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Handprint Ghosts
Students create handprint ghosts using construction paper, paints, crayons, paper plates, and paper towels in this Art lesson for the early-elementary classroom. An ideal craft activity for the classroom before the Halloween holiday.
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Ghoulish Stick Figures
Pupils create two-headed snakes, centipedes, ghostly trees, "Handy Herman", and ghosts in this Art lesson for the Halloween holiday. Each craft could be used separately or they could be combined to create a day-long activity.
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Goofy Ghost
Students create "goofy ghosts" using painted feet, black construction paper, white and black paint in this fun Art instructional activity for the early-elementary classroom. This instructional activity is messy so be sure to cover areas...
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Colorful Ghosts
In this ghost worksheet, students color the various ghosts red, orange, pink, blue, purple, and green. This can be used as a Halloween activity.
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Pumpkin Carving Sequencer
Students arrange illustrations in sequential order. In this text organization instructional activity, students access a webpage where they must follow the instructions to learn about the steps of pumpkin carving. Students then click and...
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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 worksheet, 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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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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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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Silly Pumpkins: Just for Fun
Learners create works of art from pumpkins. In this art lesson, students decorate pumpkins in fun and goofy ways. Learners use their imaginations while decorating.
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And To Think I Saw It On Mulberry Street Writing Activity
Students 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 instructional activity, 2nd graders create a Halloween picture using KidPix, insert it into Microsoft Word, and then write a story to correspond with the...
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Monster Mash
Students brainstorm ideas for an original product with the same name, "Monster Mash" and find a unique way to market their invention. They create a prototype of the package in which their product could be sold and focus on marketing...
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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 learning exercise, 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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Predicting Pumpkins
If you want more pumpkin seeds, you should get a bigger pumpkin—right? Young harvesters use estimation skills to make a hypothesis about how many seeds they will find in a pumpkin before examining the real number inside.
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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...