8th Grade Halloween Printables (by rating)

Engaging History Activity Before Halloween:

It is difficult to keep students engaged before a holiday and kids love Halloween. This escape room can have students focus their Halloween excitement to learn about the history of Halloween Traditions. They can work with a partner, a team, or by themselves to complete activities focused on five Halloween Tradition topics: Jack o' Lanterns, Trick or Treat, Halloween Candy, Halloween Costumes, and Haunted House. The Haunted House activity has two options: one which mentions decapitation and death masks, the other is not as macabre. Each activity contains topical information and student instructions.

Students will complete the following types of activities:

• maze
• puzzle
• code breaking
• map
• timeline

Teachers can choose to have students check their work after they finish each challenge in order to earn parts of a puzzle. Completed puzzles could be turned in for prizes. There is also a completed prize card provided.

Students can work at their own pace as teachers have topic labels which can be displayed throughout the classroom to show students where to find their next challenge.

When the challenge is complete, students can complete follow up questions to review the information they have learned about Halloween Traditions. The questions review what students have learned as well as having students make connections with prior their knowledge. These could be used as written assignments or to lead class discussion.

What's included:

• Teacher instructions.
• Challenge templates.
• Code recording sheet (two sizes).
• Prize card (b&w and color).
• Prize puzzle (b&w and color).
• Topic labels.
• Answer keys.
• Follow up questions.
• Digital activity link.

How is this product useful:

• Low prep for teacher.
• Easy to assign digital option.
• Engaging for students.
• Good pre-holiday activity.
• Questions help students make connections.

This is a fun, creative writing assignment you could give to your students during the month of October. Students will get to choose their own Halloween topic and then follow the instructions to write their own Cinquain.

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Bring Halloween fun into your classroom with this cryptography activity: Halloween Crack the Code Activity Worksheet! Perfect for Homeroom, Math subjects, or in fact, ANY SUBJECT. Students will love decoding mysterious Halloween phrases using Halloween-themed pictures to unlock the spooky secrets. This engaging decrypt-the-message activity helps build problem-solving skills and reinforces alphabet recognition while adding seasonal excitement to your lessons.

Included in this product:

• "Crack the Code" Worksheet: Students decode six fun Halloween-themed mystery phrases.
• Halloween Symbols Key: A visual key linking Halloween pictures to letters of the alphabet, making this activity perfect for younger learners or as a fun classroom challenge.

Phrases Included:

• Ghostly Whisper
• Graveyard Shift
• Eerie Silence
• Spooky Surprise
• Beware The Shadows
• Midnight Jinx

Make this Halloween season memorable with a fun, interactive code-breaking activity! Engage your students with a spooky challenge they’ll love. Perfect for classrooms, homeschooling, and group learning activities.

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Ready to dig into a legendary lesson? Your students will howl with excitement as they explore the spine-tingling tale of the Rougarou, a famous Cajun folklore creature! Perfect for grades 6-8, this highly engaging resource leads your students through the eerie swamps of Louisiana to discover the legend of the Rougarou. Whether they believe it or not, they’ll be hooked on analyzing the mysterious details, all while meeting CCSS standards.

This Rougarou Urban Legends Resource Includes: Elements of Urban Legends – A detailed mini-lesson exploring the key features of urban legends: mysterious creatures, storytelling traditions, fear of the unknown, and cultural connections.
Rougarou Informational Text – A fascinating article about the legendary werewolf-like creature from Cajun folklore.
Creature Profile Worksheet – Students will use evidence from the text to create their own legendary creature profile.
Horror Story Starter – A thrilling writing prompt to inspire students to craft their own creepy tales, encouraging creativity and critical thinking.

Why You'll Love It:

• High Engagement: Who can resist a good swampy mystery? This resource captivates even the most reluctant readers with thrilling folklore.
• Standards Aligned: Aligned with CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.1, RI.6.2, RI.6.5, and W.6.2. Your students will analyze, infer, and explain using textual evidence!
• Perfect for Critical Thinking: Students will compare legends, use logical reasoning to explore myths, and cite evidence from the text.
• Versatile Usage: Ideal for whole group lessons, independent work, or spooky-themed projects!

