Halloween Booklet - Lower Primary
Dive into a world of Halloween excitement tailored for our youngest learners! This 40-page booklet is packed with spooktacular activities, including ghostly mazes, pumpkin colouring adventures, and simple math and literacy challenges. Foster creativity and early skills development with engaging, age-appropriate worksheets that capture the thrill of the Halloween season. Print off the entire booklet or pick and choose any of the activities of your choice.
Learning goals
- We are learning to partition and combine collections up to 10 using counting strategies.
- We are learning to sort, name, make and describe familiar shapes using obvious features.
- We are learning to use counting or subitising strategies for addition and subtraction in everyday role-play situations.
- We are learning to sequence days of the week and times of the day and connect them to familiar events and actions, e.g. connecting breakfast to morning.
- We are learning to collect, sort and compare data displayed in various ways to answer yes/no questions.
- We are learning to understand the purpose of punctuation in different sentence types.
- We are learning to use nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs to structure a sentence and make it more vivid.
- We are learning to read, write, name and order two-digit numbers to at least 120 using concrete materials, hundred charts and number lines.
- We are learning to recognise, copy and describe repeating patterns in different ways.
- We are learning to identify the ways we observe special events, e.g. birthdays, Easter, Ramadan, NAIDOC Week, ANZAC Day and why these events are important.
- We are learning to write words using unjoined lower case and upper case letters using functional pencil grip.
- We are learning to count collections of items (e.g. coins) and skip count by 5s or 10s to record how many in the collection.
- We are learning to read decodable and authentic texts fluently using phonic knowledge and to monitor meaning using context and grammar.
- We are learning to create, re-read and edit short written and multimodal texts to report on a topic, express an opinion or recount an event using capital letters, punctuation and correct spelling.
- We are learning to retell or adapt familiar stories through performance, reciting rhymes, writing, drawing pictures or using technology.
- We are learning to add and subtract numbers within 20, using a variety of strategies, e.g. counting on, counting back, partitioning, subitising and part-part whole knowledge of numbers to 10 and to use the language of 'plus' and 'minus' in story problems.
- We are learning to compare objects and events based on length, mass, capacity and duration using comparative language, such as short, wide, long, high.
- We are learning to compare and order objects and events using length, mass, capacity and duration using comparative language, e.g. lightest, light, heavier, heaviest.
- We are learning to use most letter-sound matches including vowel diagraphs, less common long vowel patterns, e.g. ight, consonant clusters and silent letters, e.g. knife, thumb, when reading and writing words of one or more syllables.
- We are learning to model problems involving addition and subtraction, including simple whole-dollar money problems, in practical role-play situations.
- We are learning to recognise, continue and create pattern sequences, with numbers, symbols, shapes and objects, formed by skip counting, initially by twos, fives and tens.
- We are learning to innovate on familiar texts by experimenting with character, setting or plot and by adding prepositional phrases to improve descriptions.
- We are learning to create short imaginative, informative and persuasive multimodal texts using text structures, language and grammatical features appropriate to the audience and purpose.
- We are learning to understand new and familiar vocabulary and to make suitable vocabulary choices to suit the audience and purpose.
- We are learning to add and subtract one- and two-digit numbers, using a variety of strategies, e.g. partitioning, doubles, near doubles, bridging to 10 and rearranging and regrouping of numbers.
- We are learning to measure and compare objects and events using length, mass and capacity, recognising that units need to be uniform, appropriate and used end-to-end.
- We are learning to recall addition facts to 20 and apply to related subtraction facts using a range of strategies.
- We are learning to identify the different text structures and language features of different types of texts, e.g. narratives, recounts, information reports, simple procedures, expression of opinion and responses to texts.
- We are learning to measure the length of shapes and objects using informal units, recognising that units need to be uniform and used end-to-end.
- We are learning to connect number names, numerals and quantities to 10.
- We are learning to use strategies for adding small groups of numbers, e.g. visual displays or concrete materials.
- We are learning to classify objects and copy, continue and create patterns.
- We are learning to compare objects using mass, length and capacity, e.g. heavier, lighter.
- We are learning to explain the order and duration of events.
- We are learning to connect events to the days of the week.
- We are learning to sort, describe and name 2D shapes and 3D objects based on common features.
- We are learning to answer yes/no questions to collect information and make simple inferences.
