Preschool Activities for Halloween

October is such a fun month in the classroom, and there are no shortage of activities to explore with your students. If you’re planning for the holiday week, then this post will save you some time an effort so that you can get back to the fun! The Preschool Ponderings Shop is full of great Halloween resources for you to check out. Click the photos below to download – and make sure to scroll to the bottom to see my absolute favorite Halloween activity!

Ok, you made it this far – here’s my absolute favorite Halloween activity for the preschool classroom:

This shape practice set includes three activities to do with the included printable cards. Children can use the Jack-o-Lantern mats to practice visual discrimination and recognizing shapes. Cut out each Jack-o-Lantern mat and the extra face pieces on each page. Then ask students to match the extra pieces to the shapes that they see on the Jack-o-Lanterns. I have also included a blank pumpkin so that students can create their own Jack-o-Lantern.

The set also includes Jack-o-Lantern cards that are perfect for matching. Children can look for the matches or play a memory game with them to build social skills. You could also have students sort them by asking them to find all of the Jack-o-Lanterns with round eyes, or all of the Jack-o-Lanterns that have triangles.

The question cards are perfect for informal assessment. Each card asks students to find a Jack-o-Lantern containing a specific feature. These can be used with the large Jack-o-Lantern mats, or with the matching cards, depending on the size of your group and the children’s skill level. If you like this Halloween activity, please be sure to check out my Halloween Vocabulary Cards and Spelling Practice set!

This product is also available as part of my Halloween Math and Literacy Bundle. The bundle includes 5 Halloween themed math and language activities for a discounted price!