Free Spooky Worksheets

The Forgotten Door

Some doors change your life. Others erase it.

12 worksheets · 8 games & puzzles · 20-minute read-aloud

Dani finds a gray door in the school supply closet that whispers, “Make it better.” Every wish comes true, and every wish takes something away. A short, safe-for-school scary story about choices and who we really are.

The Pencil

Some things draw themselves.

12 worksheets · 8 games & puzzles · 20-minute read-aloud

Wyatt finds a strange pencil in the Lost & Found. Everything he draws comes true: a black cat at the window, a spilled water bottle, a spider on the class bully. Then the pencil starts drawing on its own, and it’s drawing something at the foot of his bed.

The Ice Cream Man Who Never Melts

One cone, cold fingers. Two cones, frost. Three cones…

12 worksheets · 8 games & puzzles · 18-minute read-aloud

It’s the hottest week ever on Cedar Court when a strange ice cream truck rolls in at sundown. The ice cream is free, and it never melts. But every cone makes Miles colder, and Stella has figured out what happens after the third one. A short, safe-for-school scary story for summer.

The Snow Globe

Every time the snow falls, he takes one step closer.

12 worksheets · 8 games & puzzles · 15-minute read-aloud

Josie and her cousin Gus find an old snow globe in Grandma’s attic, in a box marked DON’T. Inside is a tiny man in a tall black hat. Every time the snow falls, he takes a step toward the glass, and he gets bigger. A short, safe-for-school scary story for winter.