Halloween is the perfect holiday to weave themed activities into your classroom in a meaningful way. Use these Halloween activities in your classroom for fun, celebratory, and educational instruction. Your little ghosts will be so excited that they won’t even realize that they’re doing the same work in a different format!

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Halloween classroom activities with Nearpod

Halloween classroom lessons can transform the learning experience into a spooktacular adventure! These Halloween activities for school not only make learning fun but also foster a memorable and interactive educational environment.

1. Gamify any quiz with a Time to Climb Halloween theme

Formative assessments give us valuable info on student learning, but printing out paper slips can be a pain. That’s why Time to Climb is the perfect solution with very little prep. Incorporate engaging Halloween games in the classroom like Time to Climb to boost student participation and teamwork. Students choose their characters and compete together to get to the top of a mountain first by answering a series of questions both correctly and quickly to increase their own points.

For the month of October, there is a limited edition Halloween theme that kids will love. And it comes complete with spooky music and characters in costumes! This is a perfect activity to use as an exit ticket or lesson review. You can create your own Time to Climb activity or choose from our premade activities.

Interested in trying it out with your students? Use this premade Time to Climb lesson about the history of Halloween!

2. Teach students about the traditions and history of Halloween

Searching for resources to teach students about the cultural impact and history of Halloween? Look no further than Nearpod! Our slide lessons and videos include embedded activities and assessments students can complete on their devices.

Here are resources you can use with students:

• Nearpod Original: Halloween (Grades 1-5): In this one-minute video, students learn about the Celtic origins of Halloween. A host explains how the holiday began, and students think about the meanings behind Halloween traditions.
• Flocabulary: Halloween (Grades K-5): In this Flocabulary Topic Spark lesson, students are introduced to the history of Halloween through a hip-hop video and Nearpod’s signature interactive features.

• Netflix Jr: “A StoryBots Halloween” (Grades K-5): In this fun and musical video from Netflix Jr, students groove along with the story bots in a spooky Halloween song.
• An Introduction to Halloween: (Grades 3-5): In this interactive Nearpod lesson, students review the origins and traditions of Halloween.
• Halloween (Grades K-5): In this Nearpod Holiday lesson, students explore the history of Halloween and how people celebrate it.

3. Teach English Language Arts (ELA) with Halloween-themed lessons

We know how important is for teachers to keep their students engaged during everyday instruction. Save time on lesson planning and searching for engaging resources by using Nearpod’s premade lessons for core subjects.

Here are some ELA lessons and Halloween activities for students you can use with your students:

• Reading Comprehension: Readwork’s History of Halloween (Grade 3): In this Readworks mini-lesson, students read a text about the history of Halloween. Students identify key details to understand the text more deeply and practice reading comprehension.
• Literature: Cricket Media’s The Halloween Parade Problem(Grades K-1): In this reading comprehension lesson for Lexile level 600L, students read a story about a mouse preparing a Halloween costume. They identify and discuss key details in the text.

• Informational text: Cricket Media’s Buckets of Blood (Grades 2-3): In this reading comprehension lesson for Lexile level NP, students read an informational text about a recipe for making fake blood. They discover the main topic of the text and describe it using key details.
• Writing: Utilize Halloween writing prompts to ignite creativity, encouraging students to craft spooky stories or descriptive essays. Take students on a Virtual Reality (VR) Field Trip to spooky or autumn settings to inspire them.

4. Use Halloween-themed activities to teach life skills

Here are some teaching and party ideas you can use with your students to teach life skills!

• Careers and Science: Netflix Jr.’s Happy Halloween Song (Grades K-5): In this fun and musical video from Netflix Jr, students learn about various topics like Halloween, the bones in your body, airplanes, fire-fighters, police officers, dinosaurs, and Bingo in a fun and innovative way.
• Host a classroom Halloween party: Have students enjoy candy and sweat treats while practicing their social skills through “trick or treating” with classmates.
• Collaborate Board: Use our seasonal Halloween background for a Collaborate Board activity. Nearpod’s Collaborate Board helps students collect and share thoughts or information all in one spot. It’s the perfect tool to encourage class discussions, collaboration, and check-in on students.

5. Create your own interactive Halloween lessons

Along with our Time to Climb theme, Nearpod has additional seasonal themes you can use to celebrate Halloween. You can use our Google Slides templates and Collaborate Board background! If you’re new to Nearpod, explore tips to create your own interactive lessons.

Download here our Halloween-themed Google Slides templates to create your own presentations. (TIP: Use our Google Slides Add-On to add Nearpod activities!)

Start using these Halloween activities

Incorporating Halloween-themed activities into your classroom can be a fantastic way to engage students while keeping learning on track. Whether you’re encouraging students write their own spooky stories, exploring the traditions of Halloween, or transforming your classroom into a haunted house, there are endless ways to make lessons educational and filled with lots of fun. By using Nearpod’s interactive tools and Halloween-themed resources, you can create a memorable learning experience that students will enjoy long after the holiday is over!

Foster a love of learning in every student with Nearpod. Teachers can sign up for free below to access and create interactive lessons and activities mentioned in this article. Administrators can schedule a call with an expert to unlock the full power of Nearpod for schools and districts.

Carol Chinea

Carol Chinea is a Marketing Associate at Nearpod.