Halloween creative writing lessons

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

W.1.3

Also included in: First Grade Writing Workshop Units for the Year

Emergency Sub Plan - Missing Teacher Substitute Teacher Lesson and Activity

Created by

Presto Plans

Emergency Sub Plan - Missing Teacher Substitute Teacher Lesson and Activity: This emergency sub plan is ready-to-use for any day off! This lesson and activity will keep your students totally engaged and on-task. The assignment is about your inexplicable absence and puts students in charge (by the principal) of investigating the reason you are not at school. Students will create a Missing Teacher poster and an investigative police case file that has them examine evidence and witness testimonies

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Tara West - Little Minds at Work

Kindergarten Teachers Taking Back Weekends BUNDLED

Created by

What is the Taking Back Weekends BUNDLE?Thanks so much for showing interest in my Taking Back Weekends packet! This packet was carefully created with kindergarten students in mind. This packet will offer the teacher material to get them through the month of learning. The best part is the Taking Back Weekends packet will lower teacher stress so you can focus on what’s important - - the kids! The packet covers five areas of learning: writing, content, sub plans, math centers, and literacy centers.

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Math

Grades:

K

Types:

Basic Operations, Close Reading, Creative Writing

Sub Plans 1st Grade

Created by

Create-Abilities

This emergency sub plan kit has everything you need to ensure your school day runs smoothly while you're gone. Planning for substitutes can be harder than just coming into work sick. However, with this set, you will have no-prep, print and go, reading, writing, math, science, and art activities that make sure your kids are still learning while you get the rest you need. Included in this 175-page download are printables, graphic organizers, and more that cover:Classroom Management and Organizatio

Subjects:

Grades:

1st

Types:

Printables, Classroom Forms, Lesson

Also included in: Sub Plans BUNDLE K-5

Writing Poetry in the Primary Grades

Created by

Creative Writing, Poetry, Writing

This poetry unit for first and second grade gets students writing both form and free-verse poems as they let their creativity fly!My students love to write poetry as a break from our traditional writing units. They really buy into the "no rules" aspect of free-verse poetry and when I show them different examples of poetry, they tend to take off and make many different writing pieces. I hope you and your students have as much fun as we do with this one!In this unit:Teacher Examples for each type

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Printables, Lesson, Centers

Also included in: First Grade Writing Workshop Units for the Year

1st Grade Teachers Taking Back Their Weekends BUNDLED

Created by

Tara West - Little Minds at Work

1st Grade Teachers Taking Back Their Weekends BUNDLED View a video preview **HERE** and **HERE**I'm super excited to release these packets for first grade! For the longest time I was completely oblivious that it was not normal to spend every evening and weekend working at school or "on school" at home. These packets are designed to give you back your weekends! They have classroom ideas that require minimal preparation and will get you out of a last minute pinch if you should find yourself in

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Math

Grades:

K - 1st

Types:

Personal Narrative Essay, Autobiographical Incident Writing, Step-By-Step, CCSS

Created by

Laura Randazzo

Help your high school and advanced middle school students get creative with this eight-day Personal Narrative essay writing mini-unit. Featuring models of one professional and three exemplar student-written personal narrative essays, this bundle of step-by-step materials will inspire even reluctant students to put pen to paper. Activities/handouts featuring modern design elements and dynamic lecture materials will guide your students to craft their own meaningful autobiographical incident essays

Subjects:

Activities, Handouts, Lesson

Grades:

8th - 11th

Types:

CCSS:

W.8.3

, W.8.3a

, W.8.3b

, W.8.3c

, W.8.3d

...

First Grade Writer's Workshop units

Created by

Creative Writing, Writing, Writing-Expository

This first grade writing bundle is aligned to the Common Core standards and helps students with personal narratives, opinion writing, and informative writing as they work through the writing process. Students will brainstorm, draw, write, revise, edit and publish their own writing pieces for each genre of writing. This unit covers narrative writing, opinion writing and informative writing for all first grade writing standards!Each unit includes:Daily lessons set up in the "I do, We do, You do" f

Subjects:

Grades:

1st

Types:

Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

W.1.1

, W.1.2

, W.1.3

, W.1.5

, W.1.6

...

Rooted in Reading 2nd Grade Fall, October Read Aloud Comprehension & Activities

Created by

Amy Lemons

Engage your 1st-grade readers in Fall reading comprehension with October activities and lesson plans for reading, grammar, and vocabulary! Including a reader's theatre! Students will learn about making connections, sequence of events, problem and solution, analyzing nonfiction, and more reading skills!Calling all 2nd Grade Teachers who are ready to TRANSFORM their ELA block! Rooted in Reading for 2nd Grade gives you everything you need to facilitate a love of reading in your classroom. We’ve g

Subjects:

Halloween, Reading, Vocabulary

Grades:

2nd - 3rd

Types:

Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.2.1

, RL.2.3

, RL.2.6

, RL.2.7

, RI.2.1

...

