Halloween Classroom Ideas

Are you planning on having a Halloween classroom party? 

Are you celebrating Halloween in the classroom this year? 

How do you have a great Halloween? Here are some tips for having a successful Halloween party in your classroom. Try one or all of these tips and your students will have a great Halloween celebration in your classroom this year! 

Halloween Classroom Ideas

1. Limit Candy Consumption

Depending on your school policy for Halloween and other holidays, error on the side of less is more. Students will have candy, students will bring Halloween trinkets, students will want to celebrate the spooky holiday. In preparation always buy a bag of candy or two for students to celebrate success or good behavior (if school policy allows it). Another great incentive is free homework passes or another reward that students will find value in. 

     

Start class on Halloween by listing the agenda, "Today's goals are ....x.......y ........z..., If you accomplish them, then you will be rewarded with 2 minutes of candy time at the end of class." That two minutes of candy time always seals the deal. Wow! The teacher is allowing us to eat candy. (It's going to happen. So prepare for it and allow it during a certain time). 

Remember that students appreciate a structure. Being the teacher with a structured class on such a chaotic day will benefit your class. Make sure your objectives for the day are clear and reward them appropriately for completing all the tasks. 

2. Students place ALL book bags in front of room

Keeping book bags in the front of the classroom allows for less distractions.  Students are less tempted to get in their bag for more candy or other Halloween items. Your classroom will have less behavior problems, less time talking about the book bags and other items, and more time focused on learning.

3. Plan for a Halloween Activity

Your entire lesson plan does not have to be Halloween based, but if you acknowledge the day with a bellwork question, your students will remember it more. Creating an environment to celebrate and acknowledge fun holidays is always helpful in developing rapport with your students. Think about what your students celebrate and how they celebrate it. Would having a Halloween math activity in class be helpful in building relationships with students?

Halloween Math Activity

Halloween Math Activity

However you decide to celebrate Halloween, remember to have fun! This is a great opportunity for building relationships with your students. Holidays are a great time to show the students you can enjoy learning math in your classroom.

Happy Halloween!

Halloween Math FREEBIE

Do you need a Halloween Math resource for your Kindergarten students?

This is a great sample of the Interactive Math Notebook for Kindergarten. Students can cut, paste, and review key math skills for Grade K. Easy to print and go for your classroom.

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This Halloween Interactive Math Notebook FREEBIE FEATURES:

✔2 Pages of Halloween Math Activities in Color

✔Skills Reviewed: Represent, Count, and Write Numbers 0 to 5

✔Fun Halloween activities centered on reviewing Common Core State Standards

✔Packed with common core math problems for review and practice

✔Lots of coloring fun. A MUST: Using a set of crayons or markers.

✔Common Core State Standards Covered:

CCSS.Math.Content.K.OA.A.3 Decompose numbers less than or equal to 10 into pairs in more than one way, e.g., by using objects or drawings, and record each decomposition by a drawing or equation (e.g., 5 = 2 + 3 and 5 = 4 + 1).

CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.A.3 Write numbers from 0 to 20. Represent a number of objects with a written numeral 0-20 (with 0 representing a count of no objects).

CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.B.4 Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality.

CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.B.5 Count to answer "how many?" questions about as many as 20 things arranged in a line, a rectangular array, or a circle, or as many as 10 things in a scattered configuration; given a number from 1-20, count out that many objects.

Students cut and paste candy 

Create numbers in 5 frames

Review skills 

If you have never done interactive notebooks with your kindergarten students, this is a great starter activity to get them working independently. Download it HERE. Students love the independence of cutting and pasting activities. Reviewing for mastery helps them take ownership of their work and pride in their accomplishments. 

Happy Teaching!

Halloween Middle School Math Activities

Are your students celebrating Halloween? 

Are you looking for Halloween math resources to engage students?

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These Halloween Middle School Math Activities are NO PREP and ready to keep your sixth, seventh, and eighth graders engaged! These middle school math activities are for students to apply real world applications with a Halloween theme. Not only is it PACKED with grade level common core math problems, it also gives students fun coloring, puzzles, and problem solving. 

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THIS HALLOWEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH ACTIVITIES PACKET FEATURES:

*7 different Engaging Math Activities

*FUN activities and puzzles centered on reviewing math curriculum.

*Packed with 6th, 7th, 8th grade common core math problems for review and practice. 

*HIGH QUALITY CLIPART is included.

*Topics covered: Operations with 1-Step & 2-Step Equations, Operations with Money, Operations with Percents, Operations with Decimals, and Operations with Integers

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Activities Included:

-Halloween Math (2 Different Versions with answer key)

-Create a Halloween Infographic (rubric only)

-Trick or Treat (answer key)

-Halloween Money (answer key)

-Halloween Equations (answer key)

-Spin & Boo! (answer key)

-Integers Number Puzzle (answer key)


Halloween is a great time of year to engage students in real world applications of math. Get students thinking about the math of Halloween and review key skills for middle school. Making math memorable for students is important in their learning process. 

Happy Teaching! 

Halloween Elementary Math Activities

Are your students celebrating Halloween? 

