Halloween Unit

Period One: Pre-task activities

• Show the video on youtube• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcY5H8w

j22s• Have students brainstorm any vocabulary

about this holiday and write it down on the board

What is Halloween?

Halloween is a day where ghosts are said to be the most active

Children where costumes and go trick-or-treating

Children need to say:“Trick-or-treatSmell my feetGive me something good to eat”

Adults give out the candy to trick-or-treaters

October 31st each year.

The Halloween Vocabulary

What do children do at Halloween?

• They trick and treat.• They wear costumes.• They watch scary movies and eat a lot of candy.

Task Activities1. Teacher will ask the questions“Which day is Halloween on?”“What do kids do on this day?”“What do adults do on this day?”3. Use pictures of characters to stimulate small

group discussiona. Students can work together in groups of 5

and describe the character on the flashcardb. Then they will present with their group

Post-task activities

• We will play a game that includes drawing monsters with the use of a dice

1.Students need to draw the facial feature after they roll a number

2.Not all students will have the chance to play but those that are sitting quietly will get picked

Lesson 2: Pre-task activities

• Show the students a video of children going trick or treating on http://www.youtube/watch?v=OHF4Xp4HsMQ

• “What did the children say to get candy?”

Task Activites

1.Have students repeat the chant over and over again for fluency

2. The pace can be faster and faster once the fluency is achieved.

1. Students will listen and follow the chant

Trick or treatSmell my feet

Give me something good to eat

Post-Task Activities

• Students can practice writing down the chant1.The first 5 students that write it down the

fastest will get a star sticker.2.The student that writes the neatest will get a

sticker.

Lesson 3: Pre-task activities

• Students will be given step by step instructions on how to make a mask with a video from youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2PQKrZswic

Task Activities

• Students will be given the materials to make the mask as teacher reviews the steps over again.

1. Students can decorate their masks

Post-Task Activities

• The teacher will check the end results of the masks

1. Students can wear the mask

Lesson 4: Pre-task

• Students will listen to the trick-or-treat song• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuXPn7d

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1. Students can practice singing the song

Task Activities

• Students will begin to practice dancing to the song

1.Students will follow the steps2.Students that are not following and being silly

will sit down and not participate

Post-task activities

• Selected students will be chosen to have a dance competition with their masks on

1.The audience (students) will judge who is the best dancer

2.Students will have a vote to pick the best dancer