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Halloween Common Core W.9-10.3 resources

Preview of Halloween Writing Activity - Write a Creative Mystery Story

Halloween Writing Activity - Write a Creative Mystery Story

Created by
Addie Williams
Halloween Mystery Writing Activity - Are you looking for an engaging and easy-to-use assignment for students to create a fun and spooky Halloween story? This Halloween activity leads students through the entire writing process with a unique and fun brainstorming activity designed to motivate struggling and resistant writers!This resource includes a unique "Dial-A-Mystery" activity to help students who struggle with "writer's block" write a creative story. Students can work together or individua
Preview of Horror Genre Study Unit for Digital or In-person

Horror Genre Study Unit for Digital or In-person

This incredibly flexible horror genre study unit will turn students into masters of foreshadowing, suspense, mood, and more with fun, engaging, and creepy tales! Students will learn about the horror genre, then read three scary stories, before exploring writing a horror narrative themselves.This unit is designed to fill about two weeks. Depending on your class length and whether you assign homework or not, you could make this unit longer or shorter. Every component in this bundle can be delivere
Preview of Story Starter Creative Writing Prompt: Scary House

Story Starter Creative Writing Prompt: Scary House

What's a story starter?It's just what it sounds like, a story that starts but has no end. More developed than a short writing prompt, this story prompt gives students the first part of a story that ends on a cliff-hanger.Because the story has no end, students will have to create their own drawing on their creativity. Even the most reluctant creative writer will find themselves sucked in with this deceptively simple method of getting students to write! Students already have a setting, characters,
Preview of Creative Writing Unit Plan for Gothic Fiction and Horror (Google Drive)

Creative Writing Unit Plan for Gothic Fiction and Horror (Google Drive)

Save time without sacrificing rigor in the high school Creative Writing classroom with this low-prep, Common Core-aligned unit plan and these all-inclusive resources for engaging students fully in the narrative writing process. Materials are made for Google Drive. (Alternatively, printable versions are available.) Included are the following:A detailed, standards-based unit plan articulating the unit's transfer goal(s), essential question(s), enduring understanding(s), learning target(s), academi
Preview of Suspense Mini Unit - Gothic Mini Unit - Limetown Season One

Suspense Mini Unit - Gothic Mini Unit - Limetown Season One

Are you short on time but want to teach suspense to your high school students? Use this READY TO GO mini unit to help students think critically about what keeps a reader engaged in a story and then practice their own suspense writing. The main focus text is season one of the narrative podcast Limetown and how the creators build suspense in this short 6-episode work. I personally love to use it during the month of October and use Halloween as a day to showcase student work! Other texts analyzed
Preview of ELA OCTOBER: Bell Ringers Would You Rather The Landlady Alma Halloween

ELA OCTOBER: Bell Ringers Would You Rather The Landlady Alma Halloween

Make learning a blast with this Halloween bundle of fun! Pixar-like short film workshop: ALMA, WOULD YOU RATHER HALLOWEEN EDITION, THE LANDLADY by ROALD DAHL, and October writing prompts! This bundle is the perfect way to engage your students in literary elements and RACE writing, whether in class or through distance learning. ❤PIXAR WORKSHOP INCLUDES: Link to ALMA: a spooky short film about a little girl who is lured into a doll shop only to discover, too late, that the dolls capture the soul
Preview of Creating Voice with Diction and Syntax Writing Activity - Halloween Writing

Creating Voice with Diction and Syntax Writing Activity - Halloween Writing

Created by
Write and Read
Teaching students about voice doesn't have to be hard or boring. Monster Voice is a creative writing assignment to teach students about voice with diction and syntax. This creative writing assignment is fun and engaging. Students will create a monster and write a story from the perspective of three different characters, including the monster! This assignment is great for Halloween or year round. There is no prep. Everything is ready to print and go!This writing activity to create voice includes:
Preview of Descriptive Writing - Halloween Scary Story Editing and Revision Activity

Descriptive Writing - Halloween Scary Story Editing and Revision Activity

Created by
Write and Read
Do your students struggle to describe and elaborate in their creative writing? Help students perfect their writing skills with this fun, engaging creative writing activity. Students get examples that show how to use sensory detail and figurative language, avoid cliches, and show rather than tell. Then, they need to rewrite the scary story provided. This is a great writing lesson for Halloween or any time. There is no prep for you. Just print and go or assign online!Save 20% by buying the Hallowe
Preview of The Fall of the House of Usher - 5 Day Unit - Short Story by Edgar Allan Poe

