Pumpkin Mass Projects & Haunted Household Writing
Because I bring used this alongside Kindergartners, every bit good every bit First, Second in addition to Third Graders, I've needed to tweak it several times. I redesigned all of the pages for it today when I updated it for my ain cast this year.
With my tertiary graders I am going to focus on grapheme traits. However, the kit was designed to live on real flexible. I created 2 dissimilar covers to selection from in addition to attach to the bundle y'all ship home. I besides kept the directions simple in addition to "generic" in addition to hence that y'all tin flaming either ship it domicile every bit is or else add together your ain specific directions to give-up the ghost far your own.
The kit has pages that are appropriate for all unproblematic degree levels. It tin flaming live on quick in addition to simple or it tin flaming live on used to assist students focus on merely virtually whatever literacy skill. I programme to bring the students write virtually their pumpkin at home, but included an surface area to attach a moving painting of the pupil alongside his/her pumpkin in ane lawsuit it comes to school.
The 28 page kit is available for minute download. You tin flaming acquire it past times clicking here.
The kit includes:*2 comprehend sheets to create a bundle to ship domicile alongside your students.
*an overview of ideas on how to create the pumpkin characters
*a reading log to consummate spell reading the selected text
*a story map page
*a designing to designing the project
*a page for the students to create a provide list
*an explanation of grapheme traits in addition to a listing of traits
*pages to position traits inwards a text in addition to tape evidence
*draft page
*a primary-aged pumpkin shape to complete
*a primary-ruled pumpkin projection themed opened upward ended page alongside infinite *for a drawing or photo
*an intermediate-ruled pumpkin projection themed opened upward ended page alongside *space for a drawing or photo
*6 pages of sample photos
*planning/pacing calendar in addition to rubric checklist
Click here to purchase in addition to download this activity.
Gosh. Can y'all believe it is Columbus Day weekend already? How did that happen?
We started alongside a graphic organizer to brainstorm words in addition to ideas individually. They recorded rooms, features, amenities, thematic words, etc.
Next up, nosotros pooled our ideas every bit a cast in addition to created a chart. This provides the kiddos alongside an chance to add together to their ain pages in addition to helps those who may demand to borrow an thought or two.
Using a top-down spider web to organize their writing, I guided them through the procedure of composing a topic sentence, supporting details in addition to a "clincher." Those pesky closing sentences are ever in addition to hence difficult to teach. I loved the topic sentences they composed. Some of my favorites included: 
After composing their drafts, I met alongside them inwards modest groups. I had my friends purpose a highlighter to locate all of the nouns inwards their pieces. Then nosotros went through them together every bit a squad in addition to added additional adjectives to the nouns to brand the writing to a greater extent than descriptive.
I dear pairing writing alongside an fine art projection to display alongside the finished products. These are a operate inwards progress that we'll destination upward adjacent week. I had them purpose structure newspaper to create paper-pieced haunted houses. They all managed to create the houses in addition to volition add together details on Tuesday. I can't hold off to hang these up.
I mean value writing has give-up the ghost my favorite fourth dimension of the day. I've ever enjoyed pedagogy it, but my electrical current cast oozes inventiveness in addition to makes it all the to a greater extent than fun. This calendar week nosotros focused on descriptive writing in addition to the ability of adjectives. Oct lends itself to that in addition to I dear it.
We began past times learning the vocal Witches' Brew past times Hap Palmer (freebie related available past times clicking on my products button)
It's chock total of adjectives in addition to has a fun, catchy beat. It's perfect for kicking off approximately Halloween writing.
I informed them that they would live on existent estate agents inwards accuse of selling a haunted house.
And the room was filled alongside wide-eyes in addition to excitement in addition to an eagerness to acquire started...always a adept affair when y'all are hollo for them to perform an academic task.
We started alongside a graphic organizer to brainstorm words in addition to ideas individually. They recorded rooms, features, amenities, thematic words, etc.Next up, nosotros pooled our ideas every bit a cast in addition to created a chart. This provides the kiddos alongside an chance to add together to their ain pages in addition to helps those who may demand to borrow an thought or two.
Using a top-down spider web to organize their writing, I guided them through the procedure of composing a topic sentence, supporting details in addition to a "clincher." Those pesky closing sentences are ever in addition to hence difficult to teach. I loved the topic sentences they composed. Some of my favorites included:- Are y'all looking to buy? I'm your guy.
- I am selling a fa"boo"lous house.
After composing their drafts, I met alongside them inwards modest groups. I had my friends purpose a highlighter to locate all of the nouns inwards their pieces. Then nosotros went through them together every bit a squad in addition to added additional adjectives to the nouns to brand the writing to a greater extent than descriptive.
I dear pairing writing alongside an fine art projection to display alongside the finished products. These are a operate inwards progress that we'll destination upward adjacent week. I had them purpose structure newspaper to create paper-pieced haunted houses. They all managed to create the houses in addition to volition add together details on Tuesday. I can't hold off to hang these up. I merely uploaded all of the pages I used to my online store. I besides created approximately primary-ruled pages for our younger learners. You tin flaming access them straight through this link:
{This postal service is a compilation repost from 2011. Both products were best-sellers on TPT throughout the calendar month of October. Thanks for all your sort feedback.}
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