Halloween
Discover how Halloween is celebrated in the United States with this printable homeschool unit study. Children learn where jack-o'-lanterns, costumes, and trick-or-treating came from. Short readings, hands-on activities, and puzzles help them learn without a lot of prep.
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- 14 pagesPrintable PDF
- 3 levelsExplore · Discover · Think Deeper
- 3 short BitesEach one works on its own
- US LetterNo cutting or laminating
Everything in the Halloween Bite.
Read & learn
- Cover with an opening question about a giant pumpkin
- Halloween fact file and a giant-pumpkin feature fact
- Reading "Halloween in Many Ways," with 3 surprising facts and 3 new words
Do & reflect
- 3 activity pages, one per level: Find the Pumpkin Parts, Compare Then and Now, and Design a Visible Outfit
- Discovery Notebook page to reflect and draw
- Family activity: Make Your Own Pumpkin Face Card
Puzzles & practice
- Word search (10 words)
- Crossword plus an answer key
- Trace and write card for "Halloween" (print and cursive)
For grown-ups
- Keep Exploring page with Library of Congress and Smithsonian resources
Small, complete, and ready today.
The unit is split into three short "bites," so you can stop after any one of them. Activities need only paper and a pencil: no food, no carving, and nothing to assemble. Great for homeschool holiday studies, elementary social studies, and fall learning at home or in the classroom.
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