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Halloween creative writing Common Core W.3.6 resources

Preview of Halloween Narrative Writing Prompts & Activities - Write a Scary Spooky Story

Halloween Narrative Writing Prompts & Activities - Write a Scary Spooky Story

Nothing beats a SCARY STORY‍ to get students excited to write stories that keep their readers on the edge of their seats. This Halloween Writing Unit has everything needed to write a super spooky story! Click on the PREVIEW to see everything that is included.What’s our SECRET SAUCE? It's a blend of CHOICE and TOOLS.Gone are the days of everyone responding to the same writing prompt. Students are offered a buffet of plots, settings, and characters. They have the FREEDOM to concoct a story that i
Preview of 3RD GRADE WRITERS WORKSHOP ELA FULL YEAR WRITING CURRICULUM INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK

3RD GRADE WRITERS WORKSHOP ELA FULL YEAR WRITING CURRICULUM INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK

Created by
Rockin Resources
This 3rd grade ELA writing curriculum with interactive notebook includes everything you need for a full year of writing in third grade! Perfect for writer's workshop since it includes 87 done-for-you lesson plans for writing, including sentence writing, paragraph writing, narrative writing, opinion writing, informative writing, and more!Don't wait, transform your reluctant writers into ROCKSTAR WRITERS®. This printable 3RD GRADE WRITING UNITS BUNDLE is filled with our signature STEP-BY-STEP WRIT
Preview of Full-Year Writer's Workshop Writing Curriculum Grades 3-5 Interactive Notebook

Full-Year Writer's Workshop Writing Curriculum Grades 3-5 Interactive Notebook

Created by
Rockin Resources
Grab your full-year curriculum for grades 3-5 (upper elementary)with interactive notebook. This printable writing program is everything you need for writer's workshop. Do you want to transform your reluctant writers into ROCKSTAR WRITERS®? This printable WRITING UNITS BUNDLE for GRADES 3-5 is filled with our signature STEP-BY-STEP WRITING® lessons with INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS. It is a COMPLETE WRITER'S WORKSHOP PROGRAM with all the tools needed for the entire year. You will find simple yet engagin
Preview of Writing Bundle | Print and Digital | Informational, Opinion, Narrative

Writing Bundle | Print and Digital | Informational, Opinion, Narrative

Created by
Ashleigh
With this writing bundle, you get everything you need to teach narrative, opinion, fictional narrative, and informational writing for the year! These lessons are broken down to make writing workshop manageable and fun for the teacher and students. Each resource is available as a PDF file and in Google Slides. This makes this unit compatible with Google Classroom!This includes a collection of four of my best selling Writing units. Each of the units is broken down into 30 detailed day-by-day lesso
Preview of Bio Poems Made Easy (Printable and Digital)

Bio Poems Made Easy (Printable and Digital)

Created by
Laura Candler
Bio Poems are simple poems written about people, and they are both easy and fun to write because they follow a predictable pattern. Bio Poems don't usually rhyme, so all students can experience success with this format. You can have students write Bio Poems about themselves, or they can write about famous historical figures, book characters, people they admire, etc. This ready-to-use poetry lesson includes directions, graphic organizers, a Bio Poem planning page, a sheet of decorative writing pa
Preview of Poetry Unit Bundle- 3rd Grade

Poetry Unit Bundle- 3rd Grade

Created by
Jessica Zannini
Poetry can be fun and exciting. This easy to use 3rd grade poetry unit bundle has everything you need to make teaching poetry exciting any time of the year. The 29 day unit includes over 300 pages of resources for you and your students to learn to love poetry. What’s included:29+ days of lesson plan on third grade reading and writing standardsLessons Included: (Alliteration, Beat, Rhyme, Rhythm, Lines, Stanzas, Adjectives, Adverbs, Main Idea, Author’s Purpose, Mood, Theme, Comparing and Contr
Preview of Quotation Marks in Dialogue Digital ELA Google Slides Punctuating Dialogue

Quotation Marks in Dialogue Digital ELA Google Slides Punctuating Dialogue

Teach your students to use quotation marks when writing dialogue in creative writing with these no prep Google Classroom activities! Explicit teaching slides and practice slides for writing and punctuating dialogue with commas and quotation marks are all included. This resource provides many different writing activity types to promote the transfer of these writing skills to their own work.Quickly assign in Google Classroom for writer's workshop mini lesson plans, emergency sub plans or literacy
Preview of Writing All Year BUNDLE

Writing All Year BUNDLE

Writing ALL YEAR- Ready to have your writing activities all planned out for the ENTIRE YEAR? From Expository, How To or procedural writing, to persuasive or narrative this huge pack has everything you need to teach writing for the year! Here's the pack for you!This chunky download includes ALL my writing craft units for the ENTIRE year! The best part? It also includes all future writing crafts that I make. Save Over 50% off by purchasing this growing bundle! ************************************
Preview of Writers Workshop Resources Year Long GROWING BUNDLE

