5 senses crafts

1-2-3 Come Do Some Bat Activities With Me

bat activities, bat crafts, bat writing prompts, 5 senses activities, 5 senses crafts, 5 senses writing prompts, literacy centers, October writing prompts, October bulletin board ideasThe writing prompt, “Driving My 5 Senses Batty” is an interesting way to reinforce the 5 senses, which in turn helps students be more descriptive in their writing.

Because this is a topic students easily identify with, they will be excited to get down to the business of writing!

bat activities, bat crafts, bat writing prompts, 5 senses activities, 5 senses crafts, 5 senses writing prompts, literacy centers, October writing prompts, October bulletin board ideasYou’ll love the versatility of this bat packet; as a variety of options make it easy to diversify your lessons for various abilities, grades & skill levels.

As always, patterns come in black & white for students, as well as full-color, so that teachers can quickly & easily make an example to share. I’ve also included my completed worksheets as a real time saver.

Samples not only help explain things, but act as a catalyst for excitement.

bat activities, bat crafts, bat writing prompts, 5 senses activities, 5 senses crafts, 5 senses writing prompts, literacy centers, October writing prompts, October bulletin board ideasAnytime I add a bit of craftiness into our writing block, my students are engaged and focused from the get go, which is why I designed a “cave topper” as well as a “bat dangler” to add extra fun & pizzazz to their writing worksheet.

Younger kiddos can simply write or dictate a one-word answer to a classroom helper, or assign this as homework to be done with parental help. 

If you have older "reading-helper buddies" you can also do this activity with their assistance. 

My kiddos absolutely love working with our 5th grade friends, and the feeling is mutual.

Encourage older students to write in complete sentences, giving several examples. 

bat activities, bat crafts, bat writing prompts, 5 senses activities, 5 senses crafts, 5 senses writing prompts, literacy centers, October writing prompts, October bulletin board ideasCompleted projects make a striking bulletin board or hallway display, so I’ve also included 2 posters to enhance things.

Use the "definition poster" to introduce your lesson,

bat activities, bat crafts, bat writing prompts, 5 senses activities, 5 senses crafts, 5 senses writing prompts, literacy centers, October writing prompts, October bulletin board ideasThe Packet Includes:

  • A bat cave with & without text, with 2 patterns to choose from for different cutting abilities. This graphic is glued to the top of their writing prompt paper.
  • A bat “dangler” which will be glued to the bottom of their worksheet.
  • bat activities, bat crafts, bat writing prompts, 5 senses activities, 5 senses crafts, 5 senses writing prompts, literacy centers, October writing prompts, October bulletin board ideasA “Five Senses” writing prompt worksheet, which come with & without lines, as well as with and without labels ( hear, smell, see, touch & taste ).
  • A “Going ‘Batty’ Over Great Writing!” poster.
  • bat activities, bat crafts, bat writing prompts, 5 senses activities, 5 senses crafts, 5 senses writing prompts, literacy centers, October writing prompts, October bulletin board ideasFor additional writing, I’ve also included 3 different “bat papers” to choose from, which you can use to assign other writing prompts for, or perhaps use for an acrostic poem, bat facts, bat vocabulary or whatever else you think of.
  • Batty connotations worksheet, bat activities, bat crafts, bat writing prompts, 5 senses activities, 5 senses crafts, 5 senses writing prompts, literacy centers, October writing prompts, October bulletin board ideasA bonus extension about the positive & negative connotations for the word “batty”, with an extra writing prompt, which can be done as a whole group, with a partner or as an individual assignment. Great for early finishers or homework too.
  • These activities would be fun for the week of Halloween or that "something different" on party day too.

adjective themed activities, descriptive writingToday's featured FREEBIE also helps practice descriptive writing, as students describe fall.

Including adjectives, enhances students' writing, so I designed 10 fall-themed describing worksheets that will help your students practice this skill. 

Students write  a "describing" word in each of the boxes on the themed worksheet, which include bats, school, apples, pumpkins,spiders, leaves, sunflowers, scarecrows, turkeys, and pilgrims

These worksheets make a nice Daily 5 fall writing activity, and can also be inserted into a writing folder or journal

I've also included an adjective definition anchor chart.

bat activities, bat crafts, bat writing prompts, 5 senses activities, 5 senses crafts, 5 senses writing prompts, literacy centers, October writing prompts, October bulletin board ideasWell that's it for today. Thanks for stopping by.

