Halloween Storytime | Elementary Library Lesson | Halloween Symbols

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FAST FACTS ABOUT THIS HALLOWEEN STORYTIME LESSON

• Recommended for: Grades K-2
• Lesson Duration: 1-2 library lessons (about 50 minutes total)
• Formats: PowerPoint, Google Slides, print-ready PDF
• Editable: YES, all text is editable in PowerPoint and Google Slides

***Please note that this presentation is designed to complement a read-aloud. The actual read-aloud story comes from you! I cannot include a recorded read-aloud due to copyright restrictions.

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL GET IN THIS HALLOWEEN STORYTIME:

• 52-slide PPT + Google™ Slides
• two Scavenger Hunt Activities (2 pages)
• answer key (1 page)
• List of 28 recommended Halloween picture books (1 page)
• Halloween handout – Take-Home Extension Activities (2 pages)
• Standards-aligned lesson plan (TEKS, CCSS, and AASL) with prep checklist, personal notes, and “I Can” statements (5 pages)
• Start Here and Troubleshooting guides
• Accessibility for screen readers – includes alt-text on all meaningful images, designated slide titles, and all text sorted into a logical reading order

HALLOWEEN STORYTIME – PART I

Part I is a whole-class discussion and read-aloud. The slides will walk you through the discussion from start to finish.

Remember that the read-aloud must come from you. I am not able to include a read-aloud due to copyright restrictions on published books.

• 2 nursery rhymes for Halloween
• How to sign “Halloween” in American Sign Language
• Explanation of Halloween origins in the US
• What is a symbol?
• Halloween symbols, including bats, spiders, costumes, candy, colors, ghosts, skeletons, and black cats

HALLOWEEN STORYTIME – PART II

Part II is a scrolling slideshow (slide timer instructions included). As students checkout, they can work on one of the two scavenger hunt activities that go with the slideshow.

• Fun facts and information about jack-o-lanterns, candy corn, bats, spiders, and skeletons
• Vocabulary word: guano
• 2 “Would-You-Rathers”
• Halloween joke
• 2 trivia questions and answers

HALLOWEEN STORYTIME – PART III

Part III is a newer addition to my Library Lessons. This is a section of review questions. They are open-ended questions that make great time-fillers or help control potential chaos that sometimes happens at line-up or while waiting for teachers to pick up students from Specials.

This part includes 5 editable review questions. All the questions are answered in the presentation, but students can also make up additional answers for some questions.

HALLOWEEN STORYTIME SCAVENGER HUNTS

• two versions

• Scavenger Hunt #1 is an images-only hunt. This is great for emergent readers and ESL students. Text is included only to name each image. Students color the images as they see them in the scrolling slideshow.

• Scavenger Hunt #2 includes both images and text. This one is for the students who are able to read the Part II slideshow. This scavenger hunt includes images and questions about the information in the slideshow.

• Scavenger Hunt #2 includes answer key

LIST OF RECOMMENDED READS

• all recommended books are for Grades K-2
• all books have a Halloween theme
• total of 28 titles
• includes small, black and white images from the presentation
• book titles are editable, so you can customize the list for your classroom or library
• All titles were hand-selected by a veteran school librarian for quality, diversity, positive reviews, and currency.
• Nearly every book on the list received at least two positive reviews on Titlewave. Many also received starred reviews.

TAKE-HOME EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

I am so excited about this new addition to my Library Lessons! You can see the free PDF version here. This Halloween Storytime includes the editable version.

Students love sharing their knowledge! With this 2-page Halloween Storytime take-home extension, students can:

• quiz siblings, friends, and family members about some of the Halloween facts they learned in the storytime
• prepare their own “Monster Mix” Halloween snack
• read some recommended Halloween picture books
• learn six new Halloween vocabulary words
• learn to draw Frankenstein’s monster using simple, step-by-step directions
• remember how to sign “Halloween” in American Sign Language
• review several safety tips for trick-or-treating
• 2 pages, text is editable in PPT, Google Slides, or PDF

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