Halloween Art Lesson Drawing Prompts Fast Finishers Bell Ringers Challenge Cards

These 40 Halloween Art Challenge Cards are bite-sized, hands-on art tasks with a playful Halloween theme for the classroom, homeschool or art studio. Each prompt reinforces the Elements of Art, builds art-making and drawing skills, and encourages creative thinking and experimentation in a choice-based format.

Each card is a half-page in black-line format, so you save paper and students get a manageable space to sketch, shade and experiment. Use one a day through October, or pick the ones that fit your lessons.

WHAT'S INCLUDED (NON-EDITABLE PDF)

• 40 Halloween Art Challenge Cards
• Lesson Plan
• Rubric so students know how they will be assessed
• KWL to complete before starting the daily tasks
• Halloween Reading Page to introduce the theme
• Halloween Poem
• Artwork Reflection, Creative Process Reflection Page and 3 Stars and a Wish Reflection Page
• Cover Page for coloring or for a booklet of the cards
• Optional template for gluing completed cards into a collection
• National Standards for grades 3 to 7

This resource uses American English.

HOW TO USE IT

Use the cards as mini-lessons, explorations, sub plans, homework, sketchbook additions, art centers, bell ringers, exit tickets or early finisher activities. Use them all, or choose which tasks students complete.

Because each challenge fits on a half page, students can finish it in a short time while still getting regular practice with art skills, techniques and ideas.

Standards listed: VA:Cr1.1.3a, VA:Cr1.2.3a, VA:Cr2.1.3a, VA:Cr2.2.3a, VA:Cr1.1.4a, VA:Cr1.2.4a, VA:Cr2.1.4a, VA:Cr2.2.4a, VA:Cr1.1.5a, VA:Cr2.1.5a, VA:Cn10.1.5a, VA:Cr1.2.6a, VA:Cr2.1.6a, VA:Cn10.1.6a, VA:Cr1.1.7a, VA:Cr2.1.7a, VA:Cr1.1.8a, VA:Cr2.1.8a and VA:Cr2.2.8a.

FAQ

How many cards are there?

40 Halloween challenge cards, enough for one a day through October.

Do students need to do them all?

No. Use them all or pick and choose which tasks students complete.

How are students assessed?

A rubric is included, along with reflection pages for students to look back on their work.

Is it editable?

No. It is a non-editable PDF.

ALL TEACHER REVIEWS (1)

★★★ “I paired this one with the back to school challenges for when we got closer to Halloween and the students liked that it was themed for the upcoming holiday.” Marilyn F.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kathleen McGiveron (Ms Artastic) is an artist who has been featured on NBC LX News and designs art lessons for kids and educational resources for teachers. She is the founder of Ms Artastic and hosts the Ms Artastic YouTube Channel and Podcast.

TERMS OF USE

Images and lessons are copyright products.

YOU MAY: use the clip art as clip art, website graphics, binder covers or bulletin board decorations, and use this in creative ways and have as much fun with it as you like. Additional licenses are available for school use.

YOU MAY NOT: use this on OutSchool, put it on your blog, share it with other teachers, administration or districts (admin can buy additional licenses), sell it, give it out for free or photocopy it for others.

Sincerely,

Ms Artastic