About This Lesson
Get your fourth graders excited about October learning with this festive and educational Halloween activity bundle! Designed for students in grades 3–5, this resource pack blends literacy, math, history, and STEAM with a spooky twist. Great for centers, whole-class lessons, or independent work!
📚 History of Halloween PowerPoint with Quiz
Take your students on a spooky trip back in time! This engaging slideshow introduces the Celtic origins of Halloween, explains how traditions like carving pumpkins 🎃 and trick-or-treating 🍭 began, and explores how the holiday has evolved.Bonus: Includes a fun quiz to spark classroom discussions and test comprehension! Perfect for whole-class instruction or small group learning.
✍️ Halloween Writing Prompts (3rd–5th Grade)
These seven creative writing cards offer fun, thought-provoking prompts like:
- What would your class Halloween party be like? 🧁
- What are your favorite spooky movies or books? 👻📖
- What are some trick-or-treating safety rules? 🍬🚦Use one each day, or keep them handy all October long for journal time, bell ringers, or writing centers!
🎲 Halloween Multiplication Dice Game (3rd–5th Grade)
Math meets monster fun! In this dice game, students:
🎲 Roll two dice
✖️ Multiply the numbers
✅ Find the product on the boardGreat for partner or small-group play—and an exciting way to reinforce multiplication facts during spooky season!
📖 Halloween Reading Comprehension Activity (4th Grade)
This grade-level reading passage is all about Halloween traditions, with multiple-choice and short-answer questions included.
Ideal for independent reading, literacy stations, or guided reading practice! Print and use as morning work, homework, or part of your October ELA rotation.
🧪 Pumpkin Tower STEAM Challenge (3rd–5th Grade)
Challenge your students to build the tallest pumpkin tower using candy pumpkins and toothpicks! This open-ended activity promotes:
- 🧠 Critical thinking
- 🧱 Engineering skills
- 🤝 TeamworkPerfect for fall STEM rotations, after-school enrichment, or Halloween party day activities.
🍁 This bundle is perfect for:
- Fourth grade Halloween lessons
- October literacy and math centers
- Classroom parties with academic value
- Hands-on STEAM and creative writing
Make Halloween meaningful and memorable with this fun-filled, cross-curricular bundle for 4th grade learners. Find more resources like this at https://www.twinkl.com/l/zkxo5!
