Halloween - KS1

Halloween is celebrated each year on October 31st all over the world.

It is a day where people celebrate all things spooky and scary. You may even go trick or treating at this time of year!

The name Halloween comes from All Hallows’ Eve, which is the day before All Hallows’ Day, or All Saints’ Day, a Christian holiday.

Its times to have a go at writing your own spooky story and terrifying tale. Here are some things to think about before you get started.

• To write a scary story you will want to make sure the context is correct. Context means setting your story in the right situation and using the right types of word for that kind of story.

• Think about using adjectives to bring your setting and characters to life. Adjectives describe nouns (people, places or things).

Look at the examples and decide which sentence sounds more scary.

• Suddenly, an enormous and very hairy yeti appeared in the opening of the dark, gloomy cave.
• Suddenly, a small and very shiny yeti appeared in the opening of the bright, sparkly cave.

In Mexico, there is a festival that is celebrated at the same time as Halloween called Día de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead).

It is a day when the people of Mexico celebrate and honour their families and friends who have died. Often there are big festivals in the streets and people dress up or wear decorative masks.

Find out more about masks and have a go at making your own.

Become scientists this halloween with hands-on frightening experiments.

• Create fizzing pumpkin goo
• Make gruesome fake blood
• Discover the eerie elements of oobleck
• Scare up some spooky spectres

Make sure you have an adult to help you.

Have a go at some Halloween-themed maths activities.

Watch the video to learn more about fractions and then try the quiz.

You can also try the Halloween-themed fact families challenge.

Join Hacker for some Halloween fun and use your Super Movers skills to get active!

Grab your crayons, felt tips, or colouring pencils and get ready to dive into a some halloween colouring.

You can print off the downloadable colouring sheet or draw your own spooky scene.

Get ready to unleash your imagination in BBC Bitesize Creative Lab with all new Halloween activities and stickers. 🎃✨

Creative Lab Tools:

• Paint and create free play
• 3D art builder
• Spin art
• Colour mixer