More Halloween-Themed SEL Resources

Halloween is just around the corner, this Saturday! If applicable, please use the following activities and
resources to integrate Social and Emotional Learning within the classroom. Each of these activities are directed towards Halloween, and offer activities to lead discussions towards problem solving, mindfulness, recognizing emotions, decision making, and discerning the difference between appropriate and inappropriate behaviors.

For elementary school students:

Trick or Treat Behavior Sort Activity: Decision-Making & Self-Management

• Have students group behaviors under “trick” or “treat.” “Trick” behaviors are inappropriate; “treat” behaviors are appropriate.
• Examples of behaviors include: stealing, saying “please”, yelling, holding the door for someone, running in the hall, saying “thank you”, sharing, hitting, working quietly, teasing, following directing, interrupting, raising your hand, taking turns, name calling, giving a compliment, listening, etc.
• Print a list of behaviors and cut them into strips of paper. Students will then be able to take turns placing behaviors under the correct column.

Spider Emotions Matching Game: Identifying Emotions

• This game requires kids to predict what a certain circumstance or action would cause a spider to feel, so it is best to use it to reinforce the concepts with children who already have an emotional vocabulary.
• You can download the template for the Spider Emotions matching game cards, but it requires a free subscription to the weekly newsletter.

Spider Emotions Matching Game

Halloween Trick or Treat Safety Coloring Book: Mindfulness

• The link below will allow you to download some Halloween Safety coloring pages. Print them off and let your child be mindful when coloring in the picture. These coloring pages are not COVID-friendly, so please be mindful when using them.

Halloween Safety Book

​For Middle-High School Students:
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