Suggested Uses:

• Reading & Comprehension: Use the article to teach informational text standards, build inference skills, and analyze the author’s purpose.
• Creative Writing: Turn your classroom into a spooky story-writing workshop!
• Discussion & Debate: Let students debate whether the Rougarou is fact or fiction while citing their sources.
• Socratic Seminars: Engage your class in thoughtful, standards-aligned discussions about the purpose of urban legends.

Checklist of Benefits: ✅ Highly engaging legend of the Rougarou
✅ Perfect for spooky-themed lessons
✅ Standards-aligned (CCSS)
✅ Supports critical thinking and analysis
✅ Includes a writing prompt for creativity
✅ Flexible for a range of classroom activities
✅ Perfect for 6-8 grade classrooms

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Engage your students in a creative writing activity that combines imagination, persuasion, and argumentation. This resource provides students with a compelling prompt to write a persuasive letter to their parents, arguing why their witch should remain a permanent member of the family!

What's Included?

• Customize the witch's face to match their imagination.
• Start with opinion and reasons.
• Continue to write the essay.

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Informational Reading Passage Halloween Popular Candies

This is perfect for the week of Halloween! It is no prep - print and go! Engaging topic that will keep students interested - Ideal for grades 4 through 6.

Product Includes:

PDF document with. answer key

Print only - no digital version

Reading Passage - information about M&M's, Skittles, and Sour Patch Kids

Question Set - 8 Multiple choice and 2 short answer (compare and contrast)

Halloween Crossword Puzzle & Pumpkin Maze Worksheet

Perfect for kids grades 2 and above!

This fun and engaging worksheet pack is packed with Halloween-themed activities that will keep your students entertained and learning.

Included in this bundle:

• 100 Halloween crossword puzzles (10 pages): These challenging puzzles will test your students' vocabulary and knowledge of Halloween words and phrases.
• 30 pumpkin mazes (30 pages): Help your students navigate through spooky pumpkin mazes filled with twists and turns.
• Answers included: Make grading easy with the provided answers for both the crosswords and mazes.

Benefits:

• Reinforces learning: The puzzles and mazes help to reinforce vocabulary, problem-solving skills, and fine motor skills.
• Fun and engaging: The Halloween theme makes these activities enjoyable for students of all ages.
• No prep required: Ready-to-use worksheets save you time and effort.

Great for:

• Classroom activities
• Homework assignments
• Halloween parties
• Homeschooling

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Bring spooky fun into your math classroom with this engaging Halloween Coordinate Grid Activity! Designed for students practicing coordinate planes, this activity comes in two versions to accommodate different levels of learners:

• 1st Quadrant Only: Perfect for beginners just learning about plotting points.
• All Four Quadrants: Ideal for students ready to tackle negative numbers and the full coordinate grid.

Versatile and Classroom-Ready: Whether you're planning for substitute lessons, need an engaging task for early finishers, or simply want to bring a little Halloween fun into math, this Monster-themed activity is a perfect fit! The easy-to-follow instructions make it great for independent work, and students will enjoy revealing a spooky Monster as they correctly plot the points.

What’s Included:

• Two differentiated versions (1st quadrant and all quadrants)
• Printable coordinate grids for both versions
• Easy-to-follow instructions for students
• Answer keys for quick grading

Perfect for October! This activity is a fantastic addition to your October math lessons or a fun, educational treat for the Halloween season.

A great Halloween geography and social studies activity to reinforce basic map reading skills!

This fun reinforcement activity is great for your students on Halloween! We all know how things get crazy with the anticipation of afternoon and evening activities! Through this Halloween geography and social studies activity, not only will your students feel motivated while working together in cooperative groups or individually to solve the puzzle, but they will also have the opportunity to practice reading the latitude and longitude coordinate grid system (Geographical theme: absolute location). Each moment is a teaching moment, and this will allow reinforcement of their map reading skills. They will use the absolute locations provided on the key to identify the points on the coordinate grid, drawing one line from one point to another. End the end, they have a photo to color and decorate!

