Kindergarten Halloween creative writing unit plans

Unit Plans, Printables, Lesson

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

CCSS:

W.1.1

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

Opinion Writing

Created by

Samantha Kelly

This opinion writing unit has 3 weeks of lesson plans, anchor charts, and writing templates that are perfect for your writers workshop opinion writing unit in Kindergarten or First Grade! This unit has everything you need to guide your children from recognizing opinions, to verbalizing opinions, to supporting and writing about their opinions! Get all five of my Writing Units bundled together for a SAVINGS!Writing Unit BUNDLEOr Check out the Individual Units Below:Beginning Writing: Launching Wor

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Grades:

K - 1st

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Also included in: Writer's Workshop Bundle

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

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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

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Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Unit Plans, Lesson

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

Mo Willems Author Study

Created by

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Literature

This Mo Willems author study is the perfect way for your K-2 students to read, study, and enjoy some of Mo Willems' popular books!This 75 page unit is packed with literacy and writing activities designed to get your primary students interacting with the text.Please download the preview to see some examples of the types of activities included!In this unit:Who is Mo Willems?Fact Sheet about the authorTimeline of popular books included in this unitSpecific activities for the following Pigeon books:

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Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities, Lesson

Descriptive Writing Activities Adjectives, Verbs, Similes with Poprocks

Created by

Babbling Abby

Want to make teaching descriptive writing to your kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students a rockin' good time?! Well, look no further, teacher friend! This First Grade Writing Activities Unit with Adjectives, Verbs, Similes with Poprocks will help you teach your students to write descriptive sentences with adjectives and verbs in a simple, effective, and engaging way - with POP ROCKS!Each lesson is easy to implement, requires minimal prep, and includes writing exercises to help your

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Grades:

K - 4th

Types:

Lead in Literacy - Christina Mrs Winters Bliss

Letter Writing Unit - Friendly Letters

Created by

Friendly Letter Writing Unit {Dear Scruffy...}Your students will love writing friendly letters to Scruffy the dog who has lots of problems to be solved! This is a perfect letter writing unit to put in an independent writing center once you teach the parts of a friendly letter (anchor charts included too). Scruffy has so many problems, your students will use their reasoning skills and have the opportunity to work on writing him letters with endless solutions for many months.This resource includes

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Problem Solving, Writing

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Unit Plans, Printables, Centers

Writing Reviews: A Writer's Workshop Unit

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Opinion writing unit for primary grades that focuses on writing reviews! This writing workshop unit is an extension of my Opinion Writing Unit where I previously taught them how to write opinions and provide reasons for them. That being said, this unit could stand on its own without the previous opinion unit. Your students may require a few extra "what is an opinion?" lessons!Students will brainstorm different things and give them a 1-5 star rating with reasons to support their opinion!Please do

Subjects:

Sweet Sounds of Kindergarten

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Unit Plans, Lesson

CCSS:

W.1.1

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

Super Star Sentence! {Sentence Writing}

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Check out my WRITING BUNDLE and save big!! WRITING BUNDLE Help your students become "SUPER STAR" sentence writers with this fun filled pack! This pack includes anchor charts, rubrics, writing templates, and games for your K, 1st, or 2nd grade students! Included are the following: -Super Star Sentence Anchor Chart: The pieces to make the anchor chart are included. These pieces fit on chart paper or in a pocket chart. Please see the preview pictures for details :) - Super Star Sentence: -5 s

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities

Also included in: Kindergarten Writing Bundle {Sentence Writing and Story Writing}

All About Spiders: Spiders Unit for Kindergarten and First Grade

Created by

Stephanie Trapp

Eeeek! Spiders! Learn more about these creepy crawlers during a week-long spider unit for kindergarten and first grade! This comprehensive unit includes detailed daily lesson plans with literature suggestions, along with reading, writing, math, science, handwriting, and art activities. It also includes a STEM activity and links to videos that complement the unit study.Click on the PREVIEW to read each lesson plan, see the Week-at-a-Glance planning sheet, as well as examples of printables and ar

Subjects:

Biology, Halloween, Science

Grades:

K - 1st

Types:

Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans, Lesson

Writers Workshop Resources Year Long GROWING BUNDLE

Created by

Sweetnsauerfirsties

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

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Grades:

K - 3rd

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Miss M's Reading Resources

CCSS:

W.K.1

, W.K.2

, W.K.3

, W.K.5

, W.K.6

...

