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Student Opinion: What Are You Afraid Of?
A great resource for informational texts as well as writing topics, the New York Times website provides writing prompts about various news articles through The Learning Network. This particular worksheet provides a very short...
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Explore Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" in this literature analysis lesson. Middle schoolers read and summarize the plot of the story. They then adapt passages for a contemporary audience and analyze the...
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Halloween Word Search
In this Halloween word search worksheet, students read over the 10 words about Halloween. Students then find the words in the word search puzzle.
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Halloween Match-Up
In this Halloween worksheet, students match Halloween related words to their pictures; students may color pictures when match-up is finished.
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Lesson Ideas for Halloween Writing
Halloween writing activities provide a way to make descriptive language a part of a student's literary repertoire.
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Halloween Literature Unit: The Magic Pumpkin
Students are read The Magic Pumpkin. In this reading comprehension lesson, students practice their sequencing skills and listening skills. They participate in various activities after the story to promote their ability to recognize the...
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Halloween Literature Unit: Creative Writing Project
Students practice their creative writing skills and build cooperative learning skills. In this creative writing project, students review parts of a story. Students reinforce the concept of sequencing and develop stronger writing...
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Spooky Words
Students create "spooky word" sheets using white construction paper, orange and black paint, eyedroppers, and thin coffee straws. The lesson is ideal for a pre-Halloween activity. Finished artwork can be displayed around the classroom.
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Haunted House
Students are read the story "That Terrible Halloween Night". Using their senses, they describe what it is like going into a haunted house for the first time. They write their own ending to the story and share it with the class to end the...
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The Story of Jack O'lantern
In this Halloween reading worksheet, students learn the origin of the Jack O'Lantern by reading the Irish tale. Note: There are references in this story to selling souls to the Devil, purgatory, the fires of Hell and Jack who gets drunk...
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Ghost Acrostic Poetry
In this Halloween language arts worksheet, students write an acrostic poem regarding ghosts using the letters GHOST.
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Halloween Letter Match
In this Halloween activity worksheet, students draw a line from each Halloween picture to the letter that begins with the same sound. Students match five images to the letters w, m, s, g, and b.
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My Halloween Worksheet
In this Halloween word and picture matching worksheet, students study 7 pictures that depict Halloween symbols. Students match these to the words that describe each one.
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Halloween Match
In this Halloween word worksheet, students examine 5 pictures of Halloween objects. Students read the riddles in another column, write the answer and then match it to the picture it describes.
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Halloween Pictures: Find the "W" Words
In this "W" word worksheet, students examine 10 pictures of Halloween symbols. Students color the pictures that show words that begin with letter W.
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Halloween Graphitti
Students complete multi-curricular activities in a Halloween themed instructional activity. In this Halloween instructional activity, students examine newspaper ads to find prices of pumpkins and use them to complete a stem and leaf...
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Halloween Tales
Students work in groups to brainstorm and generate a list of Halloween characters, descriptive terms, and action words. Individuals choose a pre-determined writing prompt to enter into a Word document and complete the story using the...
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Halloween Words
In this recognizing vocabulary words about Halloween worksheet, students read the illustrated words pumpkin, skeleton, ghost, scary, and Halloween and follow the teacher's oral directions for completing an activity. Students read 5 words.
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Syllables #4
In this Halloween word parts worksheet, students recognize syllables as they say the name of 10 pictures and identify whether they hear 1, 2, 3, or 4 word parts.
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Halloween Handwriting Practice
In this Halloween manuscript handwriting practice worksheet, students trace the holiday-related words on the sheet. They also write the words independently on the provided lines.
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Ghosts and Spirits
Connect poetry to a naturally kid-friendly topic: ghosts! Draw on your class's prior knowledge of the paranormal to help them access the classic poem "Haunted House" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. After a fun warm-up activity describing...
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Halloween Activity 2
In this word practice learning exercise, students complete word practice activities including a word scramble, a maze activity, a word building activity, and a word search activity. All activities relate to Halloween.
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Halloween Activity
In this word practice worksheet, students complete word practice activities including a word scramble, a secret message activity, and a crossword activity. All activities relate to Halloween.
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Halloween Animals Picture Test
In this Halloween animals worksheet, pupils identify the various Halloween animals and circle the word that matches the 10 animals.