During the lesson, learners are progressing toward the following language learning aims:
 shows what activities to take out of a two hour class.
Content / Activities
Resources
Sub-theme: Halloween
Lesson Prepared by Chris Hackett
Can Do Statements
 Can work collaboratively to complete a task
Literature
The Fairground Ghost by
Stage plan overview:
Felicity Everett
Introduction
 Recap vocabulary from the previous lesson – what can students remember about Halloween, candy, ghosts, trick or treat, 31st October? (Chapters 4 – 6)
Use Teacher Resource 1 to refresh their memories. Ask the students to spell the words and invite them to write them on the board.
Course Book: Kid’s Box 3
Play Pictionary Teacher Resource 2.
Supporting Tasks
Books not needed today, but
 Write the word Halloween on the board and in pairs (try and match a weaker student with a more able one) ask them to find as many
remind students to bring books in
words as possible from the word in ten minutes. Demonstrate by doing a couple of examples (whale, well) - pointing at the letters as
Programme 2 as they will be used
you write the word so they understand what you are asking them to do. 5 points for a five letter word, 4 points for a four letter word and
throughout the year.
so on. Total the points and the winning pair is the one with the highest score.
 Recap what the students remember about The Fairground Ghost story so far and complete Activity Sheet 1 - The Spooky Quiz. You
Teacher’s Resources
wish to do this as a class activity – ask the question and then students give the answer. Encourage them to spell out the words.
Teacher to then write answers on the board for students to copy.
1. Pictionary cards
 Read Chapters 4 and 5 of The Fairground Ghost. Students then complete Activity 2 - Sequencing. This is a sequencing activity
2. Halloween flash cards
about the story so far. Students need to put the events in the correct order as they appeared in the story – this can be through cutting
3. Sequencing Answers
and sticking, or just numbering each sentence correctly. Fast finishers can answer the bonus question “what do you think will happen
4. Ghost Craft
next? There are two options for this activity (2i which is taken directly from the book and 2ii which is in easier language). Differentiate
appropriately for your class. For 2i you may wish students to have access to the book.
Activity Sheets
 Read Chapter 6 to the students – did anyone guess the ending?
1. Spooky Quiz
Main Task
2. The Fairground Ghost –
 Students work with their parents to complete a ghost craft (for a big class, students will need to start this before parents arrive). Have
sequencing activity
all materials for the craft ready to begin the activity. Variations on the ghost’s face can be used: bigger/smaller/sadder eyes/mouth.
3.
Ghost Template
Students and parents can present their ghosts to the class and the audience will then use the scare-o-meters from last week to indicate
(2 per student)
how scary the ghost is (cute ghosts are ok too!). Use Teacher Resource 4 and Activity Sheet 3 for the craft.
4. Word search
 Students can use the scare-o-meters from last week to indicate how scary the ghosts are (but cute ghosts are ok too).
Post Task Activities
Additional Materials
 Early finishers can attempt the word search - Activity Sheet 4
Self Assessment
Lesson Log
Lesson Log
 Students complete their Lesson Log and Self Assessment - Task 10
Paper plates
Extension: Students can write and draw about their favourite part of the book, The Fairground Ghost.
Glue
Scissors
Please make sure you hand out reports and certificates today.
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Teacher Resource 1
Select words that have been covered in the previous lesson which can easily be described.
The teams take turns choosing a card from a bag. The student whose turn it is has to act out the
word for his/her team in a certain time (30/45 seconds); the team will be awarded 5 points for a
correct guess. The team with the most points is the winning team. This game will be better
monitored with just two groups and teacher acting as time keeper.
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Teacher Resource 2
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Teacher Resource 3
Answers to Activity Sheet 2i
The Fairground Ghost
( 1 ) On Friday, Jake saw a poster on his way to school. The Fair was in town.
( 2 ) Jake asked his mother to take him. “There are 70 great attractions!” Jake told her.
“And I’ve got 70 piles of washing to iron,” she said. “Why not ask your sister?”
( 3 ) Jake made a face. His sister Marcia spent the whole time on the phone. But he
had to find someone to go with. He went to ask Marcia.
( 4 ) Jake held his breath. He counted to ten. He counted to ten again. At last, Marcia
looked up. “OK, pest, she said. “We’ll take you.”
( 5 ) Jake soon found the ghost train and climbed aboard. With a lurch, the train began
to move into a tunnel.
( 6 ) Then the train went around the final bend and out popped a little ghost. But the
the little ghost wasn’t scary. The little ghost was the funniest thing Jake had
ever seen.
( 7 ) Jake was still laughing as he left the train. “What’s so funny?” asked a man with a
clipboard. “The little ghost!” gasped Jake. He hadn’t seen the man’s badge. He
didn’t know the man was a Ghost Inspector.
( 8 ) The Ghost Inspector held up his scare-o-meter. “Be as scary as you can”, he said to
the little ghost. The little ghost took a deep breath….and screamed. BLEUGHHHHH!
The arrow on the scare-o-meter quivered. Was the little ghost scary? The Ghost
Inspector checked. “Just as I thought!” he said. “Not scary at all.”
( 9 ) The little ghost started to glide sadly away. Jake ran after it. “Wait!” he shouted.
Don’t go.” He tried to catch hold of the little ghost. “Don’t be sad!” Jake said,
when he caught up with the ghost. “This is a fun fair. Why not stay and have some
fun?”
Answers to Activity Sheet 2ii
7, 1, 5, 3, 4, 6, 2, 8
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Teacher Resource 4
Adapt for your class and available resources.