Kindergarten Opinion Writing Opinion Writing Prompts Kindergarten Writing Paper

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Provide your kindergarten through second grade students with meaningful and purposeful opinion writing practice with this set of 22 opinion writing prompts. Includes both primary lines and plain lines.This download includes:22 opinion writing prompts with primary lines22 opinion writing prompts with plain linesEnjoy! :)★★★How to get TpT credit to use on future purchases:In your "My Purchases" page, click the "Leave a Review" button to leave feedback. For each resource you review, TpT gives you

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Unit Plans, Printables, Centers

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

CCSS:

CCRA.W.1

, CCRA.W.5

, CCRA.W.6

Writing Bundle: How to Write a Sentence, Paragraph, & Poetry Distance Learning

Created by

Kindergarten Mom

This bundle contains three of our best-selling writing programs. How to Write a SentenceHow to Write a Sentence is a simple, no-prep, 8-week writing program that will have your students writing sentences in record time. This K-2 curriculum begins by reviewing nouns, verbs, and adjectives then slowly builds to writing strong, detailed sentences. Each week is simply structured with a daily instructional guide that includes verbal reminders and short teaching examples. This new writing program can

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Unit Plans, Homeschool Curricula

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Wonder Crafts, Activities and Pennants

Created by

Classroom Base Camp

Wonder Novel Study - These Wonder Activities are perfect to accompany your Wonder novel study of Wonder by RJ Palacio or We Are All Wonders Book. Included in this Wonder packet for your younger students are several writing response pages, a Wonder Art piece (Wonder Craft), some activities to focus on kindness, and pennants to for your students to color and display that spell your choice of "WONDER" or "We're ALL WONDERS". Your students will love completing these activities.Included in this Wo

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Graphic Arts, Literature

Grades:

K - 4th

Types:

Unit Plans, Printables

Knuffle Bunny: A Book Series Study

Created by

Hope King

Have you discovered Knuffle Bunny? If you have not, you will fall in love with this little series by one of my favorite authors, Mo Willems. This unit includes lots of engaging, standards based writing and reading activities that will have your students predicting, making inferences, identifying character traits and cause and effect relationships, and responding to literature through writing and craftivities. Take a look at the preview to see everything that this unit includes!

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Reading Strategies

Grades:

K - 3rd

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Write Your Own Fable in 6 Easy Steps Writing Task Cards No Prep Lesson

Created by

The Whimsical Teacher

This is a 20 page unit on writing your own fable in 6 easy steps combined with 54 unique fable writing story starter task cards!It comes with the following pages:Table of Contents An introduction page with lesson ideas, common core standards, and DOK levels.An introduction on fables and moral lessons (printable poster for students)A Lesson on The 6 Easy Steps to writing your own fable. Example page to follow the 6 easy stepsA graphic organizer for the 6 easy fable writing steps3 pages of fable w

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Unit Plans, Printables, Task Cards

Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

CCSS:

RL.2.2

, RL.2.3

, RL.3.2

, W.3.3

Tacky the Penguin! Printables and Activities for K-2

Created by

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Literature

Tacky the Penguin is one of my students' favorite characters! This unit contains plenty of printables and activities to help you have a book study with Helen Lester's books!This unit has specific activities for all the following books:Tacky the PenguinTacky in TroubleTacky and the EmperorTacky Goes to CampTacky and the Winter GamesThree Cheers for TackyFor each of the above books there are vocabulary and comprehension questions as well as opinion writing prompts.There are also more generic pages

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Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities, Lesson

The Biggest Pumpkin Ever - Book Companion

Created by

Kelly McHaffie

*Completely updated 9/28/15 The Biggest Pumpkin Ever is a great mini-unit designed around the popular Halloween themed book, The Biggest Pumpkin Ever, by Steven Kroll. In the packet you will find lots of reader's response sheets including venn diagrams, character trait bubble maps, a pumpkin brace map, a fun pumpkin emergent reader book (focus on sight word 'see') and pocket chart activity, etc... You will also find a pumpkin exploration sheet which allows your students to use their five senses

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Halloween, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Unit Plans, Printables, Graphic Organizers

