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Halloween writing activities are so much fun! There is just something wonderful about this spooky fall holiday in the classroom. . . Because the learning doesn’t stop for holidays and parties, I’m providing a list of 10 fun Halloween writing activities to enjoy the holiday and the season while learning at the same time!
Happy writing!
1. Spooky Story Contest: Challenge your students to write a spooky story or poem that is no longer than one page. The best stories can be read aloud at the class Halloween party, with Halloween prizes for the best entries!
2. Halloween Acrostic Poem: Have your students create an acrostic poem using the letters of “HALLOWEEN.” Each line should focus on a Halloween-related word beginning with the corresponding letter. This is a great way to get students’ brains going while keeping with the fun holiday theme!
3. Plan a Halloween Party: Have students practice writing without really feeling like they are practicing writing by asking them to plan a Halloween party! Using this Plan a Halloween Party Bite Sized Writing PBL, you’ll have a whole set of already prepared Halloween writing activities for students to complete on their way to planning a Halloween party!
4. Creepy Descriptive Writing: Invite your students to use their imaginations and come up with creative descriptions of scary characters or scenes, such as a haunted house or a witch’s potion brewing in her cauldron. This is one of my favorite Halloween writing activities for fostering creativity! Provide them with ready-made fall writing prompts and guidelines based on your goals and allow their ideas to flow!
5. Word Play: Have your students create a Halloween-related story by using only words that start with the letter “H.” This can be as creative or spooky as they want it to be. You could assign one letter to different groups to create a class writing board that spells out a Halloween related word! Fun Halloween writing activities that double as classroom decor are the best!
6. Design a Haunted House: Incorporate a little bit of math along with writing in this fun and interactive project based learning activity! With no prep and pre-made worksheets, this is a great option for a stress free and oh so fun Halloween writing activity, and you can find it here!
7. Mystery Writing: Place a mysterious item in the middle of the classroom and have each student come up with a story about where it came from, who owns it, and why it’s so special. Once again, this activity leaves plenty of opportunity for you to add in your needs or guidelines for your students to follow!
8. Create a Candy Informational Writing: Allow students to use their imaginations to create a candy, advertise the candy, and use various activities to inform on their invention! One of my favorite Halloween writing activities for informative writing without the sometimes boring prompts!
9. Halloween News Report: Have your students pretend they are reporters and create a news report about a strange event that happened in the town on Halloween night. You can provide a list of prompts for students or leave it all to their imagination!
10. Make Your Own Monster: Challenge your students to come up with their own monster, complete with traits, special powers, and a backstory. They can draw a picture of their creature and write a story about it. Have them share their monsters with the class to see who has the scariest one! You can display the monsters at the end for a Halloween classroom decoration!
I sure hope that you’ve found some winners among this collection of Halloween writing activities because holidays in the classroom are a big deal and deserve to be celebrated amongst the learning!
Hi, I’m Shelly! Thank you for being here. I love helping third, fourth, and fifth grade teachers with fun and engaging activities that require no to little prep! Let me help you by taking some of the stress and work off your plate.
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