I’m Diane from Teach With Me, hoping you & your students will go batty over learning.

Wishing you a fun-filled time of it.

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1-2-3 Come Make A Haunted House Craftivity With Me

haunted house writing prompt crafts, haunted house crafts, haunted house activities, Halloween activities, October bulletin board ideas, October writing prompts, Flick off the lights to set the mood, then all you have to do is quietly & slowly say the words, “Haunted House” , and you will have everyone's attention.

No matter what grade I taught, I loved going for that “Gotcha!” moment, to get people excited about writing.

I truly believe that students will be enthusiastic about “getting down to the business of writing”, if you simply give them something interesting and fun to write about.

It’s that simple. Find their “hot button”.  If your students are like mine, then a haunted house, is that catalyst in motivating them to WANT to write. Woo Hoo!

With that in mind, I set to work to design two crafty packets involving a haunted house.

haunted house craft, halloween crafts, october bulletin board ideas, halloween bulletin board ideas, october writing prompts, halloween writing prompts, haunted house activitiesFirst up, 6 writing prompt craftivities for the “Haunted House” packet.

They are all different enough, so that you can easily do several; one in class, one as a fun homework assignment, one for extra credit, a sub tub, or for early finishers etc.

You could also give students a choice.

You may be surprised that they want to do them all.

haunted house craft, haunted house writing prompts, haunted house activities, october writing prompts, october bulletin board ideas, halloween bulletin board ideas, halloween activities, ideas for Halloween party day, One of my personal favorites is "Haunted Houses ARE..." and "Haunted Houses HAVE"

Student can choose which they want to write about, or you can make this a two-part assignment.

Kiddos can write the ARE portion on one day, and finish up the HAVE prompt the next day. 

You could also do one in class, and do the other as homework.

Completed projects turn out "terror-rific"!

haunted house craft, haunted house writing prompts, haunted house activities, october writing prompts, october bulletin board ideas, halloween bulletin board ideas, halloween activities, ideas for Halloween party day, This project can be displayed flat on a bulletin board, or suspended back-to-back from the ceiling.

haunted house craft, haunted house writing prompts, haunted house activities, october writing prompts, october bulletin board ideas, halloween bulletin board ideas, halloween activities, ideas for Halloween party day, I've included several posters to enhance your display.

I think it's very important to not overwhelm beginning writers.

For example, asking students to write a "spooky story" can be a bit daunting for even a seasoned writer.

To experience this, put yourself in the assignment. Would you want to write an entire story, or would you be more excited to develop a list of things that a haunted house has? 

Because it's a smaller chunk of writing, and children can draw from experience, they know the "answers" and feel empowered; so they can get right down to writing; and often very excited to do so! 

With that in mind, all of the activities in both packets are "bite size". 

haunted house craft, haunted house writing prompts, haunted house activities, october writing prompts, october bulletin board ideas, halloween bulletin board ideas, halloween activities, ideas for Halloween party day, Because it's simple yet thought provoking, I think your students will also enjoy "If a haunted house could talk, what might it say?"

haunted house craft, haunted house writing prompts, haunted house activities, october writing prompts, october bulletin board ideas, halloween bulletin board ideas, halloween activities, ideas for Halloween party day, This is a super-fun way to have students really use their imaginations & "think outside the box". Becoming a haunted house, is an interesting way to practice point of view too. 

There are 5 diffferent "speech bubbles" to add variety to your display, as well as several posters you can use to introduce the lesson, then sprinkle on your bulletin board.

haunted house craft, haunted house writing prompts, haunted house activities, october writing prompts, october bulletin board ideas, halloween bulletin board ideas, halloween activities, ideas for Halloween party day, "If I bought a haunted house..." as well as "If I lived in a haunted house..." are also thought provoking.

haunted house craft, haunted house writing prompts, haunted house activities, october writing prompts, october bulletin board ideas, halloween bulletin board ideas, halloween activities, ideas for Halloween party day, As always, patterns come in black & white as well as color, so that teachers can quickly & easily make an example to share.

Besides the different posters to help you introduce the lesson, as well as several more to enhance your various displays, I've also included spiderwebbed letters that spell LOOK!

haunted house craft, haunted house writing prompts, haunted house activities, october writing prompts, october bulletin board ideas, halloween bulletin board ideas, halloween activities, ideas for Halloween party day, If you're a fan of The Dollar Store, you'll be happy to know that they now carry huge wiggle eyes!

