Your Halloween writing prompts wouldn't be complete without a few monsters, don't you agree? If you're looking for a way to get your students excited about writing, take a look at these Halloween activities they're sure to love!
Read Aloud
The month of October is a great time to add a little spooky fun to your writing lessons. Kindergarten and first grade kids love anything that's a little creepy, but not too scary, so how about adopting a monster for the day? Monsters make great subjects because you can teach students about using descriptive words when writing about them.
We start this lesson by reading a book about monsters. One of my favorites is When a Monster Is Born
by Sean Taylor. This circle story begins with a tale about what happens when monsters are born and it's perfect for a lesson on adopting your own monster!
by Sean Taylor. This circle story begins with a tale about what happens when monsters are born and it's perfect for a lesson on adopting your own monster!
Another kid friendly monster book that works great with this lesson is The Little Shop Of Monsters by R.L. Stine. It's a cute book about going to the store to buy your own monster.
Interactive Writing
After reading the story, we talked about what monsters looked like. We brainstormed all sorts of descriptive words like ugly, hairy, furry and scary. We worked together in interactive writing to create this chart with adjectives that describe monsters.
In shared writing, I show the students how to create their own monster and use descriptive words to write a story.
When we were finished, I told the students they could create a monster of their own. I filled some trays with different patterns for bodies, eyes, ears, hands feet, etc and the kids could choose whatever they wanted to make their own silly monster.
The students chose the parts that they wanted for their monster and then set to work to create their own spooky character.
Independent Writing Activity
Next it was time for students to describe their monster using adjectives. Using their own monster that they created, they wrote a list of descriptive words.
Adopting Baby Monsters
Finally, it was time for the kids to adopt their monster as their own. Each student made this little baby book about their monster. They gave their monster a name, wrote about where it was born, it's first outing and it's “beastie” friends!
This fun and creative Halloween writing prompt is perfect for your fall writing activities. It's an easy way to get your kids excited with some not too spooky fun! This resource includes printable story starters, mini book and craft. Click here to check it out.
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