Ready for Halloween? Here's Noppera Bo, a terrifying folk tale from Japan, to help you celebrate.

Read Vasilisa the Brave, one of Russia's most famous folk tales, with your child this Halloween, then help her answer the comprehension questions at the end.

Students can read the origin of the strange creature known as Beast of Bray Road and decide whether or not they believe the stories.

Read more about the Florida Skunk Ape and one of the most famous encounter stories. Then, use your imagination to write a letter about the encounter.

Read the eyewitness accounts of sightings at Russell Hotel, then do some comparing and contrasting using the Venn diagram at the bottom.

A soldier meets a mysterious stranger in a graveyard. Could this be the dark figure that townsfolk have seen darting in and out of the shadows?

In this fun worksheet, read all about the Vodnici and then answer some critical thinking questions about the eyewitness accounts.

In this old Nigerian folk tale, a young villager ends up marrying a real bonehead. (Sorry, we had to.)

Give your wild child this werewolf story to read this Halloween. He'll have a spooky story to share with friends, and get some reading practice, too!

Kids will read about the Menehune legend and answer questions about it afterwards.

Learn about a scary condition called Old Hag Syndrome. Kids will respond to the reading with some comprehension questions.

Students will read more about our very own American Loch Ness monster. Then, theyÃll cut out a picture of each and paste it in its correct spot in the map.

For October (or just for kids who love scary stories!), here's a great telling of Bancho Sarayashiki, one of Japan's most famous ghost stories.

This worksheet is all about the haunting at the Princess Theater. Kids will read eyewitness accounts and then write some critical thinking responses.

Students will learn about the sword maker Muramasa Sengo, read through the eyewitness accounts, and decide who the trustworthy source is!

Students will have some fun with reading eyewitness accounts of Roswell, and then doing some writing responses on the topic.

Read this creepy story about a mythological creature called a korrigan, then answer the comprehension questions at the end.

Learn about the legendary Flying Dutchman, a "ghost ship" said to warn sailors of trouble, and get some practice comparing descriptions of the same topic.

Celebrate pumpkin season with this three-page second grade poetry worksheet!