Halloween at school

Finally, I was actually allowed some creative freedom this week in my lessons since it was Halloween. I love Halloween and its such a strange and fun American tradition that I really wanted to go all out with my students. The more I explained Halloween to different people throughout the week, the more I realized how bizarre the holiday really is, especially since EVERYONE gets into it at home. For my lessons this week I did a variety of Halloween themed games and activities, my favorite of which was having the students work in teams to dress up their classmates in Halloween costumes made out of newspaper. The students all got really into it and worked really well together. I'm still not sure what most of the costumes were supposed to be, but it was hilarious seeing my little kids completely covered from head to toe in newspaper. Here are some of my favorite pictures from the week.










many of my students wear masks to school everyday





Halloween decorations in my classroom

This week I also decided to bring in pumpkins for my one teachers class so that they could have the experience of carving them. None of them had ever done it before, and afterwards they thanked me and said they appreciated having that experience and that they wouldn't forget it. It's fun being able to share these kinds of things with other people and to know that from now on, I will always be remembered as the person who taught them that thing or shared something new with them. For Tammy and my teachers, I will always be the American who helped them carve their first Halloween pumpkin.