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Halloween ideas!
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mandm
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Halloween ideas!
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Hi teachers!
October is coming and I know most of you will be thinking about how to celebrate Halloween in your classrooms.
There are a lot of fantastic worksheets here but apart from them, how do you celebrate it at school?
I �ve been thinking about the idea of doing a pumpkin carving or decorating competition but I don �t know if this would be a difficult task for families. Have you ever organised a jack o lantern exhibition? How did you manage?
All ideas and suggestions are accepted!!!
Hugs
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28 Sep 2009
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arlissa
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Hello,
Yes, I �ve had a Jack-o-Lantern carving session in my class before. It �s quite messy! You �ll need lots of newspaper to lay down to try to minimize the mess. It �s very fun though, and for some people it �s their first and only time to try this interesting activity.
However, due to the past religious nature of Halloween you may want to consider sending a letter home to students parents beforehand to be sure it �s ok with them. (If you �re students are adults, then of course you can just ask them their opinion on doing the activity).
Sometimes if you explain to the pumpkin seller that you �re a teacher and what you �re doing, they �ll give you a discount. Can �t hurt to ask! Then it can keep costs down for either you or the parents.
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28 Sep 2009
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pjsenior
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mandm
fantastic, you �re going to celebrate Halloween at school! Wow, your kids are going to love it!
Now, how much room do you have at school? Do you have a playground outside? Or a big room inside?
So, you want to hold a party at school. Then you should include these activities:
- Apple bobbing (where you have a massive bucket filled with water and apples; students then have to put their hands behind their backs and try to get an apple out of the water using their mouths - messy, but great fun!)
- Face painting (paint kids faces as witches, vampires, werewolves, etc etc - you get the idea)
- The stocks (make some simple stocks - do a google image search to see what they are - and then put teachers in them; then give students wet sponges to throw at the teacher)
- Ghost stories
- Zombie tag (you �re a zombie and you act and move like one; you chase the students and when you touch any of them, they turn into zombies too and have to help you chase the other students)
- Pumpkin carving (as you �ve already mentioned, you can do this, but remember if the kids age is low then you �ll need to supervise the cutting)
These are just a few activities. There might not be much emphasis on English speaking, but it �s a party, and then emphasis is on fun. You can do some worksheet activities at the party too, to get students practising a little English.
Plus, make up a little goody bag for students to take home with them, including some halloween candy, stickers etc
Good luck!
Phil
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29 Sep 2009
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