Click to view fun and unique book report project templates. The monsterlist of halloween projects is the most complete collection of links to pages with doityourself projects on them that i know of. Weve rounded up some extremely creative ideas and activities to help you spice up your usual october classroom routine. Theres something for everyone, including the crafty kid, the letterwriter, the map. Halloween book report summaries by yearn to learn tpt. For this powerpoint project, students write alliterative sentences, type them on slides, and illustrate their work with clip art and digital images. This project contains a counting book with one jackolantern, two owls, three trick. Ghosts, magic, and a kraken check out the winners of our halloween contest.
The books should have been read at home and book reports also completed at home. Halloween book report ideas halloween face paint from gp productions halloween photoshoot. Write an acrostic poem about the book using the letters in the title of the book or the name of a character or author. Geeky pumpkins, diy video game console, and halloween projects. Dozens of projects in every issue covering robots, drones, 3d printing, craft and more tips and skillbuilding tutorials with inspiration from the leaders of the maker community save over 40% off the annual cover price. Halloween crafts come in every shape, size, color, and form. Ages 68, ages 912, reading worksheets, teacher templates wendy piersall blank templates, book reports, outlines, printable templates, reading skills, report outline. I have created a trick or treat book report resource just for you packed with 77 pages of information, resources and. Do your kids roll their eyes at the thought of having to write another boring book report. Youll find all kinds of halloween crafts including pumpkins, spiders. Pumpkin character project halloween activity october book.
Pumpkin book reports are one of my favorite family projects each year. Find inspiration for your book character pumpkin project. Pumpkin character project halloween activity october. May 04, 2009 music cd shows one of several projects from the printable resource cd. These engaging projects move beyond traditional book report formats and. For some of my book report projects, i am able to think of, and create, additional accent pieces to help you in decorating your bulletin board displays. I have my students do their own independent 3d pumpkin book report at.
Its so simple and gives you such a great family activity for the month. Fun halloween teaching resources, projects, activities, and. Gather an assortment of oldfashioned candies in autumnal shades such as yellow, orange, and magenta. Combining the fun of halloween with the magic of books, what could be better. Trick or treat book reports elementary shenanigans. After reading an informational book, make a scrapbook about the topics. Do your students grumble every time you mention the words book reports. Halloween lesson plans and activities education world. We cant wait to make some of these halloween art projects ourselves to get our home decorated and ready for all those cute trickortreaters that will be coming in just a few weeks. Our elementary school hosts its annual pumpkin book character contest. Sure, you need a costume on halloweenbut so does your home. The autumn season brings cool mornings, crisp leaves, school days, and a holiday filled with costumes, cookies, and candy.
Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. When the cardboard roll is rotated, the story unfolds. Try one of these cute halloween diy projects to dress up your home and yard for the holiday and for fall in general. Oct 27, 2016 1st grade halloween book report project little critter pumpkin. Oct 04, 2012 ideas for halloween service projects guest post by emma rae of emma raes halloween the autumn season brings cool mornings, crisp leaves, school days, and a holiday filled with costumes, cookies, and candy. By using this uniquely shaped house book report project, your students will become enthusiastic architects who are busy custom designing their own houses this uniquely shaped book report project contains five worksheet templates that assemble into a house with a. Be sure to check out this neat halloween costume planner printables from scattered squirrel. If so, theyll jump for joy at the chance to try these ideas for creative book reports. The book not only does a great job of getting you in the halloween spirit, but also tells you exactly what you need to recreate the ideas and gives easy to follow, stepbystep instructions for the projects. Add these free printable worksheets, activity pages and coloring pages to your homeschool day for variety and fun. We hope they may inspire you to build similar props.
Then, answer the questions as if you were the character. Dec 26, 2018 celebrate halloween with pumpkins, costumes, and candy is a nonfiction book, one of many in the holidays around the world series. Weve put together a few project descriptions of our own. Halloween is the perfect time for students to scare up a humorous poem or epitaph. Kids halloween books fun childrens literature for halloween. Understanding character traits helps students become better readers and writers. Students are challenged to partner with their parents to create a pumpkin that looks like one of their favorite characters from a book. If your students are bored with traditional worksheet responses, try using. Here is a look at what this sweet little treat includes. New over 200 free halloween costume ideas for kids. Halloween crafts easy halloween craft ideas for kids parents.
