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Halloween Main Idea

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    Finding the main idea
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  • Sometimes people visit a haunted house on Halloween. Haunted houses can be a fun place to go if you like to get scared! Usually, people dress up in scary costumes and hide in the haunted house. What is the Main Idea?
    Visiting haunted houses can be fun.
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  • Halloween is a holiday in the fall. Halloween is on October 31st. Usually the weather is a little bit cool for Halloween, but it depends on where you live in the country. What is the main idea?
    Halloween is a holiday in fall.
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  • Fall is a colorful time of year. The leaves may have changed colors to beautiful red, yellow, and orange, and many leaves may have fallen off the trees. It’s fun to crunch in the leaves when you go trick-or-treating. What is the main idea?
    Fall is a colorful time of year.
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  • Some stories say that vampires can change into a bat to fly around at night. Vampires are supposed to be afraid of garlic and crosses. Vampire costumes usually have a cape and pointy fangs. What is the main idea?
    All about vampires.
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  • Some people like to dress as a witch for Halloween. Witches can be scary, funny, or even pretty! Most witches wear a black dress with black pointy shoes. They also wear a black pointy hat. What is the main idea?
    Dressing like a witch for Halloween
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  • Spiders are crafty! A spider spins a new web each day. The spider uses its web to catch insects to eat. Spiders can actually be good for a garden because they eat bad insects that kill plants. What is the main idea?
    Spiders are crafty!
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  • Choosing a costume for Halloween can be lots of fun! There are a lot of different costumes to choose from. Sometimes people make their own costume from clothes and other things they have at their house. What is the main idea?
    Choosing a costume for Halloween can be lots of fun!
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  • Ghost costumes are easy and fun to make. First, you need to find an old sheet that is okay to cut. Next, you need to cut two eye holes in the middle of the sheet. After that, you should put the sheet over your head to see if it fits!
    Ghost costumes are easy to make.
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  • Getting lots of candy on Halloween is usually every kid’s favorite part of the holiday. Kids can get lots of free candy when they go trick-or-treating. What is the main idea?
    Getting candy on Halloween is fun!
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  • When you trick on treat. You should also bring a light, such as a flashlight or glowstick, so cars can see you in the dark. Most people walk around their neighborhood to trick-or-treat. What is the main idea?
    What to bring when you trick on treat.
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  • People often think of bats when they think about Halloween. Bats are actually very good animals that help humans by eating bugs, like mosquitoes, that carry disease. What is the main idea?
    How bats are helpful.
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  • Bats fly at night and sleep during the day. They can eat hundreds of mosquitoes in one night, and use sound waves to find their food. Bats are very interesting animals. What is the main idea?
    Bats are interesting animals.
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  • Some popular costumes for Halloween are a witch, mummy, cat, vampire, pumpkin, and ghost. Costumes can be scary, silly, cute, funny, or interesting! What is the main idea?
    Popular Halloween costumes.
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  • Witches are interesting. Sometimes witches also have a black cat, or a big pot called a cauldron. Witches brew potions in their cauldrons. They might say, “Double, double, toil and trouble. Fire burn and cauldron bubble!”
    Witches are interested.
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  • It’s fun to crunch in the leaves when you go trick-or-treating. Sometimes you need to wear warm clothes over or under your costume when you trick-or-treat. You may also need an umbrella if it rains! What is the main idea.
    Trick or treating in the fall can have all kinds of weather. 
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