The Fall of the House of Usher - 5 Day Unit - Short Story by Edgar Allan Poe

This is a 1-week unit plan for Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher," one of his most famous Gothic short stories. Whether you need a spooky story during the Halloween season or you're simply teaching through the works of Edgar Allan Poe, this is an engaging story for students to analyze. Students will read the text (included), engage with the vocabulary, collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, learn the literary devices through a PowerPoint presentation and analysis, demons
Preview of Horror Creative Writing Unit

Horror Creative Writing Unit

Created by
FICTIONSTEIN
PDF Lesson Plans and Activities. B&W copies included for easy printing.In this 2-3 week unit, students will be challenged with developing their own horror villains, spooky settings, side characters, and stories. You will find that this unit has been broken down into lessons asking students to participate in several fun, rigorous, and engaging activities, such as:Creating their very own horror villainCreating a horrific setting for their storyCreating a short story that follows Freytag's Pyra
Preview of Personal Horror Narrative Writing Activity | Printable & Digital

Personal Horror Narrative Writing Activity | Printable & Digital

Assess students on their understanding of suspense, mood, and the horror genre with this personal narrative writing activity. Students will write a short story about a scary memory while trying to incorporate crucial elements of the horror genre. This writing activity is a great assessment, enrichment opportunity, or just a fun activity to do around Halloween!Students will first brainstorm times in their lives when they felt fear. Then, they'll map out ideas for creating a creepy setting and pac
Preview of Scary Halloween Short Stories for High School - Literary Analysis Activities

Scary Halloween Short Stories for High School - Literary Analysis Activities

These scary short story units are perfect for Halloween!  Your high school students will be spooked by the real-life comparisons and literary analysis activities in this bundle.  Short stories include: “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe, “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, and “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl.⚡️⚡️⚡️ Save over 40% with the discounted bundle! ⚡️⚡️⚡️Included with these Scary Halloween Short Stories for High School:✏️  Pre-Reading Vocabulary Activities - Digital & P
Preview of Halloween, Thanksgiving, & Christmas Keyboarding Games

Halloween, Thanksgiving, & Christmas Keyboarding Games

Halloween, Thanksgiving, & Christmas!These are fun keyboarding games to play when students are getting restless. Students are keyboarding and having fun . . . a winner! Includes two Halloween Games: Halloween Monster Mash – combines keyboarding and an English lesson; and a Halloween Trick or Treat Team Game – students are grouped into teams to see if they earn tricks or treats in this timed game. “My Thanksgiving” Game – A timed writing activity in which students write about their Thanksgivi
Preview of The Cask of Amontillado Activities - Short Story Unit - Themes, Mood, Characters

The Cask of Amontillado Activities - Short Story Unit - Themes, Mood, Characters

This spooky short story unit for Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” includes literary analysis activities, comprehension questions, real-life parallels, assessments, and more!  Explore setting, theme, mood, characterization, irony, and other literary devices.  Suitable for online learning and Google Classroom®! ⚡️⚡️⚡️ Save over 45% with the bundled discount!⚡️⚡️⚡️Included with this Short Story Unit for “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe:✏️ 60+ Essential Vocabulary Terms - Digi
Preview of Write Horror Shorts- 2 Stephen King hooks & Creative Writing Supports

Write Horror Shorts- 2 Stephen King hooks & Creative Writing Supports

My students are engaged by horror and anything weird and wonderful! This unit works really well around Halloween and can be used throughout the year too. Although high school students are sometimes nervous to do creative writing, it motivates and liberates them to be creepy! This unit is the best possible way for students to apply all of those literary terms they have learned. They realize literary terms are actually the building blocks of any story. I even enjoy the marking of this unit!This
Preview of 2-Sentence Horror Stories Creative Writing Activity FREEBIE

2-Sentence Horror Stories Creative Writing Activity FREEBIE

Let students have fun and get creative with this FREE 2-Sentence Horror Stories Creative Writing Activity! Students will write a couple of 2-sentence horror stories, which will challenge them to consider their reader's reactions while writing concisely. This creative writing activity can serve as enrichment, a resource for early finishers, or just a fun Halloween lesson!A teacher's guide is also included which covers directions for using this lesson as a whole class activity, a station, or deliv
Preview of Complete Creative Writing Bundle

Complete Creative Writing Bundle

Created by
FICTIONSTEIN
PDF Lesson Plans and Activities. B&W copies included for easy printing.This bundle includes all three of my creative writing units. Over 2 months worth of work for a discounted price!Your students will love the assignments given to them. With the fantasy unit, students will develop their own world, mythology, and characters before writing a short story akin to Lord of the Rings.With the Science Fiction unit, students will create a space hero fit for his or her own movie. They will also devel
Preview of Narrative Writing Prompt Pack, Personal Narrative: Fear

