Add a little spooky fun to reading time with our free printable Halloween bookmarks! With 15 fun designs featuring friendly ghosts, black cats, bats, pumpkins, and plenty of bookish Halloween puns, there’s something for every reader.
These Halloween bookmarks come in both full-color and black-and-white versions, making them perfect for independent reading, classroom libraries, or a fun Halloween coloring activity. Plus, they’re an easy way to encourage literacy while incorporating a little creativity and social-emotional learning (SEL) into your school day.
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Why Teachers Love These Halloween Bookmarks
Sometimes the simplest classroom resources are the ones students get most excited about. These Halloween bookmarks are easy to print, require almost no prep, and give students something they can use long after Halloween is over. Keep a stack near your classroom library, use them during independent reading time, or let students choose a new bookmark as they finish books throughout the spooky season. With 15 different designs, there’s plenty of Halloween fun to go around!
The black-and-white versions double as an easy coloring activity when you need a few minutes of calm, creative downtime. They’re a great option for morning work, early finishers, or a quiet classroom activity leading up to Halloween.
Why Students Love Them Too
Who wouldn’t want a friendly ghost or a book-loving black cat to help save their place? Students can choose from playful Halloween designs featuring pumpkins, bats, candy corn, and fun reading messages like “Books Are Magic!,” “Read More Scary Books!,” and “Treat Yourself to a Good Book!”
And if they choose one of the black-and-white Halloween bookmarks, they can bring their favorite designs to life with their own colors and creative touches. It’s a simple way to give students a little ownership over their reading routine while celebrating all the fun of Halloween.
Halloween Bookmarks Support Literacy and SEL
These printable Halloween bookmarks are more than just a festive way to save a page. They’re also an easy way to reinforce a positive reading culture while incorporating social-emotional learning into your classroom.
Letting students choose their own bookmarks can help build excitement around independent reading and give them a tangible reminder to return to their books. Use them to kick off a Halloween reading challenge, introduce a collection of spooky read-alouds, or encourage students to explore new books in your classroom library.
The black-and-white Halloween bookmarks add an SEL-friendly element too. Coloring is a simple, low-pressure activity that gives students an opportunity to slow down, practice focusing their attention, and express their creativity.
Try offering these bookmarks during morning work, a calm-down period, indoor recess, or after a particularly busy classroom transition. You can even pair the coloring activity with a quiet reading session to help students settle into their next task.
Print Them in Color or Black-and-White
Want something ready to cut and use? Print the full-color Halloween bookmarks featuring festive shades of orange, purple, pink, and yellow. Want to turn your bookmarks into a creative classroom activity? Choose the black-and-white pages instead and let students color their own.
Our free printable includes the same 15 Halloween bookmark designs in both options, so you can choose whichever version works best for your classroom or print a mix of both.
How To Print Your Halloween Bookmarks
Print the pages you want on standard letter-size paper (8.5 by 11 inches). For sturdier bookmarks that will hold up to lots of reading, card stock is a great option. Then use scissors or a paper cutter to cut out each bookmark.
If you’re using the black-and-white versions, give students time to color and personalize their bookmarks before cutting them out. You can even laminate the finished bookmarks to help them last throughout the school year.
Print a full classroom set, offer students a selection of designs, or keep extras near your classroom library for students to grab whenever they start a new book.
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