Halloween literature thematic unit plans for Easel Activities

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs & The Three Little Pigs - Print & Easel

Created by

Reading The True Story of the Three Little Pigs? This compare and contrast folktale unit was created for use with The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka and a traditional retelling of The Three Little Pigs. In my classroom, I use James Marshall’s version of The Three Little Pigs for these activities, but any traditional retelling will pair well. Here’s what you’ll find inside:• vocabulary reference sheet with visuals• story maps• summary writing graphic organizer• character des

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Centers

CCSS:

RL.1.1

, RL.1.2

, RL.1.3

, RL.2.1

, RL.2.2

...

Also included in: Folktales and Fractured Folktales - Compare and Contrast Folktales

Icarus Comic with Activities Included

Created by

David Rickert

Icarus: A Comic Myth Activities IncludedStudents need to know the ancient myths because the great wisdom of humanity is contained in those stories. Myth Comics: Icarus gives teachers three days' worth of activities to do with the myth. Included in this bundle:Pre-reading activitiesA comic of the myth (fun!)A modern retelling of the mythActivities and questions with two poems based on the myth (perfect for teaching allusion)An activity with a piece of artwork based on the mythPost reading activit

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.7.1

, RL.8.1

, RL.9-10.1

, RL.11-12.1

, W.7.9

...

Cinderella Around the World | Comparing Cinderella Stories | Print & TPT Easel

Created by

Second Grade Smiles

Teach students to compare and contrast and hone reading comprehension skills with Cinderella fairy tales! I’ve included activities for the Cinderella stories Cinderella, Cendrillon, The Irish Cinderlad, The Egyptian Cinderella, The Korean Cinderella, and The Rough-Face Girl in order to expose students to fairy tales from a variety of continents. Blank pages are included for many of the activities, so you are free to add in or substitute your own favorite versions as well. To start off the unit,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

2nd - 3rd

Types:

Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans, Printables

CCSS:

RL.2.2

, RL.2.3

, RL.2.5

, RL.2.7

, RL.2.9

...

Norse Mythology Unit, Campbell Hero’s Journey, Lord of the Rings, Marvel Thor

Created by

Engage in Learning - Charlotte Clemm

In this epic Norse Mythology unit, you and your students will explore the realms (Asgard, Midgard, Jotunheim, etc.) and characters (Odin, Thor, Loki, etc.) of Norse Mythology and study Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey (monomyth). You will apply the Hero’s Journey to the Norse myths as well as Marvel’s Thor and connect the past with the present by comparing Norse myths to The Lord of the Rings and Marvel’s Thor. In other words, you’ll leave your ordinary world, enter a special world filled with g

Subjects:

Informational Text, Literature, Reading

Grades:

8th - 12th

Types:

Worksheets, Thematic Unit Plans, Lesson

CCSS:

...

Also included in: Bundle: Norse Mythology Unit + Latin Folktales & Magical Realism Unit

Red Riding Hood and Lon Po Po - Compare and Contrast Folktales - Print & Easel

Created by

Second Grade Smiles

Working on comparing and recounting folktales from diverse cultures? This book study resource was created for use with Lon Po Po a Red Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young and Red Riding Hood. Here’s what you’ll find inside:• vocabulary reference sheet for Lon Po Po with visual supports• comprehension strip sets for Red Riding Hood and Lon Po Po with differentiated recording sheet options (12 questions per story)• story map graphic organizers• summary writing graphic organizers• character an

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Task Cards

CCSS:

RL.2.1

, RL.2.2

, RL.3.1

, RL.3.2

, RL.3.3

...

