Elementary: In the Dark
As the days get shorter, explore the topic of light and dark with your students, with these books.
More Ideas:
- In Gale in Context: Science, learn about light, including experiments.
- Light and Shadow is a curriculum for preschool and elementary classrooms, developed by the Franklin Institute.
- Light and Shadow Explorations from the Exploratorium.
Secondary: Scary Stories to Tell in the Classroom
Read these spine-chilling tales, then develop creative writing skills by asking students to write their own scary stories.
The Dark and Other Scary Stories
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Check out these books about creative writing:
More Ideas:
- Read, Write, Think offers two lesson plans on scary stories - Thrills! Chills! Using Scary Stories to Motivate Students to Read (Grades 6-8) and Ghosts and Fear in Language Arts (Grades 9-12).
- Use Gale: Literature Resource Finder to research horror authors, like Edgar Allen Poe.