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These Word Search Games are a great way for teaching Your kids about Women Who Changed History In Science. The perfect resource to keep on hand for Homeschoolers, Sunday school teachers, and parents.

Features:

1 PDF File is 8.5x11 inches Size, Includes 6 Pages (3 Puzzles + 3 Solution pages).

Have fun exploring your house or community with these 3 Halloween Scavenger Hunts for all different ages. You even get a set of colorful Halloween gift tags to use at your party.

Here is what is included:

1. Scavenger hunt with pictures to find and cross off or dab

2. Scavenger hunt with reading clues to pick out of a hat and go find

3. Scavenger hunt in list format that should be found and crossed off

This could be used for little ones all the way up to adults.

Just print your templates, grab a pencil, crayon, marker or dabber and you are set to go to have some easy, but challenging, creative Halloween action! You can print this in black and white or in color.

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Looking for a Halloween-themed, engaging and informative reading comprehension activity? This scavenger hunt is designed to help students practice skim reading, looking for context clues, and learn some useful vocabulary.

It’s perfect for EFL / ESL students at the B1/B2 level and can also be used for native English classes at grade levels 5th - 7th. With low prep, just print and hang, it contains 10 reading passages connected with Bram Stoker’s book Dracula.

The scavenger hunt is designed so that students have to revisit and reread the reading passages multiple times when looking for code words. The answer to each question is located on a different reading passage card. Once students have answered all the questions, they unscramble the letters to reveal the final answer - the name of the murderer.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

♥ 10 reading passages

♥ answer sheets

♥ mission page

♥ directions

♥ teacher answer key

♥ conclusion

Options for use:

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☻Pair Work

☻Sub plan

☻Stations

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Teach biomes with Halloween creatures! This lesson is perfect before or after Halloween. Students will analyze graphs and use context clues to figure out which biome each creature belongs to.

Includes...

• Worksheet for students to fill out
• Script for kicking this engaging and fun activity off
• Keys in the speaker notes

Teacher note: I would print these, laminate them and put them in file folder with the creature file number on them to make them more mysterious and really get students excited about it! Each group gets one creature and then must identify which biome it belongs to. Buy the bundle for the slides that go along this activity!

Tennessee States Standards

• 6.LS2.4 - Using evidence from climate data, draw conclusions about the patterns of abiotic and biotic factors in different biomes, specifically the tundra, taiga, deciduous forest, desert, grasslands, rainforest, marine, and freshwater ecosystems.

NGSS - Middle School

• MS-LS2-1 - Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
• MS-LS2-3 - Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

Halloween Poetry and Creative Writing Prompts for 7th, 8th, and 9th Graders

This collection of engaging writing prompts is designed to help students express themselves, explore new ideas, and develop their writing skills in a fun and inspiring way.

What’s Inside?

• Poetry Prompts: A variety of prompts that encourage students to explore poetry centered around the Halloween theme.
• Creative Writing Prompts: Engaging and thought-provoking prompts that inspire students to write stories, personal narratives, and descriptive pieces.
• No Prep Needed: Ready-to-use prompts that can be easily integrated into your lesson plans, saving you valuable time.

Educational Benefits

• Enhances Writing Skills: Students practice and improve their writing skills through structured and creative exercises.
• Encourages Self-Expression: Prompts provide an outlet for students to express their thoughts, feelings, and ideas, fostering a sense of individuality and confidence.
• Stimulates Creativity: Diverse and imaginative prompts inspire students to think outside the box and explore new ways of writing.
• Engages and Motivates: The Halloween theme and variety of prompts keep students engaged and excited about writing.

