How about a cool seasonal project on the day before the month ends? These sugar skull art projects are beautiful, offer great opportunities to teach and learn about The Day of the Dead and they require few materials. Teacher/blogger Patty Palmer even includes some ideas about teaching and supporting younger learners or those with fine motor problems. She knows that all students may not be able to draw the skull outline without support so she offers coloring book templates and sits down with individual students who may need help [read more…]
Scary story starters
Want to get them excited about writing? Let them create stories with Halloween themes. Grab a few ideas from the Scholastic website. Read the directions to get some ideas for [Read more…]
78 writing prompts for Halloween
Happy Halloween! Check out the Journal Buddies website for writing prompts galore including dozens appropriate for today’s lessons. Keep in mind, not all learners need to choose the same prompts and writing workshop and journal time can be differentiated by changing materials (e.g., notebooks, iPads), personal supports (e.g., cues from teacher, peer partners), or objectives […]
78 writing prompts for Halloween
Happy Halloween! Check out the Journal Buddies website for writing prompts galore including dozens appropriate for today’s lessons. Keep in mind, not all learners need to choose the same prompts and writing workshop and journal time can be differentiated by changing materials (e.g., notebooks, iPads), personal supports (e.g., cues from teacher, peer partners), or objectives […]
