As Halloween approaches, classrooms buzz with excitement, and, as teachers, you have a unique opportunity to channel that energy into creative learning experiences. Here are some creative, fun Halloween-themed classroom ideas to capture students’ interest and set a festive and spooky mood!
Pumpkin Decorating Station
Set up a station with mini pumpkins and supplies like markers, stickers, and googly eyes for safe decorating. Each student can decorate their own pumpkin, which can later be displayed around the classroom or entered into a classroom competition.
Spooky Story Writing Prompts
Provide story prompts about monsters, haunted houses, or spooky adventures to inspire Halloween-themed writing assignments. Younger students can draw their main characters instead of writing about them.
DIY Halloween Craft Station
Include activities like making paper plate monsters, Halloween bookmarks, DIY witch hats, and lollipop stick spider webs. These crafts can unlock students’ creativity and double as decorations for the classroom.
Halloween Bingo
Create Halloween-themed Bingo cards with numbers and images of pumpkins, witches, bats, and ghosts. These cards are great for practising vocabulary and math for younger students or as a fun class reward for any age group.
Witches Brew Science Experiment
Have students create their own “witch’s brew” using safe ingredients. They’ll love seeing the bubbling “potion”!
Skeleton Assembly Challenge
Use cut-out pieces of a paper skeleton, then scramble the parts. Have students race in teams to correctly assemble the skeleton by following directions or clues you give.
Skeleton Bone Name Challenge
For older students, create a skeleton model and label the bones with scientific names. Turn it into a quiz or scavenger hunt by asking them to identify or memorise key bones.
Halloween Word Search
Create a Halloween-themed word search or crossword with spooky vocabulary or subject-specific terms. Let students try it as a warm-up activity or during independent work time.
Halloween Sweets Math Estimation Jars
Fill a jar with small Halloween sweets and have students estimate the total. Students can group the candy into smaller amounts (like tens or hundreds) to practice counting and placing value.
Halloween Reading Corner
Decorate a corner with cobwebs, mini pumpkins, and orange-and-black streamers. Fill it with Halloween-themed books suitable for your student’s age group. Add a small “spooky” light or lantern to enhance the effect.
Spider Web Symmetry
Have students draw or use paper cutouts of spiderwebs to practice symmetry. They can fold the paper webs in half, trace symmetrical shapes, or design their own, exploring the concept of lines of symmetry.
Spooky Spelling Bee
Host a Halloween-themed spelling bee with spooky vocabulary words. Give out small prizes for participation and winners.