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October 2021 - Creative Writing Prompt Activity

10/1/2021

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Grab this month's (October 2021) free creative writing activity to get your kids writing a scary escape room style story - this prompt is a great theme for Halloween. Make this activity simple by getting your students to write a description of how they feel when trapped inside the spooky castle, or challenge them to write how they helped their friend escape the spooky castle. Keep on reading to download this free writing resource. 
This free creative writing activity includes:
  • A writing prompt with a picture
  • Story requirement guidelines
  • Story Challenge suggestions (optional)
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​File Type
The file is in Microsoft PowerPoint format, which hopefully will suit many digital learning needs. But, if not, you can save the digital 'Prompt Card' from the document as an image onto your desktop and re-use the image in another file type that suits your virtual learning platform. 

Download your free October 2021 creative writing resource below:
october_2021_writing_prompt_activity.pptx
File Size: 1103 kb
File Type: pptx
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Preparation and Assigning
  • Digital Use: delete the editable lines under the prompt, and then your students can type their story in that textbox section. They can add more slides if they wish to make their story longer! Otherwise, you can also copy and paste the visual prompt with instructions 'image' into another file type or platform that works best for your virtual learning style. --> To save the prompt digital 'card', right-click the image, click 'Save as Picture' from the drop-down menu, then rename the prompt card and save it into your preferred destination folder.
 
  • Printable Use: Print the worksheet slides, make copies, and the prompt is ready to go!
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Story Guidelines & Challenges
The prompt card includes guidelines and suggestions to help your students with what to include in their story. Make the story challenge optional for extra credit points. 

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Check out some more fun Resources to make learning fun for your kids this month! 
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Halloween Reading Mystery Activity: Once Upon a Crime, Haunting Hat!

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Halloween Reading Mystery: Once Upon A Crime, the Haunting Hat

(Teaching Resource - Worksheets pdf + Video Hook)


Grade Suitability: 2nd, 3rd, 4th

(This varies depending on the reading ability of students. Some guidance may be required for younger students.)


Your students will have fun solving this mystery while learning skills in reading, comprehension, vocabulary, spelling, critical thinking, and deductive reasoning!


Easy prep! Just Print & Solve! Or go paperless with the new Google Slides option provided within your download.

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Halloween CSI Digital Math Game Mystery: Halloween Heist (Differentiated Math Pack)

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Halloween CSI Digital Math Mystery GAME. Your students can play the Case of The Halloween Heist in a digital game format. This resource is designed to be played on any device with an Internet connection (please read the technical tips section and try the free clue below to see if it works for you).


Mystery meets escape room with this style of game. Your students will need to discover passwords at the end of each clue in order to access the next clue. Your Teacher copy will contain all links and passwords.


Three Math Levels included in this Differentiated Pack

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Escape Monster Mansion Math Quest Activity (Differentiated Levels Included)

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Escape from Monster Mansion Math Review Activity! Send your students on an epic Math Quest with this scary story “Escape Monster Mansion.”  This is a fun activity to do to get some extra math practice in or for early finishers. With six exciting chapters to work through, students can end up with one of four possible endings.


This is an ideal math activity for enrichment, early finishers, sub tub or to just add a bit of extra fun to math review time.


EASY, MEDIUM, and HARD worksheet versions included!


Easy prep! Just Print & Solve! Or go paperless with the new Google Docs option provided within your download.


NEW - Distance Learning Update: I've added a Word Document within the folder that contains a Google Doc link to share this resource with your students via Google Classroom or Drive. Parts of the pages are editable so that your students can complete without having to print the pages. Please note, you will need to make a copy of the Google Slides to your drive before you can edit.

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Halloween Math Mystery: The Case The Tricking Treat - 2nd Grade

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Halloween Math Mystery: the Case of the Tricking Treat This math activity is a fun way to review and practice mathematical skills in the classroom or at home. Ideal for spiral review, consolidation, math centers, homework, enrichment, early-finisher or the sub-tub.


Easy prep! Just Print & Solve! Or go paperless with the new Google Slides option provided within your download.


Students must complete math worksheets to unlock clues. Then, use their powers of deduction to narrow down the list of possibilities to solve the mystery case!

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Halloween Math Mystery: Case of the Tricking Treat - 4th Grade Edition

A$4.50

Halloween Math Mystery: the Case of the Tricking Treat. This math activity is a fun way to review and practice mathematical skills in the classroom or at home. Ideal for spiral review, consolidation, math centers, homework, enrichment, early-finisher or the sub-tub.


Easy prep! Just Print & Solve! Or go paperless with the new Google Slides option provided within your download.

