Halloween lesson plans for preschoolers
Halloween is a spooky holiday for all ages. Ghosts rattle chains at night. Bats fly in the night with the full moon in the background. Are you an educator looking to have a spooky fun with your students? Teachers have an unlimited source of options available at their fingertips.
Here are some great ways to teach little ones about the spooky holiday.
Spooky letters and numbers is a great activity to teach little ones about the holiday. Each number and letter will represent something to do with Halloween, such as two ghosts or the letter B is for bat. The spooky letters and numbers can be sung or written into a poem and story.
A pumpkin book teaches them all about pumpkins. They all come in different shapes and sizes. Pumpkins are an icon of Halloween. When you see pumpkins, you think of the fall season and you know Halloween is just around the corner. The book can be created from coloring pages found on the Internet.
A pumpkin patch is a perfect trip for kids to see pumpkins up close and personal. Sometimes the children are able pick out their very own pumpkin to take home with them. A pumpkin patch is a terrific place for children to enjoy the harvest season and hay rides.
Matching games are fun to play. Teachers can create their own matching game with index cards and images of Halloween and spooky things. Games like this help improve a child’s memory. Memory games are very important at this stage in their lives, and they bring fun to learning.
Preschoolers can learn as they are having fun. Learning can be entertaining. Teachers can run wild with their imagination. Children at this age have very creative minds, and they enjoy having fun and being kids. These lesson plans are perfect for this age group. They can have fun, learn and simply be kids. Halloween is a special holiday. It is a time to celebrate the dead and all its spooky glory.
Preschoolers will enjoy every minute of these lesson plans. They are fun and leave you room to add variations and your own personal touch. Decorations for Halloween can be found anywhere at affordable prices. Teachers have so many choices to make their lesson plans the spookiest on the block.