4 pages.

This is a simple, quick and fun writing prompt craftivity that your students will enjoy doing.  For the "trick" portion of the writing prompt, students write about the Halloween treats that they don't like.  On the treat page, they discuss their favorites.  Afterwards, have students share one of each with their classmates, then pass out a little treat.

15 pages.

These cute dangling ghosts are a quick, easy & fun little something to do on Halloween party day, or as a nice activity to transition to after reading some Halloween-themed stories.  Cutting on a spiral provides wonderful scissor cutting practice, which helps strengthen finger muscles.  Older students can write on the spiral and complete the prompt: "Things that are creepy to me are . . ." or "Things that I'm a bit afraid of are . . ."

15 pages.

At the end of October, have your students choose their favorite fall book and do one or more of the craftivities in this packet.

3 pages.

The controversy of Halloween, makes a nice comparison contrast writing activity, where students list the positive aspects of Halloween that they like, as well as the negative ones that they don't care for.  As a topper for their completed October writing prompt, students make a Jack-O-Lantern using the positive negative art form.

12 pages.

Make this lovely leaf dangler to welcome fall.  To help reinforce color words and rhyming, a poem is included for the backside. Older students can write "Leaves ARE, CAN, HAVE..." on the back of their leaves.  This activity will be free for an entire year, after which time it will be up-dated and put in Diane's Dollar Deals, in my TpT shop.  Click on the link to zip on over for a look see: Welcome Fall Leaf Dangler Writing Prompt Craftivity.

4 pages.

Venn diagrams are a quick, easy and fun way to introduce the concept of comparison and contrast writing.  Choosing a partner to make a "Pumpkin Venn Friend" with, is an interesting way to do that.  What a fun way for students to get to know each other too.  This activity will be FREE for an entire year! Woo hoo.  After which time, it will be up-dated & put in my whopping 51-page Fall Venn Friends packet in my TpT shop.  For your convenience, I've included a PREVIEW here.

23 pages

Looking for some Common Core lessons for Halloween?  This haunted house-themed packet includes alphabet activities, adjective practice, vocabulary building, plus writing prompts. 

4 pages.

Review the 5 senses as well as adjectives, with this quick, easy and fun haunted house descriptive writing prompt.

Click the link to view the new, 38-page updated version: Trick or Treating at a Haunted House.

14 Pages.

This is a very versatile pumpkin craftivity, as you can choose to make it in a variety of ways.  Keep things simple and do just a front and back for little ones, or make it 3 dimensional (with 3-4 sides) for older students, and pick from 3 different writing activities: measurement, adjective practice, or writing about being scared.   Color choices are another option.  Give students a variety of pumpkin colors to choose from, to reinforce the fact that pumpkins can be orange, red, green, or white, with all of the shades in-between.

11 pages

This is a quick, easy and fun craft that even young children can do. Children trace the pumpkin template on a sheet of newspaper and color it with an orange marker or crayon.  Students find and cut out shapes to make a pumpkin face, as well as letters that spell their name.  These will be used for the pumpkin's smile.  They can also search for all of the letter Pps on their pumpkin and circle them.  This packet will be FREE for an entire year, after which time it will be revamped and put in my TpT shop. Pumpkins in the News.