Halloween: Everything You Need

Articles Halloween Web Hunt Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Discover the history of Halloween traditions and learn about mummy burials, vampire bats, plus other frightful facts. Read more >	Everything You Need Pumpkins: Everything You Need Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 These cross-curricular activities help students develop key skills by studying one of this season's most celebrated crops. Read more >
Book Resources, Lesson Plans Harry Potter Brings Magic Into the Classroom Grades: 3–5 Harry Potter themed skill-building classroom activities, such as homemade trading cards, Hogwarts yearbook, and more! Read more >	Blog Posts Quick Halloween and Fall Ideas Grades: 1–2, 3–5 Quick and simple Halloween-oriented activities to get students motivated and excited while also keeping them focused on their learning. ... Read more >
Collections Halloween Activity Set Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 The history of monsters, the science of bats, and other fun topics to teach and learn about on this spooky holiday Read more >	Blog Posts Candy Experiments and Buybacks: Get Rid of Your Halloween Candy Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Three fun and festive ways to repurpose leftover Halloween candy Read more >
Blog Posts Halloween Vocabulary Parade Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 A festive Halloween-oriented activity that allows your students to dress up and learn unique vocabulary words Read more >	Blog Posts Easy Halloween Tricks & Treats Across the Curriculum Grades: PreK–K Project and activity ideas to help you use the Halloween theme in all subject... Read more >
Articles A Jack-o'-Lantern Poem Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 A poem with a fun and spooky pumpkin theme. Read more >	Writing Activities, Lesson Plans See a Story Created By You Come to Life Grades: 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Watch as author and illustrator David Costello transforms thoughts about scary characters and fun plot twists into an exciting picture book. Read more >
Articles Not-So-Scary Storybook October Grades: 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Put a literary twist on the season of bats, ghosts, and pumpkins with this lesson in literature with a Halloween theme. Read more >	Book Excerpts Ghosthunters and the Incredibly Revolting Ghost Text Excerpt Grades: 3–5 Look out for the ghost goo in this excerpt from Ghosthunters and the Incredibly Revolting Ghost by Cornelia Funke! Read more >
Book Excerpts Ghosthunters and the Gruesome Invincible Lightning Ghost Text Excerpt Grades: 3–5, 6–8 In this excerpt from Ghosthunters and the Gruesome Invincible... Read more >	Book Excerpts Ghosthunters and the Muddy Monster of Doom Text Excerpt Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Intrepid ghosthunter-in-training Tom has battled Incredibly Revolting Ghosts, Gruesome Invincible Lightning Ghosts, and a Totally Moldy Baroness. But... Read more >
Book Excerpts Ghosthunters and the Totally Moldy Baroness Text Excerpt Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Strange and stinky things are happening at Gloomsburg Castle. It appears that the murderous spirit of a 400-year-old, Totally Moldy Baroness has... Read more >	Booktalks Encyclopedia Horrifica Booktalk Grades: 6–8 Are vampires real? Werewolves? Ghosts? Aliens? Zombies? Faeries? In this book, you'll find facts that are genuinely stranger than fiction. Read more >
Extension Activities Halloween Multiplication Mysteries Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Fun, Halloween-themed math activities for practicing multiplication Read more >	Writing Activities, Articles, Writing Prompts Scary Starters: Writing Activity Ideas Grades: 1–2, 3–5 Students get in the Halloween spirit by writing a spooky story that begins with a sentence that the teacher provides. Read more >
Halloween Poem Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Get students excited for Halloween with this activity in which students use select rhyming words to write a spooky poem. Read more >	Articles Two Scary Story Websites Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Ghoulishness abounds! When Halloween comes, explore these fun and engaging websites for scary stories. Read more >