Primary Six Halloween Unit Enter the haunted house..

Fill in the Gaps in your booklet (1) Halloween comes from the phrase “All Hallows Eve”. The Halloween tradition comes from England and Ireland. Halloween began as a festival to celebrate the end of summer. The meaning of Halloween has changed over the years...

Fill in the Gaps in your booklet (2) Halloween became a night of horror. Irish children carved out pumpkins and lit them with candles for Halloween. Now people dress up in scary costumes. After dark, costumed children go from house to house demanding sweets.

Kids in the USA and Britain love dressing up at Halloween Kids in the USA and Britain love dressing up at Halloween. They visit houses, sing songs or tell a joke to get sweets. Many go to Halloween parties and play games like "ducking for apples". You must pick up an apple in water but you can only use your mouth.

Listen and read these words about Halloween : Halloween words Listen and read these words about Halloween : haunted house , witch, vampire, werewolf, ghost, black cat, bat , spider, pumpkin, jack-o-lantern, Halloween decorations, costume, broomstick, hat, candy http://www.hkedcity.net/article/ec-halloween/coolwords/

Monsters come out on Halloween night! Learn a rap about a monster…

The Hairy Scary Monster Rap http://www. britishcouncil Song is a monster and he lives on a star He travels in a space ship and a little green car He's got eleven noses on a very big head His hands and feet are purple and his fingers are red   He's a monster, monster, hairy scary monster Doing the hairy, scary monster rap He drinks coca cola and he eats little boys He likes jumping up and down and making a noise He doesn't like bananas and he doesn't like cheese He never says "thank you" and he never says "please" Doing the hairy, scary monster rap x 4 

Tongue Twisters Listen to the clips of Halloween-related tongue twisters. See how fast you can say them and listen to your friend… http://www.hkedcity.net/article/ec-halloween/tongue/

If two witches wear two watches, which witch would wear which watch? Helen hardly ever heard the horrible haunted house's Halloween howl. If black bats could blow bubbles, how big bubbles would black bats blow? Gary's green ghosts get going gamely The wise witch went walking with William's owl's wing. Don't buy big black cats or blind bats' blood !

Halloween Acrostic Poem An acrostic poem is one where you choose a word or name and use each letter in the name as the beginning of a word or line that tells something about that person or topic. Example: An acrostic poem using the word "Sun."

Sometimes when we go to the beach, I will get sun burn. Usually if I put Sun block on my skin, I will not burn. Noon is when I'm really prone to burning.

Write an Acrostic Poem using the word below.

Facts about Halloween Of all fruits and vegetables, pumpkin is the best source of vitamin A. Just a half cup of pumpkin has more than three times the recommended daily requirement.

A traditional food eaten on Halloween is barnbrack, a kind of fruitcake that can be bought in stores or baked at home. A muslin-wrapped treat is baked inside the cake that, it is said, can foretell the eater's future. If a ring is found, it means that the person will soon be married ; a piece of straw means that a prosperous year is on its way.

Halloween is the 8th largest card-sending occasion. There are over 28 million Halloween cards sent each year.

Zombies What is a zombie? It is a dead body that has been brought back to life!

Some people in the USA love to wear zombie costumes for fun!

What is Frankenstein? Frankenstein is a scary story written by Mary Shelly in 1831

In the story mad Dr. Frankenstein creates a monster made from body parts!

Play the online Frankenbrain game! http://funschool.kaboose.com/fun-blaster/halloween/games/game_frankenbrain.html

Kinds of Monsters: Describe theses monsters (use a dictionary) 1. 2. 3. 4.

Writing What costume do you want to wear for Halloween ? What would you do if you wear this costume? Where would you live? Who else would live with you? Would you expect your life to be better than it is now ? Why or why not ?

It Must be Halloween! (1) THE GHOST SAYS BOO THE CAT SAYS MEOW THE GOBLINS SAY TRICK OR TREAT IT MUST BE HALLOWEEN THE WOLF HOWLS OWOOOOO THE WIND BLOWS WHEEEWWW THE WITCHES LAUGH HEE HEE HEE IT MUST BE HALLOWEEN SKELETONS MAY DANCE ABOUT BY JACK 'O LANTERNS LIGHT SPOOKS AND MONSTERS ARE ALL OUT CAUSE THE MOON IS FULL TONIGHT

It Must be Halloween! (2) THE SLIME GOES SLURP POP SPLAT THE OOZE GOES BUBBLE HICCUP ITS YUCKY BUT ITS FUN TONIGHT IT MUST BE HALLOWEEN SKELETONS MAY DANCE ABOUT BY JACK 'O LANTERNS LIGHT SPOOKS AND MONSTERS ARE ALL OUT CAUSE THE MOON IS FULL TONIGHT THE GHOST SAYS BOO THE CAT SAYS MEOW THE GOBLINS SAY TRICK OR TREAT IT MUST BE HALLOWEEN IT MUST BE HALLOWEEN

Trick-or-Treat Smell my feet Give me something good to eat Trick-or-Treat Smell my feet Give me something good to eat. Not too big, not too small, Just the size of Shanghai School