Halloween Read Alouds for Kindergarten
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It’s never too early to start preparing your homeschool Halloween activities, and what better way to get into the spirit than by reading some spooky stories!
Here are some great Halloween read alouds for kindergarten that are sure to get your students excited about the holiday.
Whether you’re looking for creepy tales or laugh-out-loud funny stories, this list of Halloween stories has something for everyone.
From silly to spooky, these books are sure to get your little ones excited about Halloween.
Halloween is a great time to break out the spooky stories and read aloud to your kindergarten class.
Whether you’re looking for classics like “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” or something more modern like “Room on the Broom,” there are plenty of great options to choose from.
And what could be more fun than cuddling up with your little ones and reading them a scary story on Halloween night?
The benefits of reading Halloween stories to students
Reading Halloween stories is a great way to get kids excited about the upcoming holiday. It also helps them learn about different traditions and cultures.
Reading aloud is also a great way to promote literacy and build vocabulary. When you read stories aloud, your child can hear new words and learn what they mean as they’re used in context throughout the story.
When you read aloud, you model proper sentence structure, inflection, pausing for punctuation, and much more!
Choosing the right Halloween read-alouds
When choosing a Halloween story to read aloud, it’s important to consider your audience.
Some stories may be too scary for younger students, while others may not be appropriate for older students. It’s also important to consider the length of the story.
You’ll want to choose a story that’s just right for your students’ attention span and level of comprehension.
Homeschool Halloween Activities
In addition to the Halloween books featured below, be sure to check out the following Halloween activities. They’re perfect for rounding out your Halloween plans:
- Halloween scavenger hunt
- Halloween color by number printable
- Halloween dot to dots
- Spaghetti & eyeball Halloween sensory bin
- Halloween paper crafts
I love to incorporate movies and videos into our unit studies whenever possible. They’re perfect for sick days or rainy days. Here are a few ideas for kids:
Halloween Resources
These Halloween Lacing Boards are designed to make learning fun. They’re great for teaching kids fine motor skills, precise hand movements, and how to focus their attention. Your children will have so much fun with this toy, they won’t realize they are learning.
This LEGO set features a Vampire with large fangs, movable claws, vest, bow tie and a billowing black cape, plus a small pet bat with movable wings!
Halloween Read Alouds for Kindergarten
If you're looking for some great Halloween read alouds for your kindergarten students, look no further!
In this blog post, we'll share a few of our favorites, as well as some tips for choosing the right ones for your kids.
We'll also provide a list of recommended halloween read alouds for kindergarteners, so you can get started right away!
Little monsters and goofy goblins take center stage in this silly, spooky spin on Clement C. Moore's beloved poem.
But what will happen on Halloween when the monsters come face to face with human trick-or-treaters?
Monster is excited to see what kind of creature will move into Vampire’s old house on the block.
He even starts practicing his welcome growl for the new neighbor.
But when the moving truck pulls up, it’s not a greedy goblin, an ogre, or a dastardly dragon that steps out.
Instead, it’s something even more terrifying than Monster could have imagined!
Monster quickly rallies the other neighbors to unite against the new guy on the block.
But what if the new neighbor isn’t exactly as bad as Monster thinks?
There are all kinds of creatures in the house: a big Ma monster and her wee monsters two, a scrawny black cat and her wee kittens three, a green Pa goblin and his wee goblins four, and more!
Count along as the creatures prepare for the Halloween Fright.
This bestselling counting book for beginning readers is filled with ghosts, a witch and spooky fun!
It's Halloween, and ten timid ghosts in a haunted house have a problem: a mean witch has moved in and is planning to scare them out, one by one!
Count from One Spooky Bus up to Ten Goofy Ghosts as this Halloween ride races through town picking up a few unsuspecting passengers along the way.
Everyone knows most young saplings dream of becoming Christmas trees.
But one grumpy, old tree who doesn't like lights, decorations, or people is determined to be different.
Get ready to meet the Halloween Tree!
The witch and her cat are happily flying through the sky on a broomstick when the wind picks up and blows away the witch's hat, then her bow, and then her wand!
Luckily, three helpful animals find the missing items, and all they want in return is a ride on the broom.
But is there room on the broom for so many friends?
And when disaster strikes, will they be able to save the witch from a hungry dragon?
The first pumpkin Tim ever carved was fierce and funny, and he named it Jack.
When Halloween was over and the pumpkin was beginning to rot, Tim set it out in the garden and throughout the weeks he watched it change.
By spring, a plant began to grow!
Pumpkins, candy, and costumes! With flaps that reveal fun Halloween surprises, this Pete the Cat holiday story is sure to be a sweet treat for your little trick-or-treaters.
Follow Pete as he goes trick-or-treating from house to house and discover what is waiting behind each door.
Groggle met Snarlina at her house one spooky night. A swarm of bats was fluttering. The moon was shining bright.
When Groggle and Snarlina get dressed up to go trick-or-treating on Halloween, they hope to fill their pails with yummy loot from all their spooky neighbors.
After a quick wardrobe malfunction, which Groggle smartly sets right, they're off to see the werewolf, the witch, the mummy, and the ogre.
But no matter whose house they visit, Groggle just can't control his monster appetite! Snaaarf! Slobber! Cruncha-muncha!
Crispy bones, lizard tails, spider pops, slugs and snails . . . Groggle gobbles them up before they even land in his pail!
At the end of the night, Snarlina sifts through her treats while Groggle watches on, having eagerly eaten all his treats.
Can friendship save this spooky holiday?
By choosing the right stories and complementing them with fun activities, you can create a memorable experience for your students that will last long after Halloween is over.
Do you have any favorite Halloween read alouds for kindergarten? Share them in the comments below!
Happy reading!
