5 Pack Bundle | Halloween Movie Guide Questions + Activities | Lower Grades

Come get this discounted offer of 5 movie guides to accompany Halloween movies for the lower grades. Answer keys are included for each movie.

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Coraline Movie Guide + Activities (Grades 4-8)

This 16 page movie guide with handouts is for the film "Coraline (2009)".

This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.

PART 1 – Comprehension questions in chronological order. I have made three sets for differentiation. The multiple choice questions may also work well with ESL/ELL students. Answer keys included.

• 50 questions requiring full sentence answers.
• 35 questions requiring full sentence answers (15 removed from the 50 question set)
• 35 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers

PART 2 – Storyboard and synopsis

• Students to draw a 9 scene storyboard of what they believe to be the most important parts in the movie. To include a brief description for each scene. Remind students they can look at the movie questions to help with the sequences.
• Using their storyboards as guides, students to write a synopsis of the movie.

PART 3 – Puzzle. Answer key included

• First students need to put 10 events from the movie in the correct order. The comprehension question sheets can be helpful for the order if necessary.
• Following that, the students use those answers to get 10 letters that will go into the code box.
• They can then use those 10 letters in the code box to complete the secret message.

Based on the novel by Neil Gaiman. The movie follows an adventurous 11-year-old girl named Coraline, who after moving house feels bored and alone and discovers a small door that magically leads to an alternate version of her life.

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Halloweentown Movie Guide + Activities (Grades 4-8)

This 11 page movie guide with additional activity handouts is for the film "Halloweentown (1998)".

This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.

PART 1 – Comprehension questions in chronological order. I have made two sets for differentiation. The multiple choice questions may also work well with ESL/ELL students. Answer keys included.

• 35 questions requiring full sentence answers.
• 35 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers

PART 2 – Storyboard and synopsis

• Students to draw a 9 scene storyboard of what they believe to be the most important parts in the movie. To include a brief description for each scene. Remind students they can look at the movie questions to help with the sequences.
• Using their storyboards as guides, students to write a synopsis of the movie.

PART 3 – Character creation and newspaper report writing

• Students to imagine they are a character living in Halloweentown. Using their creativity, they decide the type of character they'll be, such as a werewolf, ghost, witch etc then draw and write about it following the prompts.
• Students to imagine they are reporters from Halloweentown and write an article about the time when Kalabar was thwarted trying to convince everyone to become evil and take back the mortal world. To include quotes and a drawing.

The movie is about the Cromwell family and their secret connection to Halloweentown. When grandmother Aggie (who happens to be a witch) arrives to try and get her daughter Gwen's help to save Halloweentown, the children overhear and are suddenly whisked off for an adventure in this strange place where it’s always Halloween.

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It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Movie Guide + Activities (Grades 1-4)

This 7 page movie guide with additional activities accompanies the animation film "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)".

This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.

PART 1 – Comprehension Questions. I have made two sets of questions for differentiation or depending on how much of a challenge you want to give the students. Answer keys included.

• 15 questions in chronological order with long answers
• 15 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers. In chronological order.

At the end of the second page there is a 12 word word-search for the students to complete. Answers are included for both.

PART 2 – Creativity and Fun

• The first section is for the students to imagine they are joining Charlie Brown’s jack-o-lantern competition, so need to design and color theirs in the space provided. Below that they then write a step by step process of how they would make it using a real pumpkin.
• Student’s to join Linus in writing a letter to the Great Pumpkin. In their letter, they need to explain to the Great Pumpkin why he should visit their pumpkin patch, and what they want him to bring to them for Halloween.
• A 14 word Halloween crossword for the early finishers. Answers included

This short animation is about our lovable peanuts characters celebrating Halloween. Linus hopes that this year the Great Pumpkin will visit his sincere pumpkin patch, and Charlie Brown gets invited to a Halloween party.

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The Halloween Tree Movie Guide + Activities (Grades 4-8)

This 12 page movie guide with additional activity handouts is for the film "The Halloween Tree (1993)".

This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.

PART 1 – Comprehension questions in chronological order. I have made two sets for differentiation. The multiple choice questions may also work well with ESL/ELL students. Answer keys included.

• 30 questions requiring full sentence answers.
• 29 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers. The last question requires a full sentence answer.

PART 2 – Storyboard and synopsis

• Students to draw a 9 scene storyboard of what they believe to be the most important parts in the movie. To include a brief description for each scene. Remind students they can look at the movie questions to help with the sequences.
• Using their storyboards as guides, students to write a synopsis of the movie.

PART 3 – Character writing, crossword & wordsearch

• Students to write about one of the characters following the question prompts and to include a drawing of their chosen character.
• Just for fun word search and crossword puzzle (10 questions with the answers being the words to find in the word search) also 5 hidden words to find. Answer key included.

Based on Ray Bradbury's novel of the same name, the movie follows four trick-or-treating friends who are whisked away on a spooky adventure where they learn about the origins of Halloween, and at the same time help rescue their best friend Pip.

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The Nightmare Before Christmas Movie Guide + Activities (Grades 4-8)

This 11 page movie guide with additional activity handouts is for the film "The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)".

This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.

PART 1 – Comprehension questions in chronological order. I have made two sets for differentiation. The multiple choice questions may also work well with ESL/ELL students. Answer keys included.

• 35 questions requiring full sentence answers.
• 35 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers.

PART 2 – Storyboard and synopsis

• Students to draw a 9 scene storyboard of what they believe to be the most important parts in the movie. To include a brief description for each scene. Remind students they can look at the movie questions to help with the sequences.
• Using their storyboards as guides, students to write a synopsis of the movie.

PART 3 – Writing (creativity)

• Students to create and draw their own Halloween Town spooky creature, followed by a description with any special abilities it might have.
• Related to the previous task. From their creature’s perspective, students need to write an account for the days leading up to Halloween, as well as the day itself. Including the thoughts and feelings and what scary role the creature played on the special day.

About the movie:

Halloween is over and was another great success for everyone in Halloween Town. However, Jack the Pumpkin King is getting bored of doing the same thing over and over again each year. Mulling over what to do, he stumbles upon another special holiday and decides it's time to take on a new role, with unforeseen consequences

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Movie permission slip form

This FREE simple letter to parents explaining some positive reasons to watch movies in class, and to allow them to give their child permission to watch a movie at school can be found here:

PG Movie Permission Slip Form - Editable Word doc or Easy printable PDF

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Exceptions & Limitations: Classroom Use, Fair Use, and more

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How can movies help students learn English?

Movies can be used as a follow on from a novel study

- There are a huge number of movies that have been adapted from books which allow for book to movie comparisons or simply as a reward for finishing the book.

Learning from movies is motivating and enjoyable

- Sometimes students need a change in style, and movies are generally an integral part of a student's life.

Movies provides authentic and varied language

- It's always a good idea to introduce students examples of English in real situations. This includes accents different to your own.

Movies gives a visual context

- This gives the student the ability to interpret the language in full visual context. To see such visual supports as facial expressions and gestures simultaneously.

Variety and flexibility

- Movies can also act as a springboard for follow-up tasks such as discussions, debates on social issues, role plays, reconstructing a dialogue or summarising.

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