Writers Workshop Resources Year Long GROWING BUNDLE

Are you looking for a great low prep tools and lessons to support students while working on writing? This GROWING bundle is full of tools to help students learn important skills and gain independence while writing. Included you'll find resources to help successfully launch writer's workshop, rubrics to help students start to recognize themselves as writers and set goals for themselves, ready to publish checklists, and a complete writing lesson on small moments that will start with big "watermelo
Preview of Nonfiction Book Template (Information Writing Publishing)

Nonfiction Book Template (Information Writing Publishing)

The resources included in this product were created to help organize student writing into a published BOOK! This was inspired by Unit 2 of Lucy Calkin's Writing Workshop (Information Writing). The various types of pages make it easy to differentiate in your classroom! I teach third graders but this organizer can be used for many different grade levels. The resources follow the Lucy Calkin’s Writing curriculum for informational writing (Unit 2). Your students will TAKE PRIDE in their books when
Preview of Christmas Narrative Writing Center Prompts and Activities for December

Christmas Narrative Writing Center Prompts and Activities for December

Do you have reluctant writers in your classroom? Don’t despair! This Christmas and Hanukkah writing activity will motivate even your most challenged writers. These creative writing prompts provide choice and include the tools needed to plan and write great Christmas and Hanukkah narratives. Your students will love getting to select the setting, problem/plot, and character cards for their story and creating their own unique Holiday themed narrative. These Christmas writing prompts generate fun a
Preview of Halloween Literacy Centers for Upper Elementary  | October ELA Centers

Halloween Literacy Centers for Upper Elementary | October ELA Centers

Created by
Teresa Kwant
These are great for literacy centers! Newly Updated!Included are Language Arts centers for the entire month of October.There are 56 centers total with instructions on how to implement them into your classroom. Each center comes with a task card and a corresponding worksheet (with the exception of the "teacher directed center". I leave that task card blank, because as the classroom teacher, you will know what to teach your small groups best. The technology center sometimes does not require a work
Preview of Sentence Writing Activities Digital ELA Google Slides Stretching Sentences

Sentence Writing Activities Digital ELA Google Slides Stretching Sentences

Students practice writing sentences by stretching them with these fun Google Classroom activities! This resource includes 3 explicit teaching slides and 16 practice slides for students to stretch sentences by adding who, what, when, where and why. This resource scaffolds student understanding and fosters independence by gradually reducing supports for students. Sample sentences are included in an "answer key" format to save you time coming up with examples if you wish. These are editable to fi
Preview of Narrative Writing Sizzling Starts Leads Hooks Introduction Paragraph Writing

Narrative Writing Sizzling Starts Leads Hooks Introduction Paragraph Writing

Created by
Teach2Tell
This resource will help your students write a narrative's exposition, orientation, lead, or Introduction Paragraph. Writing lessons scaffold the writing of sizzling starts. The Backfill and the Get Back techniques conclude the writing of the exposition. In addition, the graphic organizers, checklist, integration of technology (QR codes), and writing activities involving a short animated movie will facilitate your students to write their impressive openers. ⭐ This resource includes both US and Br
Preview of Biography Template Digital Project Google Classroom Activities Famous Report Bio

Biography Template Digital Project Google Classroom Activities Famous Report Bio

This digital biography project is a great way for elementary students to learn about any famous person. The project is created for Google Slides and includes a 14 page template that is easy to share with students through Google Classroom. Great for Women's or Black History Month, STEM leaders, Scientists and more. Everything is ready to go, so there is no prep required on your part. Just share with students.This is part of the DIGITAL bundle. Click here to view all resources available.How to Sta
Preview of Creative Narrative Story Writing Lessons

Creative Narrative Story Writing Lessons

Narrative writing is made easy with this story writing unit for second and third grade! This pack is designed to be assembled into a Story Booklet for students to use as they work to plan and write a draft of their creative writing story. Each booklet should contain: a story cover, a page for ideas, two planning pages, 2-4 rough copy pages, and an editing checklist to complete the story!All about the Story Writing Pack: Student Book Covers – Covers for the student writing books. My Story Ideas -
Preview of Haiku Writing Library Lesson - Haiku Poetry - National Poetry Month - Elementary

Haiku Writing Library Lesson - Haiku Poetry - National Poetry Month - Elementary

Created by
MrsReaderPants
This Haiku Writing Library Lesson is perfect for National Poetry Month! This two-part library lesson teaches students to write their own haiky poems. Students learn the rules for writing haiku, practice counting syllables, and have an opportunity to write their own haiku.Looking to have students write and publish their own haikus? Try these no-prep templates!FAST FACTS ABOUT THIS HAIKU WRITING LIBRARY LESSON:Recommended for: Grades 3-6Number of pages: 63 student slides + 3 printable pages + answ
Preview of Lucy Calkins Crafting True Stories Narrative Writing Grade 3 COMPLETE slides

