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Halloween: Poem

Introduce young learners to poems designed for grades PK-2. Students can read them individually, together, alternately, or chorally. This activity helps build fluency, comprehension, and encourages children to keep exploring letter combinations, word ladders, and poems in fun, age‑appropriate ways. This poem is by David Harrison.

NOTE: These resources were created and/or coordinated by Dr. Timothy Rasinski and are shared with permission for use on Literacy Central.

Resource Information

Age Range
4 - 7
Grade Level
Pre-K - 2nd
Literacy Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.4
Anchor Standards for Reading: Craft and Structure: Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.4
Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4
Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4
Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.