They are 4 1/2 inches & come in 3 styles. (Oh the possibilities...)

I substituted them for the O letters in LOOK.

haunted house craft, halloween graphing extensions, writing rubrics,haunted house writing prompts, haunted house activities, october writing prompts, october bulletin board ideas, halloween graphing extensions, halloween bulletin board ideas, halloween activities, ideas for Halloween party day, To expand the lesson, and practice yet another standard, I’ve also included a whole-group graphing extension in both packets.

haunted house craft, halloween graphing extensions, writing rubrics,haunted house writing prompts, haunted house activities, october writing prompts, october bulletin board ideas, halloween graphing extensions, halloween bulletin board ideas, halloween activities, ideas for Halloween party day, Next up is the "Trick or Treating at a Haunted House" packet.

To get more bang for my “time” buck, I like to cover a variety of standards with one activity.

“Trick or Treating at a Haunted House”is not only a super-fun writing prompt craftivity, but it also reinforces the 5 senses, and the importance of using them to enhance writing.

The scenario:

Students are trick or treating and they visit a haunted house.

What do they see, hear, feel, taste & smell?

haunted house craft, halloween graphing extensions, writing rubrics,haunted house writing prompts, haunted house activities, october writing prompts, october bulletin board ideas, halloween graphing extensions, halloween bulletin board ideas, halloween activities, ideas for Halloween party day, After writing their rough draft, then editing, they fill out a rubric checklist, then write their final draft on the writing prompt worksheet. (I've included RUBRICS in both packets.)

There are 4 different haunted houses for students to choose from, with a TOP & BOTTOM pattern for each. as the 5 senses writing prompt is glued to the center.

Trick or treating activities, haunted house craft, halloween graphing extensions, writing rubrics,haunted house writing prompts, haunted house activities, october writing prompts, october bulletin board ideas, halloween graphing extensions, halloween bulletin board ideas, halloween activities, ideas for Halloween party day, These too, make an awesome bulletin board, so I've also included posters in this packet as well.

haunted house craft, halloween graphing extensions, writing rubrics,haunted house writing prompts, haunted house activities, october writing prompts, october bulletin board ideas, halloween graphing extensions, halloween bulletin board ideas, 5 senses activities, halloween activities, ideas for Halloween party day, There's also a “5 Senses” poster, plus one that defines “Adjectives”.

Use them to introduce your lesson, then add them to your display.

Toss some “cobwebs” in each corner, and you have a “WOW!” bulletin board, sure to get lots of compliments.

haunted house craft, halloween graphing extensions, writing rubrics,haunted house writing prompts, haunted house activities, october writing prompts, october bulletin board ideas, halloween graphing extensions, halloween bulletin board ideas, 5 senses activities, halloween activities, ideas for Halloween party day, I’ve included pictures of my completed
samples, as well as BW copies of the text, so that you can quickly make examples to share with your students.

haunted house craft, halloween graphing extensions, writing rubrics,haunted house writing prompts, haunted house activities, october writing prompts, october bulletin board ideas, halloween graphing extensions, halloween bulletin board ideas, 5 senses activities, halloween activities, ideas for Halloween party day, Examples not only help easily explain what you want them to do, but are a catalyst to creating excitement, so students will be eager to make a haunted house of their own. 

As you can see by my samples, "answers" can be a simple sentence for younger students, as well as a more in-depth use of descriptive word choice for older students.

I've also included a "side-by-side" photo of a sample that's very simple, then another that was worked on.

haunted house craft, halloween graphing extensions, writing rubrics,haunted house writing prompts, haunted house activities, october writing prompts, october bulletin board ideas, halloween graphing extensions, halloween bulletin board ideas, 5 senses activities, halloween activities, ideas for Halloween party day, Use this as a whole group discussion of how to "expand" your description and details to make your writing "come alive" for the reader.

I always try to make time for students to share their work with their classmates, so we popcorn around the room and everyone shares one of their "5 senses sentences" before displaying them in the hallway. 

fire safety craft, fire safety activities, fire safety writing promptsSince October is Fire Safety Month, and a lot of people burn leaves & have bonfires in the fall, today's featured FREEBIE is a "Hands Off!" fire safety craft, which is also a fun writing prompt. 

