Articles related to "Halloween Stories"

Are you looking for the perfect Halloween book to give a child, or to add to a classroom collection? Here's a great list.

Halloween is a great opportunity for parents and teachers to encourage kids to read.

With Halloween just around the corner, parents and teachers can use the holiday to encourage children to read.

The first book in Bruce Coville's Magic Shop Book series, The Monster's Ring has been thrilling Halloween lovers for decades.

A pioneer of weird fiction and contemporary of H.P. Lovecraft, Algernon Blackwood wrote "vengeful nature" stories that are testaments to the power of atmosphere.

Best known for writing 1855's North and South, 19th century English writer Elizabeth Gaskell wrote some of the most popular (and chilling) ghost stories of her time.

Need ideas for a child-centered Halloween celebration? Here are the four essential elements for planning the perfect class party!

Lesson plan to create a song for Halloween.

Halloween activities to teach curriculum to the students while enjoying the holiday. These activities are fun and easy to incorporate into your lessons.

After reading the book John Pig's Halloween, elementary kids complete a Halloween themed creative writing project by following the steps of the writing process.

What if an item you purchased for your home came with a history of it's own, a past that it was unwilling to relinquish? What if your furniture started haunting you?

Check out these fun self published books for kids that give a new take on Halloween magic and monsters.

Chupacabra tales make spooky Halloween lore. The 'goatsucker' story originated in Puerto Rico where mysterious creatures sucked the blood from goats and small animals.

With the right preschool story books, it's easy to make reading fun during Halloween. Preschoolers will love these three creepy, humorous, and sometimes touching tales.

Planning a Halloween party for kids? Try reading some spooky stories, watching scary movies, playing witchy games and munching edible crawlies and other witch food.

Need a spooky Halloween quote? Here's a collection of Halloween Quotes, Sayings & Poems

Critic Ambrose Bierce's short stories explore, by means of mysterious disappearances, the trauma of war, the grieving process, and the effects of social isolation.

Long before Bram Stoker's Dracula was published, several influential writers of the Romantic and Victorian eras featured the mythological bloodsucker in their works.

E. Nesbit, English author of 1906's The Railway Children, wrote speculative ghost stories that focus on the psychological effects and implications of fearsome sights.

Best known for social satire, American writer and Pulitzer Prize winner Edith Wharton brought psychological acuity to her tales of supernatural phenomena.

The haunted houses in British author Algernon Blackwood's stories are emotional crucibles where paranormal occurences draw out the psychic powers of the protagonists.

Many classical works associated with Halloween feature similar themes like the fear of death, the return of dead spirits, and interaction of demonic beings with humans.

Look out! Daley Plaza is turning into Franken Plaza for a family friendly Halloween event, pumpkin carving, acrobats and fun, Kids in costume march in parade.

The Peanuts gang celebrates the 40th anniversary of the animated TV special, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.

Candy isn't even allowed in some schools anymore, so what are some alternatives to sweets that kids can still enjoy for a classroom Halloween party?

With Halloween just around the corner, teens need a few spooky stories to get them in the holiday spirit.

A list of articles for the Catholic educator, from CCD teaching ideas to lessons on seasons, sacraments and saints.