Lucy Calkins Crafting True Stories Narrative Writing Grade 3 COMPLETE slides

Created by
Staci Ajdari
When purchased, you will receive a link to make a copy of the folder containing the slides for all 20 lessons.After purchasing the printed materials from the publisher, this supplement helps the planning and implementation of this unit. This cannot be effectively used without first purchasing the printed materials from the publisher.Third Grade Writing- Crafting True Stories- 20 sessions - This resource was created in Google Slides.NOTE: This unit follows the Art of Information Reading unit writ
Preview of MONTHLY WRITING PROMPTS JOURNAL Quick Write Center Morning Work YEAR LONG BUNDLE

MONTHLY WRITING PROMPTS JOURNAL Quick Write Center Morning Work YEAR LONG BUNDLE

This year-long writing bundle contains 10 months worth of writing activities that cover the following writing genres: Creative, informative, opinion, narrative, procedural, descriptive, review, persuasive, poetry, and letter writing. These writing prompts are designed to provide students with regular writing practice, teach a systematic approach to writing, and build a love of writing amongst students. These monthly printables will transform your young authors into excellent writers!Use these wr
Preview of Weekly Writing - 3rd Grade WONDERS

Weekly Writing - 3rd Grade WONDERS

Using McGraw Hill WONDERS and looking for a weekly writing activity to go along with the Essential Question? Look no further. This file has a writing activity specific to the topic discussed all week. Give your students the opportunity to write their ideas, opinions or thoughts each week. Bind it together for an entire year of progressive writing.2017, 2020 and 2023 versionsBe sure to print you pages as FIT TO PAGE.I featured these on my blog last year... if you'd like a closer look check L
Preview of January Writing Prompts Winter Activities Journal Choice Board Morning Work

January Writing Prompts Winter Activities Journal Choice Board Morning Work

January writing made simple! Looking for winter activities and journal topics to engage your writers this January? These high interest and engaging writing prompts are seasonal and relate to what students are experiencing this month!This writing pack is perfect to help students practice writing all three writing genres expected in the writing common core-opinion, informative, and narrative. There are 21 prompts in all, 7 for each writing genre. There are 3 different rubrics to use to assess each
Preview of Winter Writing Prompts Activities & Organizers, January Narrative Writing Center

Winter Writing Prompts Activities & Organizers, January Narrative Writing Center

Are you looking for a fun way to engage your student in writing Winter Stories? Do you have reluctant writers in your classroom? Don’t despair! This Write a Winter Story Writing Center will motivate even your most challenged writers. It provides CHOICE and includes the TOOLS and GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS necessary to plan and write fantastic winter-themed narrative stories. I wrote this unit for primary students, but it can be used successfully with students in 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th
Preview of Meet My Li'l Monster Informational Writing Unit | Halloween Writing & Activities

Meet My Li'l Monster Informational Writing Unit | Halloween Writing & Activities

Informational writing doesn’t have to be limited to boring nonfiction topics! Teach your students how to draft, write, and edit an informational paragraph with a spooky twist. Meet My Li’l Monster is a full informational writing unit that’s just perfect for Halloween!  Not only will your students produce an informational paragraph, but they will flex their creativity and work on character development as they create their own Li’l Monster!  What You Get In This Informational Writing Unit: Alignme
Preview of Elaboration Descriptive Writing Activities Sensory Language Details Imagery

Elaboration Descriptive Writing Activities Sensory Language Details Imagery

Students practice elaborating in their writing using imagery sensory details and sensory language with these fun activities! This resource includes 3 explicit teaching slides and 16 practice slides for students to elaborate in thier writing using sensory details. This resource provides many different descriptive writing activity types to promote transfer of elaboration writing skills to their independent writing. Quickly assign in Google Classroom for writer's workshop mini lesson plans, emerge
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Teach with Halloween printables from TPT

Halloween is a time for costumes, candy, and spooky fun. But did you know it can also be a fantastic opportunity for teaching and learning? Halloween printables offer a range of engaging and educational resources to help students of all ages celebrate the holiday while expanding their knowledge and skills. In this article, we'll explore the importance of Halloween printables, the different types of printables available, and how to use them effectively in various settings.

The Importance of Halloween Printables

Halloween printables are more than just fun and games. They serve several educational purposes and can be a valuable addition to any teaching environment.

  1. Educational Benefits

Printables can help students practice essential skills like reading, writing, and problem-solving. They can also reinforce math and science concepts through themed activities and worksheets. By incorporating Halloween themes, these printables can capture students' attention and make learning more enjoyable.

