October Lessons
Lessons related to pumpkins, autumn, and (of course) Halloween!
What if one character dressed up as another for Halloween? Would the Cat in the Hat pick Captain Jack Sparrow, because they're both chaotic yet good-natured people? Would Elsa dress up as The Ice King since they are both lonely?
Let's go roller skating in a Halloween costume! What could possibly go wrong?
Ready to push kids beyond the boring, old ABAB rhyme scheme and into something a bit more complex?
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How many words can you find within CORNMAZE?
How many words can you find within COBWEB?
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What is bobbing for apples like… for an apple?
How heavy is the world's heaviest pumpkin when measured in Mr. Byrds?
Your students will turn the iconic painting The Scream into a vivid, sensory poem.
Let's take a classic Christmas poem and remix it to work with another holiday!
Want something to do during the holiday season that is both fun and involves thinking? Get students writing about what a snowman would think about Halloween or what a ghost would think about Thanksgiving.
Context clues lessons can be a disaster. Here, we expose students to a delightful classic packed with nonsense words ("Jabberwocky") and ask them to decipher the meanings and parts of speech. Then, it's only natural for students to write their own nonsense poems.