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9" paper plate
Black construction paper
White construction paper
Black and pink markers
Glue stick
Scissors
White crepe paper streamers
12" piece of white yarn
Tape
How to make it:
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From the pattern, cut two large ovals from black paper and two small ovals
from white paper.
Use glue stick to attach the white ovals to the black ovals. Use a black marker
to add pupils to the white ovals.
Using the pattern cut two arms from white paper and the mouth from black
paper.
Glue the facial features to the front of the paper plate. Glue the arms to the
back of the paper plate.
Cut crepe paper into five strips, 24 inches long each. Glue crepe paper to the
back of the paper plate so that they hang down from the bottom.
Add cheeks with pink marker and eyebrows with the black marker.
Fold yarn in half and tape the open ends to the back of the plate for the
hanger.
Tips:
1.
Try different facial patterns by drawing mouths with teeth, smiley faces, or
whatever you like.
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Activity Sheet 1
1. Where was Jake going when he first saw the poster advertising The Fair was in town?
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2. Jake needed someone to take him to The Fair. Who was the second person he asked
to take him?
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3. How many great attractions did Jake tell his mother there would be at The Fair?
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4. What was the name of the ride Jake’s sister and her boyfriend rode when they first
arrived at the fair?
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5. When Jake first saw the little ghost, what did he think?
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6. When Jake got off the Ghost Train he met a man who asked him why he was
laughing. What was the man’s job title?
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7. What was the name of the machine the Ghost Inspector used to measure how scary
the ghost was?
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Activity Sheet 2i
The Fairground Ghost
Put the information in the correct order by writing the numbers in the brackets ().
( ) The Ghost Inspector held up his scare-o-meter. “Be as scary as you can”, he said to
the little ghost. The little ghost took a deep breath….and screamed. BLEUGHHHHH!
The arrow on the scare-o-meter quivered. Was the little ghost scary? The Ghost
Inspector checked. “Just as I thought!” he said. “Not scary at all.”
( ) Jake made a face. His sister Marcia spent the whole time on the phone. But he
had to find someone to go with. He went to ask Marcia.
( ) On Friday, Jake saw a poster on his way to school. The Fair was in town.
( ) The little ghost started to glide sadly away. Jake ran after it. “Wait!” he shouted.
Don’t go.” He tried to catch hold of the little ghost. “Don’t be sad!” Jake said,
when he caught up with the ghost. “This is a fun fair. Why not stay and have some
fun”?
( ) Jake soon found the ghost train and climbed aboard. With a lurch, the train began
to move into a tunnel.
( ) Jake held his breath. He counted to ten. He counted to ten again. At last, Marcia
looked up. “OK, pest, she said. “We’ll take you.”
( ) Jake was still laughing as he left the train. “What’s so funny”? asked a man with a
clipboard. “The little ghost!” gasped Jake. He hadn’t seen the man’s badge. He
didn’t know the man was a Ghost Inspector.
( ) Jake asked his mother to take him. “There are 70 great attractions!” Jake told her.
“And I’ve got 70 piles of washing to iron,” she said. “Why not ask your sister?”
( ) Then the train went around the final bend and out popped a little ghost. But the
the little ghost wasn’t scary. The little ghost was the funniest thing Jake had
ever seen.
Bonus question
What do you think will happen next in the story?
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Activity Sheet 2ii
Put the information in the correct order by writing the numbers beside the sentence.
Two of them have been done for you.
Order
7
What Happened
The Ghost Inspector saw on his scare-o-meter that the ghost was “not
scary.”
Jake saw a poster for the fair.
On the ghost train ride, the ghost was not scary. Jake thought he was
funny.
Marcia said she would take Jake to the fair.
Jake went on the ghost train.
The Ghost Inspector asked Jake what was so funny.
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Jake asked his mum to take him to the fair, but she said no.
Jake told the ghost not to be sad and told him to have fun.
Bonus Question What do you think will happen next in the story?
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Activity Sheet 3 from kaboose.com
Teacher Resource 3
Paper plate ghost
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9" paper plate
Black construction paper
White construction paper
Black and pink markers
Glue stick
Scissors
White crepe paper streamers
12" piece of white yarn
Tape
How to make it:
8. From the pattern, cut two large ovals from black paper and two small ovals from white
paper.
9. Use glue stick to attach the white ovals to the black ovals. Use a black marker to add pupils
to the white ovals.
10. Using the pattern cut two arms from white paper and the mouth from black paper.
11. Glue the facial features to the front of the paper plate. Glue the arms to the back of the paper
plate.
12. Cut crepe paper into five strips, 24 inches long each. Glue crepe paper to the back of the
paper plate so that they hang down from the bottom.
13. Add cheeks with pink marker and eyebrows with the black marker.
14. Fold yarn in half and tape the open ends to the back of the plate for the hanger.
Tips:
2. Try different facial patterns by drawing mouths with teeth, smiley faces, or whatever you
like.
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Activity Sheet 4
From www.printables4kids.com
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Student Learner Diary for ………………………….……….. (Date)
Three things I learned or practiced today
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I played a game of Pictionary.
I sequenced a story and predicted the ending.
I worked with my parent/guardian/teacher to make a ghost.
To the Parent/Guardian This Learner Diary encourages the student to reflect on what s/he has
studied in this week’s lesson. It also provides you with important information about what your child is
learning and allows you to support this at home.
Student Learner Diary for ………………………….……….. (Date)
Three things I learned or practiced today

I played a game of Pictionary.
I sequenced a story and predicted the ending.
I worked with my parent/guardian/teacher to make a ghost.
To the Parent/Guardian This Learner Diary encourages the student to reflect on what s/he has
studied in this week’s lesson. It also provides you with important information about what your child is
learning and allows you to support this at home.
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