Les 13 Halloween

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1-6

Halloween

By the end of this lesson: 

1. You will  be able to understand some of the stories and customs (tradities) around Halloween.

Learning goals

pumpkin

Spider

Crow

Witch

Owl

Bat

Black cat

Cauldron

Spiderweb

Ghost

Trick or treat

Candy

Fear

What are you afraid of?

Tell us about your own fears.

Halloween

What do you know about Halloween?

Halloween

Other holidays 

Other Holidays - Match the special days to the photos.

 birthday

Christmas Day

Halloween

Valentine's day

Monday

New Year's Eve

Easter Day

4th of July

Mother's Day

wedding day

Where do they mostly celebrate Halloween?

Sleep de raket naar het goede continent.

I celebrate Halloween

Yes

No

No, but I would like to

Scary Alphabet

Make a Halloween alphabet e.g. A = America, B = bat…..etc
How many letters can you do??
 

00:43

In which country did Halloween start?

1. America
2. England
3. Ireland
4. Scotland

01:11

How did the Celts ward off (afweren) ghosts?
More than one answer is correct

1. by wearing costumes
2. Carving pumkins (uitsnijden van pompoenen)
3. Dancing with the ghosts
4. Bonfire

01:32

How did Halloween start?

1. They liked to dress up as something scary
2. To protect themselves from ghosts
3. They were protecting themselves from other people
4. They liked to scare each other

01:39

What is a Jack o'lantern?

1. paint on a pumpkin
2. a pumpkin carved out with faces

02:09

Who were the first Jack o'lanterns?
More than one answer is correct.

1. Potatoes
2. Eggplant (aubergine)
3. Pumpkin
4. Turnip (knolraap)

Writing

You are going to write a scary story.

Every story has a beginning, middle and an end.

Beginning: introduce the characters

Middle: describe the problem/conflict

End: Resolve the problem or end with a twist

Assignment:  

You are going to write a spooky story.

A: write the first  10 to 15 sentences: 

Start with: "They claim the house was haunted, but it looked okay to me, so...."

B: write the middle of the story: 10 to 15 sentences:   

Start with: " Suddenly...."

C: write the end of the story: 10 to 15 sentences : 

Start with: "It was then that...."

Writing

Setting: where and when does your story take place?

Characters: who is in your story?

Problem: what spooky or mysterious thing happens?

Resolution: how does the story end?

Read your story to each other

Was it any good?

00:00

What are some popular costumes? Name 3

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00:08

Where is Halloween celebrated?

00:48

What are some popular costumes? Name 3

01:20

Where does bobbing for apples come from?

02:15

Have you ever made a Jack O Lantern?

Yes

No

02:24

Where did making a Jack-O-Lantern originate?

02:24

Why did people make Jack-O-Lanterns?

02:39

Why did the Americans use pumpkins instead of turnips?

03:03

From which country was trick or treating a tradition?

03:25

What do children get when they say "Trick or treat!"?

03:40

What do children do when they don't get a treat?

03:56

How do teenagers and adults celebrate Halloween?

Happy Halloween