October is the best time for lil' writers to unleash their imagination with skeletons, black cats, and jack-o-lanterns! Make writing hauntingly fun this fall by adding these easy writing activities to your lesson plans! From Neon Skeletons Sticker Scenes to Trick or Treat Stampers and Self-Adhesive Monster Shapes, these writing ideas are simply purrr-fect for your little ghouls and goblins! To find out more about each activity, scroll down and see how you can get your students write their most spookacular stories now! Grab the free Halloween Story printable here.
October is definitely my favorite month of the year! Besides the weather getting cooler, the sight of pumpkins at every turn, and the scent of apple pies in the air, it's also HALLOWEEN! For young writers, this is also the best month for creative writing! Images of black cats, bats, and all things spooky can yield an array of descriptions, imagery, and scary tales for little ones to write about! If you need some ideas for your budding authors, here are three simple Halloween Writing Activities that will help them practice their creative writing skills! In addition, they are perfect for handwriting practice!
Creative Writing with Neon Skeleton Sticker Scenes & Half-Size Composition Notebooks
What happens when you pair Neon Skeleton Sticker Scenes with these Half-Size Composition Notebooks? A SPOOK-tacular writing activity! These Neon Skeleton Sticker Scenes have 12 scenes in each set and are super easy for little hands to assemble! The hauntingly fun stickers peel off easily and stick very well onto the colorful Halloween scene. Students can choose from a one-eyed monster, silly skeleton, black cat, and bat for their main characters! In addition, it comes with little pumpkin, bone, candy, eyeball, and star stickers to add details to any scary story! Students can use all of the stickers or just a few to go along with their spooky tale. Once students are done assembling their tale, they can write all about it in these half-size composition notebooks! With lines on both sides, the wide-ruled pages are also ideal for students who need the extra space to add more details and descriptions.
Spooky Tales with Halloween Stampers
What's more fun than Halloween stickers?! Halloween STAMPERS, of course! These stampers are great to help little writers brainstorm ideas for their scary tales as they write on this FREE Halloween Printable! With 50 pieces to each set, there are just so many choices for students to choose from! Want to use this activity in a small group? Place these stampers in a center for students to add to their illustrations and be prepared to be AWED and SPOOKED!
Writing with Self-Adhesive Monster Shapes
Want to add even more spook-tacular fun to writing? Have your students add even more hauntingly adorable characters with these Self-Adhesive Foam Monster Shapes. With 336 pieces per unit, there are plenty of fun and silly monsters to go around for students to add to their own story! Pair these foam monsters with the stampers and your students will surely squeal with excitement! If you would like more spook-tacular activities, check out my Halloween Literacy and Math Packet! It is filled with engaging activities, this packet also needs NO PREP!
