Halloween can be a lot of fun in the high school English classroom, and just because it’s Halloween doesn’t mean that we have to ditch the curriculum in favor of candy-apples. Teaching on Halloween can be fun, content-oriented, and rigorous with a little planning. Besides, the fall air and the excitement of the beginning of the holiday season usually energizes the students, so why not capture that excitement?

One of the best things to do on halloween is keep up the rigor but incorporate Halloween activities in your secondary ELA classroom.

Here are eight Halloween activities for Secondary ELA that you and your students will love!