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Pumpkin and Ghost Garland

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Reading scary stories on Halloween is frightfully good fun! As elementary learners read several stories for the holiday, they choose a favorite and create a decorative garland representing the characters and setting elements found in the story.

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setting, plot elements, plot, literary elements, characters, halloween, Holidays

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characters, garland, halloween, setting, english language arts

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  • Offers ideas for short stories to use in class, but versatile for any Halloween-themed story
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