Those interested in holiday history and superstitions may want to. Make sure youre prepared with some candy or prizes for the winners. Find a variety of ideas for halloween craft projects in this section that you and your kids will love to make together. Although these projects are designed for particular genres, they are flexible enough to be used with any genre and any book. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Students love writing spooky stories, so halloween is a great time to have your students write a. Creating halloweenthemed projects the new york times. The book, by deborah heiligman, uses color photographs of children celebrating fall and halloween in several different countries to illustrate the story of holiday, its history and celebration. The halloween song book classroom book project youtube. Halloween book reports a fun october themed set of book report summaries. This project was originally published september 2011, it was updated 9112018. Below your titles, write a short summary of the book.
There are many webs sites that provide howto directions for building props. As you write your answers, talk about the events, thoughts, and feelings that surrounded. Printable worksheets, projects and forms for homeschooling. This house book report project contains a second bulletin board display banner that contains the same house template shapes on it. These fun, handson projects will hold your students accountable for their reading and are sure to motivate even the most reluctant reader. Alternatively, you could of course just scale the print up or down to suit the book youre looking to wrap. Traditionally, requiring students to write about the characters and plot of a book is a task that most students find quite boring. On my 6 different october and halloween pages, you will find fun, unique, and creative teaching resources for english and math, as well as powerpoint activities, bulletin board displays, and creative writing printable worksheets. Our easy halloween crafts are a surefire way to scare up some fun with your kids from makeyourown halloween party crafts to free halloween candy favors to fun halloween games, we have dozens of crafts that will please halloween tricksters of all ages.
Get your family into the halloween spirit with one of these fun and festive halloween books for kids. Here are 20 halloween art projects for kids that are sure to inspire you to get creating. On one side of the cover, come up with 10 song titles that represent characters, events, or settings in the book. This post will explain how i use pumpkin book projects each year to get my students excited about reading while giving them a chance to express their creativity. Offers a wide range of home decor, costume, and party ideas that are faithful to the creepy, eerie halloween mood without giving up elegance or sophistication. When you add a bit of halloween fun to literacy activities, even your most reluctant readers become enthusiastic about books. I have my students do their own independent 3d pumpkin book report at home with a book of their choice, i find it is helpful to model the project together in class and that book. Fresh ideas for creative book reports education world. The history of halloween or the state of halloween today. One of my favorite books for teaching about character traits is the paper bag princess by robert munsch. Design a poster or new book cover depicting the climax of the story. While some students may fear writing, others are terrified of the arts. Pumpkin book projects pumpkin books, book projects, halloween. Fun book report project templates to use all year long.
Quick and easy halloween diy projects the gardening cook. Activities across the curriculum october the perfect time to work bats into the curriculum, to teach about some of the misconceptions often held about these interesting creatures of nature. Draw a classroom mural depicting a major scenes from the book. Click here to go to halloween bulletin board displays page. Were so flattered that you like our book covers and of course, were more than happy to share a free downloadable version with you. Since sharing our first ever attempt at a halloween themed fireplace mantel you last year, weve had a few requests to share our halloween book covers with you.
Here youll find everything from iconic books from the. Students create a slide show about their lives using powerpoint. Pumpkin character project halloween activity october book report. Write a short summary of the scene and explain why it is. Our fast and frightful halloween craft ideas include creepy paper lanterns, fun silhouettes, and halloweentheme centerpieces. Book report info each child is required to complete at least 2 book reports a month. These halloween books for kids may be found at your local public or school library. It seems that kids main focus on halloween is to rake in the loot of course. Home holidays and occasions halloween books for the classroom. Most templates are provided in color and black and white versions. Pumpkin book projects are an engaging halloween activity that teaches.
When you add a bit of halloween fun to literacy activities, even your most. Various features of the program are explored in this printable computer activity. It has everything you need to make halloween costume planning fun and enjoyable for everyone including mom. Beverly hernandez is a veteran homeschooler and the former administrator of a large independent study program. Oct 24, 2017 sign in to report inappropriate content. Try these 15 creative book projects to spice up your reading program. Reading templates and projects, grading rubrics, and free examples. Top 10 creative halloween activities for the elementary. Each engaging project includes a student handout explaining what to do and a grading rubri. Halloween book report ideas best halloween costumes.
