There’s more to a Halloween class party than candy and costumes. Incorporating some reading will not only keep your students entertained but also help refine their literacy skills. Halloween-themed books are a great way to add a fun and easy academic activity to the party agenda. These adventure-filled picture books will get your students into the spooky spirit and put literacy at the center of the celebration. 

If your students love to sing, read aloud The Spooky Wheels On the Bus — a Halloween-themed take of the classic The Wheels on the Bus song. Your students will learn about number sequencing and onomatopoeia while they enjoy the eye-catching illustrations of mummies and jack-o-lanterns. 

Halloween picture books pair well with an arts and crafts activity. For example, read the Pumpkin Magic, a whimsical rhyming book about porch pumpkins coming to life when hit with the moonlight. Your students will be in awe of all the adventures pumpkins can have, such as attending a fairy ball and wearing costumes to trick-or-treat. After reading the book, have your students draw their own wildly imaginative pumpkin and refer back to the book for inspiration. 

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