Halloween homeschool activities are a perfect opportunity to add some fun in your homeschool week.
Using everyday items around your house most of your subjects can be incorporated into the homeschool Halloween theme.
History of Halloween
Have you ever delved into the origins of Halloween? We have and it was pretty interesting. In addition to learning the history behind Halloween we learned about Reformation Day and All Saints’ Day. Keep it frugal by ordering books from the library.
Resources can also be found on YouTube or online blogs.
Fun with Halloween Science Experiments
Pinterest is full of many different science experiments. For example you can experiment with bubbling pumpkins, floating and sinking Halloween objects, and record predictions made with candy surrounding a Halloween experiment.
If you don’t like the names of some of the experiments change the name. Make it more fun than scary. Incorporate a Halloween decorated lab sheet and hand them a fun lab coat. (Check thrift stores).
Write a Spooky Story with Twists and Turns
Scary doesn’t translate into spooky. Little Orphan Annie was spooky. This famous poem kept me awake a few nights, and the bear poem was just as spooky. Turning down the lights and changing your voice can be spooky.
Make your writing class a little more fun this Halloween season and buy a voice changer. Let your homeschoolers write a spooky story and then read it with a voice changer. Have your older homeschoolers add in suspense, and a twist ending.
Scary Homeschool Math
Practice all kinds of math with Halloween candy. Homeschoolers can learn about probability, fraction, multiplication, percentages and cost per piece of math.
How can you make it scary? Play some music in the background like the Monster Mash, or Halloween Peanuts Jazz.
Study Halloween Around the World
Studying Halloween around the world through the ages will give homeschoolers a view outside of our state and country. We do this for other holidays’ so we know more about other ways to celebrate.
Mapping and discussing other traditions opens the opportunity to share the Christian history or a perspective that allows Christians to celebrate this holiday and not allow it to be evil. Just because the world gives it an evil meaning doesn’t mean we stick with that narrative. Maybe discuss a different way to celebrate the holiday by dressing as a Reformation character and handing out candy with gospel tracts. Let God intervene and he will turn it to his glory.
Enjoy a Good Halloween Mystery
There are several good mysteries to try: The Boxcar Children, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s library, Chasing Vermeer, The Tower Treasure, The Hound of Baskervilles, The Secret of the Old Clock, and Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective.
Grab a warm cup of tea, a blanket, a sweet treat and sit down for a family read aloud. Some fun ways we read aloud is with different voices. It makes the reading more interesting.
Halloween learning doesn’t mean abandoning your regular schedule and plans. Don’t get expensive or complicated, keep it simple!
Answer questions and talk about any information the homeschoolers are interested in. Create closer family connections and set aside the books for a day.
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