Narrative Writing Prompt Pack, Personal Narrative: Fear

Created by
Julie Faulkner
This no prep narrative writing prompt pack would work well for an ELA classroom or even a drama classroom looking to write a personal narrative from a text-based stimuli. This personal narrative writing lesson would be perfect for Halloween!Included in this teaching pack:-- fully developed prompt on fear-- one complete essay with citations-- annotations for teaching -- a score with annotations-- one narrative text stimulus--common core standards for secondary ELA-- graphic organizer-- 100% edita
Preview of Halloween Literature Units Bundle: Sleepy Hollow, Tell-Tale Heart, Jekyll & Hyde

Halloween Literature Units Bundle: Sleepy Hollow, Tell-Tale Heart, Jekyll & Hyde

This is a bundle of our literature units for the Halloween season or if you simply want to go through horror genre literature with your class. Students analyze three acclaimed classics. These include The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Tell-Tale Heart, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. Students will delve into the context of each author's purpose, read the texts (included), engage with the vocabulary, collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, make inferences supported by evid
Preview of Halloween ELA Activities Bundle - Creative Writing, Nonfiction, and More!

Halloween ELA Activities Bundle - Creative Writing, Nonfiction, and More!

Do you want to strengthen classroom culture and practice important reading and writing skills throughout the entire month of October? Download my Halloween ELA Activities Bundle to get FIVE engaging activities to infuse your classroom with a little spooky spirit all month long. The best part? Grabbing the bundle saves you over 20% off each individual activity!This bundle will help your students practice important ELA skills all month long! With this bundle of resources, you'll have creative acti
Preview of Write Your Own Horror Story - Creative Writing for Gothic Fiction

Write Your Own Horror Story - Creative Writing for Gothic Fiction

This is a creative writing activity in which students write their own scary story! It can be assigned with any horror story of Gothic Fiction, as a fun writing alternative during the year, or as an activity during the Halloween season. It's a fun opportunity for students to learn the components of this genre through creative practice. This will include brainstorming worksheets, horror story criteria, and writing sheets for students to use. A lesson plan is included to help guide you through the
Preview of Edgar Allan Poe Bundle - 3 Units - The Raven, Tell-Tale Heart, House of Usher

Edgar Allan Poe Bundle - 3 Units - The Raven, Tell-Tale Heart, House of Usher

This is a bundle of our literature units for the classic author Edgar Allan Poe. These are great for any literary study of Dark Romanticism or Gothic fiction, and they're also favorites to teach during the Halloween season. Students analyze three of Poe's acclaimed classics: The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart, and The Fall of the House of Usher. Students will learn the background of the author, delve into the context of the his purpose for each work, read the texts (included), engage with the vocab
Preview of Ancient Celtic Halloween | Samhain | Halloween Around the World

Ancient Celtic Halloween | Samhain | Halloween Around the World

This product introduces student to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. With this product students will learn some of the ancient customs, the festival's purpose, and how modern Halloween celebrations can trace it's characteristics to Samhain. Students will then explore two of the scariest legends in Celtic tradition- banshees and The Dullahan (the FIRST headless horseman).Included:PP presentation over the festival and it's modern connections2 PDF handouts for students to explore each legend2
Preview of A Ghost Story by Mark Twain - Mini Unit - Horror and Humor, Fun for Halloween

A Ghost Story by Mark Twain - Mini Unit - Horror and Humor, Fun for Halloween

This is a mini unit for analyzing Mark Twain's spooky, yet humorous, short story: A Ghost Story. Whether you need a quick unit during the Halloween season or you’re simply studying the works of Mark Twain, this is an engaging storyline for students to analyze. Students will: Learn the background that inspired the story (the Cardiff Giant Hoax of 1869), read the text of the short story (included), engage with the vocabulary, collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, and write their very own
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Halloween is a time for costumes, candy, and spooky fun. But did you know it can also be a fantastic opportunity for teaching and learning? Halloween printables offer a range of engaging and educational resources to help students of all ages celebrate the holiday while expanding their knowledge and skills. In this article, we'll explore the importance of Halloween printables, the different types of printables available, and how to use them effectively in various settings.

The Importance of Halloween Printables

Halloween printables are more than just fun and games. They serve several educational purposes and can be a valuable addition to any teaching environment.

  1. Educational Benefits

Printables can help students practice essential skills like reading, writing, and problem-solving. They can also reinforce math and science concepts through themed activities and worksheets. By incorporating Halloween themes, these printables can capture students' attention and make learning more enjoyable.

  1. Enhancing Creativity

Many Halloween printables encourage artistic expression and creativity. Coloring pages, crafts, and design activities provide students with an opportunity to explore their imagination while developing fine motor skills and artistic abilities.