A child's handprints become the "fire" at the top.

I've included a "We promise" pledge poster for children to sign, which helps make students accountable for not playing with fire.

Well that's it for today. Thanks for dropping in. 

fire safety activities, fire safety craftsAutumn is in it's full splendor here in Michigan, so even though it's rather chilly today, I want to grab some fresh air.

Wishing you a fun-filled day.

“I don't know that there are real ghosts and goblins, but there are always more trick-or-treaters than neighborhood kids!" -Robert Brault

1-2-3 Come Review The 5 Senses With Me.      

This “play-on-words” ( "My _______ is Sense-sational" ) writing prompt craftivity is a nice review of the 5 senses and definitely has the “Awwwww” factor, as children use their 5 senses to describe their mom, dad, or other special person.

mothers day crafts, mothers day cards, mothers day activities, mothers day writitng prompts, keepsake crafts, hand print crafts, fathers day cards, fathers day crafts, fathers day writing prompts, It’s very versatile & something that’s quick, easy & fun for Mother’s Day, or use the blank “fill in” templates for Father’s Day.

These “fill-in-the blank" pattern pages are also perfect if you happen to have a child without a mom, or perhaps a student would like their paper to say “Mum”, “Mommy” or “Ma Ma”.

mothers day crafts, mothers day cards, mothers day activities, mothers day writitng prompts, keepsake crafts, hand print crafts, fathers day cards, fathers day crafts, fathers day writing prompts, I made my samples using real answers from children. I hope they bring a smile to your face. 

A particular favorite of mine is the answer to the question: "What does your mom smell like?" to which Kaiden replied, "Water cuz she smells good after a shower."

I’m sure the ideas your own students will come up with, will be as sweetly hilarious as well.

Since classrooms today are filled with a lot of diversity, I designed 12 girl & 12 boy head patterns, which offer a nice selection for your students to choose from. There's also a blank template if a child wants to draw their own head.

Instead of drawing a portrait of themselves, another option is for children to draw a picture of their mom or dad. 

mothers day crafts, mothers day cards, mothers day activities, mothers day writitng prompts, keepsake crafts, hand print crafts, fathers day cards, fathers day crafts, fathers day writing prompts, Students pick one, then add facial features, color it, and finally label their five senses.

Have students pick a partner, and take turns drawing one hand on a folded sheet of construction paper. This way they only have to cut once to get two hands, which they glue to the cover of their card.

mothers day crafts, mothers day cards, mothers day activities, mothers day writitng prompts, keepsake crafts, hand print crafts, fathers day cards, fathers day crafts, fathers day writing prompts, For the writing prompt portion of the card, there are 4 girl & 4 boy options, plus a generic bear pattern to choose from.

Students complete the sentences, color & sign their card, stapling the cover to the top.

Younger kiddos can simply dictate their answers to the teacher, a room helper, or their older reading buddy. 

end of the year treats for kids, back to school treats, back to school treat bags, end of the year treat bagsToday's featured FREEBIE: "Orange You Glad?" is an end-of-the year treat you can make to give your students on the last day of school. 

If you've got that covered, I've also included a pattern for the beginning of the school year as well.   I hope you find them useful. 

mothers day crafts, mothers day cards, mothers day activities, mothers day writitng prompts, keepsake crafts, hand print crafts, fathers day cards, fathers day crafts, fathers day writing prompts, Well that's it for today. Thanks for stopping by. 

Time to begin my "too long" To Do list... No matter how many things I check off, I seem to always replace them with a dozen more!  Wishing you a delightful day.  

Definition of a Mother: "A person who does the work of 20 people for free."

1-2-3 Come Do Some Apple Craftivities With Me

Yippie Skippie!  I just finished a brand new apple packet.  You will LOVE covering all sorts of standards, in one fell swoop of fun.

apple activities, apple crafts, apple writing promtps, september writing prompts, fall bulletin boards, apple bulletin boards, 5 senses crafts, 5 senses activities, 5 senses writing prompts, 5 senses poster, parts of an apple poster parts of an apple activitiesMake writing more interesting, by adding a bit of craftiness to students’ work, with one of 3 options to choose from. They both fit lots of levels & ages. 

One of my teacher friends is going to do 2; another is giving her kiddos a choice of all 3.

When you simply add a crafty aspect to writing, children are excited to get down to business, and give you better effort. Bonus: completed projects make an awesome easy-peasy bulletin board.

