Looking for the best Halloween read aloud activities for reading and writing including a daily craft? These story element summaries are PERFECT for any elementary classroom using all of your favorite Halloween Read Alouds. The Halloween crafts also make a great Fall bulletin board. Students will be begging to do this fun reading comprehension activity and Halloween craft each day.
The Halloween Read Aloud Activities Resource Includes:
- 13 Halloween Activities for Summarizing Reading
- 13 Halloween Craft Pages (makes a great Halloween bulletin board!)
- Halloween Themed Character, Setting, Problem & Solution Anchor Charts
- Summary Anchor Chart
- Story Element Note Catcher (for any book)
Ideas for Using the Halloween Read Aloud Activities:
Read aloud one of your favorite Halloween books each day. Then, have students write a summary about the book you read. Afterward, let students create a simple and cute craft for each book. These Halloween activities make great bulletin boards or hallway decor during the fall months.
Suggested Daily Timeline:
- 5-10 minute Halloween read aloud (or have students listen to the Halloween read aloud on Epic, YouTube, Vooks or any other site your school has access to!)
- 5-10 minute OPTIONAL time to plan writing
- 10+ minute writing story summaries & making the daily Halloween craft
- OPTIONAL – grading or hang as a fun Halloween bulletin board
Halloween Activities and Read Alouds Included:
- Creepy Carrots
- The Teeny Tiny Ghost
- Room on the Broom
- Bonaparte Falls Apart
- Runaway Mummy
- Bone Soup
- Skelly’s Halloween
- Trick or Treat
- Skeleton Cat
- Crankenstein
- Bat Jamboree
- The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
- Stellaluna
When to Use in Your Classroom:
- Halloween Party Day
- Reading Center Time
- Independent Reading Work
- Early Finisher Activity
- Small Group Review
- RTI or Enrichment
- Daily Reading Warm Up
- Daily Comprehension Practice
- Parent Volunteer Groups
Printing Tip:
Print 2 per page to save on copies.
Check Out My Other Read Aloud Activities:
- Halloween Summaries and Crafts
- Thanksgiving Read Aloud Summaries and Crafts
- Christmas Read Aloud Summaries and Crafts
- Winter Read Aloud Summaries and Crafts
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