Life Cycle of a Pumpkin and Apple Unit

Created by

Just A Primary Girl

#falloween This is a unit I created for my first grade class. We have a trip to a pumpkin farm and I wanted them to know the parts of an apple and pumpkin. I also wanted to introduce them to non fiction, by creating a test to go with activities and books we will read. We will read the story Apples, Apples Everywhere and use Scholastic News and other non fiction books. You can use any non fiction book about apples and pumpkins for this unit to work. I have included an emergent reader for both

Subjects:

Creative Writing, General Science, Informational Text

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Unit Plans, Printables, Lesson

Also included in: Science Bundle

Kindergarten Wonders Reading Supplement ~ Unit 1 Bundle

Created by

We Heart Being First

If you are already using or you are new to the Wonders Reading Program, this 93 page resource packet is for you. You'll have help with word work center printables, anchor charts, writing activities, high frequency word practice, an abundance of letter sound activities, and much, much more.Check the table of contents below and our preview to see exactly what is included in the packet. Packet Contents UNIT 1 WEEK 1Page 1 – Unit CoverPage 2 – Weekly CoverPage 3 – Table of ContentsPage 4 – Working

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Grammar, Phonics

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

The Ultimate Writing Center Bundle

Created by

Teaching with Mel D

JUNE 2021 UPDATE (78 pages)! I added some updated labels, write sign plus 3 brand new stations EXCLUSIVE to this bundle only! Messenger Kids, Snapchat & TikTok writing templates with samples included! This writing bundle goes perfectly with Lucy Calkins writing curriculum. My students love the choice this provides during Daily 5. This is a bundled product of The Ultimate Writing Station #1 and The Ultimate Writing Station #2.I blogged all about it HERE! Check out this product in action HERE

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Unit Plans, Printables, Centers

Grades:

K - 4th

Types:

Graphic Novel Writing Workshop Unit

Created by

TeachPlanLove

This is a 12-lesson complete Writing Workshop Graphic Novel Writing Unit, including planning organizers, paper choices, and sample student work! This product has EVERYTHING you will need for a 3-week Graphic Novel Writing Unit (not including the mentor texts)!• Suggested authentic mentor texts• "Growing" Primary Anchor Chart built over multiple lessons• Mini-Teaching Chart to highlight specific skill• Graphic organizers for brainstorming• Planning Sheets• Minilesson Structure for Daily Les

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Graphic Arts, Writing

Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

Unit Plans, Lesson

Poetry Unit for Lower Elementary

Created by

Nicole O'Connor - Teach from the Soul

This poetry unit works great in 1st grade or 2nd grade and has everything that you need to teach poetry to your students. It includes shape poems, couplets, alliteration, acrostic poems, color poems, cinquain, haiku, and word poems. Included in this unit:-Mentor Texts-Comprehension Lessons-Poetry Notebooks-Poetry Inspired Art Projects-Writers’ Workshop Materials: example poems, first draft pages, final copy pages, a poetry book cover, and an About the Poet page for the following types of poetry

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Poetry, Writing

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Unit Plans, Printables

Chrysanthemum- A Comprehension and Craftivity Unit for Back to School!

Created by

Eva Robinson

Chrysanthemum, by Kevin Henkes, has to be one of the best back to school books ever! :) It is perfect for looking at the importance of our names and how they make us part of who we are. It is also a good book to discuss how we should treat others and how we would like to be treated. In this unit you will find: *** NEWLY added bulletin board and Writing craft project!!!! *Story Map template (can be used with any book) * “Chrysanthemum and Me” Character Analysis *Cute Chrysanthemum Name Decor

Subjects:

Back to School, Creative Writing, Reading Strategies

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Unit Plans, Bulletin Board Ideas

CCSS:

RL.1.1

, RL.1.2

, RL.1.3

, RF.1.1

Kindergarten Wonders Reading Supplement ~ Unit 2 Bundle

Created by

We Heart Being First

If you are already using or you are new to the Wonders Reading Program, this 111 page resource packet is for you. You'll have help with word work center printables, anchor charts, writing activities, high frequency word practice, an abundance of letter sound activities, and much, much more.Check the table of contents below and our preview to see exactly what is included in the packet. Packet Contents If you have any questions or requests, please send them to iheartbeingfirst@gmail.com BEFORE y

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Grammar, Phonics

Grades:

PreK - K

Types: