History of Halloween Scavenger Hunt Activity Print & Digital

Need your students to read all about the history of Halloween? This Halloween Scavenger Hunt activity features 32 printable cards and 72 digital Boom Cards. Students will read and respond to 32 interesting facts on the history of Halloween.

Your students will be in awe as they learn all about the origin of Halloween tracing back to the early Irish and Scottish immigrants, the customs and traditions observed globally, as well as many other interesting facts.

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⭐ Both US and British English spellings included in separate files for the printable activities.

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ITEMS INCLUDED

• 32 Fact Cards on Halloween (print)
• 4 Recording Sheets (print)
• Answer Key (print)
• 72 Boom Digital Cards
• Banner Reading 'Happy Halloween' ( 4 options)
• Writing Templates x 12 featuring Halloween related backgrounds - students write 2-3 facts and add illustrations; would also be useful to write on a writing prompt

Scavenger Hunt Activity

Place the 32 fact cards on Halloween around the classroom. Students can work individually, in pairs, or in small groups to find the answers to all 32 questions on their recording sheets. They must read the fact card to find the answer for each corresponding fact question on their response sheets.

Digital Activity

• Assign the 72 Boom Cards Deck via Google Classroom or your school's LMS.

• Students will read information cards and answer multiple-choice questions. Students who need additional reading support have the option to listen to the included audio on each information card.

• To make the activity more fun, and motivate students to read and complete the task, students will 'collect' the arms, legs, torso, eyes, and mouth to build a monster at the end.

• With this activity, your students will benefit from reading practice in addition to getting key information on interesting Halloween facts.

• This deck is created in Flow Magic, so students have the option to go back and read the fact card again in order to respond to the multiple-choice question.

Evidence of Learning

• After the entire class has finished the Scavenger Hunt, you can display these cards on the interactive whiteboard and discuss answers. This way students can reflect on their responses while referring to the questions again.

• Have students write 2-3 facts on Halloween on a writing template of choice. As the backgrounds featured are plain and simple, they can add further illustrations.

• These templates can also be used to write on a given prompt.

NOTE: you can select any number of cards (1- 18) or (19-32) depending upon time available. Print out recording sheets accordingly.

Alternative Versions

If you would like to have your students do this activity with QR Codes or as an ELA Test Review in Google Forms, access the links:

• Halloween QR Code Hunt Print & Scan
• Halloween ELA Review

Also included in:

• Holidays Around the World Hunts Print & Digital Bundle
• Holidays Around the World Boom Cards Bundle

Related Resources

• Halloween Story Writing
• Spooky Animals Riddles
• Halloween Number Sense Math Scoot Bundle
• Place Value Scavenger Hunt Halloween Theme
• Halloween Informational Report Writing Editable Flipbook
• Halloween Digital Research Google Drive
• Halloween QR Code Hunt Print & Scan
• Halloween ELA Review
• Holidays Around the World Hunts Print & Digital Bundle
• Holidays Around the World Boom Cards Bundle
• Halloween Bulletin Board Letters
• Cute Halloween Animals Clipart
• Halloween Cards From Teacher

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