Worksheets October 2026

A favorite time of the year!

This edition of Bear Essential News includes our annual Field Trip and Family Outings Guide, thought-provoking stories, fun activities, and a feature on ghosts and legends, including a “Dreadtime Reading List.”

The standards-based Worksheets that go along with this current issue are posted on Bear’s website. Teachers can sign up here on the website for worksheet notifications.

Please encourage your student in grades 3 thru 8 to join our Young Reporters Program! Students cover the stories that interest them, and those stories are edited before being published in Bear Essential News. Please call 1-866-NEWS KID if you have any questions.

Through the non-profit, Bear Essential Educational Services, you can have Bear editors visit your school or organization to conduct free presentations on writing and/or reporting for kids! Details are online under the Teachers tab. Call the toll-free number to schedule or if you have questions.

This program and these worksheets are brought to you by the 501(c)(3) non-profit Bear Essential Educational Services.

Enjoy this splendid season!

Stephen B Gin, editor