I've had a swarm of paper plate spiders take over my house the last couple days! Luckily they are the cute kind that I don't mind having around!
Are you on the hunt for some fun (and free) Halloween activities? If so, then you're in the right place! I'm sharing 3 of my favorite Halloween-themed lessons that will have students writing, reading, and analyzing poetry! That's right! Who says that a holiday-themed lesson can't be rigorous AND engaging? Not me! I love lessons that pack an academic punch and these freebies do just that! Capitalize on students' natural love for Halloween with this fun creative writing activity! The writing activity begins when students roll story element dice (setting, character, obstacle, and a story starter) to create a random set of story components. Once students have their story elements, they'll plan and write a spooky story by combining all of the spooky parts that they rolled. Of course, this lesson taps into students' natural love of scary stories while helping them develop critical writing skills. You'll find a detailed planning page in the resource to help students outline their stories before they write their own. The cubes and guide not only make the activity more fun, they also set students up for success! You can find this lesson here...and I'll provide all the links at the bottom of the post. Speaking of celebrating special days, if you're in the mood for even more ideas, be sure to check out this mega-freebie filled with 40 pages of ideas for celebrating special days in the classroom. Freebies? Yes! Please! I'm always trying to give students opportunities to read and analyze poems. So, it's no wonder that I put together this FREE poem analysis lesson! In this FREE Halloween lesson students will analyze the Halloween-themed poem “Mr. Macklin’s Jack O’Lantern” by David McCord. Then, they’ll record their understanding and analysis of the poem in an interactive flip book. The lesson encourages multiple readings of the poem which leads to a deeper understanding and comprehension of the text. While analyzing the poem, students will identify the sequence of events, its mood, and elements of figurative language. Students will support their analysis with evidence from the poem. McCord’s poem is a perfect celebration of Halloween and the flip books make analyzing poetry fun! I may have saved the best idea for last! This lesson is such a fun and educational way to celebrate Halloween. That's because this lesson gives students a trick AND treat! In this resource you’ll find a “Halloween Fun” activity. This one is the ‘TRICK’. In this activity students need to read the instructions very carefully. However, most students do not read the entire set of directions before beginning (that’s the trick). That means that students will follow the directions to create a Halloween drawing and complete a figurative language activity before they realize that they only needed to do the first 2 steps of the 16 step activity. Wondering where the ‘TREAT’ comes in? Well, this resource is also filled with a nonfiction passage and questions about the history of Halloween. When all the questions are answered students will reveal a “No Homework” message. Of course, this is their treat. FYI: Since, the Halloween Fun activity requires students to write figurative language, you may want to teach this Figurative Language 5-Day Unit FIRST. This free resource is a super fun way to get into the spirit of Halloween! Plus, students will practice figurative language and reading comprehension skills! If you're looking for even more teaching ideas for October, here's another FREEBIE for you... And of course, if you love free lesson plans and ideas for the classroom, be sure to sign up for this 40-page Seasonal Sampler! Freebies? Yes! Please! Here's a quick round-up of the links: --- Spooky Story Writing Lesson --- Halloween Poem Analysis --- Trick and Treat Reading Passage --- Figurative Language Unit --- October Plan Book --- Veterans Day Lesson Wishing you a very happy Halloween, Mary Beth P.S. Veterans Day is right around the corner. Here's an engaging and meaningful lesson. First, students collect facts about Veterans Day for their Doodle Infographic. Then, they write a solider poem. LEARN MORE HERE.
Earth Day is next week and I wanted to add something else fun this year: easy reader books. My youngest is really getting into these style of books. We have been working on a lot of easy reader books for
These free printable bookmarks are perfect for some Valentine's coloring fun. They also make a fantastic class pass out. They can be colored before given...or after, as a special activity for the recipient. Grab some fun tassels to finish them off...or just leave them as is.
These handprint lilies are so beautiful and surprisingly easy to make! They'd make such a thoughtful handmade gift idea for Mother's Day if you make a small bouquet and tie them together with a ribbon. Or you could make a bouquet of handprint Easter lilies if you use white paper. Can Easter lilies be pink? I think they're just white? Either way, they're adorable for spring and they're a wonderful low mess craft to make with the kids! I had such an awesome helper when I made these paper handprint lilies! My spunky 5 year old loves crafts, and she
Theme: Grandparents' Day Objects: A flower
Want to make your home look beautiful and feel cozy this Fall? Learn how to make these adorable yarn pumpkins to add to your decor!
