Spooktacular Reads: 15 New Halloween Books for Students
Spooky season is here, and it’s the perfect time to share a fresh batch of thrillers, mysteries, and spine-chilling stories with your students.
Halloween
10 Scary Stories to Read This Halloween
What better way to celebrate the spooky season than with some equally spooky books? We’ve compiled a list of chilling tales for kids of all ages, just in time for Halloween.
It’s Alive! Teaching with Horror Stories in the Classroom
Throughout my years of teaching, I’ve discovered that students are often more eager to read and discuss horror stories than other material.
Morbid Fascination in the Classroom: Engaging or Inappropriate?
Students often display a morbid curiosity that I feel I cannot ignore, but can I lean into it? Can I use this fascination in a way that engages students, but also humanizes them?
Using Urban Legends to Engage Struggling Readers
After teaching high school reading intervention courses for many years, I know that starting with a novel is a mistake—it’s too long. Instead, I use urban legends.