Add some coloured raindrops (liquid food colouring).
Make sure to add the equivalent of a couple of spoonfuls. With narrow necked bottles, use a plastic funnel to add the bicarbonate of soda. Add some “magic powder” (bicarbonate of soda).Add a splash of “slime” (dish soap or liquid laundry detergent).Sit the bottle in a tray and fill it just over half way with water.I found these lovely coloured glass bottles in my local “dollar store” – they look very magical and they have a narrow neck, which works really well for the potion to fizz out of dramatically! The instructions for the potion are the following: For really little ones use a word card with a picture to help them. For younger children, do the letters in the correct order so the word is already spelled out at the end. For older children, you could mix up the order of the letters so they have to arrange them in the correct order at the end, like an anagram. This activity can be adapted for different ages and levels. For example, if the word is “spider”, hide a toy spider or flashcard behind the cauldron and show it at the end! As an added surprise you could then make that Halloween character “appear” from behind the cauldron. At the end, ask the children if they know what word the letters spell out. The kids then look for an object (or flashcard) beginning with that letter and put it in the cauldron.Ĭontinue in the same way with all the letters. Stick the “S” card on the board, or place it where the children can see it. Show the children each letter one by one and say, for example “For our Halloween stew, we need something that begins with “S”. Place one or more objects (or object flashcards) that begin with each letter of the word and place them in the middle, or scatter them around the room. Take some letter cards that spell out a Halloween word (eg.
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You could give stickers or some other non-food item in this case.Ĭlick here to download some FREE HALLOWEEN FLASHCARDS!įor this activity you need a plastic cauldron or other recipient, some large letter cards and some object flashcards or real objects. If you plan to do this, it’s really important you check with the parents first about any allergies, food intolerances, or if a child is even allowed to have sugar. When I close the door they must knock on it, and when I open the door they say “Trick or Treat!” I give them each a sweet as they come back into the classroom. I follow up this game with a real “Trick or Treat”! I have the kids leave the classroom and stand around the door. Continue with the rest of the flashcards. Say the word, and ask your students to repeat it. Ask the kids to knock on the back of the top flashcard as if it was a door and say “Trick or Treat!” Turn the flashcard over as if you were opening the door, making a creaking sound to reveal the character on the other side. Hold some Halloween flashcards in a pile and turn them over so the backs are facing. I always do this at the start of my class to introduce the vocabulary and explain the concept of “Trick or Treat!”! You can use this menu to jump to whichever section you want: There so many ideas for Halloween activities here you could probably get a week’s worth of classes from them! As an ESL teacher, most of the games and activities are designed to teach Halloween related vocabulary, but they will also work well (or can be adapted) for classes with native English-speaking kids or even at a Halloween party! With that in mind, I’ve tried to offer a selection of games, activities and crafts here that include spooky and non-spooky options and which cover age ranges from 3 – 8 years old.
Nonetheless, I do keep these things on the “cute” side for them because they are so little and choose my Halloween activities accordingly. My three and four year old students are not at all scared by witches, skeletons or monsters. For example, where I live in Galicia, northern Spain, witches (or “meigas” as they call them here) are deeply rooted in the region’s cultural heritage. In this regard it really comes down to knowing your students and what’s appropriate or acceptable where you are teaching. I appreciate that there are many teachers and schools that don’t allow Halloween activities for religious reasons, and also that for very young children the spooky stuff may not be appropriate. Take advantage of the celebration to make your English lessons super fun for little ones!
They love coming to class in fancy dress and I usually dress up too. My kids really look forward to Halloween week.
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