Halloween secondary worksheet

Halloween Teacher’s Notes and Worksheets For Secondary Education by David Reeson

TO THE TEACHER Welcome to the email teacher’s notes for Halloween 2006. ruled the Celtic lands, two festivals of Roman origin were Here you will find activities and worksheets to scare your combined with the traditional Celtic celebration of students for a day. These are worksheets and activities for Samhain. all different levels of secondary education. They are The first was Feralia, a day in late October when the designed to provide vocabulary and cultural knowledge Romans traditionally commemorated the passing of the related to Halloween. dead. The second was a day to honour Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruit and trees. The symbol of Pomona Each worksheet is marked with the level, time, language is the apple and the incorporation of this celebration into used and class management. There are also notes on how Samhain probably explains the tradition of "bobbing" for to use the worksheets and in some cases extra activities to apples that is practiced today on Halloween. accompany the worksheets. Also included are cultural information about Halloween so that you and your By the 800s, the influence of Christianity had spread into students are well informed. Celtic lands. In the seventh century, Pope Boniface IV designated November 1 All Saints' Day, a time to honour Happy Halloweening. saints and martyrs. It is widely believed today that the pope was attempting to replace the Celtic festival of the dead with a related, but church-sanctioned holiday. The Background information celebration was also called All-hallows or All-hallowmas (from Middle English Alholowmesse meaning All Saints' Ancient Origins Day) and the night before it, the night of Samhain, began Halloween's origins date back to the ancient Celtic to be called All-hallows Eve and, eventually, Halloween. festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). Even later, in A.D. 1000, the church would make The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is November 2 All Souls' Day, a day to honour the dead. It now Ireland, the United Kingdom, and northern France, was celebrated similarly to Samhain, with big bonfires, celebrated their new year on November 1. This day parades, and dressing up in costumes as saints, angels, marked the end of summer and the harvest and the and devils. Together, the three celebrations, the eve of All beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of year that was Saints', All Saints', and All Souls', were called Hallowmas. often associated with human death. Celts believed that on the night before the New Year, the boundary between the History of the Jack O'Lantern worlds of the living and the dead became blurred. On the night of October 31, they celebrated Samhain, when it The Irish brought the tradition of the Jack O'Lantern to was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth. America. But, the original Jack O'Lantern was not a In addition to causing trouble and damaging crops, Celts pumpkin. The Jack O'Lantern legend goes back hundreds thought that the presence of the otherworldly spirits made of years in Irish History. As the story goes, Stingy Jack it easier for the Druids, or Celtic priests, to make was a miserable, old drunk who liked to play tricks on predictions about the future. For a people entirely everyone: family, friends, his mother and even the Devil dependent on the volatile natural world, these prophecies himself. One day, he tricked the Devil into climbing up an were an important source of comfort and direction during apple tree. Once the Devil climbed up the apple tree, the long, dark winter. Stingy Jack hurriedly placed crosses around the trunk of the tree. The Devil was then unable to get down the tree. To commemorate the event, Druids built huge sacred Stingy Jack made the Devil promise him not to take his bonfires, where the people gathered to burn crops and soul when he died. Once the devil promised not to take animals as sacrifices to the Celtic deities. his soul, Stingy Jack removed the crosses and let the During the celebration, the Celts wore costumes, typically Devil down. consisting of animal heads and skins, and attempted to tell Many years later, when Jack finally died, he went to the each other's fortunes. When the celebration was over, they pearly gates of Heaven and was told by Saint Peter that he re-lit their hearth fires, which they had extinguished was too mean and too cruel and had led a miserable and earlier that evening, from the sacred bonfire to help worthless life on earth. He was not allowed to enter protect them during the coming winter. heaven. He then went down to Hell and the Devil. The Devil kept his promise and would not allow him to enter By A.D. 43, Romans had conquered the majority of Celtic Hell. Now Jack was scared and had nowhere to go but to territory. In the course of the four hundred years that they wander about forever in the darkness between heaven and

