[clivehawkins]

I'm teaching in Italy where Halloween is a relatively new celebration. I'm a Londoner who never really got into it so I'm a bit stuck for ideas on some lessons I'd like to do with the kids (3-6 yeras old).

What do you guys do?

[mesmark]

Eric and I did a show on Halloween activities and games for classes. There are also some links to other ideas
http://www.eslteachertalk.com/2006/0...ies-and-games/

you can also try:
http://www.mes-english.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=474
Halloween Party games

[Eric]

Here are some more games:
Printable list of Halloween Games

[musica]

Here is a finger rhyme that my kids love to do every year

Five little pumpkins sitting on the gate, (hold up five fingers)
The first one said 'Oh my its getting late,
The second one said lets have some fun
The third one said, lets run and run and run
The fourth one said, theres witches in the air
The fifth one said , well I don't care
Then, whooooo went the wind,
And out went the lights (clap your hands as you say OUT)
And five little pumpkins rolled off into the night. (roll your hands over and over each other)

[musica]

Here is a song you can sing to the melody of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Twinkle, twinkle, candlelight
Make my jack o' lantern bright
Make it shine, make it glow
As from house to house we go
Twinkle, twinkle, candlelight
Make my jack o' lantern bright

You can use this to explain how a pumpkin becomes a jack o' lantern when it is scooped and a face is cut out in it and a candle inserted to make the face glow in the dark.

Simple little ghosts can be made using tissue paper, paper towel or even toilet paper, just crumple some into a small ball and wrap the bigger sheet around this head form and tie thread around the neck so you can hang them up.

In Canada kids traditionally love to make bats, draw pumpkins with faces and black cats.

[clivehawkins]

[quote=mesmark]Eric and I did a show on Halloween activities and games for classes. There are also some links to other ideas
http://www.eslteachertalk.com/2006/0...ies-and-games/

Great stuff guys! Thanks a bunch.

[clivehawkins]

Quote musica

Simple little ghosts can be made using tissue paper, paper towel or even toilet paper, just crumple some into a small ball and wrap the bigger sheet around this head form and tie thread around the neck so you can hang them up.

In Canada kids traditionally love to make bats, draw pumpkins with faces and black cats.

Thanks Musica - they adore making stuff so that'll be a lot of fun.
I think the songs are a little too tough for them but I'll give them a try and let you know. Thanks again.

[musica]

Here is a writing idea
What about creating a special witches brew recipe for halloween. Vocabulary such as toads, newts, bats wings etc could be explored.
This could be lots of fun