Halloween/October Book Activities

There are some really great October/Halloween picture books.  Below you will find resources for some of these books listed by grade level.


Pre-K/K

Are you studying bats or reading the book Stellaluna by Janell Cannon? Then this Stellaluna unit is just what you need. Filled with lesson plans, activities and worksheets your students will love. Not only will your students be introduced to great literature, but they will practice key reading skills like: identifying the title, author and illustrator; sequencing; story elements; vocabulary; and more. Students will also be working on sight words, the letter 'B', beginning sounds and the -at word family. Themed math activities are also included.


Are you studying bats or reading the book Stellaluna by Janell Cannon? Then this Stellaluna unit is just what you need. Filled with lesson plans, activities and worksheets your students will love. Not only will your students be introduced to great literature, but they will practice key reading skills like: identifying the title, author and illustrator; sequencing; story elements; vocabulary; and more. Students will also be working on sight words, the letter 'B', beginning sounds and the -at word family. Themed math activities are also included.

Have you ever seen a Creepy Pair of Underwear? Jasper the rabbit went shopping with his mother and came home with a pair. Your prekindergarten – kindergarten students will love this book just in time for Halloween! With this 56 page book companion you get 5 days of reading lesson plans with center materials and worksheets.


Have you ever seen a Creepy Pair of Underwear? Jasper the rabbit went shopping with his mother and came home with a pair. Your prekindergarten – kindergarten students will love this book just in time for Halloween! With this 56 page book companion you get 5 days of reading lesson plans with center materials and worksheets.
This resource includes:
• Discussion Questions
• Writing – class book
• Vocabulary - worksheet
• Retelling – center and worksheet
• Sight Words Scrambled Sentences – center and worksheet
• Nouns – anchor chart, center and worksheet
• Extras
• Counting – center and worksheet
Your class will definitely have fun learning this October.

K - 1

Are you studying colors or reading the book Go Away Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley? Then this Go Away Big Green Monster unit is just what you need. Filled with lesson plans, activities and worksheets your students will love. Not only will your students learn their colors and color words, but they will practice key reading skills like: identifying the title, author and illustrator; sequencing; vocabulary; and more. Students will also be working on important math skills


Are you studying colors or reading the book Go Away Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley? Then this Go Away Big Green Monster unit is just what you need. Filled with lesson plans, activities and worksheets your students will love. Not only will your students learn their colors and color words, but they will practice key reading skills like: identifying the title, author and illustrator; sequencing; vocabulary; and more. Students will also be working on important math skills too. These activities are perfect for whole class instruction, independent learning centers, small group instruction and morning work.
The Go Away Big Green Monster Book Study Unit includes:
• Day 1 - Writing a class book
• Day 2 - Vocabulary sorting center, categorizing worksheet
• Day 3 - Sequencing activity and worksheets
• Day 4 - Sight Words scrambled sentences and worksheets
• Day 5 - Monster Glyph and data collection
Extra centers and worksheets included for these skills:
- Word Families
Syllables
- Color Words
- Number Words
- Number Order
- Addition

Teaching from picture books is a wonderful to engage your students and give all students the same foundation for lessons and activities. This book study unit is based on the book Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper. Included in this resource are 5 days of lessons plans and activities related to the book.


Teaching from picture books is a wonderful to engage your students and give all students the same foundation for lessons and activities. This book study unit is based on the book Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper. Included in this resource are 5 days of lessons plans and activities related to the book. This activities and centers in this unit will have your students reading, writing and thinking in no time. Also included are sight word and math activities that coordinate with this unit.

The Pumpkin Soup Unit includes:
• Day 1 - Vocabulary Cards
• Day 2 - Writing Activity
• Day 3 - Story Elements – posters, anchor chart, worksheet
• Day 4 - Retelling – center, worksheet
• Day 5 - Characters’ Feelings- center, worksheet

Extras
•Sight Words – center, worksheets
•Skip Counting by 5’s and 10’s – center, worksheets

1 - 2
Celebrate fall or Halloween with this cute book: The Biggest Pumpkin Ever by Jeni Bassett. While being introduced to the lovable characters, your students will be given numerous opportunities to practice key reading skills. The activities and worksheets cover the following skills: comparing and contrasting; sequencing; long and short vowels; following directions; and fact & opinion. This unit also includes key science vocabulary


Celebrate fall or Halloween with this cute book: The Biggest Pumpkin Ever by Jeni Bassett. While being introduced to the lovable characters, your students will be given numerous opportunities to practice key reading skills. The activities and worksheets cover the following skills: comparing and contrasting; sequencing; long and short vowels; following directions; and fact & opinion. This unit also includes key science vocabulary related to the life cycle of a pumpkin. Perfect for whole class lessons, independent learning centers, small group instruction or morning work.
The Biggest Pumpkin Ever Unit includes:
• Pumpkin Shape Book- Writing
• Compare and Contrast Characters- Venn diagram
• Vocabulary - make a book
• Sequencing - center and worksheet
• Life Cycle of a Pumpkin - anchor chart and worksheet
This unit also includes related:
• Word Work - worksheets
• Long and Short Vowels – center and worksheet
• Following Directions - worksheet
• Jack-o-Lantern Faces - worksheet
• Fact and Opinion – center and worksheet
• Critical Thinking - center task cards and answer sheet


Engage your students with the fun of fall and pumpkins through the book Too Many Pumpkins by Linda White. This coordinating unit, with lesson plans, includes everything you need to model good reading for your students. Students will use the book to practice key skills like story elements, sequencing, inferring and more. Students will love the pumpkin themed centers and activities too.

Engage your students with the fun of fall and pumpkins through the book Too Many Pumpkins by Linda White. This coordinating unit, with lesson plans, includes everything you need to model good reading for your students. Students will use the book to practice key skills like story elements, sequencing, inferring and more. Students will love the pumpkin themed centers and activities too.
The Too Many Pumpkins Unit includes:
• 5 days of lessons plans related to reading the book
• Day 1 - Focus on Story Elements
• Day 2 – Focus on Vocabulary
• Day 3 – Focus on Sequencing
• Day 4 – Focus on Synonyms
• Day 5 - Focus on Inferring
This unit contains activities that can be used in whole group lessons, small group teaching, independent learning centers, and as morning work. Your students will love learning with Too Many Pumpkins!

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