Themes included are bats, pumpkins, frankenstein, dracula, witch, mummy and pirate. Aug 03, 2015 in a good novel, the main character must make some hard choices. October is an excellent time for all things pumpkins. Halloween bingo use these cute, free printables from justbetweenfriends to get a game of halloween bingo going in your classroom. Below you will find a thematic book list for halloween. Illustrate a scene or character from the book on a tshirt.
Cast a pixelated, glowing centipede costume for halloween. Free halloween one spooky night bulletin board display banner. On halloween day itself, we do pumpkin book report presentations. Learn how pumpkin book projects are the perfect way to get kids excited about reading, teach character traits and strengthen summarizing skills.
Fourth grade halloween activities get rid of students fear of writing with fourth grade halloween activities like learning how to write a scary story or pen a sensory poem. Whilst there are standardish book sizes, the thickness of the spine obviously varies, so we designed the halloween book covers around some popular books that you may have at home. Pumpkin book projects pumpkin books, book projects. Celebrate halloween with pumpkins, costumes, and candy is a nonfiction book, one of many in the holidays around the world series. Youll find all kinds of halloween crafts including pumpkins, spiders, mummies, and monsters. These are not your little kids halloween crafts, every scary devious seriously spooky prop and project designed for truly scaring people is listed here. Attach candy with hotglue, layering and overlapping as you go. Education world presents 25 ideas for you to use or adapt. Learn how pumpkin book projects are the perfect way to get kids excited about reading. With several projects for each genre, this book will easily take you and your students through the school year. Students can read holiday related books and write a book summary afterwards. On my 6 different october and halloween pages, you will find fun, unique, and creative teaching resources for english and math, as well as powerpoint activities, bulletin board displays, and creative writing printable worksheets many of these halloween teaching resources can be used any time of the year, but they are lesson plans that i have traditionally used during october. Best childrens halloween books for 4 to 8 year olds.
On the back of the book cover, explain why you are giving the award to the book. Write 510 questions that will give this character a chance to talk about the choices they faced. This project contains a counting book with one jackolantern, two owls, three trickortreaters, four cats, and five bats. Youll find pumpkin and jackolantern crafts, skeleton crafts, spider projects and more. These easy halloween crafts will help you deck out your house just in time for the spookiest night of the season. This book report project is a lowtech version of a television made from a cereal box and two paper towel rolls. If you dont want to send the project home, you can decorate the pumpkin in class and have a schoolwide pumpkin decorating contest. Halloween page inspire student projects, which might include the following journalism have students cover halloween for their school newspaper or as a journalistic exercise. These are books that should get the essence of halloween going and give people a sure scare.
Fun halloween teaching resources, projects, activities. Spice up those old book reports with some new, creative ideas. Idea book by karen sevaly teacher friend, a scholastic company and the scholastic teacher plan book by bill singer and tonya ward singer 2005, scholastic. Sep 30, 2017 fun and easy halloween science projects with videos.
Fun and easy halloween science projects with videos. I have created a trick or treat book report resource just for you packed with 77 pages of information, resources and examples. It provides clear examples which allow students to draw conclusions about the characters traits and emotions. Halloween book page wreath fall book page wreath book page christmas ornament. Our fast and frightful halloween craft ideas include creepy paper lanterns, fun silhouettes, and halloween theme centerpieces. Ideas for halloween service projects i can teach my child. New over 50 free halloween crochet projects and patterns. Popular halloween crafts books meet your next favorite book. Halloween crafts easy halloween craft ideas for kids. The halloween ball disney lisa ann marsoli disney book group. Pumpkin book projects are an engaging halloween activity that teaches character traits and more. Quick and easy halloween diy projects halloween is the beginning of the festive season that seems to lend itself to decorating.
Includes pumpkin crafts, candy carriers and holders, and more. See more ideas about pumpkin books, pumpkin decorating, pumpkin contest. Ive compiled a list of my favorite pumpkin book report ideas. Top 10 creative halloween activities for the elementary classroom. Sep 25, 2011 learn how pumpkin book projects are the perfect way to get kids excited about reading, teach character traits and strengthen summarizing skills. One for all of you kindergarten and first grade peeps and one for us oldies but goldies rockin it out in second sixth. This bestselling packet has been completely updated and now includes crisp fonts, new clipart, additional pages and editable resources to make it quick and easy for.