Halloween Best Read Activities Lesson Plans and Freebies

The fall season is the best time of the year for elementary students. The weather has finally cooled down, playing outside doesn't get better, and school is fun! Of course, Halloween is one of the best party days at any school, and the treats, oh the excitement. 


Teaching during holidays is awesome if you have a great selection of seasonal resources that cover needed standards. While there are a lot of books about fall and Halloween, many are fluffy and don't provide the needed content.
Here is the compilation of well-researched, kid-approved, standard-covering resources that will ensure learning, engagement, and fun!



Gustavo the Shy Ghost by Drago is one of the recent Halloween Read Alouds. This wonderful story celebrates Halloween and teaches kids about emotional awareness, ways to make friends, and problem-solving. Gustavo the Shy Ghost is loved by boys and girls. This lesson plan includes a variety of language arts and math activities from grammar, cause and effect, sequence, story elements, and character analysis to geometric shapes, coloring, and more.



Halloween Tree
is also one of the newer Halloween picture books and has become one of the most frequently read-aloud picture books. This resource is perfect for teaching different perspectives, changes that take place throughout the story, and uses of trees, especially when it comes to children's imagination. Finally, what makes a good tree? To any child who gets to spend time playing outside, a good tree is a tree that can be climbed. The Halloween Tree lesson plan is perfect for teaching reading comprehension, problem-solving and reasoning skills.



Stumpkin by Cummins is a nod to all the city kids. Everyone who grew up walking city streets knows of the pumpkin displays on city storefronts. Well, Stumpkin is the only pumpkin without a stump, which brings a lot of anxiety about where it's going to end up in the Halloween festivities. In the end, Stumpkin plays a special role and finds its place. This story ensures kids that everything has its purpose, and the lesson covers science, language arts, and math standards. From learning about pumpkin parts, and the pumpkin life cycle, to reading comprehension skills, new vocabulary,  number sense, and patterns. 



Have Fun Reading!
Mrs. Lena, M.Ed.
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