  1. Enhancing Creativity

Many Halloween printables encourage artistic expression and creativity. Coloring pages, crafts, and design activities provide students with an opportunity to explore their imagination while developing fine motor skills and artistic abilities.

  1. Teaching Cultural Significance

Halloween printables can also help students learn about the history and cultural significance of the holiday. They can explore the origins of Halloween, its traditions, and how it is celebrated in different parts of the world.

  1. Classroom Ideas

In the classroom, Halloween printables can be used as a supplement to your curriculum or as a fun break from regular coursework. You can include them as part of your lesson plans, offer them as an optional activity for early finishers, or use them as a basis for group projects and collaborative work.

  1. Homeschooling and Remote Learning

For homeschooling or remote learning, Halloween printables can add a festive touch to your daily lessons. They can be used to reinforce concepts, practice skills, or provide an opportunity for creative expression. You can even use them as a reward for completed assignments or as a means of encouraging students to stay engaged with their work.

  1. Halloween Parties and Events

Halloween printables can also be a great addition to Halloween parties, events, or community gatherings. They can serve as icebreakers, entertainment, or a creative way to incorporate learning into a festive atmosphere.

Fun Halloween Activities and Themes

Explore a variety of Halloween printables for haunted houses, pumpkins, Halloween parties, and trick or treating. These resources will not only engage your students or children but also provide a creative and educational twist to your Halloween celebrations.

  1. Designing your own haunted house

Encourage creativity and imagination by having your students or children design their own haunted house. Provide them with halloween printable templates that feature different rooms, furniture, and spooky decorations. They can then cut and assemble their haunted house, creating a unique, personalized experience.

  1. Haunted house coloring pages

Haunted house coloring pages are a great way to explore different spooky settings and practice fine motor skills. These Halloween coloring pages often include intricate details, such as cobwebs, ghosts, and skeletons, that will keep kids entertained and engaged.

  1. Haunted house educational activities

Turn haunted house fun into an educational experience by incorporating math, language arts, and problem-solving activities. For example, use printable escape room puzzles set in a haunted house or have students solve spooky word problems or riddles. Pumpkin carving stencils

Carving pumpkins is a Halloween tradition, and printable stencils can make the process easier and more enjoyable. Provide a variety of stencils, from simple to complex, to suit different skill levels and interests.

  1. Pumpkin coloring pages

Pumpkin coloring pages are another creative way to enjoy the Halloween season. These printables often include pumpkins with expressive faces, patterns, and scenes that will captivate children's imaginations.

  1. Pumpkin-themed learning activities

Use a pumpkin-themed printable to teach a variety of subjects, from counting and addition to reading and writing. For example, have students practice their writing skills with pumpkin-themed story prompts or use pumpkin number cards for math games.

  1. DIY party decorations

Hosting a Halloween party for your classroom? Use printables to create DIY party decorations. From banners and signs to halloween coloring sheets to cute labels for trick or treat bags, you'll find a wealth of ideas that can be customized for your event.

  1. Printable party games

Keep your students entertained with Halloween games, such as scavenger hunts, word searches, bingo, or a classic game of trivia. These games will not only provide hours of so much fun but also encourage teamwork and community building with friends.

Get Started with Halloween Printables on TPT

Halloween printables are a valuable resource for teaching and learning, offering a range of educational benefits while making the holiday fun and engaging. With so many types available, there's something for everyone, whether you're a classroom teacher, homeschooling parent, or simply looking for ways to celebrate the season with your whole family. Don't miss out on the opportunity to incorporate these festive and educational tools into your Halloween party and teaching this year!

Frequently asked questions

Are Halloween printables suitable for all age groups?

Yes, Halloween resources come in a wide variety of age-appropriate designs and difficulty levels. You can find resources for young children, middle schoolers, high school students, and even adults.

Do I need any special equipment to use Halloween printables?

You'll need a printer and paper to print your chosen resources. Some printables may also require additional materials, such as scissors, glue, or coloring supplies.

Can I create my Halloween printables?

Yes, you can create resources using design software or online tools. This allows you to customize your resources to suit your specific needs and preferences to maximize your halloween fun for no extra cost.

Are Halloween printables free?

TPT offers free halloween printables as well as ones available for purchase. This includes individual resources as well as resource bundles. Be sure to explore your options and choose resources that fit your budget and needs.

What are popular themes for Halloween coloring pages

Some super easy ideas for printable coloring pages that kids love:

  • Pumpkins and Jack-o-Lanterns
  • Ghosts and goblins
  • Witches and wizards
  • Spiders and spider webs
  • Haunted houses and graveyards
  • Bats and owls
  • Skeletons and skulls
  • Zombies and monsters
  • Black cats
  • Scary masks and costumes.

These themes are often associated with Halloween and can provide a fun and spooky coloring activity for kiddos and adults alike. Each of these images might be accompanied by writing that says: "Happy Halloween".