Halloween Worksheets

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Friendly ghosts, bats, pumpkins and candy on pages that practice real skills: counting, patterns, letter sounds, CVC words, word problems, reading and writing.

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Halloween activities for preschool

A friendly ghost coloring page, count and circle, trace the Halloween paths, Halloween I spy, big and small, Halloween patterns and find the different one.

Halloween worksheets for kindergarten

Halloween count and write, candy addition, beginning sounds, CVC words, Halloween word tracing, a costume writing prompt and a read-aloud about a fox picking a costume.

Halloween worksheets for 1st grade

Halloween word problems, add and subtract within 20, a costume parade story with questions, a costume writing page, a word search, a treat bag bar graph and an October calendar.

About these halloween worksheets

These Halloween worksheets keep the fun friendly: smiling ghosts, sleepy bats, pumpkins, costumes and candy, with nothing scary or gory. Preschoolers color a friendly ghost, count treats, trace Halloween paths, play I spy, compare big and small and find the one that is different. Kindergartners count and write, add candy, hear beginning sounds, write CVC words like bat and web, trace Halloween words and write about a costume. 1st graders solve Halloween word problems, add and subtract within 20, read a story about a costume parade, graph a treat bag and fill in an October calendar.

Use them in the last two weeks of October. Each grade also has its own Halloween page with a few more sheets: Halloween Worksheets for Preschool, Halloween Worksheets for Kindergarten and Halloween Worksheets for 1st Graders.

Every page is black and white, prints on US Letter or A4, and pages with one right answer have an answer key on page 2.

Standards

  • ELOF P-MATH 2Child recognizes the number of objects in a small set.
  • ELOF P-MATH 3Child understands the relationship between numbers and quantities.
  • ELOF P-MATH 7Child understands simple patterns.
  • ELOF P-MATH 8Child measures objects by their various attributes using standard and non-standard measurement. Uses differences in attributes to make comparisons.
  • ELOF P-PMP 3Child demonstrates increasing control, strength, and coordination of small muscles.
  • ELOF P-SCI 3Child compares and categorizes observable phenomena.
  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.B.5Count to answer "how many?" questions about as many as 20 things arranged in a line, a rectangular array, or a circle, or as many as 10 things in a scattered configuration; given a number from 1–20, count out that many objects.
  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.OA.A.1Represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings, sounds (e.g., claps), acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.3.ADemonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary sound or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.1With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.1.APrint many upper- and lowercase letters.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.2.CWrite a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.K.2Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.MD.C.4Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories; ask and answer questions about the total number of data points, how many in each category, and how many more or less are in one category than in another.
  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.NBT.A.1Count to 120, starting at any number less than 120. In this range, read and write numerals and represent a number of objects with a written numeral.
  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.A.1Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.
  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.C.6Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10. Use strategies such as counting on; making ten (e.g., 8 + 6 = 8 + 2 + 4 = 10 + 4 = 14); decomposing a number leading to a ten (e.g., 13 - 4 = 13 - 3 - 1 = 10 - 1 = 9); using the relationship between addition and subtraction (e.g., knowing that 8 + 4 = 12, one knows 12 - 8 = 4); and creating equivalent but easier or known sums (e.g., adding 6 + 7 by creating the known equivalent 6 + 6 + 1 = 12 + 1 = 13).
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.2.DUse conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for frequently occurring irregular words.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.1Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure.

How to use them

  1. Pick the group for your child's grade, or go to that grade's Halloween page for the full set.
  2. Use one page a day in the week before Halloween to keep the excitement focused on learning.
  3. Save the coloring, playdough and word search pages for a Halloween party or a quiet afternoon.
  4. Not every family celebrates Halloween. The Fall and Pumpkin pages practice the same skills without a Halloween theme.

Teaching tips

  • Preschool: wrapped candy or plastic pumpkins make great real counters. Count them before counting the pictures.
  • Kindergarten: stretch each CVC word slowly (b-a-t) before your child writes the missing vowel.
  • 1st grade: on word problems, ask children to draw the story first, then write the number sentence.
  • Keep it friendly. If a child is worried by a costume or a picture, talk about how it is just pretend.

Questions teachers and parents ask

Are these Halloween worksheets scary?

No. The pictures are friendly ghosts, bats, cats, pumpkins, owls and candy, and the stories are about costumes and parades. There are no skeletons, monsters or gory pictures.

When should I use Halloween worksheets?

In the last two weeks of October, and on Halloween itself for a party or a calm morning before the parade.

Is there an answer key?

Yes. Every page with one right answer has an answer key on page 2 of the same PDF. Coloring, tracing, playdough and writing pages do not need one.

Is there a page for each grade?

Yes. Halloween Worksheets for Preschool, for Kindergarten and for 1st Graders each have 10 to 11 sheets, with a few more than this page.