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Halloween short stories scripts

Preview of Social Story Bundle: Aggressive Behavior Social Stories {Visuals & Activities}

Social Story Bundle: Aggressive Behavior Social Stories {Visuals & Activities}

Created by
Brooke Reagan
Social Story Bundle: Social Stories about Aggressive BehaviorsThis social story bundle contains 14 social stories about aggressive behaviors Social Stories included in this bundle:1. No Biting2. Safe Hands3. No Kicking4. Saying Bad Words5. I'm Frustrated6. No Hitting7. When Others Are Upset8. Cursing9. No Spitting10. No Pinching11. No Throwing12. No Running Away13.Destroying Property 14. No PunchingVersions Included:Each social story is available in half and full page versions within this purcha
Preview of Reader's Theater Scripts: Fairy Tales and Fables

Reader's Theater Scripts: Fairy Tales and Fables

Reader's Theater is an enjoyable and effective strategy for developing fluency. It is a style of theater in which students do not memorize their lines. Props, costumes, and scenery are entirely optional. I've always told my students that Reader's Theater is acting with your voice.✅ Click HERE to purchase our bundle of Reader's Theater scripts.These ten scripts are based on familiar tales to boost student enjoyment and confidence. -The City Mouse and the Country Mouse-The Tortoise and the Hare-Th
Preview of Easy Reader's Theatre Fairy Tale Scripts BUNDLE

Easy Reader's Theatre Fairy Tale Scripts BUNDLE

Created by
Angeline Stewart
***BUY THE BUNDLE AND SAVE 20%!***Reader's theatre scripts provide a perfect opportunity for repeated reading and fluency practice, but often, scripts are difficult for many of our early learners and emergent readers.These easy reader's theatre scripts are based on eight popular fairy tales. This bundle includes the following fairy tales:*Goldilocks and the Three Bears (6 parts)*Rumpelstiltskin (6 parts)*Hansel and Gretel (7 parts)*The Three Little Pigs (6 parts)*The Little Red Hen (6 parts)*The
Preview of The True Story of the Three Little Pigs Readers Theater Script Point of View

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs Readers Theater Script Point of View

Created by
The Owl Spot
Students of all ages enjoy “The True Story of the Three Little Pigs,” and will love performing this clever Readers’ Theater play which takes place after the story ends. This script lets your students practice fluency in a fun, engaging way. All you have to do is print and get started! It's perfect for small groups, short weeks in between units, or for sub plans.Play features the wolf, 1 pig, and 3 news reporters. Your students will laugh at the banter between the characters as the wolf tries, y
Preview of ELA Reader's Theater Mini-Bundle - Scripts and Activities for Middle School

ELA Reader's Theater Mini-Bundle - Scripts and Activities for Middle School

Interested in trying reader's theater with your middle school readers? This 3-pack of reader's theater scripts and activities makes it easy to quickly incorporate this amazing teaching tool in your classroom.As an ELA teacher, I use reader's theater regularly to enhance fluency, increase student engagement, and sharpen our reading comprehension skills.If you are looking for high-interest, realistic fiction, standards-based scripts with vocabulary work, reader response questions, graphic organize
Preview of Aesop's Fables Reader's Theater Scripts and Activities for Grades 4-7

Aesop's Fables Reader's Theater Scripts and Activities for Grades 4-7

Looking for a fun way to teach fables to your middle grade to middle school students? These Aesop's Fables reader's theater scripts are easy to implement, and students will love them! Practice fluency and speaking while incorporating fables into your language arts instruction.These four, one-page, three-character scripts with corresponding reader response questions will give your students the chance to: work on fluency, reading comprehension while learning about the fables genre in a fun and en
Preview of Social Story Bundle 5: 72 Social Stories {Social Skills & Behavior Expectations

Social Story Bundle 5: 72 Social Stories {Social Skills & Behavior Expectations

Created by
Brooke Reagan
72 Social Stories***This is my most recent bundle that includes ALL volumes of social stories!Bundle 5 includes 6 volumes of my social stories: Volume 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6Social stories are a visual and concrete way to teach social skills and behavior expectations. Some children naturally understand social expectations and ways to behave, and others need more explicit teaching from social stories.Why you should be using social stories with kids:- Social stories provide explicit teaching that is
Preview of Social Story Bundle 4: Volume 1,2,3,4&5 (60 Social Stories) Social Skills

