The Little Skeleton Who Wanted to Be Scared Reading Passage -Halloween

The Little Skeleton Who Wanted to Be Scary Reading Passage is a hilarious tale about a skeleton who just can't seem to get the whole "scary" thing right. No matter how hard he tries, people keep mistaking him for a friendly little guy, so much for being a terrifying creature of the night! This humorous story shows that sometimes it’s better to make friends than frighten them.

The reading passage comes with fun activities that’ll keep kids laughing and learning. Activity 1 asks two comprehension questions to see if readers were paying attention (or too busy giggling). Activity 2 challenges them to match four words from the story with their meanings, because even skeletons need a vocab boost! Activity 3 gets into grammar, where students fill in the blanks with the right words (because skeletons don’t have time for bad grammar). Activity 4 is another fill-in-the-gap challenge, testing how well students can keep the story flowing. And last but not least, Activity 5 lets students unleash their inner artists by drawing a picture of what they think a “friendly skeleton” looks like. Spoiler alert: it’ll probably look more adorable than scary! Just don’t be surprised if they give him a smile.

Enjoy!