Halloween Reading Activities: Symbols & History of Halloween Worksheets

Created by

Heart 2 Heart Teaching

Our History of Halloween Activities Pack a great way to engage students this Halloween. This fun-filled pack includes passages about the history and symbols of Halloween, making it perfect for Halloween parties or classroom activities.What's Inside:History of Halloween: Explore the origins and traditions behind this beloved holiday.Trick-or-Treating: Learn about the popular tradition of going door to door for treats.Jack-o-Lanterns: Discover the history and significance of carving pumpkins.Batty

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Halloween, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Printables

Also included in: Holidays Through the Year MEGA Bundle Passages Activities & Flip Books 18 Units

Dark Romanticism & American Gothic Unit; Poe, Hawthorne, Dickinson, The Village

Created by

Engage in Learning - Charlotte Clemm

In this sublime unit, your students will explore American Romanticism and Gothic in works of fiction, poetry, art, and film. Your students will first learn about conditions that influenced American Romanticism and Gothic and study concepts and elements that characterize Romantic and Gothic literature and art. They will then apply these concepts to short stories (The Cask of Amontillado, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Pit and The Pendulum, Rappaccini’s Daughter), poems (The Raven, A Bird Came Down The

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

8th - 12th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Printables

CCSS:

...

Also included in: Bundle: Dark Romanticism - American Gothic + Latin Folktales & Magical Realism

Halloween Activities: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Activity Packet -Color Version

Created by

Ann Dickerson

Halloween Reading Activities: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Halloween Activity Packet Color Version:This Halloween language arts and reading activity packet is for use with the Junior Classic version of Washington Irving's famous tale, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Includes 14 reading comprehension quizzes (1 per chapter), Sleepy Hollow character sketch worksheets, Sleepy Hollow story analysis worksheet, event sequencing worksheet, and one creative writing prompt.This packet is a Color Version ONLY

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Halloween, Reading

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Worksheets, Thematic Unit Plans, Homeschool Curricula

Also included in: Sleepy Hollow Halloween Activity Packet Bundle - Color & B/W Versions

Balloons Over Broadway : A STEM Activity Packet

Created by

Get Caught Engineering - STEM for Kids

Need a picture book with integrated STEM Activities for Autumn?Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet, is a fabulous picture book for integrating literature, a beloved cultural tradition, and STEM activities. Our series includes activities to support reading, science, engineering, technology, and math. Teachers are saying :"We have tackled this challenge two falls now, and both groups found it completely engaging. They discovered various interesting engineering solutions for creating articula

Subjects:

Engineering, Literature, Thanksgiving

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Printables

NGSS:

3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-5-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-2

Also included in: November STEM Activities Bundle

Chrysanthemum | A Storybook Companion | Names | Bullying | Story Elements

Created by

TheBeezyTeacher

This resource is packed with a range of activities to promote bullying awareness. Explore different names using the mini-unit and use the book "Chrysanthemum" by Kevin Henke to create the perfect back to school lesson! Chrysanthemum, written by Kevin Henkes is a favorite back to school story or to be used in the month of October for anti-bullying awareness month. This is a story about a little mouse who believes her long name is perfect for her until she starts school. She begins to dou

Subjects:

Back to School, English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Printables, Literature Circles

The Enormous Turnip Unit Resources

Created by

Teachers' Keeper

Read The Enormous Turnip and add this resource, or use it to compliment studies of cooperation, teamwork, plants, sequencing, folk tales, and more. As you read The Enormous Turnip and other texts about giant food, these printable pages should make your work and planning easier. Please take a look at the preview. I've included: Lesson Suggestions Story booklet for reading practice Measuring Fruits & Vegetables (math) page "World’s Largest" Fruit & Vegetable Fact Cards Story Sequenci

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Math

Grades:

1st - 2nd

Types:

Worksheets, Thematic Unit Plans, Printables

Radio Drama Play Script Edgar Allen Poe Cask of Amontillado Revenge

Created by

Dramamommaspeaks

Part of a Bundle Here's a fifteen minute dramatic radio play adapted from Edgar Allen Poe's classic, gothic story, The Cask of Amontillado. This script has 15 + roles (plus crew) and was written especially for the classroom! Strengthen your students' listening, speaking, and reading skills all at once. It's a one stop shop!BONUS: I've included a sample of my new book, "We're Live! Radio Theater #101"! This teacher's guidebook gives you all the advice, tips and guidance you'd need to teach with

Subjects:

Drama, Halloween, Other (ELA)

Grades:

8th - 10th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, GATE, Scripts

Also included in: Halloween Drama Class Units, Scripts and Lessons Bundle!