hell. He asked the Devil how he could leave as there was Halloween was a time for making mischief - many parts no light. The Devil tossed him an ember from the flames of England still recognise Halloween as Mischief Night - of Hell to help him light his way. Jack placed the ember in when children would knock on doors demanding a treat a hollowed out Turnip, one of his favourite foods which (Trick or Treat) and people would disguise themselves as he always carried around with him whenever he could witches and ghosts, in order to obtain food and money steal one. For that day onward, Stingy Jack roamed the from nervous householders. earth without a resting place, lighting his way as he went with his "Jack O'Lantern". On all Hallow's eve, the Irish hollowed out Turnips, rutabagas, gourds, potatoes and beets. They placed a light in them to ward off evil spirits and keep Stingy Jack away. These were the original Jack O'Lanterns. In the 1800's a couple of waves of Irish immigrants came to America. The Irish immigrants quickly discovered that Pumpkins were bigger and easier to carve out. So they used pumpkins for Jack O'Lanterns. Fire Fire was very important to the Celts as it was to all early people. In the old days people lit bonfires, to scare away evil spirits. They believed that light had power over darkness. In some places they used to jump over the fire to bring good luck. Today, we light candles in pumpkin lanterns and then put them outside our homes to frighten away witches and ghosts. Apple Bobbing (Duck-apple) The Roman festival for remembering the dead was also in October. During this time, the Romans remembered their goddess, Pomona. She was the goddess of the trees and fruits, and when the Romans came to Britain, they began to hold these two festivals on the same day as Samhain. Apple games probably became associated with Halloween because of this. We play the game bobbing for apples, in which apples are placed in a tub or a large basin of water. The contestants, sometimes blindfolded, must take one bite from one of the apples without using their hands. It is not permitted to edge the apple to the side of the bowl to get hold of it. Dressing up - The tradition of dressing in costume for Halloween has both European and Celtic roots. On Halloween, when it was believed that ghosts came back to the earthly world, people thought that they would encounter ghosts if they left their homes. To avoid being recognized by these ghosts, people would wear masks when they left their homes after dark so that the ghosts would mistake them for fellow spirits. To keep ghosts away from their houses on Halloween, people would place bowls of food outside their homes to appease the ghosts and prevent them from attempting to enter. Trick or Treat

Activities Answers Witching Worksheets T R I C K O R T R E A T V T A S D F C N I K P M U P A S Witching Worksheet 1 G H J P A G A N K L T Y M L Z C G V U S B N M Q E W P I Level: 3rd of ESO – 2nd Batxillerat D Y C H L W C N E T Z O I V Time: 20 mins Z O E A D S I A L C O V R E Group: pairs, whole class, individual S D L F R E E T R U M K E D Language: Halloween language, Celts, A S T F O N T E C Y B M C Q Gaelic, celebrate, emigrate A J S L N U N A M H I O O S B R O O M S T I C K E N S R To begin with, ask the students what they know about T N O T E L E K S W Y S T S Halloween, including the celebrations. Get them to make I N I G H O S T R P E T U B a list of all the different celebrations that people do on Halloween. Then compare their answers with the H A U N T E D H O U S E M E following celebrations: trick or treat, wearing costumes, S E R A L W T O Z E R R E T apple bobbing, Jack O’Lantern. Ask students why we D A V R W S T I R I P S S A celebrate these things and why we celebrate Halloween. J A C K O L A N T E R N O B After they discussed this with their partner and later the class, give them witching worksheet 1 to check their answers. Witching Worksheet 3 Answers Level: 2nd of ESO – 2nd Batxillerat 1 F (Halloween is more than 2000 years old) Time: 15 mins 2F Group: pairs, whole class 3 F (they worshipped Samhain lord of the dead) Language: Halloween language, question 4F 5F formation 6F 7F Students play this game in pairs to practice vocabulary 8T and question formations. This game is better played as a follow up to witching worksheet 2 where students get a good understanding of the vocabulary. The game is play Witching Worksheet 2 with coins and not dice; if the coin lands on heads the students move one space, if it lands on tails they move Level: 1st of ESO – 2nd Batxillerat two spaces. Time: 15 mins Group: pairs, whole class, individual Answers 1 Jack O’lantern Language: Halloween language, 2 Celts 3 31st October In pairs ask students to make a list of vocabulary they 4 Pumpkin know related to Halloween. Check meanings with the 5 Witch whole class. Give them Witching Worksheet 2 and let 6 Broomstick them find the words. Check meaning with the whole class 7 Gravestone once everyone has finished the worksheet. 8 Bat / Owl 9 Black cat 10 Treat 11 Frankenstein 12 Skull