You can reinforce a variety of standards with these super-fun “apple sense” craftivities: practice descriptive writing, with the use of adjectives, while teaching the 5 senses, using an apple!

apple activities, apple crafts, apple writing promtps, september writing prompts, fall bulletin boards, apple bulletin boards, 5 senses crafts, 5 senses activities, 5 senses writing prompts, 5 senses poster, parts of an apple poster, parts of an apple activitiesFor more apple science, skip labeling an apple on a different worksheet. Instead, kiddos simply label their completed writing prompt!

Now that’s the time-saving I’m talking about; building vocabulary, reinforcing writing skills, & covering the 5 senses & apple science, all at the same time! Woo hoo!

The first "craftivity" features a top & bottom apple, with the core in the middle as the writing prompt.

For that finishing touch, add a school picture. For extra pizzazz, make the leaves 3D.

apple activities, apple crafts, apple writing promtps, september writing prompts, fall bulletin boards, apple bulletin boards, 5 senses crafts, 5 senses activities, 5 senses writing prompts, 5 senses poster, parts of an apple poster parts of an apple activitiesI've added a larger teacher template, plus a completed sample, so that you can quickly & easily make an example to share with your students to help explain what you want them to do. 

The other writing prompt craftivity is a "flip the flap" apple.

apple activities, apple crafts, apple writing promtps, september writing prompts, fall bulletin boards, apple bulletin boards, 5 senses crafts, 5 senses activities, 5 senses writing prompts, 5 senses poster, parts of an apple poster parts of an apple activitiesThe "skin" is the outside that's slit up the middle, so that the flaps, flip open to reveal the inside "flesh" of the apple, with the finished writing prompt on it. 

I've also included a completed teacher sample for this project too. 

Finally, to simplify things, you can skip the flaps & have students just complete the prompt, then color their apple.

apple activities, apple crafts, apple writing promtps, september writing prompts, fall bulletin boards, apple bulletin boards, 5 senses crafts, 5 senses activities, 5 senses writing prompts, 5 senses poster, parts of an apple poster parts of an apple activitiesPersonally, I love the addition of the flaps & I think your kiddos will too.

The packet also includes:

apple activities, apple crafts, apple writing promtps, september writing prompts, fall bulletin boards, apple bulletin boards, 5 senses crafts, 5 senses activities, 5 senses writing prompts, 5 senses poster, parts of an apple poster parts of an apple activities* A “parts of an apple” poster.

* A 5 senses poster
apple activities, apple crafts, apple writing promtps, september writing prompts, fall bulletin boards, apple bulletin boards, 5 senses crafts, 5 senses activities, 5 senses writing prompts, 5 senses poster, parts of an apple poster parts of an apple activities* A 5 senses worksheet

* An apple cider opinion writing prompt worksheet

apple activities, apple crafts, apple writing promtps, september writing prompts, fall bulletin boards, apple bulletin boards, 5 senses crafts, 5 senses activities, 5 senses writing prompts, 5 senses poster, parts of an apple poster parts of an apple activities* A “Definition of an adjective” poster &
* An adjective graphic organizer worksheet

adjective poster, apple activities, september writing prompts, descriptive writing* As always, directions, photographs & completed samples, so you can quickly & easily make an example of your own.

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apple activities, apple crafts, apple writing promtps, september writing prompts, fall bulletin boards, apple bulletin boards, 5 senses crafts, 5 senses activities, 5 senses writing prompts, 5 senses poster, parts of an apple poster parts of an apple activitiesThe featured FREEBIE today, is also an apple activity. I hope you find it useful.

In celebration of 600 TpT followers, here's a set of 7 apple-themed number puzzles. They reinforce numbers 1-10, as well as skip counting by 10s to 100. 

apple activities, apple crafts, apple writing promtps, september writing prompts, fall bulletin boards, apple bulletin boards, 5 senses crafts, 5 senses activities, 5 senses writing prompts, 5 senses poster, parts of an apple poster parts of an apple activitiesWell that's it for today.  Blogging took much longer than expected, so I'm bookin' outta here to get a zillion and one other things accomplished, before the weekend's over!

Wishing you a stress-free and relaxing afternoon, filled with all that makes you happiest. 

"Education is the most powerful weapon that you can use to change the world." -Nelson Mandella