Interactive
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Halloween Exercises - "A Ghost Story"

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this online Halloween reading comprehension worksheet, learners read "A Ghost Story." They use drop down menus to choose the correct answers to 11 reading comprehension questions. They hit the "Done" button when they are finished.
Lesson Plan
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Halloween Rhymes and Songs

For Teachers K - 1st
Students learn, memorize, and replay a rhyme. In this Halloween-themed lesson plan, students discover Halloween rhymes and songs while they pretend to be the characters that chase ghosts away.
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Halloween English Exercise

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this interactive Halloween English exercise learning exercise, students listen to a clip of a Halloween story and complete the sentences from the story by selecting the correct word from the drop-down menu. There are 20 sentence...
Writing
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Writing Bug: A Halloween Who, When, Where

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this creative writing worksheet, students choose one item from each category about who, where, and when and write a creative Halloween story. Students write 1 story.
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Halloween

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Halloween worksheet, learners listen to a song and story about Halloween, complete a word search, answer true or false questions, and more. Students complete 6 activities.
Worksheet
Reading Through History

Reading with a Purpose: Haunted Houses

For Students 8th Standards
Boo! Whether you're easily scared or enjoy a good fright, a reading passage on haunted house attractions is a great addition to a Halloween-themed unit. Learners read a short informational passage before answering multiple choice,...
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Lesson Ideas for Halloween Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Halloween writing activities provide a way to make descriptive language a part of a student's literary repertoire.
Lesson Plan
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A Barn Guide to History

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students use the internet to research the history of their local area through the use of barns. In groups, they discuss the importance of the barns in their community and develop an interpretation of the history of various barns to...
Website
A&E Television

History.com: The History of Halloween

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the origins and history of Halloween as well as traditions and superstitions of this holiday. Links to video clips are included.
Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Americans Celebrate Halloween

For Students 3rd - 8th
How did we come to dress up in costumes and go begging for candy? This site has the story behind Halloween and old photographs.