Title - Haunted House for Sale
By - Linda Biondi
Primary Subject - Language Arts
Grade Level - 3-5
Note:
- This is a simple, yet fun activity for writing advertisements about haunted houses for sale.
- Show the students typical real estate advertisements - the format is short, with lots of adjectives about the amenities of the house. Then let them draw a picture of a haunted house and have them color it. They will write an advertisement for their house, using Halloween vocabulary words in the description and determining a price for the house. This makes a great Halloween display, and helps with adjective enrichment in writing.
Creature Recipes: Grades 3-6
Objective
This is a good activity for upper grades, and it's a great opportunity for technical writing practice.
Materials
- 3" x 5" index or recipe cards
- Writing utensils
- Scissors
- Glue or paste
- Construction paper
- Paper scraps (construction paper, wallpaper, gift wrap)
- Yarn
- Cotton
- Paper clips, brads, staplers
- Craft supplies you have on hand (buttons, dried pasta, jiggly eyes, popsicle sticks, coffee stirrers, raffia, etc.)
Procedure
Discuss the two main parts of a recipe (ingredients and directions). Have students write a recipe for a creature using the "ingredients" you've provided — and their imaginations. Emphasize the importance of being precise in recipe writing, so that others can follow the directions easily. If time allows, have students draft a copy, edit it, and write the final on 3" x 5" cards. If time is limited, have students write the recipe directly on the cards. Place all the recipes in a basket and have students draw one out of the basket. This is the recipe they will follow to make a creature. Have students make the creatures using the provided materials and following the recipe. As follow-up, have them get together with the recipe writers, and see how close they came to the writers' "visions." Take pictures of your students with their creations!
And here are some ideas for Journal Topics:
Journal Topics
- Describe your scariest childhood Halloween memory.
- Describe the best Halloween costume made yourself or that you helped to make.
- Describe the best way for children to celebrate Halloween.
- How would you like to celebrate Halloween differently?
- Describe Halloween from the viewpoint of a vampire bat.
- Create a holiday you would like to substitute for Halloween.
- Write an autobiography of a Jack O Lantern.
- Write a poem about Halloween
These are just a few ideas, if you have any other great ones, please send them my way!
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