Students must complete math worksheets to unlock clues. Then, use their powers of deduction to narrow down the list of possibilities to solve the mystery case!

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Halloween Math Mystery: Case of the Tricking Treat - 5th Grade Edition

A$4.50

Halloween Math Mystery: the Case of the Tricking Treat. This math activity is a fun way to review and practice mathematical skills in the classroom or at home. Ideal for spiral review, consolidation, math centers, homework, enrichment, early-finisher or the sub-tub.


Easy prep! Just Print & Solve! Or go paperless with the new Google Slides option provided within your download.

Students must complete math worksheets to unlock clues. Then, use their powers of deduction to narrow down the list of possibilities to solve the mystery case!

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Halloween Math Mystery: Case of the Tricking Treat - 1st Grade Edition

A$4.50

Halloween Math Mystery: the Case of Tricking Treat -1st Grade Edition. This math activity is a fun way to review and practice mathematical skills in the classroom or at home. Ideal for spiral review, consolidation, math centers, homework, enrichment, early-finisher or the sub-tub.


Easy prep! Just Print & Solve! Or go paperless with the new Google Slides option provided within your download.

Students must complete math worksheets to unlock clues. Then, use their powers of deduction to narrow down the list of possibilities to solve the mystery case!

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Halloween Math Mystery: Case of the Tricking Treat - 3rd Grade Edition

A$4.50

Halloween Math Mystery: The Case of the Tricking Treat. This math activity is a fun way to review and practice mathematical skills in the classroom or at home. It is ideal for spiral review, consolidation, math centers, homework, enrichment, early-finishers, or the sub-tub.


Teachers, this activity is easy to prep! Just Print & Solve! Or go paperless with the new Google Slides option provided within your download.


Students must complete math worksheets to unlock clues. Then, use their powers of deduction to narrow down the list of possibilities to solve the mystery case!

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Halloween Math Mystery: Case of the Jumpy Jack-O-Lanterns - 2nd Grade Edition

A$4.50

Halloween Math Mystery: the Case of the Jumpy Jack-O-Lanterns This math activity is a fun way to review and practice mathematical skills in the classroom or at home. Ideal for spiral review, consolidation, math centers, homework, enrichment, early-finisher or the sub-tub.


Easy prep! Just Print & Solve! Or go paperless with the new Google Slides option provided within your download.


Students must complete math worksheets to unlock clues. Then, use their powers of deduction to narrow down the list of possibilities to solve the mystery case!

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Halloween Math Mystery: Case of the Jumpy Jack-O-Lanterns - 3rd Grade Edition

A$4.50

Halloween Math Mystery: the Case of the Jumpy Jack-O-Lanterns. This math activity is a fun way to review and practice mathematical skills in the classroom or at home. Ideal for spiral review, consolidation, math centers, homework, enrichment, early-finisher or the sub-tub.


Easy prep! Just Print & Solve! Or go paperless with the new Google Slides option provided within your download.


Students must complete math worksheets to unlock clues. Then, use their powers of deduction to narrow down the list of possibilities to solve the mystery case!

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Halloween Math Mystery: Case of the Jumpy Jack-O-Lanterns - 1st Grade Edition

A$4.50

Halloween Review Math Mystery Activity: the Case of Jumpy Jack-O-Lanterns -1st Grade Edition. This math activity is a fun way to review and practice mathematical skills in the classroom or at home. Ideal for spiral review, consolidation, math centers, homework, enrichment, early-finisher or the sub-tub.


Distance Learning Update: I've added a Word Document within the folder that contains a Google Doc link to share this resource with your students via Google Classroom or Drive.


Students must complete math worksheets to unlock clues. Then, use their powers of deduction to narrow down the list of possibilities to solve the mystery case!

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Halloween Math Mystery: Case of the Jumpy Jack-O-Lanterns - 4th Grade Edition

A$4.50

Halloween Math Mystery: the Case of the Jumpy Jack-O-Lanterns. This math activity is a fun way to review and practice mathematical skills in the classroom or at home. Ideal for spiral review, consolidation, math centers, homework, enrichment, early-finisher or the sub-tub.


Distance Learning Update: I've added a Word Document within the folder that contains a Google Doc link to share this resource with your students via Google Classroom or Drive.


Students must complete math worksheets to unlock clues. Then, use their powers of deduction to narrow down the list of possibilities to solve the mystery case!

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Deanna Forrest
10/8/2022 09:41:27 pm

thx

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11/2/2023 01:05:41 am

I'll definitely bookmark this page for future reference.

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