Halloween is coming! You can feel it in the air…the energy of the classroom is always HIGH! Things are getting spooky in Mrs. Lee’s classroom and the fun doesn’t stop! I want to share some of my favorite bits of Halloween in my classroom. Hopefully it will inspire you to celebrate in a big way!
My Alphabet wall is constantly changing. My kiddos know to watch for changes and they LOVE the new pictures for our themes. I put up my Halloween Alphabet the first week of October and then I just wait to see how long it takes the kids to notice. It never takes long! The kids will refer to the pictures as they color, they will find ‘their letter’ and talk about the pictures. It is a marvelous learning tool…and I don’t have to do a thing!
Halloween Alphabet! |
I add more decorations as the month goes on. I made a darling set of posters and pocket chart words to increase our Halloween vocabulary. Again…the pictures do the work. The kids absolutely love them. They spark conversation and questions everyday!
The Dramatic Play area in my classroom transforms from a fall forest and Harvest Festival into a Costume shop. I leave up the trees we painted for our forest…I’ll blog about THAT in a day or two…AMAZING…I add witches, bats, and ghosts, then our Costume shop signs and props. The kids can’t stop trying on costumes and pretending to Trick-or-Treat in the forest and around the classroom. I love it!
W is for Witch! |
Go Away Big Green Monster! Literacy Craft to go with book of the same name by Ed Emberly |
Handprint Ghosts with tracing “BOO!” |