Halloween Lesson

Halloween Lesson
Learning targets:
- Learn where Halloween originated from
- Learn Halloween vocabulary
- Write a Halloween story
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This lesson contains 15 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

time-iconLesson duration is: 70 min

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Halloween Lesson
Learning targets:
- Learn where Halloween originated from
- Learn Halloween vocabulary
- Write a Halloween story

Slide 1 - Slide

Planning
  • Reading
  • Halloween mind map
  • Halloween origins (video)
  • Questions about the video
  • Writing horror stories

Slide 2 - Slide

Reading
Have fun!
timer
8:00

Slide 3 - Slide

What comes to mind when you think of...


Halloween

Slide 4 - Slide

The origins of Halloween

Slide 5 - Slide

In which country did Halloween start
A
America
B
England
C
Ireland
D
Scotland

Slide 6 - Quiz

How did the Celts ward off (afweren) ghosts? More than one answer is correct
A
by wearing costumes
B
Carving pumpkins
C
Dancing with the ghosts
D
Bonfires

Slide 7 - Quiz

How did Halloween start?
A
To ward off witches
B
To protect themselves from ghosts
C
To scare each other

Slide 8 - Quiz

What is a Jack-O'-Lantern?
A
A rotten pumpkin
B
A pumpkin with a carved out face and a candle

Slide 9 - Quiz

What were the original Jack-O'-Lanterns?
More than one is correct
A
Potatoes
B
Tomatoes
C
Pumpkin
D
Turnip

Slide 10 - Quiz

Jack-o'-Lanterns

Slide 11 - Slide

Halloween stories
One night, as I was in my room, my mom called me from the kitchen down the hall. As I walk down the corridor towards the kitchen, I'm suddenly pulled into the closet and a hand is clasped over my mouth. "Shhh,” my mom whispers into my ear. "I heard it too."

Slide 12 - Slide

What makes a good scary?

Slide 13 - Mind map

Inspiration board:
Halloween monsters

Slide 14 - Mind map

Task: Write your own Halloween short story.
1. Go to: Google Classroom -> Schoolwerk -> Scary Story
2. Write a story of around 50 words
 If you're enthusiastic: write a story of around 100 words. 
3. Hand in your story on Google Classroom
4. Be prepared to share your story with the class (in small groups) next lesson
5. Finished? Do something for yourself 




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