Be Yourself, Dandelion | A Storybook Companion | Story Elements | Craft

Created by

TheBeezyTeacher

Read the classic story Dandelion by Don Freeman and encourage your students to make text connections. This engaging resource contains a wide variety of literacy and math activities but also activities to promote self-awareness.Using the classic story, Dandelion by Don Freeman, this product focuses on facts about the lion and the child. It allows the child to make text connections. Included in the product are: Creating a selfie, samples of finished projects, lion visor that can be modified to c

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Holidays/Seasonal, Literature

Grades:

K - 1st

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Centers

The Headless Horseman (simplified The Legend of Sleepy Hollow) (Print + DIGITAL)

Created by

My Reading Resources

A spooky favorite Halloween story adapted by My Reading Resources for young readers! It’s a shortened and simplified version of the famous “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving. Your students will have fun reading this adaptation of a classic ghost story for Halloween – or anytime!Lexile 610 Flesch-Kincaid 3.6 - perfect for grades 2-4!This is a 33-page Common Core aligned complete short story unit. The text is adapted from “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving. This sho

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Halloween, Literature

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

RL.2.1

, RL.2.2

, RL.2.3

, RL.2.4

, RL.2.10

...

Theme and Central Message in Literature (Mentor Texts)

Created by

Enjoyable Teaching

This resource meets the Common Core Literacy Standards for Theme and Central Message.Grade 1 RL 1.2 Retell stories and tell about their central messageGrade 2 RL 2.2 Recount stories and determine their central messageGrade 3-RL 3.9 Compare and contrast themes of storiesGrade 4-RL 4.2 Determine the theme of a storyGrade 5-RL 5.2 Determine a theme of a story using details from the textGrade 6-RL 6.2 Determine a theme in the text and how it is conveyed through particular detailsPicture books (mento

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Literature, Reading

Grades:

1st - 6th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.1.2

, RL.2.2

, RL.3.2

, RL.4.2

, RL.5.2

...

Mystery Project Middle School English

Created by

Education with DocRunning

In this ready for October, student-centered, open-ended middle school language arts unit, students explore the genre of mystery. What makes a mystery? Why do some people love to be scared? What makes mysteries interesting? A great addition to your middle school English and Language Arts classroom. Ideal for distance learning.Delve into mystery fun just in time for Halloween or any time of year. Editable Slides AND PDF files included. This is a great project for students to do on their own

Subjects:

End of Year, Halloween, Writing

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Projects, Thematic Unit Plans, Homeschool Curricula

CCSS:

CCRA.W.1

, CCRA.W.3

Fables Folktale Myth Unit

Created by

The Balanced Classroom

This unit is designed to be used with any folktale, fable, or myth. It contains ELA common core aligned activities to follow up each type of story. This unit also contains a tall tale writing activity. This unit has been updated to include an extension activity to go along with comparing fables. CC.3.RL # 1 -Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers. CC.3. RL # 2-Recount stories, including fables, folktales,

Subjects:

Literature, Reading, Writing

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans, Printables

Cause and Effect in Literature and Informational Text (Mentor Texts)

Created by

Enjoyable Teaching

This resource meets the Common Core Standards for Literacy and Informational Text for Cause and Effect.RI. 2.3 Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text.RI. 3.3 Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.RI. 4.5 Describe the overall structure (e

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Informational Text, Literature

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.2.3

, RI.3.3

, RI.4.3

, RI.4.5

, RI.5.5

Alice Walker Mini Unit w/ Student Guide for Everyday Use

Created by

Michele Luck's Social Studies

Read and analyze Everyday Use by Alice Walking with this easy to implement guide! Students will examine the life and writings of Alice Walker, read and examine Everyday Use by Alice Walker, and apply their understanding of the story through introspective writing. This is a 3 (or more) day mini unit for Alice Walker's Everyday Use. It begins with an internet activity for students to evaluate her work and the short story. The importance of African quilting and a webquest activity is also includ