Also included in: Rooted in Reading 2nd Grade Comprehension Activities & Curriculum & Grammar

Friendly Letter Writing Unit - Parts of a Friendly Letter Template Paper

Created by

Growing Firsties

Teaching your students about writing a friendly letter is a valuable and fun activity. This Friendly Letter Unit has everything you need to introduce your students to this writing genre and guide them to independent friendly letter writing. Begin by teaching the parts of a friendly letter to your students and let them practice sorting them into the correct place. Then teach your students the format using the friendly letter templates provided in this resource. They will love the cut and past

Subjects:

Unit Plans, Printables, Lesson

Grades:

1st - 2nd

Types:

CCSS:

...

Also included in: 1st Grade Writers Workshop Bundle | Personal Narrative, Opinion, Friendly Letter

Animal Adaptations l Science, Writing, and Art {Create a Creature Project}

Created by

The Knitted Apple

Are you looking for a creative way to check your students' understanding of animal adaptations? In the Create a Creature project, students combine science, writing, and art to create an animal (or adapt an existing one) to survive in the new environment.The Create a Creature resource includes:Lesson plansSmall group activity to review environments and animal adaptationsProject Assignment to engage studentsTwo versions of student planning pagesFour versions of the final project pagesGrading rubri

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Science

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Printables, Rubrics, Lesson

CCSS:

W.3.2

, W.3.5

, W.4.2

, W.4.5

, W.5.4

...

Also included in: Earth and Life Science Project Bundle

Narrative Writing - Graphic Organizers, Rubrics & More For A Personal Narrative

Created by

Addie Williams

Personal Narrative Writing - An easy package to teach students how to write a well-organized personal narrative. These organizers and worksheets lead students through the writing process, from brainstorming to the finished product. Using examples and extensive peer and self-editing, students can produce a well-written narrative paragraph. It can also be a starting point for a longer essay or writing piece.For a DIGITAL version of this resource, click HERE. Includes the following 15 pages:- Les

Subjects:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

CCSS:

W.6.3

, W.6.4

, W.6.5

, W.7.3

, W.7.4

...

Also included in: WRITING - Persuasive, Narrative, Expository & Descriptive Writing Bundle

Pumpkins Unit | Lesson Plans - Activities for Preschool Pre-K

Created by

Play to Learn Preschool

Circle Time lessons are done for you in this PUMPKIN PRESCHOOL UNIT! This unit of study is a fun way to welcome Autumn, October, and Halloween with the students in your preschool classroom!It includes 10 complete Circle Time Lessons:Pumpkins, Pumpkins - introduction, sensory activityPumpkin Patch - photos, song, class pollPumpkin Life Cycle - anchor chart, song, photosApples & Pumpkins - comparing & contrastingPumpkin Science - parts of a pumpkinJack-o-Lanterns - social-emotional recogni

Subjects:

Autumn, Balanced Literacy, Halloween

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Lesson

Also included in: Play to Learn Preschool - Complete Preschool Pre-K Curriculum

Opinion Writing Unit

Created by

Opinion writing for primary grades! This writing unit is filled with opinion writing graphic organizers and writing prompts that get your kindergarten, first and second grade students excited about writing!Please download the preview to see if you can use it in your classroom!Help your students tackle the opinion writing standard with this easy-to-use writing packet!In This Unit:Anchor charts for: Opinion, Fact, Persuade, OREO WritingTeacher tips from my classroomDaily Lesson Plans in the "I do,

Subjects:

Unit Plans, Printables, Lesson

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

CCSS:

W.1.1

Also included in: First Grade Writing Workshop Units for the Year

First Grade Writing Curriculum Bundle

Created by

The Moffatt Girls

First Grade Writing Curriculum! This bundle contains 7 writing units for a FULL year of writing curriculum!Google Slides Version Included!KINDERGARTEN WRITING CURRICULUM AVAILABLE HERE!****Join my private group, The Moffatt Girls-Engage Group, to see how other teachers, parents, and homeschoolers are using and organizing Moffatt Girl Curriculum and to see the FB LIVE for this curriculum!***DOWNLOAD THE PREVIEW TO SEE THIS CURRICULUM IN ACTIONDo you struggle with teaching your students how to wri

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Short Stories, Writing

Grades:

1st

Types:

Printables, Posters, Lesson

CCSS:

...

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

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

CCSS:

W.3.1

, W.3.2

, W.3.3

, W.3.4

, W.3.5

...

Rooted in Reading Fall for 1st Grade | Fall Reading Lesson Plans

Created by

Amy Lemons

Engage your 1st graders in Fall reading comprehension with October activities, lesson plans, crafts, and more! Students will learn about making connections, retelling key details, elements of nonfiction text, asking and answering questions, and other reading skills!Calling all 1st Grade Teachers who are ready to TRANSFORM their ELA block! Rooted in Reading for 1st Grade gives you everything you need to facilitate a love of reading in your classroom. We’ve got lesson plans, activities, crafts,

Subjects:

Autumn, English Language Arts, Halloween

Grades:

1st

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.1.1

, RL.1.2

, RL.1.3

, RL.1.4

, RL.1.5

...

