The History of Halloween Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Activities

Are you looking for a no-prep resource to help your students learn more about the history of Halloween?

Save yourself precious prep time and guide your high school students (or middle school students with some support) through these easy-to-use activities that will enlighten your students to the ties that Halloween has to the past!

Just print the student pages, and use the included reading passage as a whole class close reading or independent assignment.

With easy-to-follow directions, this resource also works well to leave a substitute teacher leaving you to feel rest assured your students are still engaging in high-quality reading instruction!

Within your purchase, please find the following:

• A one-page passage about the history of Halloween graded at a ninth-grade level
• Follow-up questions to assess Halloween reading comprehension
• Two vocabulary activities: One directs students to connect key terms from the passage to their definitions; the other directs students to match the same terms with their sentences
• A graphic organizer that has students determine the main idea, two important facts, and a description of what else they would like to learn about Halloween
• A visualization worksheet – an important skill to aid in reading and language comprehension
• A research activity that has students compare and contrast Halloween with All Souls Day
• A "Roll & Spell" activity with ten key terms from the passage
• A bonus drawing activity
• Answer Key

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Would you like your students to learn more about other important dates in fall? Check out the The Autumn Equinox Reading Passage Vocabulary and Comprehension Activities resource!