Halloween Vocabulary Activities for Middle School English with Creative Writing Activity

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Have spooky fun learning new vocabulary words and enhance Reading Comprehension with these HALLOWEEN-related vocabulary activities! Be ready for Back to School with fun fall learning units. This eerie literacy resource includes an ELA 6th 7th 8th Vocabulary List, Definitions, Words Used in Context, a Sentence Writing exercise, a creative writing assignment or classroom exercise, Bingo Games, and a Vocabulary Quiz.

Vocabulary building is an indispensable key to improving reading comprehension skills as well as writing and speaking skills.

• 25 Halloween-related Vocabulary Words

• Geared towards Grades 6-8 but can work/ be adapted for Grades 5 and 9

• 25 Sample, Illustrative Sentences, using the Words in fun, spooky Contexts

• Directions Included

• Have students make Flash Cards for the words

> assign as homework or an in-class activity

> ask them to study the spelling of the 25 words, then

give an spelling quiz by reading the 25 words and their
definitions aloud.

Students can ask for the word used in a sentence as this
auditory input can help them recall “print spelling”

visualization from reading the sentences.

• 25-Question Quiz included

• 14 PDF Printable Pages

• Answer Key included in terms of 25 spooky definitions provided

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• Reading Comprehension & Vocabulary BUNDLE

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