Also included in: Rooted in Reading BUNDLE 1st Grade | Read Aloud Comprehension & Activities

Elementary Writing Workshop Resources Bundle - Teaching Without Frills

Created by

Teaching Without Frills

This bundle includes all of the K-5 elementary writer's workshop resources I've made to accompany the videos on my Teaching Without Frills YouTube channel here: http://www.youtube.com/c/teachingwithoutfrillsI'm currently in the process of updating many of the products to include new videos, slides, and other resources. Grab the bundle now before the price increases!14 resources are included. See each individual resource listing and previews for more information! :)Recently Updated:Personal Narra

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, Writing-Expository

Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Lesson

Halloween Readers' Theater Activity: 3 Fun Scripts to Improve Fluency

Created by

Deb Hanson

Are you looking for something fun to do for Reading during the week of Halloween? This set of THREE Readers' Theater scripts will certainly spice things up! A bonus page for teachers includes a page that lists the number of lines by characters and an explanation about how I schedule this to be a weeklong Readers' Theater activity.This BUNDLE contains three separate Readers' Theater scripts:1. Trick-or-Treat- This script contains 9 parts (although you can easily split the narrator into two parts

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Halloween, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RF.4.4

, RF.4.4a

, RF.4.4b

, RF.5.4

, RF.5.4a

...

Also included in: Readers' Theater BUNDLE: A set of 32 Scripts

Beginning of the Year Activities (2nd Grade)!

Created by

Lyndsey Kuster

Please download the preview first!In this 88-page packet, you'll find all kinds of goodies to help make the beginning of the year a special and memorable one for your second graders. This packet will help your students establish routines and make new friendships! This packet has everything you will need for your first week back teaching!The beginning of the school year is such a fun and magical time for 2nd graders (and for teachers, as well!). It is an important time to establish routines and m

Subjects:

Back to School, Character Education, Creative Writing

Grades:

2nd

Types:

Halloween, Literature, Reading Strategies

Creepy Carrots Read Aloud - Halloween STEM Activities - Reading Comprehension

Created by

The Core Coaches

These Creepy Carrots read aloud activities are perfect for teaching reading comprehension skills to young learners. These Creepy Carrots read aloud activities are print and go, FUN and cover tons of standards. Students love Jasper Rabbit's adventures and these fun book companion activities will keep them super engaged.Our interactive read-aloud lesson plan is designed to be taught over multiple lessons. This allows students an opportunity to dive deeper into the text, make connections to the cha

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 2nd

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.1.1

, RL.1.2

, RL.1.3

, RL.1.4

, RL.1.5

...

Also included in: Halloween Read Aloud Bundle - October Comprehension Activities

Tim Burton Inspired Self Portraits Halloween Art Lesson - Spooky Selfies

Created by

Art With Trista

This Tim Burton-inspired portrait art lesson is a perfect Halloween lesson for your intermediate elementary art students or middle school artists. Students will be able to recall information about artist Tim Burton, create a self-portrait in the style of Tim Burton and use value to create a self-portrait that looks 3 dimensional. The PowerPoint slides include: objectives, standards, vocabulary (style, value and self-portrait), materials, class discussion questions and art critique, step by step

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Halloween, Visual Arts

Grades:

3rd - 12th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

Also included in: Student Favorites Art Lesson Bundle - Food Truck, Dragon Eyes, Tim Burton ...

Writing Realistic Fiction Writer's Workshop Unit (Grades 1-2)

Created by

This realistic fiction writing unit is so much fun for your first and second graders!Looking for more writing resources?! You can find ALL my writing resources for a fraction of the price here in my FIRST GRADE WRITING - EVERGROWING BUNDLE!This unit has students digging deeper into the writer's workshop process as they expand on characters, add problems and solutions, and come up with satisfying endings to their stories!In this unit:How to get started: background and preparationIn my classroomDa

Subjects:

Tara West - Little Minds at Work

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Unit Plans, Lesson

Also included in: First Grade Writing Workshop Units for the Year

2nd Grade Teachers Taking Back Their Weekends BUNDLED

Created by

2nd Grade Teachers Taking Back Their Weekends BUNDLED * * SAVE 50% OFF WITH THIS BUNDLE * *View a video preview HERE! I'm super excited to release these packets for second grade! For the longest time I was completely oblivious that it was not normal to spend every evening and weekend working at school or "on school" at home. These packets are designed to give you back your weekends! They have classroom ideas that require minimal preparation and will get you out of a last minute pinch if you

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Math

Grades:

1st - 2nd

Types: