Have you ever been trick-or-treating? Have you dressed up for Halloween?

Do you celebrate Halloween in any way at home? If yes, what do you do?

Have you seen any cartoons, movies or TV shows about Halloween? What was
it about?

What frightening monsters are seen on Halloween? (If your students don’t
know, describe a few.)

STORY TIME

For this activity example, we will use “Tap, Tap, Tap.” This scary story is
excellent for the classroom because children, a school and a teacher are all
involved in the plot. You can even take this story to a more frightening level if
you tell it as if you were a teacher at the school from the story, recounting what
happened.

Lesson procedure:

Have your class sit in a circle, and tell the story from the center.

Stop halfway through the story and open up the circle to discussion. Ask your
students what they think will happen next. Have students pass the flashlight
around one by one while explaining their predictions.

Then finish telling the story—and make sure to add sound effects. In the “Tap,
Tap, Tap” story, there are many instances where you can use sound effects to
make the story more horrifying!

When finished, turn on the lights and instruct your students to craft their own
ending to the “Tap, Tap, Tap” story. This could be based on their predictions, or
any other creative ideas they might have.

Afterwards, students can share their stories with the class. Set the Halloween
scene again in your classroom by turning off the lights, turning on the spooky
lamp, and passing around the flashlight.