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

Halloween Reading Activities: Sleepy Hollow Activity Packet - B/W Version

Created by

Ann Dickerson

Halloween Activities: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Halloween Activities Packet Black & White Version:This Halloween reading and language arts activities packet is for use with the Junior Classic version of Washington Irving's famous tale, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Includes 14 reading comprehension quizzes (1 per chapter), Sleepy Hollow character sketch worksheets, Sleepy Hollow story analysis worksheet, event sequencing worksheet, and one creative writing prompt.This packet is a Black &amp

Subjects:

Halloween, Reading

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Worksheets, Thematic Unit Plans, Homeschool Curricula

Also included in: Sleepy Hollow Halloween Activity Packet Bundle - Color & B/W Versions

Little Old Lady Who Wasn't Afraid of Anything Halloween Speech Companion

Created by

Bluebird Speech

Updated December 2021 to include a link to FREE Boom Cards and Reading Assessment! “This was a perfect companion for one of my favorite books. Great for mixed groups too!” Use this product in 3 ways:46 PRINT and GO worksheets for in person learning, speech therapy, and home programsTpT EASEL Activities and Assessments for online and distance learningFREE BOOM CARD deck with sequencing activities The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda D. Williams is a cute, repetitive tale ab

Subjects:

Halloween, Speech Therapy, Vocabulary

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Printables

CCSS:

RL.K.1

, RL.1.1

, RF.K.2c

, RF.K.3a

, L.K.1b

...

Also included in: Distance Learning BUNDLE Book Companions For Speech Therapy Preschool & Up

The Old Mallory Place: Fiction and Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension Unit

Created by

Chocolate 4 Teachers

Suspense is a great way to engage your students and help them improve their reading comprehension skills! That is why I wrote The Old Mallory Place, a high interest tale of a mysterious past that haunts the present. The cliffhanger ending gives your students an opportunity to write their own ending- they get to tell what they think happened!This resource is the perfect combination of fact and fiction. The 39 page resource contains a complete short story, 2 informational text passages, and numer

Subjects:

Informational Text, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Printables, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.5.1

, RL.5.3

, RL.5.4

, RL.6.1

, RL.6.3

...

Also included in: Four Suspenseful Tales of Fiction Reading Comprehension Bundle

Thanksgiving Poetry Activity with Questions and Answer Key

Created by

O Some Great Stuff for English Teachers

This is a beautifully-formatted resource featuring classic Thanksgiving poems, each with questions and tasks. Engaging graphics and questions are suitable for a poetry introduction or a review. If you're looking for an engaging activity to celebrate Thanksgiving with your upper middle or high school students, check this out. Includes answer key.Printable PDF or TPT Digital Easel Activity This Thanksgiving Poetry activity features the following poems: "Over the River and Through the Woods" by L

Subjects:

Literature, Poetry, Thanksgiving

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities

CCSS:

...

Also included in: Halloween and Thanksgiving Poems and Activities and Figurative Language Practice

Scarecrows: Non-Fiction Passages & Printables

Created by

Chocolate 4 Teachers

Just print and teach with these printables all about the history of scarecrows."Scarecrows" is a 19 page resource that covers the history of scarecrows throughout the world, how they came to America, and how they are used today. There are 4 non-fiction passages with questions and 4 pages of flash cards to check comprehension. Answer keys for all are included. Standards are for grades 3-6, but this resource would also work great with 7th or 8th grade.What's Included:• Nonfiction Passages with te

Subjects:

Halloween, Informational Text, Thanksgiving

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Flash Cards, Centers

CCSS:

RI.3.1

, RI.3.2

, RI.3.3

, RI.3.4

, RI.4.1