Try itHalloween in 20 daysHalloween for the classroom
Two rounds a class can play from one link on the board: a gentle one for the youngest, and one on how the world keeps the season, from Irish bonfires to Mexican marigolds. Friendly, never frightening, and nobody signs up to play.
How it runs
Ten minutes from now
Try a round now
Open Little monsters or Lanterns and legends and answer the three sample questions yourself, with the host reacting.
Try Little monstersMake it yours
Press Make my version. Say the age of your class and what you are studying, read every question before anyone else sees it, and keep what fits.
Put the link on the board
Pupils play on the board together or on their own devices. No accounts, no app, and the link is unlisted unless you choose otherwise.
Or a calm haunted room, for an older class
The class on one board, about each other: everyone picks a monster on their own device (or you type them in), finishes one sentence, and the room guesses whose it is. A calm room uses the gentle scare and family-safe words, and draws nobody: pupils play as the monster they pick, so no picture is made of any child. You can read every question before it shows, and skip any.
Open a calm roomTry any of them now
The rounds
Your host
Gourdon
A jack-o'-lantern who only pretends to be scary. Spooky in the silliest way, for ages six and up.
Make the round from your own lesson, worksheet or reading. Creator Pro, $11 a month
Questions
Is it suitable for young children?
Little monsters is written for small children and grandparents to play together: pumpkins, bats, black cats and costumes. It is friendly and never frightening. You see every question before your class does, so you decide what stays.
Do pupils need accounts?
No. A round opens from one link in a browser. Players are never asked to sign up.
Can I make a Halloween quiz from my own lesson?
Yes. The free plan makes short rounds from a topic you describe. Creator Pro makes them from your own material: a web page, a PDF or a transcript.
What is the calm haunted room, and is it right for my class?
It is a game about the people in the room: each pupil finishes a sentence such as "At midnight I eat..." and the class guesses whose it is. A calm room keeps to family-safe words (nothing about bodies, relationships, money, health, religion or politics), uses the gentle scare, and never draws a picture of anyone. It suits classes old enough to enjoy guessing about each other, roughly eleven and up; for younger children Little monsters is the better choice. A pupil can skip the sentence or take it back, and you can skip any question before it is shown.
Is the history accurate?
Lanterns and legends is generated for you from a brief about where the season comes from and how it is kept around the world. Read it before the lesson, as you would any resource: you can edit or replace any question.