Answers pumpkin ghost Witching Worksheet 4 vampire monster haunted witch zombie bat Level: 3rd of ESO – 2nd Batxillerat Time: 15 mins mummy skull Group: individual, pairs, whole class warlock carve Language: Halloween language scary devil Crossword costume pagan goblin 1 2 M P 3 C O S T U M E 4 W 5 V Witching Worksheet 6a / b O M E A 6 G N 7 S P I D E R M Level: 4th of ESO – 2nd Batxillerat H 1 5 1 0 K E 8 C P Time: 50 mins O O W W I I W A I Group: individual, pairs, whole class 9 K E L E T O N 1 C T O 1 E R Language: Halloween language, narrative S 1 O 2 B structures T C L R E H F O These two worksheets are designed to help students 1 O understand the structure of a story better. Photocopy as 4 C necessary and cut out witching worksheet 6b. Students A M have to put the story in order focusing on important 1 A U N T E D H O U S E narrative structures and linking words. Using this story as 3 H a guide the students write there own story. Before they L T begin writing, in pairs they have to discuss the elements D I of the story e.g. characters, setting, action, content etc. The students can then write their stories at home and then R C compare their stories in the next class with their partners. O K Witching Worksheet 7 N Level: 1st – 2nd of ESO Witching worksheet 5 Time: 15 mins Group: pairs, whole class Level: 3rd of ESO – 2nd Batxillerat Language: Halloween language Time: 10 mins Group: individual, pairs, whole class Memory game Language: Halloween language Photocopy as necessary Witching Worksheet 7, then cut it out and glue it to card. Explain to the students that they Hand out Witching worksheet 5 and ask students to have to put the cards faced down and turn two up at a time. construct the words by finding the combinations that exist If the cards match (picture and word) then the student on either side of Frankenstein. The words are in halves keeps that card and has another go. If the cards don’t only and they are sporadically placed. match then the student has to replace the cards in the same place. The winning is the student with the most pairs.

Witching Worksheet 1 HISTORY OF HALLOWEEN The history of Halloween is more than 2,000 years old. The Celts, who lived in Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Cornwall, were the first to celebrate the festival. The Celts worshiped nature. They worshiped a Sun God and believed that without him, they would not live. They also worshipped Samhain who was the lord of the dead and of the cold, dark winter season. They believed that on October 31 Samhain would call together all of the dead and these souls would take on the shape of an animal. They believed that all creatures walked on Earth on that night. This was called the Vigil of Samhain. When the Romans introduced Catholicism to the Celts they had a festival to celebrate all the saints who didn’t have their own holiday. This was celebrated on November 1st and was called All Saints Day or All Hallows Day in Gaelic. The Roman Catholics thought that this would stop people celebrating the festival of Samhain on October 31st. Unfortunately, according to tradition the devil and his friends came out on October 31st to make fun of All Hallows Day. So October 31st became known as All Hallows Eve, and over time it has been reduced to Halloween. The holiday Halloween has become famous all over the world and many countries celebrate its traditions. It is however most famous in the United States of America where the Celts took the festival when they emigrated many years ago. It is also celebrated a lot in Great Britain. Many people wear costumes and have parties in celebration of the festival. If you don’t have any plans yet for Halloween why don’t you spend some time with a friend or family? Because whatever happens, you don’t want to be alone on Halloween. Answer the statements with (T) True or (F) False 1) Halloween is 2000 years old. ________ 2) The Celts are Americans. ________ 3) The Celts worshiped the dead. ________ 4) Samhain was an animal. ________ 5) The devil appears on November 31st. ________ 6) The name Halloween comes from Spanish. ________ 7) The English took Halloween to the United States of America. ________ 8) People put on costumes on Halloween. ________

Witching Worksheet 2 HALLOWEEN WORKSHEETS T R I C K O R T R E A T V T A S D F C N I K P M U P A S G H J P A G A N K L T Y M L Z C G V U S B N M Q E W P I D Y C H L W C N E T Z O I V Z O E A D S I A L C O V R E S D L F R E E T R U M K E D A S T F O N T E C Y B M C Q A J S L N U N A M H I O O S B R O O M S T I C K E N S R T N O T E L E K S W Y S T S I N I G H O S T R P E T U B H A U N T E D H O U S E M E S E R A L W T O Z E R R E T D A V R W S T I R I P S S A J A C K O L A N T E R N O B GHOSTS JACK O’LANTERN WITCHES SKELETON BROOMSTICK COSTUMES CAULDRON ZOMBIE BAT HAUNTED HOUSE PAGAN MONSTERS OWL DEVILS CELTS SPIRITS TRICK OR TREAT VAMPIRE PUMPKIN SCARY

