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Pumpkin Carving Sequencer
Students arrange illustrations in sequential order. In this text organization lesson, students access a webpage where they must follow the instructions to learn about the steps of pumpkin carving. Students then click and drag...
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Short Poems Are Scary!
What do all those chairs and pencils do in the classroom once everyone leaves? Allow imaginations to run wild with frighteningly short poems!
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Jan Brett Author Study
Expose young children to the wonderful works of author and illustrator Jan Brett using a few of her stories such as Armadillo Rodeo, The Mitten, or Daisy Comes Home through a unit study.
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The Magic Pot
The Magic Pot by Patricia Coombs is the theme of this multidisciplinary lesson plan. Early readers first take part in a read aloud and grand conversation about the story's details. Then, they get to work practicing their skills in...
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Printing Practice: Happy Halloween
In this printing practice activity, students practice tracing and writing the phrase, "Happy Halloween," then color a picture of a girl dressed as a witch. Page has links to additional activities.
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Printing Practice: "Halloween Fun"
In this printing practice worksheet, students practice tracing and printing the phrase "Halloween Fun," then color a picture of a pumpkin. Page has links to additional activities.
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Handwriting Practice: Halloween Party
In this printing practice worksheet, students practice tracing and writing the phrase, "Halloween Party," then color a picture of a party. Worksheet has links to additional activities.
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Words That Will Haunt You
Students create taxonomies of Halloween-related terms. Drawing from their compiled vocabulary lists and previous reading, they compose personal essays of their own memories of the holiday. Students present their essays at a...
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Teensy Weensy Scary Spiders
Students create "teensy weensy scary spiders" using foam balls, tissue paper, yarn, pipecleaner, scissors and glue in this Halloween art lesson for the early elementary classroom. It is suggested to begin the activity as a science...
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And To Think I Saw It On Mulberry Street Writing Activity
Young scholars are read a Dr. Suess book. They use the same format found in the book to create a class book about what they see on the way home from school. They practice writing sentences and illustrate them for the book.
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Bat Activities and games
First graders read the book Stelluna by Janell Cannon. In this bat lesson plan, 1st graders use their sense of smell to identify objects, learn and recite a rhyme, and differentiate between the words night and day.
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Spooky Story
Second graders write a Halloween story. In this combined technology and writing lesson, 2nd graders create a Halloween picture using KidPix, insert it into Microsoft Word, and then write a story to correspond with the picture.
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Alphabet 4
In this literacy worksheet, students color all the pictures that end with the letter t. There are several illustrations to identify in the activity.
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Alphabetizing Halloween Words
In this alphabetizing worksheet, students alphabetize a set of 10 words related to Halloween. Answers are included on page 2. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Alphabetize Halloween Words #2
In this alphabetizing worksheet, students alphabetize a set of 20 words. Answers are included on page 2. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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EarTwiggle
In this counting leaves worksheet, students assist EarTwiggle in counting all the leaves found within a piece of art and then place their answer in the box provided at the lower right hand corner.
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Problem Solving
Students participate in completing various locomotor skills. In this physical education/literacy lesson, students explore the gym searching for Halloween items to return back to their "home". Additionally, students must be engaged in the...
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Backwards Day
Young scholars create ways to do things backwards. In this cross-curriculum lesson, students participate in various backwards activities for an entire day. Young scholars recite the alphabet backwards, spell their names backwards, and...
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Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas-Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm
Students read Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm by Jerdine Nolen Harold. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding the study of balloons. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing, social studies, and library...
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Printing Practice: Halloween Date
In this printing practice worksheet, learners trace and write the date, "October 31, 2010," then color a picture of a haunted mansion. Worksheet has links to additional activities.
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Halloween Story with Portrayal Movement
Learners imitate action words in the story and engage in cumulative movement patterns.
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Reading Comprehension Activity
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students listen to a story titled, "Winnie The Witch," and complete follow-up comprehension questions.
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Create a Word Graveyard to Teach Synonyms
Students explore descriptive writing by creating headstones. In this memorial lesson plan, students utilize an 11" x 17" piece of paper to create a cemetery headstone memorializing a word rather than a person. Students decorate their...
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Narrative Paragraphs
Young writers use the provided Halloween-themed template to record information gathered after researching a topic related to the October holiday. Six different expository text structures are suggested as a guide; however, information on...