These Halloween writing activities include seven fun Halloween craft templates! Kids can make a Frankenstein, witch, ghost, Jack-o'-lantern, haunted
Whether you’re new to hosting craft workshops, or a seasoned pro, this list of craft workshop projects is sure to inspire you!
This Mummy Paper Plate Lacing Craft is a great hand/eye coordination activity for little ones and just a fun mummy craft for Halloween for all!
See how to make a Fall leaf suncatcher! We make this easy to make with free fall leaf templates. Follow this tutorial for any tissue paper suncatcher craft.
Steps and advice on how to get a classroom student business for special education students selling seasonal home decor.
NEWLY UPDATED to include 2024-2027!... soon adding more years!Ring in the New Year making some goals, some science related, some just kid related! Take a few minutes to ground your students as you start back after vacation and reflect on the best parts of last year and things to come in the new year...
This is the chapter for the bunch of clipart items you have. The Ideas Idea #1: Magic Tricks Addition Clipart: Magician ThingsSkill:
DIY Thumbprint Heart Glass Gem Magnets are a homemade keepsake craft and gift idea for Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, etc.
Many people don't even realize that St. Valentine's day is a Catholic feast day. Somehow, that "Saint" gets dropped off of the day most of the time. But we as Catholics can make sure always
Look at these stunning insects sculptures created from flower petals! They're created by Reikan Creations and I suggest you follow t...
Make a pretty DIY tissue paper sunflower craft with kids. This will make a beautiful art piece to hang in their bedroom or playroom.
Looking for engaging Halloween writing prompts and ideas to keep students learning this fall season? These Halloween writing activities and bulletin boards are perfect for upper elementary students.
Check out this post for fun Halloween activities to do in the upper elementary classroom that also teach. Includes some freebies and lots of ideas!
Digital download spring activity pack, ideal for school holidays This is a PDF digital download of colouring sheets and activities based around spring and nature, with a mix of activities to do inside and outside which ensures there is something to do whatever the weather! Ideal to download and print for school holidays, weekends away, long journeys or just quality family time. This pack has been extensively road tested by my 5 year old, and my 2 year old has enjoyed colouring in the pictures too. This pack of 11 A4 sized pages consists of 6 colouring sheets and 5 activities, including a scavenger hunt tick list for a spring walk, 2 activities for children to collect items in the garden or on a walk to add to the pages. Please note that you should never pick wild flowers! **Please note this is a digital download for you to print at home, giving you instant access. This is not a physical pack, photographs are for demonstrative purposes only. No items will be posted out** - Once your purchase is complete you will receive an email, follow the link to download the PDFs. - You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the PDF files, if you do not have this you can download this from http://get.adobe.com/reader/ - Once downloaded you will be able to print your activity pack. This activity pack is for personal use only. It is not to be used for commercial purposes. You may not copy, share, sell or distribute the file in any form.
DIY Pet rocks ideas are fun and easy to make with these projects and tutorials for Halloween, Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter, and birthdays.
Many teachers tell me that the thing that's holding them back from their TpT journey is that they're intimidated by graphic design. Don't let it stop you!
STEM Bins for Elementary Students “I’m finished! What do I do now?” How many times during our teaching day do we hear these words from our students? Oftentimes, it is much too often, and students are provided a handful of the same options to keep them busy until our next transition. Sometimes students are instructed...
DIY Infused Liquors make for a fantastic holiday gift for a host/hostess, friend, family member or really any other adult in your life.
