Halloween 2024 Teaching Resources
Looking for Halloween classroom decorations, elementary student activities, holiday-themed art projects for students and more ways to have a spooky good time this October? From printable worksheets to hands-on activities, the teachers of Teach Starter have created everything you need to make this fall holiday one to remember!
Created by teachers for teachers, this teaching resource collection includes Halloween ideas for teachers from pre-school to kindergarten, first grade to sixth grade, with options for reading center activities and math center activities, Halloween coloring pages, curriculum-aligned games and more!
This teaching resource collection was designed to provide you with a mix of holiday-specific activities and curriculum-aligned resources that bring a little bit of the spooky theme to your traditional teaching (spider symmetry, anyone?).
Thinking about celebrating for the first time in your classroom this year or just need a few fresh ideas? Read on for a primer from our teacher team!
When Is Halloween 2024?
We know teachers have a lot on their plate, so just a reminder: Halloween is celebrated on October 31 in 2024 (and every year). This year, Halloween will be celebrated on a Thursday, so Friday may bring tired students and a whole lot of candy into your classroom!
How Do People Celebrate Halloween in the Classroom? Fun Activities for Kids!
- Make Halloween slime (it's green) in your science classes to explore chemical reactions and the relationship between liquids and solids
- Make Halloween Page Biter bookmarks in the school library to keep the pages of books safe!
- Print Halloween bookmarks to hand out to trick-or-treaters in your school.
- Use pre-K and kindergarten students' hands and feet to create fun Halloween characters (think vampires, monsters, ghosts, and pumpkins) with green and orange paint, googly eyes, and more.
- Learn about nocturnal animals with a study of bats.
- Dive into the skeletal system with an exploration of bones — and some spooky skeletons!
- Explore our entire Halloween collection for more teacher-created Halloween ideas!
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Roll to Create a Creature - Drawing Game
Use a die and a chart to create a creature to include in a narrative text or a comic strip.
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A Book a Day Keeps the Monsters Away! — Bulletin Board Set
Print a monsters and reading-themed bulletin board bundle perfect for Halloween!
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Halloween Coloring Sheets — Mindful Coloring
Bring a bit of calm to the chaotic classroom this October with a set of printable (not-so) scary halloween coloring pages.
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Paper Spiderweb Template
Build scissor skills and create creepy crawly Halloween classroom decorations with a printable paper spiderweb template.
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3 Digit Subtraction With Regrouping Game Cards
Practice 3-Digit subtraction with regrouping strategies with a printable set of subtraction strategy task cards.
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How to Make a Monster Reading Comprehension Activity
Read and comprehend a set of instructions to create a magical monster!
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Halloween 3-Digit Subtraction Worksheet
Bring a bit of spooky season into your classroom with a printable Halloween Subtraction worksheet.
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Escape from Pete's Pumpkin Patch - Halloween Escape Room
Escape the evil witch who turns children into pumpkins at Pete’s Pumpkin Patch using inferencing, problem solving, and grammar skills
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Directed Drawing Activity - How to Draw a Spider
Teach students how to draw a spider with a fun directed drawing activity for elementary students.
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Halloween Spelling Practice Worksheets
Practice weekly spelling words with a spooktacular Halloween twist with a set of printable Halloween spelling worksheets.
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Funky Cat - Halloween Paper Craft
Print this fun Halloween craft activity and use Zentangle pattern art to create a cat with funky accessories.
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Create a Monster - Halloween Craft
Create a monster with a fun-filled monster craft template.
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Symmetry Worksheets
Use this set of eight symmetry worksheets to help students understand symmetry, the line of symmetry, and symmetrical objects.
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Bar Model Subtraction - Math Color By Number Worksheet
Bring a bit of spooky math fun into the classroom with a Halloween color by number worksheet focused on subtraction using a bar model.
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Write About It! Halloween Costumes
Differentiate writing instruction in primary grades with a group of leveled Halloween writing prompts about Halloween costumes.
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Day of the Dead - Skeleton Craft Activity
Promote cultural awareness make a Dancing Calavera craft for Dia de Muertos.
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Switching Sounds - CVC Sound Substitution Interactive Activity
Practice switching sounds to spell new words with a fun fall pumpkin patch interactive.
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The Escape From Millbrook Manor – Halloween Escape Room
Practice computation skills by solving puzzles with this differentiated Halloween escape room game.
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Curious Creature – Whole-Class Art Activity
A collaborative whole-class art activity to create a curious creature.
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Halloween Count and Graph Worksheet
Practice counting objects with a Halloween count and graph worksheet.
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Halloween vs. Dia de Los Muertos - Differentiated Paired Passages
Integrate reading, writing, and celebration of world cultures with differentiated paired passages comparing Halloween and Dia de los Muertos.
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Creature Creator - Verb Tense Task Cards
Create a mystery creature using past, present and future tense verbs.
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History of Halloween – Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Learn about the history of Halloween with a printable reading comprehension passage and questions.
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Halloween Reading Comprehension Passage and Task Cards - The Curious Crusader
Practice reading comprehension skills with an exciting Halloween reading comprehension activity for 4th graders!
- Halloween 2024 Worksheets
- Halloween 2024 Templates
- Halloween 2024 Craft Activities
- Halloween 2024 Games
- Halloween 2024 Labels Signs Decorations
- Halloween 2024 Writing Templates
- Halloween 2024 Bulletin Board Displays
- Halloween 2024 Color by Code
- Halloween 2024 Cut and Paste Worksheets
- Halloween 2024 Puzzles
- Halloween 2024 Interactive Activities
- Halloween 2024 Task Cards
- Halloween 2024 Coloring Pages
- Halloween 2024 Word Searches
- Halloween 2024 Escape Room Games
- Halloween 2024 Mini Book
- Halloween 2024 Classroom Door Decorations
- Halloween 2024 Dice Games
- Halloween 2024 Word Walls
- Halloween 2024 Bookmarks
- Halloween 2024 Logic Puzzles
- Halloween 2024 Fortune Teller Templates
- Halloween 2024 Book Review Templates
- Halloween 2024 Banner Display Letter Sets
- Halloween 2024 Mazes
- Halloween 2024 Tracing Worksheets
- Halloween 2024 Pennant Flags
- Halloween 2024 Active Games
- Halloween 2024 Crossword Puzzles
- Halloween 2024 Posters
- Halloween 2024 Sorting Activities
- Halloween 2024 for Pre-K
- Halloween 2024 for Kindergarten
- Halloween 2024 for 1st Grade
- Halloween 2024 for 2nd Grade
- Halloween 2024 for 3rd Grade
- Halloween 2024 for 4th Grade
- Halloween 2024 for 5th Grade
- Halloween 2024 for 6th Grade
- Halloween 2024 for 7th Grade