Toddler Playschool: H is for Halloween lesson plan {free printable}

This week’s theme for our Toddler Playschool free printable is Halloween. Surprised? This is another one of those topics where there are just SO MANY books and activities to pick from.  So, I went with some of our favorites.  This toddler lesson plan for Halloween in packed full of not-so-spooky fun for toddlers.

This curriculum is ideal for 2-3 year olds. We’ll be reinforcing colors and shapes and introducing letters and numbers. There will also be exploration of different themes each week as we proceed through the alphabet. It provides a flexible framework of activity ideas that can used in the home or classroom.

Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson

My Happy Pumpkin by Crystal Bowman

The Runaway Pumpkin by Kevin Lewis

Ten Timid Ghosts by Jennifer O’Connell

Pete the Cat: 5 Little Pumpkins by James Dean

Songs and Fingerplays

This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine. (repeat 3x)

Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

Hide it inside a pumpkin? No!

I’m gonna let it shine.

Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

Hide it under a haystack? No!

I’m gonna let it shine.

Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

Hide it behind a scarecrow? No!

I’m gonna let it shine.

Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

–Traditional, Altered by Andie Jaye

Five Little Ghosts
(5 Little Ducks tune)
Five little ghosts went out one night

Going to give everyone a fright

“Boo!” said the ghosts to all they neared

Then one of the little ghosts disappeared

(repeat, counting down, until none of the little ghosts remain)

Five Little Pumpkins Sitting on a Gate
Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate.
The first one said, “Oh, my it’s getting late”
The second one said, “There are witches in the air.”
The third one said, “But we don’t care.”
The fourth one said, “Let’s run, let’s run!”
The fifth one said, “Isn’t Halloween fun?”

Then “Whoosh” went the wind
And OUT went the lights.

And five little pumpkins rolled out of sight.

Literacy
H Page for Alphabet Book
Create a page for the alphabet book. Each page is blank except for the week’s letter. Children can be provided with an open-ended activity to decorate the page of their book.  Or you can use the suggested activities to set up an activity to create the page. Once done, pages can be laminated and bound with spiral binding or rings. You can find a template for this book here.

The Hungry Pumpkin (felt board activity)

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 H is for Halloween: Toddler Lesson Plan

If you missed any of the other lesson plans in this series, you can find them here: