, and other Halloween symbols, including candy. 

 

Article by Samantha DiMauro and Kassondra Granata, Education World Contributors