Spooky Stuff for Halloween
Have some scary fun while learning to read, write and think with hauntingly good interactives and lessons from ReadWriteThink.
The Mystery Cube from ReadWriteThink
Sort out the clues in a favorite mystery or develop one of your. The Mystery Cube interactive helps students identify mystery elements, practice vocabulary, and sort and summarize information. Try one of three lessons that use this too, or get some tips for how to use it at home or after school. Start writing your own mystery today!
Teaching the Epic through Ghost Stories from ReadWriteThink
Connect students, including English Language Learners, to epic storytellers by sharing their own oral tales of ghosts, goblins and monsters! This lesson even comes with a Ghost Story Checklist!
Ghosts and Fear in Language Arts: Exploring the Ways Writers Scare Readers from ReadWriteThink
How do writers and storytellers scare us? This lesson invites students to answer this question by exploring their own scary stories, short stories and books. The lesson culminates in a Fright Fair, where students share scary projects that they have created including posters, multimedia projects and creative writing. Get ready for a scary good time!
Collaborating on a Class Book: Exploring Before-During-After Sequences from ReadWriteThink
Engage your class in group-writing activity about the before-during-after sequence of events related to carving a jack-o-lantern. Check it out!