Trick or Treatasaurus / The Haunted Hallway
From Alma's Way · 2022
24 minPre-KK1st2ndSocial-Emotional Learning
Summary
When Alma's dinosaur costume falls apart on Halloween, she turns the mishap into a creative new idea. In the second story, the friends' haunted hallway gets so spooky it stops being fun, and they learn to read the room and dial it back.
Viewer safety
All agesScary moments
Gentle, playful Halloween spookiness for young viewers; the story's whole point is noticing when 'spooky' stops being fun.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
These Halloween stories are about creative problem-solving and reading how others feel.
- How did Alma fix her costume when it fell apart?
- How did the friends know the haunted hallway had gotten too scary?
- What can you do when a game stops being fun for someone?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: costume, creative, too much
Try it: Think of a time something went wrong and name one way you could turn it into a new idea.