Halloween Themed Activity Sets
Designed and written by me, this book utilizes repetitive "I see" sentences to describe typical spooky season sightings! A couple of adjectives and verbs are snuck in along the way, with some adorable pictures! This adaptive book is intended to be laminated and used with velcro dots to make it interactive and reusable! However, you could use plain paper and glue if you're okay with the interaction being only once.
I See Halloween
Activities
These activities coordinate with the I See Halloween book! There are 20 activities in this 55 page set. Some come with built in adaptions, while others offer suggestions for simple things you can do to adapt them for your child.
Materials Needed
Paper
Color Printer
Glue
Writing Utensil (pencil, crayon, marker, etc)
Scissors
For Optimal Use
Paper
Color Printer
Thermal Laminator w/pouches
Velcro Dots
Writing Utensils
Scissors
No Writing/Tracing
Adaptation Materials
Handwriting is not necessary to use these activities!
I recommend Wikki Stix (or other wax coated strings) to practice tracing skills and making lines. You can also use yarn/string, spaghetti noodles, or even playdoh rolled out into long strands! Be creative and keep it fun!
Halloween Letter and Number Crafts! Plus, Coloring Pages!
82 pages of templates to customize your own spooky letters, numbers, and pictures! These can be decorated with paint, pieces of colorful paper, gift wrap tissue, sequins, stickers, glitter, cotton balls, googly eyes, etc! The sky is the limit! Of course, you can always stick with the tried and trusted crayons or markers if you wish. Making each letter and number unique will help with recognition, so it helps to get silly with it!
I See Halloween book
Word Builders
This is one set of 4 pages. It builds 12 words.There are 6 variations of this set to accommodate children with a wide range of skills - from no reading, writing, or tracing, to independent reading and writing.
These should be reserved for kids who love words! If they're not quite there yet, there's a set of mini puzzles for these same 12 words in the Activity Packet that are more appropriate for most preschoolers. This set is an adaptation for kids along the lines of hyperlexia.
Materials Needed
Paper
Printer
Scissors
Glue
Writing utensil (optional)
Materials Needed
Paper
Printer
Craft Supplies
Glue
Scissors
Crayons, Colored Pencils, or Markers (for coloring pages)
This is a copy of all of the words from the I See Halloween book, laid out in a large print, color coded fashion. These do not have pictures and are not in the book format. You could use these alongside the original book. I could not create this in the book format and keep things clean and well-spaced at the same time.
This is the EXACT same method I used with my own child, and it was a huge success for us! However, please remember that every child will respond differently, so if this isn't working for yours, please don't push it. The right adaptations for your child are out there waiting to be found!
Dyslexia-Friendly Reading Passages from the I See Halloween Book
Sample of the dyslexia-friendly adaptation for the I See Halloween book.
This is the section for the activities in this image! The book, however, is under it's own link. In addition to these activities, there are 14 more in this set.
25 unique activities, plus over 30 coloring pages and an original book!
Halloween Village Templates
Create your own Halloween Picture with these templates for cute cut outs!
Materials Needed
Poster Board (22X28)
White Paper and Printer
Dark blue, black, brown, and green construction paper
Scissors
Glue
White and grey paint to make a moon.
Halloween Character Stickers (mine came from Dollar Tree AND have googly eyes!)
For Optimal Use:
Start with a poster board. If you can get one in grass green, or dark blue, you can omit that color of construction paper. My local store only had white in stock. Make a sky with dark blue construction paper by simply gluing sheets on if needed. Then, make the grass with the green. My kids added a hill for extra fun. Put a thin strip of brown at the bottom to make your pumpkin patch. If wanted, add a moon using paper, paint, or whatever you choose. My kids chose paint. While everything is drying, print you pages that have filled in colors on white paper. The last few are just outlines and can be printed on black construction paper, or black printer paper. This saves ink, and if you already have a pack of construction paper for the brown, green and blue - why not? Cut them out. Many kids will not be able to help cut. My oldest could, my youngest could not. When all of your pieces are ready to use, call everyone to come make their special spooky house! Once the houses are done, place them on the construction paper covered poster board, then glue them once you have everything the way you want it. Then, write your names on the pumpkins and place them in the pumpkin patch. My kids wanted everyone's names under the house they made (my son needed a pumpkin for his dog to go with his). Finally, decorate around the houses using the extra pieces you cut and the stickers (if you bought stickers). We already had the paper and glue, so this project cost us about $2.50 in additional supplies, but entertained the kids all afternoon. I hope your family loves it as much as ours does! Ours is proudly displayed in the play room!
Directions
This the the Halloween Village our family made! Using these templates. The pumpkins will not have any names, or weird boxes in them. Those markings are for examples. You get to write your own names on them!
For directions to assemble the books, and a materials list, click here.
The Pumpkin Patch Book
This adaptive, interactive book is all about going to the pumpkin patch! It uses repetitive sentences starting with "I'm going to the pumpkin patch, what will I ........?" while touching bases on the 5 senses, and things you might even do at the pumpkin patch! I made this book to prepare my own child for our pumpkin patch trip this year, and I couldn't be happier with the results!
For directions to assemble the books, and a materials list, click here.
It's Halloween!
Using the same graphics as I See Halloween, this book explores common Halloween sights using the gestalt "It's a...." while still coordinating with the activities.