Are you looking for Math resources to help engage your students during Halloween?

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If you said YES, there is a great Upper Elementary resource for your students to complete during the week of Halloween. Engage your students in relevant Halloween math skills and practice. 

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THIS HALLOWEEN ELEMENTARY MATH ACTIVITIES PACKET FEATURES:

*8 different Engaging Math Activities

*FUN activities and puzzles centered on reviewing math curriculum.

*Packed with 3rd, 4th, & 5th grade common core math problems for review and practice.

*Halloween Themed Math Activities 

*HIGH QUALITY CLIPART is included 

*Topics covered: Addition, Subtraction, Operations with Money, Multiplication, Division, Graphing Pictographs, Graphing on a Coordinate Plane and Adding & Subtracting with 3 or 4-Digit numbers

Activities Included:

-Halloween Math (2 Different Versions with answer key)

-Halloween Menu (rubric only)

-Trick or Treat (answer key)

-Halloween Equations (2 Different Versions with answer key)

-Spin & Boo! (2 Different Versions with answer key)

-Costume Survey (answer key)

-Find the Candy Bucket & Ghost (2 Different Printable Games)

-Number Puzzle (answer key)

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There are so many different ways to use these eight activities in the classroom. Remember to engage your students in math activities and they will remember how much fun they had and will want to do more math again! Making math relevant to holidays can help build relationships with students and keep them involved in the learning process.

Happy Teaching!

Halloween Math Grades 6 to 8

Do you want a fun Halloween Math review?

Do your students need to review algebraic expressions and equations?

Do you need a NO PREP bulletin board display with student work?

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Are you ready for October 31st? These Halloween Algebraic Expressions & Equations Coloring Pages feature different colors with candy, hats, and jack-o-lanterns. 

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THIS HALLOWEEN ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS & EQUATIONS PACKET FEATURES:

*2 different Engaging Math Activities (2 different color options

*1 Version of Solving Algebraic Expressions (2 different color options)

*1 Version of Solving Algebraic Equations (2 different color options)

*3 different Banners to hang on a Bulletin Board

*NO PREP, Print & GO Activities! (Only materials needed: 6 to 7 different colored crayons or markers, and a pencil). 

*FUN & rigorous activities centered on math curriculum

*HIGH QUALITY CLIPART is included 

*Topics covered: Algebraic Expressions, Algebraic Equations, Variables

*Engage your students in Math for October!

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Have fun this Halloween with your students and engage them with some fun expressions and equations review. Every student enjoys coloring and creating pictures. With multiple options for students to create, the pictures will all be unique to each student. 

Happy Teaching!

Halloween Math Grades 3 to 5

Do you want a fun Halloween Math review?

Do your students need to review multiplication and division?

Do you need a NO PREP bulletin board display with student work?

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These Halloween Multiplication and Division Coloring Pages feature coloring problems to create a haunted house and pumpkin pictures. Students review multiplication only or multiplication & division skills. No prep, print and go for grades 3, 4, and 5. Aligned to math standards for upper elementary. 

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THIS HALLOWEEN MULTIPLICATION & DIVISION PACKET FEATURES:

*2 different Engaging Math Activities (2 different versions each)

*1 Version of Haunted House (2 versions: multiplication & division and only multiplication)

*1 Version of Jack-o-lantern (2 versions: multiplication & division and only multiplication)

*3 different Banners to hang on a Bulletin Board

*NO PREP, Print & GO Activities! (Only materials needed: 4-5 different colored crayons or markers, and a pencil). 

*FUN & rigorous activities centered on math curriculum

*HIGH QUALITY CLIPART is included 

*Topics covered: Multiplying & Dividing by 1-digit numbers, Multiplying & Dividing by 10s.

*Engage your students in Math for Halloween!

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Have fun this Halloween with your students and engage them with some fun multiplication and division review. Every student enjoys coloring and creating pictures. With multiple options for students to create, the pictures will all be unique to each student. 

Happy Teaching!

October NO PREP Math Packet - 8th Grade

Do you want to engage your eighth graders in October Math?

Do you need a sub packet or a quick fun Math review for your students?

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If you said YES, this resource will help your students be engaged and review eighth grade Math skills for October. Use this packet for bellwork, classwork, extra credit, fast finishers, or homework.

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THIS OCTOBER NO PREP MATH PACKET FEATURES:

*16 different math puzzle worksheets

*FUN activities and puzzles centered on reviewing math curriculum.

*Packed with 8th grade common core math problems for review and practice.

*An ANSWER KEY for each worksheet.

*Lots of coloring fun. I’ve intentionally designed this packet with lots of pictures and borders to color. A MUST: Using a set of crayons or markers.

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Topics Covered: 

-Operations with Exponents
-Operations with Scientific Notation
-Operations with Real Numbers
-Graphing

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Many teachers have given feedback on this great resource and how they have used it in their classrooms. Here is some of the feedback: 

"Excellent for last minute filler!" "Love the themed math practice. Cute and fun!"

Many teachers have used this as a review, warm-up, morning Math work, substitute packet, or just fun Friday Math. I hope your students enjoy interacting with the October Math activities too. 

Happy Teaching!