Halloween is such a fun time for students — and it can be for teachers too! If your school allows students to dress up, why not join in on the fun? Your students will be sure to get a kick out of your more playful self. If it’s been awhile since you dressed up for […]

High School Resource Haunted History of Halloween by History.com This video, from History.com’s archive, focuses on why Halloween was originally celebrated. Related NY State Academic Standards: SS.6.4, SS.6.4.a, SS.6.4.b.1 and more! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, rubrics, teacher resources, multimedia, and more!

Middle School Resource Pumpkin Patch from P.E. Central In this lesson students work cooperatively together during a fun, Halloween search activity. Related NY State Academic Standards: HPF.PE.E.1.1.A, HPF.PE.E.2.1.A, HPF.PE.E.2.1.C and more! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, rubrics, teacher resources, multimedia, and more!

Elementary School Resource Halloween by History.com This page, from History.com’s archive, focuses on the history of Halloween and includes several videos. Related NY State Academic Standards: SS.K.ID.3.a, SS.K.ID.3.a.1, SS.K.ID.3.b and more! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, rubrics, teacher resources, multimedia, and more!  

The Haunted History of Halloween Did you know that Halloween was originally called Samhain and marked the end of the harvest season for Celtic farmers? Find out more about the origins of Halloween in this informative video from the History.com archive. This video is appropriate for all high school students and can easily be integrated […]

Halloween Themed Content for Your Classroom Halloween evolved from the ancient Celtic holiday of Samhain, which marked the end of the harvest season and the beginning of the darker and shorter winter days. So how did Halloween evolve into a day of children dressing in costume and trick-or-treating for candy? Find out the answer and […]

High School Resource Halloween: Primal Fear: Why We Like To Be Scared This video, from History.com’s archive, focuses on why people enjoy being scared. Related NY State Academic Standards: SS.E.1, SS.E.1.1, SS.E.1.3, and more! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, rubrics, teacher resources, multimedia, and […]

Middle School Resource Halloween Addition Lesson This lesson will help children gain an understanding of simple addition in a fun Halloween setting and the vocabulary terms “addend” and “sum.” This lesson is interactive, fun, and “spooky.” Emphasis can also be given to the different settings in the pictures to add a literary element for cross-curricular […]

Elementary Resource Harriet’s Halloween Candy by Nancy Carlson For this activity, read the book aloud to the children. Discuss how Harriet sorted her candy. If needed, re-read the book. Have children work in small groups to sort items around the classroom. Once they have sorted the items, the groups may share their ways of sorting […]