Halloween writing-expository lessons

Kindergarten Writing Units Bundle | Writers Workshop

Created by

This is a complete Kindergarten Writing Units BUNDLE. The units follow a workshop approach while focusing on taking writing slowly by building the foundational skills of illustrations. What's included:Illustration Unit: writers become confident in their drawing and coloring skills. Kindergarten students will learn how to draw with shapes and people with different facial expressions, hairstyles, and skin tones.Labeling Unit: writers become confident in their labeling and sentence structure skills

Subjects:

Back to School, Writing, Writing-Expository

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Printables, Lesson

Informational Report Writing Unit THIRD GRADE

Created by

Not So Wimpy Teacher

My third grade informational report writing unit includes 8 weeks of done-for-you writing lessons about how to write an engaging informational report essay, including research, note-taking, and paraphrasing skills. This unit contains detailed lesson plans, mentor texts, anchor charts, student writing tasks, and rubrics–everything you need to be a capable, confident writing teacher with students who love to write.If teaching writing has ever made you cry, weep, tear out your hair, question your e

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Expository

Grades:

3rd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

W.3.2

, W.3.4

, W.3.5

, W.3.6

, W.3.7

...

Also included in: Writing, Grammar, and Spelling Unit 2 Bundle THIRD GRADE

First Grade Writer's Workshop units

Created by

Susan Jones

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:

Creative Writing, Writing, Writing-Expository

Grades:

1st

Types:

Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

W.1.1

, W.1.2

, W.1.3

, W.1.5

, W.1.6

...

Animal Habitats

Created by

Jessica Rosace

This is a unit plan designed to teach young children about animal habitats. The habitats included in this unit are:DesertRainforestOceanArcticForestFreshwater WetlandsGrasslandsMountainsThis unit consists of 4 pdf files in a zip file. There is a file all about habitat information and printable projects. There are also files for writing activities, projectable books and easy printing journals.Science:Habitat Fact Sheets: Colored fact pages and cards with information about each habitats location,

Subjects:

Environment, Science, Writing-Expository

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.W.2

Also included in: Animal Science SUPER BUNDLE - Animal Habitats & Animal Classification

How to Writing Unit for Writer's Workshop

Created by

Susan Jones

This procedural writing unit is perfect for the primary grades! It includes plenty of how to writing paper, prompts, activities, anchor charts and more!Take your students through the writer's workshop process of brainstorming, writing, editing/revising and publishing their very own how-to booklets!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!In this unit:- How I use this unit in my class

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Expository

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

W.1.2

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

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

1ST GRADE STRUCTURED LITERACY INFORMATIVE WRITING CURRICULUM WITH PROMPTS

Created by

Primary Bliss Teaching

Are you ready to get stellar results through an explicit and systematic approach to writing instruction? This structured 1st-grade informational writing unit is filled with all the writing lessons, prompts, and activities you'll need for teaching students how to create nonfiction writing pieces. The best part? It's completely done for you - just click and teachWith this curriculum, we literally take your hand and walk you through, step-by-step, teaching writing every day of the year.Teaching wri

Subjects:

Informational Text, Writing, Writing-Expository

Grades:

1st

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

CCSS:

W.1.2

, SL.1.4

, SL.1.6

, L.1.2

, L.1.2a

...

Also included in: 1st GRADE EXPLICIT OPINION, NARRATIVE, AND INFORMATIVE WRITING WITH PROMPTS

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

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

2ND GRADE EXPLICIT INFORMATIVE WRITING CURRICULUM WITH GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

Created by

Primary Bliss Teaching

Are you ready to get stellar results through an explicit and systematic approach to writing instruction? This structured 2nd-grade informational writing unit is filled with all the writing lessons, prompts, and activities you'll need for teaching students how to create nonfiction writing pieces.The best part? It's completely done for you - just click and teachWith this curriculum, we literally take your hand and walk you through, step-by-step, teaching writing every day of the year.Teaching writ

Subjects:

Informational Text, Writing, Writing-Expository

Grades:

2nd

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

CCSS:

W.2.2

, W.2.5

, W.2.7

, L.2.1

, L.2.1e

...

Also included in: 2ND GRADE OPINION, NARRATIVE, AND INFORMATIVE WRITING CURRICULUM WITH PROMPTS

The Ultimate Literary Analysis Essay Guide: 20 Mini-lessons for Success

Created by

Bespoke ELA

In this bundle, I have compiled 20 mini-lessons that take students through the entire writing process, step-by-step, from reading samples, to brainstorming, to drafting, to editing and revising, and to reflecting. This book bundle of lesson reflects lessons that I've developed throughout my teaching career. I have worked hard to construct a bundle that is practical and easy to follow for both teachers and students. In fact, these lessons are built so that they are reproducible for teachers.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Essays, Writing-Expository

Grades:

9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

CCSS:

...

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

Starry Night Pumpkins : Art Lesson Plan - Halloween - Fall - Autumn

Created by

Art with Creations Claudia Loubier

Here is an art project that highlights the arrival of autumn while also discovering Vincent Van Gogh and other impressionist painters. Your students will create artwork with pumpkins/squash while using superimposition. They will work in the manner of the impressionists to colour their projects. The technique of using oil pastels and tempera paint gives an incredible result. Level:Grades One and upTechniques:DrawingPainting Visual Language:Warm and cool coloursDifferent kinds of lines : (curved

Subjects:

Art History, Autumn, Halloween

Grades:

1st - 8th

Types:

Cultural Activities, Lesson

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

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:

Halloween, Literature, Reading Strategies

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 ...