Social Story Bundle 4: Volume 1,2,3,4&5 (60 Social Stories) Social Skills

Created by
Brooke Reagan
60 Social StoriesBundle 4 includes 5 volumes of my social stories: Volume 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5Social stories are a visual and concrete way to teach students social skills and behavior expectations. Some students naturally understand social expectations and ways to behave, and others need more explicit teaching. In my opinion, social stories do the explicit teaching when done correctly. You can read more about the benefits of using social stories in my BLOG POST.Why you should be using social st
Preview of Halloween Reader's Theater & Reading Literature Toolkit for Grades 4-8

Halloween Reader's Theater & Reading Literature Toolkit for Grades 4-8

The Happy Halloween That Almost Wasn't... is a Halloween reader's theater script your middle school students will love! Practice fluency and speaking while incorporating Halloween themes into your language arts instruction. This 11 character PDF script includes comprehension questions and word work activities, making this unit a flexible teaching resource you can use in multiple ways!Your students will love reading about the characters of Parkersburg Elementary School and how their Halloween tra
Preview of Big Pumpkin Halloween Book Companion Reader's Theater, Story Element Activities

Big Pumpkin Halloween Book Companion Reader's Theater, Story Element Activities

Add this perfect kindergarten, first and second grade library lesson to your Halloween reading activities for Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman. Resource includes puppet retelling, reader's theater, sequencing, and more while providing a differentiated review of story elements in the library or classroom. THE BOOK IS NOT INCLUDED.After an initial reading of this great story (check your library), your students will LOVE retelling using the character puppets. And they will all join in repeating the
Preview of Halloween Reader’s Theater Scripts

Halloween Reader’s Theater Scripts

Fluency and comprehension are at the heart of upper grades reading instruction, and these Halloween reader’s theater plays have been carefully designed to review both! My students absolutely LOVE reader’s theater, and I love all the benefits they provide. I set out to create a set of Reader’s Theater that helps students practice their reading comprehension skills, gives them plenty of opportunity for oral reading fluency practice, and provides accountability to both the readers and the audience.
Preview of Social Story: No Running Away {Elopement} Visual Reminders and SEL Activities

Social Story: No Running Away {Elopement} Visual Reminders and SEL Activities

Created by
Brooke Reagan
Social StoryNo Running Away ElopementA social story teaching the importance of not leaving an area with out permission or supervision.What's included:Full page and half page social story versionsColor and black and white printer friendly versionsDigital Google Slides VersionVisualsActivities included to check to understandingThis social story is included in my Aggressive Behavior Social Story Bundle!Looking for more social stories? Check out my many other social story topics in my store and also
Preview of Easy Reader Reader's Theatre Fairy Tale Scripts for Primary Grades

Easy Reader Reader's Theatre Fairy Tale Scripts for Primary Grades

Created by
Angeline Stewart
As a first grade teacher, I struggled to find reader's theatre scripts that were easy enough for my young students to read, so I wrote my own! Reader's theatre scripts provide a perfect opportunity for repeated reading and fluency practice, but often, scripts are difficult for many of our early learners and emergent readers. This set includes four reader's theatre scripts: *Goldilocks and the Three Bears (6 parts) *Rumpelstiltskin (6 parts) *Hansel and Gretel (7 parts) *The Three Little Pigs (6
Preview of Readers Theater Script BUNDLE, Fables, Folktales and Children's Literature

Readers Theater Script BUNDLE, Fables, Folktales and Children's Literature

These Readers Theaters are based on 8 classic fables, folktales and Children's Literature. Readers Theater is a great way to actively involve your students in reading and practice fluency and expression at the same time. Included with each pack are 2 scripts (Regular and Highlighted/Color-coded) and between 4 and 8 individual reading parts. Scripts could be used with partners or as a whole class activity. (See the preview for cast members and a sample from the first page.) INCLUDES Character Cro
Preview of A Christmas Carol reader's theater play script (includes two versions!)

A Christmas Carol reader's theater play script (includes two versions!)

Originally part of the December 1998 issue of Scholastic's Storyworks Magazine, this traditional re-telling of the Ebenezer Scrooge story is perfect for Zoomer's theater, podcast, or classroom play--or add holiday hymns and create a full-fledged stage production. For 10 to 16 participants and innumerable extras. A second version from my book, Read Aloud Plays: Classic Short Stories (2010 Scholastic) is also included. In it, Scrooge is a woman, Eleanora Scrooge. Two comprehension activities are a
Preview of Seasonal Art & Craft Activities Megabundle Easy Step by Step Crafts + Writing

