Halloween is a holiday dedicated to all things spooky—and everyone gets scared some of the time! But an extreme fear of something—a phobia—can often be relieved with a little understanding. Whether it’s an aversion to spiders, spooks, specters or spinach, there’s a name for every kind of thing that can scare you! This Halloween issue packs plenty of fun to help young readers see that ghosts and witches aren’t the only things that frighten folks!
In this issue trick-or-treaters will:
- Read about different phobias
- Follow directions to solve puzzles
- Use clues to identify new vocabulary
- Practice spooky spelling
- Use the newspaper to hunt for digraphs and hints of Halloween
- Write a descriptive paragraph about a Halloween costume
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