Holidays

TeacherLink: A Celebration of Gratitude TeacherLink: A Celebration of Gratitude- Assisting educators in teaching children gratitude. This is done by teaching lessons centered around the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indian… Thanksgiving Lesson Plan Thanksgiving Lesson Plan- Single lesson plan appropriate for younger ESL/EFL students focuses on vocabulary related to Thanksgiving and the history of the holiday. Thanksgiving Information Thanksgiving Information- A reach beyond the myths of Thanksgiving to some degree of historic truth. A historical perspective for teachers and their students. Thanksgiving Fun Thanksgiving Fun- Games, songs, art projects, and miscellaneous ideas appropriate for use with preschoolers. The First Thanksgiving The First Thanksgiving- Resource guide from Scholastic designed to teach students the relationship between the Pilgrims and the Native Americans. Christianity Today: Hallowing Halloween Christianity Today: Hallowing Halloween- Why Christians should embrace the "devilish" holiday with gusto and laughter. American Catholic: All Hallow's Eve American Catholic: All Hallow's Eve- What Catholics believe about witches, ghosts, and magic, The Tale of Jack O'Lantern and Christian aspects of the holiday. Why Do Many Churches Oppose Halloween? Why Do Many Churches Oppose Halloween?- One of 75 questions taken from the book, What People Ask About The Church, by Dale A. Robbins. Hope of Israel Ministries: Hallowe'en Hope of Israel Ministries: Hallowe'en- A list of articles contending this observance is bad. Halloween: Its Origins and Customs Halloween: Its Origins and Customs- Traces Halloween back to the ancient religion of the Celtics and labels it a Satanic holiday. Halloween in Light of Scripture Halloween in Light of Scripture- Contends that Halloween has its roots in everything related to Satan, therefore Christians should shun any involvement in it. Christians Should Boycott Halloween's Evil Christians Should Boycott Halloween's Evil- Contends that celebrating Halloween is not appropriate for those who should emulate saints. Annie's Halloween Page Annie's Halloween Page- Questions whether Halloween is really just another "harmless holiday." Written from a Christian perspective. The Real Origins of Halloween The Real Origins of Halloween- An essay into the real origins of Halloween that debunks fundamentalist's preconceptions and stereotypes. Halloween: From an Evangelical Christian Perspective Halloween: From an Evangelical Christian Perspective- Points out that many fundamentalist's assertions are based on erroneous materials and beliefs. Don't Fear the Terror! Scriptures for Halloween Don't Fear the Terror! Scriptures for Halloween- A guide to Bible stories and quotes about traditional Halloween themes. Includes links to literary stories and to Christian and se… What the Public and Faith Groups Think of Halloween What the Public and Faith Groups Think of Halloween- Statistics and a report of various opinions. Meddybemps Ghost Walk Meddybemps Ghost Walk- Visit the locations inside the haunted house. Contains fun and excitement such as games, photos, images, and spooky sounds. Bundy's Haunted Maze Bundy's Haunted Maze- Find your way through the dark of corridors filled with evil creatures. The Haunting The Haunting- Interactive journey to a haunted mansion. The Chancery House The Chancery House- Navigate the many rooms and grounds of a virtual haunted inn with lots of special effects: attend a virtual seance, a Halloween party, and tarot. Hood Mansion Hood Mansion- A kid-safe, but tricky, virtual haunted house. Open all through the year. Legault's Castle of Horror Legault's Castle of Horror- A guide through his castle filled with doors, secret passages, screams and sights to make your hair stand on end. Southwest Pennsylvania: Haunted Houses Southwest Pennsylvania: Haunted Houses- This is a guide to haunted attractions in the Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania area during the Halloween season. Attractions include hau… Haunted Virginia Haunted Virginia- This site lists most everything haunted in Virginia. Explore the listings and start planning visits to the dark side of the Commonwealth today. Denver Haunted House Guide Denver Haunted House Guide- Guide to haunted houses in the Denver, Colorado area. Find A Haunt Find A Haunt- Map based haunted house directory serving the USA and Canada where you enter the location and the directory will return a map and list of haunted houses nearby. Scared.com Scared.com- A guide to Denver area haunted houses, with maps and discounts. Haunted Illinois Haunted Illinois- Links, prop ideas, a defense of Halloween, and current Illinois haunted house listings. Haunted Places Directory Haunted Places Directory- Directory of real haunted places, ghost tours, and special events throughout the United States. Laff In The Dark Laff In The Dark- Articles on the history, design and construction of amusement park haunted attractions and the artists and firms that built them. Tulleys Halloween Attractions Tulleys Halloween Attractions- October Fest - fun by day and Shocktober Fest - fright by night. The Halloween event is suitable for all ages. attractions include haunted hayride, … The Pasaje Del Terror The Pasaje Del Terror- A London horror attraction depicting scenes from horror films and legends. Blackpool, UK. Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios- Halloween event, at Universal Studios in Los Angeles, Orlando, Japan and Singapore. HHNRumors HHNRumors- The source for Halloween Horror Nights rumors and information. Locations in the US and Asia. Halloween Clipart Halloween Clipart- Halloween Clipart for the scariest night of the year, links to Halloween sites featuring pumpkins, ghosts, witches, black cats, and bats. Cat Stuff Halloween Cat Stuff Halloween- Black cats with witches, pumpkins, and other Halloween cats. Pumpkin Clip-Art Pumpkin Clip-Art- Guide to pumpkins and pumpkin images. Costume Craziness Costume Craziness- Costume tips plus a section on making basic facial Halloween makeup. RecipeSource: Halloween Makeup RecipeSource: Halloween Makeup- Basic recipe for facial mask, using safe household ingredients. Coffeerooms Holidays ~ Halloween Make Up Coffeerooms Holidays ~ Halloween Make Up- Vampire basics, instant aging, witch tips. Also tips for blood and gore, scars and sores, facial hair. Gruesome Makeup Hints Gruesome Makeup Hints- Makeup ideas and advice, including tips for making scars, sores, blood, two heads. Make Your Own Halloween Make-up Make Your Own Halloween Make-up- How to create "blood", scabs, hairy warts, using food coloring and other household ingredients. Halloween Thematic Units Halloween Thematic Units- Teachers find a cross-curricular thematic unit of lesson plans and online supplemental resources for celebrating Halloween with K-12 students. Halloween Activities Halloween Activities- Collection of teacher-submitted ideas for observing Halloween in the classroom. Scare Up Some Great Halloween Poetry Scare Up Some Great Halloween Poetry- Halloween is the perfect time for students to scare up a humorous poem or epitaph. Teacher Glori Chaika shares poetry-writing ideas for use a… Pump Up the Curriculum with Pumpkins Pump Up the Curriculum with Pumpkins- Seasonal science, math, and writing tasks for K-6. From Education World. Webs (The Discussion Kind!) in the Classroom Webs (The Discussion Kind!) in the Classroom- Uses a Halloween theme to facilitate discussions in kindergarten through secondary classrooms. TeacherView - Halloween TeacherView - Halloween- Includes bookmarks, coloring pages, mazes, shape books, and stationery. Adobe Acrobat Reader required. Scary Starters Scary Starters- Reproducible sheet filled with scary story starters encourages creative writing.