Perfect for Various Settings

This versatile resource is ideal for:

• Classroom Activities: Use as part of your regular writing curriculum, in writing centers, or as warm-up exercises.
• Homework Assignments: Assign as homework to reinforce classroom learning and encourage creative writing at home.
• Supplemental Practice: Great for extra practice, early finishers, or as enrichment activities.
• Home Learning: Perfect for parents looking for engaging and educational activities to support their child's writing development.

Why Choose These Prompts?

Our Halloween Poetry and Creative Writing Prompts for 7th, 8th, and 9th Graders offer a comprehensive and engaging approach to developing writing skills. The themed prompts not only make writing enjoyable but also help students connect their personal experiences with their creative expression. With a variety of prompts and no prep needed, this resource is a convenient and valuable addition to any writing program.

Fun Acorn Coloring Pages For Toddler, Preschool, Kindergarten, Girls, Boys Kids. This paint dauber coloring Pages is perfect for younger to practice pre-writing skills and have fun at the same time. Makes a fun gift!

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Boost your students' vocabulary surrounding Fall and Halloween with this Make-Your-Own Bingo activity suitable for all ages and all levels of French.

This activity is a great way to have your students create their own bingo cards and then to play with them. It comes with many versions depending on your Core French groups.

1. Two versions, one with instructions in English and one with instructions in French, which prompt your students to color, cut and paste to create their bingo card.
2. Two versions, one with instructions in English and one with instructions in French, which prompt your students to create their own illustrations, cut and paste to their bingo card.

Choose the version applicable to your students' level and then they'll cut out their squares and paste them to their bingo card. Take this to the next level by laminating their cards so that they can use a dry-erase marker as a bingo dabber!

This comes with the call-out cards.

Enjoy!

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Use this Halloween activity as an icebreaker with your AVID students or for any class or content during the fall season! This team-building game promotes good communication skills which allows for AVID families to build trust and relational capacity. It also helps students prepare to be successful in their future college and career endeavors. This engaging game will allow AVID students to continue to develop those peer relationships as well as develop necessary skills!

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What's Included:

• cover page
• directions page
• 48 Halloween-themed drawing cards

Directions:

• Print and laminate multiple sets of image cards.
• Divide the class into multiple groups.
• Group members take turns drawing a card from a pile.
• The person who drew a card must not show their team the image or use words to describe it. Ie if it is a rainbow you can only use shapes, lines, and location to describe the drawing and cannot say things like, "it forms after the rain."
• The group member describes and gives directions on how to draw the image.
• The team then tries to use listening skills to copy the drawing based on the directions given.
• Repeat until all cards have been used.

Uses:

• teambuilding
• communication practice
• listening practice
• framework Friday

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Need an awesome Art Unit? I have just the thing for you! This creative Ghostly Self Portraits Unit was designed to be printed and displayed as examples while you teach. Use this Google Slide file to display these beautiful images one-by-one on a large screen. It is best to use grey newsprint paper if you have it, but if you do not you could use white drawing paper (if you give the white paper a grey-ish look ahead of time). I used pencil to sketch everything out in student sketchbooks and on final copy newsprint paper. I used black crayon OR black oil pastel (depending on grade level) to first outline the major features of the pencil drawing. The older students used oil pastels. After outlining, white crayon OR white oil pastels were used for the self-portrait eyes, and a few other areas. Pattern was a focus throughout the composition whether it showed up on the person or in the background. I hope you and your kiddos love this! Enjoy.

French Sudoku Puzzles - Bundled French Resources

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Looking for a fun activity to celebrate Halloween in your classroom? Check out this printable Halloween Fortune Teller or Cootie Catcher that is just perfect for getting in the spooky spirit and getting kids talking and moving around!

Have students create this cootie catcher, color it, then let them play with a classmate they would like to get to know better. Purchase once, and this product can be used year after year! Pull this sheet for an easy and engaging activity during the month of October.

Students will be answering Halloween-themed questions and can take turns every time a timer goes off if you want more structure.

This resource requires NO PREP - simply print and go! This activity can be printed in black and white or on color paper, but it only requires 1 sheet of paper!

Folding and playing instructions are all included.

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