- We are learning to identify the ways we observe special events, e.g. birthday, Easter, Ramadan, NAIDOC Week, ANZAC Day and why these events are important.
- We are learning to use nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs to structure a sentence and make it more vivid.
- We are learning to understand the purpose of punctuation in sentences.
- We are learning to retell familiar texts through role play, reciting rhymes, drawing pictures or using technology.
- We are learning to imitate the speech, characteristics or attitudes of familiar characters.
- We are learning to read decodable and predictable texts fluently and use strategies to make meaning.
- We are learning to create texts for a purpose that show our understanding of the connection between writing, speech and images.
- We are learning to edit our texts and make changes to improve meaning, spelling and punctuation.
- We are learning to use software, e.g. MS Word to construct texts and add images.
- We are learning to form all upper and lower-case letters correctly.
- We are learning to read, write, model and represent numbers to 100 in different ways and on number lines.
- We are learning to count collections to 100 using place value groupings.
- We are learning to count in ones, twos, fives and tens, to and from 100.
- We are learning to use a range of strategies, to solve simple addition and subtraction problems.
- We are learning to recognise Australian coins according to their value.
- We are learning to continue simple patterns using numbers and objects.
- We are learning to order objects based on lengths and capacities.
- We are learning to identify the different text structures and language features of different types of texts, e.g. simple narratives, persuasives, instructions and expositions.
- We are learning to understand new and familiar vocabulary and to make suitable vocabulary choices to suit the audience and purpose.
- We are learning to tell known stories from different points of view, construct sequels and imaginative reconstructions of stories and poetry.
- We are learning to innovate on familiar texts by experimenting with character, setting or plot.
- We are learning to create short imaginative, informative and persuasive texts using text structures and language features appropriate to the audience and purpose.
- We are learning to re-read and edit text for spelling, sentence punctuation and text structure.
- We are learning to use software, e.g. MS Word or PowerPoint to construct texts which include visual and audio elements.
- We are learning to use most letter-sound matches including vowel diagraphs, less common long vowel patterns, e.g. igh, consonant clusters and silent letters, e.g. knife, thumb, when reading and writing words of one or more syllables.
- We are learning to use digraphs, long vowels, blends and silent letters to spell one and two syllable words, including some compound words.
- We are learning to understand that a sound can be represented by various letter combinations, e.g. the long βaβ sound in stay, weight, able, make.
- We are learning to solve problems by using number sentences for addition or subtraction.
- We are learning to use a range of mental and written strategies to solve simple addition and subtraction problems.
- We are learning to explore number sequences by twos, threes, fives and tens from any starting point.
- We are learning to use a range of mental strategies to solve simple addition and subtraction problems.
- We are learning to compare and order shapes and objects based on length, area, volume and capacity.
- We are learning to compare masses of objects using balance scales.
Curriculum alignment
Create events and characters using different media that develop key events and characters from literary texts
ACELT1833 8.4 Innovate on familiar texts by experimenting with character, setting or plot ACELY1671 8.4 Create short imaginative, informative and persuasive texts using growing knowledge of text structures and language features for familiar and some less familiar audiences, selecting print and multimodal elements appropriate to the audience and purpose ACELY1672 8.4 Re-read and edit text for spelling, sentence-boundary punctuation and text structure ACELY1674 8.4 Construct texts featuring print, visual and audio elements using software, including word processing programs ACELA1824 8.4 Use most letter-sound matches including vowel digraphs, less common long vowel patterns, letter clusters and silent letters when reading and writing words of one or more syllable ACELA1471 8.4 Understand how to use knowledge of digraphs, long vowels, blends and silent letters to spell one and two syllable words including some compound words ACELA1825 8.4 Understand that a sound can be represented by various letter combinations ACMNA036 8.4 Solve problems by using number sentences for addition or subtraction ACMNA030 8.4 Solve simple addition and subtraction problems using a range of efficient mental and written strategies ACMNA026 8.4 Investigate number sequences, initially those increasing and decreasing by twos, threes, fives and tens from any starting point, then moving to other sequences ACMNA055 8.4 Recall addition facts for single-digit numbers and related subtraction facts to develop increasingly efficient mental strategies for computation ACMMG037 8.4 Compare and order several shapes and objects based on length, area, volume and capacity using appropriate uniform informal units ACMMG038 8.4 Compare masses of objects using balance scalesAustralian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.