I can't believe we are already deep into the final 9 weeks of school. Truthfully, I can't even talk about it because I have been with my sweet little loves for three years now. Can you imagine what the end of the year will be like for me?!? Just imagine! I don't even want to think about it for a second...so I won't! :) Moving on... The next four weeks of my life will be crazy hectic for many different reasons, so I spent this weekend working away to get all of my end of the year activities in order. We have state testing in 2{ish} weeks, so as soon as we finish, we are diving back into a normal routine. After our testing is over {finally}, we will be working through my Ultimate End of Year Writing Bundle. This pack has some super cool and easy {PTL} projects that will help your kiddos reflect on the amazing year that they have had. Here are the activities that we will be working on... Since our paper bag poetry books were so super simple and since the kids LOVED them so much, I had an idea to create an end of the year keepsake...paper bag style. Love that paper bags are so stinkin' cheap! All you need are paper bags and dollar store stickers to help your kiddos make these little scrapbook{ish} memories. Then, we will also be adding to our time capsules for the year. End of the year is the perfect time to bundle all of your memories up into one place for safe keeping. I have included time capsule contracts, poems, and much, much more to get you going. Along with these two activities, we will also work on several end of year writing and craftivities...just to end the year with a bang! We will be planning for a great summer ahead... And...my favorite...letters to next year's kiddos. I always display these on our "Welcome Back" night for my newbies to read {well..until I looped!}. This helps your kiddos get a glimpse into what is ahead in the new year. Plus, it adds a little spirit to those empty walls at the beginning of the year. Hopefully these activities will keep my summer hungry kiddos busy after testing. You can pick this unit up on sale for $10.00 until tomorrow night by clicking {HERE}. I am also adding my Super Sweet Awards Day pack. This includes 20 candy themed awards and poems that will create a one-of-a-kind awards day. I will be back tomorrow to explain this with a little more detail. But for now, this teacher is off to bed! You can check these awards out right {HERE!} Hope everyone had a nice, restful weekend! Night, night! :)
This is a digital download. You can download the PDF and have it printed at your local print shop. As we are a small business, please be aware that you cannot print this for other people, distribute in large quantities, or sell on your own. The Advent Coloring Sheet is 24in x 36in. It can be hung on a wall from Advent through the Christmas season or pulled out each day. Each drawing is numbered to countdown to Christmas morning - telling the story of Christmas from the appearance of the angel Gabriel to the birth of Jesus in the stable. Then the count ascends for the 12 days of Christmas with the angels, the arrival of the three kings and the flight of the Holy Family to Egypt. This is a fun way to talk about the Christmas story with children as they await in anticipation. It is encouraged for them to think of one thing they are grateful for each day as they color it in. Then on Christmas morning, they have a full gratitude list to take to baby Jesus as a gift!
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays to incorporate into the classroom. I have compiled my favorite Thanksgiving activities for upper elementary grades in this post.
I found this great art project at Deep Space Sparkle, an art blog that I love to read. As soon as I saw it I knew I had to do it with my kids. It was the prefect winter project. I purchased the book and lesson from the site. I highly recommend her site. She has lots of great lesson ideas for art teachers but also lots of great ideas parents could do at home with their kids. This lesson was great for teaching value and symmetry as well as practicing painting and collage techniques. The kids had a great time creating and they all came out great. Here are a few of them. To see them all just visit our project page on Artsonia.
Men's sweater mitten pattern. Our sweater mitten sewing pattern and tutorial is the perfect DIY handmade gift for the next holiday & Christmas gift giving season. Using repurposed wool sweaters, these one of a kind winter accessory is sure to be a hit. While making and selling hundreds of mittens each winter, the question I get asked the most is "Can you teach me how to make these?!". Finally - the answer is YES! I have tried many different techniques to make sweater mittens, always tweaking my own pattern along the way for the absolute best fit. I am happy to be able to teach others how to make them. They are perfect to give as gifts (consider your Christmas shopping done!), to let a friend know you are thinking of them or to find a new purpose for a special sweater that belonged to a loved one. But beware - once you make a pair, you may have a hard time parting with them. This 22 page tutorial includes a step by step guide with 25+ photos, showing you every step from start to finish. Included is information on finding your sweaters, preparing the materials, supplies needed, templates as well as tips on tracing, sewing and finishing the mittens. The pattern is for size Men's one size fits most. Rarely do I hear that the mittens are too big or too small. 99% of the time every customer is very happy with the fit. Our sweater mitten pattern is available in sizes for the whole family in separate listings in our shop.
2D Shape Activity. Quadrilateral and Geometry Lesson A fun craft math activity that students can use to learn about the features of quadrilateral / 2D shapes. They will make their own animal out of four sided shapes. There is a tally chart included to record results This pack includes: - Lesson Plan and Background Knowledge - Find the Shape - Tallly Sheet - Craft / Math Sheet Students will have a blast doing this and learn about 2D shape at the same time. If you like this you will also love these: Shape Posters(2D and 3D)
Make these shrink film keepsake keychains with your students using Shrinky-Dink paper! These fun names will preserve how they wrote their name when they were first learning! We share how on Simply Kinder.
Steps and advice on how to get a classroom student business for special education students selling flower pots
A Collection of 70+ Simple Paper collages that kids will love - A collection of craft ideas that kids can make at home. Frugal, Open-ended & a lot of fun.
