Activity
British Council

British Council: Learn English Kids: The Haunted House

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read along and listen to an animated story about two children who go into a haunted house looking for their dog. They find many animals there, but where is their dog?
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "An Authentic Narrative of a Haunted House" by J. S. Le Fanu

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the full text of the short story "An Authentic Narrative of a Haunted House" by Joseph S. Le Fanu.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Haunted House by Charles Dickens

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of a collection of short stories titled "The Haunted House" by Charles Dickens. Dickens wrote the opening and closing story while other famous authors wrote the remaining stories centered around a haunted house.
Primary
Other

Maine Historical Society: "Haunted Houses" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

For Students 9th - 10th
Read Longfellow's frequently quoted poem about haunted houses.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: The Haunted House

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a flipchart designed to help students write a multi-paragraph story. Students will write a story about a Haunted House that they walk through and detail what happens to them in each room.
Lesson Plan
Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: Tj Books Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Hazel Hutchins has written the TJ series of novels. This teaching guide for TJ and the Cats and TJ and the Haunted House includes book summaries, teaching ideas and the author's reflections about writing the books.
Primary
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore

Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore: Poe's Poems: The Haunted Palace

For Students 9th - 10th
Scholarly archive of Poe's poem "The Haunted Palace" is home to numerous versions of the work in manuscript and in print, including versions that were published in the Poe horror classic "The Fall of House of Usher."
Interactive
TVOntario

Tvo Kids: Games: Big Escape 1: Haunted House

For Students 3rd - 5th
Solve the mystery of Dr. Know It All's magic elixir by searching for clue words and filling in the missing parts of his journal.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: A Haunted Island by Algernon Blackwood

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of the suspenseful short story "A Haunted Island" by Algernon Blackwood set in an empty vacation house on an uninhabited island.
Website
British Council

British Council Go4 English for Arabic Speakers: Stories

For Students 3rd - 8th
A collection of 20-25 animated stories designed to teach children English. Children can read as they watch and listen, then play a game to see how much they understood. Includes original stories on topics of interest to students...
Handout
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Monday or Tuesday, by Virginia Woolf

For Students 9th - 10th
Full text of Virginia Woolf's short story collection Monday or Tuesday. Includes "A Haunted House," "A Society," "Monday or Tuesday," "An Unwritten Novel," "The String Quartet," "Blue & Green," "Kew Gardens," and "The Mark on the Wall."
Graphic
Curated OER

Language Guide: La Fantasia Ii

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Listen to and read the Spanish words for magical and Halloween-themed characters and concepts, such as elf, ghost, witch, scarecrow, and haunted house.
Activity
Museum of Science

The Atom's Family: Electrical Safety

For Students 3rd - 8th
Help Frankenstein find out about electrical safety by clicking on the haunted house characters to find out what they are doing wrong.
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Halloween Hop

For Students 1st - 6th
Happy Halloween! Test your reflexes and your knowledge of Halloween trivia by hopping from platform to platform while collecting different costumes and candy! How far up can you get in this hopping haunted house?
Article
A&E Television

History.com: Halloween Timeline: How the Holiday Has Changed Over the Centuries

For Students 9th - 10th
From pagan rituals to costumes and candy corn, discover how Halloween and its associated traditions has evolved through the ages.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Confession by Mary Roberts Rinehart

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of the mystery "The Confession" by the master of suspense Mary Roberts Rinehart. At the heart of this novel is a possible haunted house.
Unit Plan
Georgetown University

Georgetown University: Edgar Allan Poe (1809 1849)

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This site is a professor's guide for students. This guide features information on how to distinguish between Poe and his narrators in his stories.
Lesson Plan
Maine Historical Society

Maine Historical Society: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: A Collection of Plans for Middle School Students

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This collection of plans is designed for 7th grade, and includes interdisciplinary ideas for use in the classroom. Also included are student handouts and copies of the poems.
Graphic
Curated OER

Language Guide: La Fantasia Ii

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Listen to and read the Spanish words for magical and Halloween-themed characters and concepts, such as elf, ghost, witch, scarecrow, and haunted house.
Graphic
Curated OER

Language Guide: La Fantasia Ii

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Listen to and read the Spanish words for magical and Halloween-themed characters and concepts, such as elf, ghost, witch, scarecrow, and haunted house.
Graphic
Curated OER

Language Guide: La Fantasia Ii

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Listen to and read the Spanish words for magical and Halloween-themed characters and concepts, such as elf, ghost, witch, scarecrow, and haunted house.
Graphic
Curated OER

Language Guide: La Fantasia Ii

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Listen to and read the Spanish words for magical and Halloween-themed characters and concepts, such as elf, ghost, witch, scarecrow, and haunted house.
Graphic
Curated OER

Language Guide: La Fantasia Ii

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Listen to and read the Spanish words for magical and Halloween-themed characters and concepts, such as elf, ghost, witch, scarecrow, and haunted house.
Graphic
Curated OER

Language Guide: La Fantasia Ii

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Listen to and read the Spanish words for magical and Halloween-themed characters and concepts, such as elf, ghost, witch, scarecrow, and haunted house.

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