Hi fellow spooky teachers! Are you in need of some Halloween poems for your classroom? Below you’ll find 3 Halloween-themed poems for students from Kindergarten to Grade 3. They all come with a video version, print PDF, and PowerPoint slides, so you can choose whatever works best for your classroom.
There’s a link under each poem to a post with teaching activity ideas if you’re looking for extra inspiration.
You have full permission to use the poem for teaching purposes within any educational setting, including online learning and homeschool.
Halloween Poem 1: The Last Pumpkin
Ideal for grades 1-3 with curriculum tie-ins including SEL (feeling left out, differences, perspective), art, and math. Can also be used as a seasonal read-aloud or bell-ringer.
Grab your free printable PDF or ready-to-adapt PPT deck below. For teaching ideas, see this page: The Last Pumpkin
Halloween Poem 2: What do you see Jack O’Lantern?
Ideal for grades K-2 as a read-aloud, or use the video version as a moment of post-recess pause in the classroom, as it includes a short mindfulness introduction. Curriculum tie-ins: point of view (POV), perspective, personification, inference, and creative writing (language arts), imagining and drawing pictures of Halloween (visual arts) as well as measuring and shapes (math).
Grab your free printable PDF or ready-to-adapt PPT deck below. For teaching ideas, see this page: What do you see Jack O’Lantern?
Halloween Poem 3: In the Corner
Ideal for Grade 2, this short fun poem comes with a video, PPT, and teacher resource pack that includes printable worksheets with response questions and a choice of post-reading activities. Curriculum tie-ins: Math: 2D shapes; Science: animals (species, differences, homes/habitats); Language Skills: poetry, inference, critical thinking
Grab your free printable PDF or ready-to-adapt PPT deck below. For teaching ideas, see this page: In the Corner poem
Bonus: Timmy’s Lonely Night
A short story with a Halloween theme for Grades 2-3 or ESL and ELL students. Comes with a video version and teacher resource pack.
Find teaching ideas for Timmy’s lonely night here.
Happy Teaching and Happy Halloween! Kim x
All poems are by Kim T. Harrison. Videos are created in Canva.