3rd Grade Writing Units BUNDLE Personal Fictional Opinion Informational

Created by

Thrifty in Third Grade by Cassie Smith

Do you want your writing block to be more fun and engaging for your third graders? This bundle includes writing units that are KID-FRIENDLY and make teaching writing a breeze! We’ve got everything you need to get your students writing narratives, informational reports, and opinion pieces! The writing units bundle includes SIX writing units!EACH of our 3rd grade units includes everything you need to teach writing! ✏️Here’s what you get:✏️Mentor Texts that you can teach fromKid-friendly rubrics an

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing-Essays, Writing-Expository

Grades:

3rd

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Lesson

CCSS:

W.3.1

, W.3.2

, W.3.3

, W.3.1a

, W.3.1b

...

2nd and 3rd Grade Writing Lessons for Informational and Paragraph Writing

Created by

Amy Lemons

Are you looking to spice up your writing block with fun, engaging, and meaningful activities? This is UNIT FOUR of an 11 unit series. This unit will guide your students in writing three informational writing pieces and includes everything you need to drive your instruction. We have three themes for this writing unit: Writing Informative Paragraphs with Hamburger Paragraphs (in this week students will also inform the reader about their friend), All About Holidays, My Specialty: _____ where stude

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository

Grades:

2nd - 3rd

Types:

Unit Plans, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.2.5

, RI.3.7

, W.2.2

, W.2.5

, W.2.6

...

Also included in: 2nd & 3rd Grade Writing Unit Bundle w/ Writing Process, Journal Prompts, Rubrics

First Grade Writing Workshop Units for the Year

Created by

Susan Jones

This first grade writer's workshop bundle is where you can find ALL the first grade writing units you will need for the entire year (and then some)!If you are a new teacher or a teacher looking to revamp their writing block, this is the unit for you! You will receive all the lessons you need for a year's worth of writing in first grade for a fraction of the cost.The following units are included already in this bundle:Writing Personal NarrativesOpinion WritingAll About BookWriting Realistic Ficti

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, Writing-Expository

Grades:

1st

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

W.1.1

, W.1.2

, W.1.3

, W.1.5

, W.1.6

...

Short Story Unit Plan - Scary and Surprising Stories - Lessons and Assignments

Created by

Presto Plans

Short Story Unit Plan - Scary and Surprising Stories - Lessons and Assignments: Elevate your English class with this chilling and thrilling short story unit, guaranteed to send shivers down your students' spines! Perfect for Halloween or any time of the year, this collection of scary and surprising stories will captivate and engage your students. Explore the dark and mysterious world of suspenseful, creepy, and spooky tales with handpicked stories that are sure to keep your students on the edge

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Halloween, Short Stories

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans, Lesson

Coco Movie Guide | Day of the Dead Activities | Questions | Differentiated

Created by

Mr Hull's Movie Guides

This 16 page movie guide with additional activities accompanies the film "Coco (2017)". ★★ Check out the full preview! ★★Great to watch to learn more about Mexican culture and Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.Steeped in Mexican culture and folklore, the movie follows young Miguel whose dreams of becoming a musician are hampered by his family's ban on music. Magically entering the Land of the Dead, Miguel embarks on an ex

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, English Language Arts, Halloween

Grades:

1st - 6th

Types:

Movie Guides, Cultural Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.4.7

, SL.2.2

, SL.3.2

, SL.4.2

, CCRA.SL.2

Also included in: 2 Pack Day of the Dead Movie Guide Bundle | Questions | Activities

RACES Writing Strategy Practice | Reading Passages Prompts GR 6-8 Google Slides

Created by

Jan's File Cabinet

⭐ NO PREP DIGITAL WRITING LESSONS: With 10 passages and prompts, students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades learn how to read a text closely and respond with an effective explanatory paragraph using the RACES writing strategy. Students can also use this format to write the body paragraphs of an essay!**DESIGNED FOR GRADES 6-8** This resource is not recommended for grades below 6th.►Except for the acronym, this resource is the same as TIQAC Writing Strategy Practice and Reading Passages. I do not rec

Subjects:

Close Reading, English Language Arts, Writing-Expository

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Lesson

Also included in: BUNDLE 5 Interactive Google Apps LANGUAGE ARTS Lessons and Activities

Expository Writing Unit

Created by

Stacey Lloyd

Writing doesn't come easily to many students; so to effectively teach expository essay writing we need to GUIDE students through the process. In this comprehensive expository writing pack you will get step-by-step lesson plans, engaging worksheets, helpful handouts and more. ** NOTE: You can now buy this as part of my BUNDLED WRITING PACK and save 20%**OVERVIEW:Over the course of these 4 expository writing mini-units, students will master the techniques required to complete well-structured i

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Essays, Writing-Expository

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

Also included in: WRITING BUNDLE: Persuasive, Literature, Expository and Narrative Essay Writing

Room on the Broom Halloween READ ALOUD STEM™ Activity

Created by

Carly and Adam STEM Activities and Challenges

Is there room on the broom?Make learning fun with this Halloween STEM activity in which students investigate the design of a broom! An excellent companion activity to the fall read aloud book Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson.In this STEM Challenge, students design and build a broom to hold as much candy as possible. Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is time for reflection on what worked and what didn't.A writing extension is i

Subjects:

Autumn, Halloween, Science

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Activities, Lesson, Centers

CCSS:

W.2.1

, W.3.1

, W.4.1

, W.3.1a

, W.3.1b