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This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP Jr. topic Halloween, and supports the standard of explaining the significance of holidays and observances. Students demonstrate understanding through a variety of projects.
Step 1: ACTIVATE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
Ask students:
- What traditions or celebrations do you look forward to during the fall?
Step 2: BUILD KNOWLEDGE
- Play the Halloween movie.
- Click the pause button each time a question appears in Annie’s Notebook and discuss it as a class. Then play to see how Annie answers it.
TIP: The pause button turns red to remind you to pause.
Step 3: APPLY and ASSESS
Students take the Easy Quiz or Hard Quiz, demonstrating what they learned about the topic while applying essential literacy skills.
Step 4: DEEPEN and EXTEND
Students express what they learned about Halloween while practicing essential literacy skills with one or more of the following activities. Differentiate by assigning ones that meet individual student or grade-level needs.
- Draw About It: Draw a symbol of Halloween.
- Activity: Make a Halloween mask of your favorite character or person from history.
- Talk About It: Write a Halloween word for each letter of the alphabet.
- Write About It: Write about an idea for a Halloween costume. Include details about how it would look.
More to Explore
Holidays Unit: Continue to build understanding around diverse cultures and celebrations by exploring more BrainPOP Jr. topics.
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