Halloween PowerPoint Lesson | KS1 & KS2

Explore the history and traditions of Halloween with this colourful, ready-to-use PowerPoint lesson for KS1 and KS2 pupils. Discover the origins of Halloween, the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain and how Halloween is celebrated today.

What’s included?

• An introduction to Halloween and its history
• Halloween’s origins in Ireland and the Celtic festival of Samhain
• How Halloween traditions have changed over time
• Halloween costumes, trick-or-treating and jack-o’-lanterns
• Popular Halloween symbols, including bats, black cats, witches, ghosts, skeletons and spiders
• Halloween celebrations and traditions around the world
• Traditional Halloween foods and treats
• Important Halloween safety advice
• Interesting Halloween facts
• An eight-question multiple-choice quiz with answers
• Discussion questions to encourage pupil participation
• A Halloween timeline
• Creative classroom activities, including pumpkin design, an acrostic poem and a printable colouring sheet

Suitable for:

• Key Stage 1 (KS1)
• Key Stage 2 (KS2)
• History and seasonal topic work
• Halloween classroom lessons and activities
• Whole-class discussions

This engaging PowerPoint combines historical information, colourful illustrations, quizzes and creative activities to help children understand the origins and traditions of Halloween.

Ideal for October lessons, Halloween topic work and enjoyable seasonal learning in the primary classroom.