These Halloween and fall themed homeschool lessons are perfect for the month of October! 1st and 2nd grade children will love these activities and you can rest easy knowing they are busy with meaningful language arts activities. This set of October language arts homeschool lessons can be used as a full day of language arts plans OR for several days of your Language Arts block. Themes in the activities and lessons include: Halloween, bats, costumes, Columbus Day, fall, pumpkins, and more! Please review the photos which include an overview of the document PLUS sample pages. Additionally, please note that these lessons are NOT editable. They are print and go! This Resource Includes: “October Language Arts Lesson Plans” Binder or Folder Cover This adorable cover can be at the front of your folder or binder! Back cover also included. “October Langauge Arts Lesson Plans” Binder Spines These spines will work if you put your plans in a 1″, 1.5″ or 2″ binder! Table of Contents A list of everything that is included! Note to Parent This note to YOU explains what you need to do to get the lesson plans ready. Basically, you just need to print, copy, etc! Pumpkin Themed “How Did Your Day Go?” Notes Form This notes form lets you know how the day/week went. It gives your child a space to write what they weren’t able to finish, what went well, and what they struggled with. Perfect to be sure your child reflects on their day/week. It also includes the fun pumpkin theme! Pumpkin Themed Reward Coupons These reward coupons make a great behavior incentive! There are two pages of predetermined rewards and one editable page that you can decide rewards of your own and type them in. Copies for Children Clear layout of what you will need to copy for your child for the entire day Language Arts Lesson #1: October Fill-In-The-Blanks These basic fill-in-the-blanks allow children to fill in the blanks of stories using nouns, verbs, colors, etc! They are simple enough for young children to be able to do, but also a fun and educational activity. For the beginning of the year, blank versions are also available without the parts of speech. Younger children can just fill in the blanks instead. Includes lesson plan & 4 worksheets Language Arts Lessons #2: October Fixing Sentences October will fix sentences with these fun and engaging worksheets. These include Halloween, Columbus Day, and pumpkin themes! Includes lesson plan & 4 worksheets Opinion Writing Lesson: Which Candy is Better? October will brainstorm 2 candies as a class and will write their own opinion piece about which candy is better! Includes lesson plan and 3 Graphic Organizers Reading Prompts & Lesson 2 reading prompts are included at 2 different levels. Choose one to use or use both and differentiate! One of the prompts is an informational piece about bats and the other is a narrative about a costume party. A lesson plan is included to introduce the topics for each reading prompt as well! Reading Lesson to use with ANY Book! This reading lesson can be used for a read aloud OR silent reading of any narrative story. It is focused on visualizing as they read. The great thing is that it can be used over and over! Lesson plan and 2 graphic organizers included “Boo!” Sight Words Game Children will practice their sight words with a FUN and engaging sight words game! A game board, dice (to fold and glue), game pieces, and game cards are all included. Your kids will want to play it over and over! Pumpkin Craftivity This interactive pumpkin craftivity has children draw three items related to fall and write three clues for each. They will color their illustrations and put it all together! Answer Keys & Worksheet Guides Answer Keys and Worksheet Guides are included for ALL worksheets. WHAT HAVE PEOPLE SAID ABOUT MY LESSON PLANS PREVIOUSLY? “These sub plans have been the BEST discovery I have made on TPT! Thank you for making these wonderful and all inclusive plans that are so easy to use, especially when you are sick and the last thing you want to do is write sub plans!” “I have purchased several sets of emergency sub plans, and they just never fit my needs. These, however, are just what I’ve been looking for! Easy prep, easy for the sub to follow! I recommend this to anyone needing emergency plans.” “These are fantastic! I purchased, copied, and stored in a sub tub. I told a neighbor where the tub was and all she did was put my tub on my desk and the day ran SO SMOOTHLY!”