Witching Worksheet 3 What is Where Dracula When do this? does sucks your we START Halloween blood, celebrate come miss a go Halloween? from? What is a jack o lantern made from? What is What is There are Bats are lots of this? What does this? chasing monsters a witch fly you, and you are on? scared to go forward one death go back to start What animal comes out at night and flies? What is What this? What What do animal is monster is we say on FINISH associated made by Halloween, with man? trick or…? Halloween?

Witching Worksheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 15 10 8 9 11 12 14 13 ACROSS DOWN 3. Worn on Halloween night. 1. Wolves howl at this. 7. Creates a web to catch flies. 2. These are carved for Halloween. 8. A black one is said to bring bad 4. Turns into a wolf when the moon is luck. full 9. Made of all the bones in your body. 5. Dracula is one of these. 11. Month in which Halloween takes 6. You might wear a sheet to look like place. one of these. 13. A house where ghosts live is said 10. Flies on a broomstick on to be this. Halloween 12. Witches fly on these on Halloween 14. Potions are created in this. 15. Hoots at night.

Witching Worksheet 5 Help Dracula put the word boxes in the right order and write the words in the table below. sc de rve ster at sk war gob ary hau ca ost gh tume mmy wi pkin vil b bie lin mu pire tch cos nted lock mon pa pum vam gan ull zom Answers:

Witching Worksheet 6a GHOST STORIES Write a ghost story and scare your friends

Witching Worksheet 6b GHOST STORIES The White Lady Haapsalu is an old medieval town northern Estonia. In the winter it is very cold and dark with only about 4 hours of daylight in the day. It often snows and there is a permanent white blanket across the whole town. In the middle of the town there is a dark and moody castle. For many years it has been derelict and people refuse to go near it because they think it is haunted; and they maybe right. Four hundred years ago the castle was home to many monks who lived and worked in the castle. These monks were very pious people and also very powerful in the region. They were respected by everyone and believed everything they said. They very rarely went out of the castle grounds as they had to dedicate their lives to God. One of these monks, Peter, had lived in the castle for many years and was loved by many. Peter, however, was lonely and desired the pleasures and love of the outside world. One day he managed to escape the castle dressed in normal clothes and began walking the streets unnoticed. He loved this new freedom and smiled and said hello to everyone he met. While walking he met a prostitute, Agatha, and asked her if she would walk with him. She accepted and they began to walk. Agatha was a beautiful young woman who was dressed in a long white dress. Peter liked her and persuaded her to go back to the castle with him where they would be more comfortable, and again she accepted. Once back in the castle grounds they were seen by another monk who quickly told the bishop. Peter and Agatha were caught and were sent to the bishop. The bishop told Peter that he had been very bad and was told to pray to God and ask for forgiveness. However the bishop told Agatha that entering the castle grounds was a very serious crime and for her punishment ordered her to be put into the wall of the tower. Agatha was horrified and protested but the bishop repeated that she would be put into the tower. Agatha had understood however that the tower was a jail but Agatha was put into a very small room next to the tower wall and the monks built a wall over the door so that she would never be able get out and no-one would get in. Agatha screamed, scratching at the walls in desperation not knowing if it was day or night but the monks would not let her out. She lived for four more days before dieing of starvation. Agatha’s soul couldn’t escape when she died; it remained in the wall and so she decided to haunt the monks until they left the castle. She wailed and cried as loud as she could day and night all around the castle. The monks were terrified and they all left the castle a year later. The white lady can still be heard in the castle walls to this day four hundred years later. You can hear her crying over the injustice of her death. But if you go near the tower wall she might think you are a monk – so be careful.

MUMMY GHOST BAT MEMORY SKULL PUMPKIN WITCH BLACK BROOM- MONSTER CAT STICK Witching Worksheet 7 DEVIL CAULDRON VAMPIRE OWL SKELETON HAUNTED HOUSE

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