  1. Teaching Cultural Significance

Halloween printables can also help students learn about the history and cultural significance of the holiday. They can explore the origins of Halloween, its traditions, and how it is celebrated in different parts of the world.

  1. Classroom Ideas

In the classroom, Halloween printables can be used as a supplement to your curriculum or as a fun break from regular coursework. You can include them as part of your lesson plans, offer them as an optional activity for early finishers, or use them as a basis for group projects and collaborative work.

  1. Homeschooling and Remote Learning

For homeschooling or remote learning, Halloween printables can add a festive touch to your daily lessons. They can be used to reinforce concepts, practice skills, or provide an opportunity for creative expression. You can even use them as a reward for completed assignments or as a means of encouraging students to stay engaged with their work.

  1. Halloween Parties and Events

Halloween printables can also be a great addition to Halloween parties, events, or community gatherings. They can serve as icebreakers, entertainment, or a creative way to incorporate learning into a festive atmosphere.

Fun Halloween Activities and Themes

Explore a variety of Halloween printables for haunted houses, pumpkins, Halloween parties, and trick or treating. These resources will not only engage your students or children but also provide a creative and educational twist to your Halloween celebrations.

  1. Designing your own haunted house

Encourage creativity and imagination by having your students or children design their own haunted house. Provide them with halloween printable templates that feature different rooms, furniture, and spooky decorations. They can then cut and assemble their haunted house, creating a unique, personalized experience.

  1. Haunted house coloring pages

Haunted house coloring pages are a great way to explore different spooky settings and practice fine motor skills. These Halloween coloring pages often include intricate details, such as cobwebs, ghosts, and skeletons, that will keep kids entertained and engaged.

  1. Haunted house educational activities

Turn haunted house fun into an educational experience by incorporating math, language arts, and problem-solving activities. For example, use printable escape room puzzles set in a haunted house or have students solve spooky word problems or riddles. Pumpkin carving stencils

Carving pumpkins is a Halloween tradition, and printable stencils can make the process easier and more enjoyable. Provide a variety of stencils, from simple to complex, to suit different skill levels and interests.

  1. Pumpkin coloring pages

Pumpkin coloring pages are another creative way to enjoy the Halloween season. These printables often include pumpkins with expressive faces, patterns, and scenes that will captivate children's imaginations.

  1. Pumpkin-themed learning activities

Use a pumpkin-themed printable to teach a variety of subjects, from counting and addition to reading and writing. For example, have students practice their writing skills with pumpkin-themed story prompts or use pumpkin number cards for math games.

  1. DIY party decorations

Hosting a Halloween party for your classroom? Use printables to create DIY party decorations. From banners and signs to halloween coloring sheets to cute labels for trick or treat bags, you'll find a wealth of ideas that can be customized for your event.

  1. Printable party games

Keep your students entertained with Halloween games, such as scavenger hunts, word searches, bingo, or a classic game of trivia. These games will not only provide hours of so much fun but also encourage teamwork and community building with friends.

Get Started with Halloween Printables on TPT

Halloween printables are a valuable resource for teaching and learning, offering a range of educational benefits while making the holiday fun and engaging. With so many types available, there's something for everyone, whether you're a classroom teacher, homeschooling parent, or simply looking for ways to celebrate the season with your whole family. Don't miss out on the opportunity to incorporate these festive and educational tools into your Halloween party and teaching this year!

Frequently asked questions

Are Halloween printables suitable for all age groups?

Yes, Halloween resources come in a wide variety of age-appropriate designs and difficulty levels. You can find resources for young children, middle schoolers, high school students, and even adults.

Do I need any special equipment to use Halloween printables?

You'll need a printer and paper to print your chosen resources. Some printables may also require additional materials, such as scissors, glue, or coloring supplies.

Can I create my Halloween printables?

Yes, you can create resources using design software or online tools. This allows you to customize your resources to suit your specific needs and preferences to maximize your halloween fun for no extra cost.

Are Halloween printables free?

TPT offers free halloween printables as well as ones available for purchase. This includes individual resources as well as resource bundles. Be sure to explore your options and choose resources that fit your budget and needs.

What are popular themes for Halloween coloring pages

Some super easy ideas for printable coloring pages that kids love:

  • Pumpkins and Jack-o-Lanterns
  • Ghosts and goblins
  • Witches and wizards
  • Spiders and spider webs
  • Haunted houses and graveyards
  • Bats and owls
  • Skeletons and skulls
  • Zombies and monsters
  • Black cats
  • Scary masks and costumes.

These themes are often associated with Halloween and can provide a fun and spooky coloring activity for kiddos and adults alike. Each of these images might be accompanied by writing that says: "Happy Halloween".