Seasonal Art & Craft Activities Megabundle Easy Step by Step Crafts + Writing

Are you in need of easy seasonal arts & crafts ideas for your primary classroom? This huge collection features 70+ simple craft projects (8 seasonal art activities for each month), including Spring and Earth Day, as well as printable worksheets!As a busy teacher myself, I know how difficult it can be to plan for art lessons. My goal in creating these units is to do all the work for you so that art will be easy to include in your weekly and monthly plans!Each project has been classroom tested
Preview of Social Story Bundle: Behavior Building {Character Traits and Social Skills}

Social Story Bundle: Behavior Building {Character Traits and Social Skills}

Created by
Brooke Reagan
Social Story Bundle: Social Stories about Behavior BuildingThis social story bundle contains 14 social stories about behavior building topics.Social Stories included in this bundle:1. Being Kind2. Self Control3. Tattling4. Showing Empathy5. Being a Good Sport6. Telling the Truth7. Manners8. Apologizing9. Accepting Consequences10. Solving Problems 11. Trying My Best12. Waiting Patiently 13. Having a Good Day14. Thinking for YourselfEach social story is available in half and full page versions wit
Preview of Social Story Bundle: Social Stories about Classroom Management

Social Story Bundle: Social Stories about Classroom Management

Created by
Brooke Reagan
Social Story Bundle: Social stories about classroom management This social story bundle contains 14 social stories about different classroom behavior management topics. Social Stories included in this bundle:1. Active Listening2. Self Monitoring3. Following Directions4. Taking a Break5. Sharing Supplies6. Completing Work7. Asking for Help8. Working with Others9. Staying on Task10. Interrupting11. Feeling Jealous12. Technology Troubles13. Classroom Rules14. Paying AttentionWhat's Included?Each so
Preview of Social Story: No Spitting

Social Story: No Spitting

Created by
Brooke Reagan
Social StoryNo SpittingA social story about not spitting. Teaches appropriate replacement behaviors for spitting. What's included:Full page and half page social story versionsColor and black and white printer friendly versionsDigital Google Slides VersionVisuals for No Sptting Activity included to check to understandingLooking for more social stories? Check out my many other social story topics in my store and also my large bundles!This social story is included in my Aggressive Behavior Social S
Preview of Social Story: Telling the Truth

Social Story: Telling the Truth

Created by
Brooke Reagan
Social StorySocial story teaching the importance of telling the truth. Telling the TruthVersions Included:Half and full page social story versions includedColored version and printer friendly black and white versionsDigital Google Slides VersionSocial story that teaches the importance of telling the truth instead of lying.Activity to follow to check for understanding after each social story.This social story is included in my Behavior Building Bundle!Looking for more social stories? Check out my
Preview of Read Aloud Plays: The Monkey's Paw gothic masterpiece

Read Aloud Plays: The Monkey's Paw gothic masterpiece

Now with comprehension activities and extensions! This adaptation of W.W. Jacobs''s Gothic masterpiece is perfect for grades 5 through 8 (and potentially 4th). Originally published in the April 2012 issue of Scholastic's Scope magazine, use it as fluency-building reader's theater or as as a full classroom production or podcast. This twenty-minute play includes nine pages and parts for up to eleven students. What would you do with three wishes? Readers of the Monkey's Paw learn that those who med
Preview of Social Story: Copying Others

Social Story: Copying Others

Created by
Brooke Reagan
Social StoryCopying OthersA social story about not copying what others are doing. Teaching replacement behaviors for copying and stressing the importance of being yourself.What's included:Full page and half page social story versionsColor and black and white printer friendly versionsDigital Google Slides versionActivity included to check to understandingPages 2-18 color versions of social storyPages 19-35 Black and white versions of social storyCheck out my many other social stories in my store!
Preview of Halloween Reader's Theater Bundle - 6 Scripts (25% Discount)

Halloween Reader's Theater Bundle - 6 Scripts (25% Discount)

This product includes 6 different #Halloween reader's theater scripts to use with your students! These reader's theaters will enable the children to enjoy the stories even more as well as increase reading fluency and speaking skills. #HappyHalloweenAll of these reader's theater scripts are companion activities to each book. Splat the Cat and the Pumpkin-Picking Plan - A Halloween Reader's TheaterWhen Splat the Cat goes with Seymour to a pumpkin patch, he is determined to find the biggest pumpki
Preview of Winning and Losing Social Story

Winning and Losing Social Story

Created by
Vicky Arkoette
Social stories are a wonderful resource for students with special needs! I teach a special needs kindergarten classroom and social stories have been so helpful for many inappropriate classroom behaviors! I created this story because I had a need for a story that discusses appropriate behavior when winning and losing. Sometimes my students feel as though they are "winning" if they are first in line or if it is their turn to do something. This social story addresses that specific concern. I have
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Teach with Halloween printables from TPT

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".