Halloween drama simulation activboard activities

Insanity Plea -- "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe

Created by

This is a fun activity to help students analyze a classic short story and practice using logical evidence and reason in persuasive writing and speech. NOTICE that this "Insanity Plea" activity is included in the Psychotic Short Stories unit, so don't purchase both as you'd be paying twice for the same thing! One of the most fascinating aspects of Edgar Allan Poe's classic short story, "The Tell-Tale Heart," is the fact that the narrator insists so adamantly that he is NOT insane while explaini

Subjects:

Criminal Justice - Law, Halloween, Writing

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Activities, Simulations

Halloween STEM Escape Room Upper Elementary | Class Activity

Created by

Teresa Kwant

#UESPOOK60 Will your class escape in time? Try this escape room style game with your students today! This is a fun game that is perfect for the month of October and the Halloween season. The focus on this game is pumpkins, with the final STEM challenge being to build a bridge that can hold 1-2 pumpkins. This game is unique from my other escape rooms, because it focuses on STEM. Students will be learning about pumpkins, and then building a bridge with toothpicks and candy pumpkins that can hold a

Subjects:

Autumn, Halloween, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Games, Activboard Activities

Also included in: STEM Escape Room Bundle Cracking the Classroom Code® Upper Elementary

Morning Meeting for First Grade | October | Google Slides | PowerPoint

Created by

Sarah Gardner

Do you use morning meetings in your classroom? Are you constantly rushing around in the morning to write a message, choose a greeting, and find an activity before your students walk in the door? Class meetings are a great way to build community, but they can be a bear to prep! This pack takes all of the prep out of morning meeting, so you can focus on the rest of your day – and the best part? They are completely paperless!Formats Included:⭐️ Google Slides⭐️ PowerPoint⭐️ PDFIncluded in Paperless

Subjects:

Autumn, Classroom Community, Halloween

Grades:

1st

Types:

Activities, Interactive Whiteboard, Activboard Activities

Also included in: Morning Meeting for First Grade | YEAR-LONG BUNDLE | Google Slides

Would You Survive The Salem Witch Trials?

Created by

Wilson Workshop

NO PREP! Students will simulate what it was like to live in Salem during the time of the Witch Trials. Perfect activity to use during Halloween, after discussing the Witch Trials or Colonial America, or after teaching the Crucible! Google Compatible and includes a Slides-based worksheet for students to follow along! PLEASE NOTE: This activity is designed to do as a whole class, so it will show outcomes for all chosen decisions.If you enjoy the witch trials be sure to check out "Would You Survive

Subjects:

Halloween, Other (Specialty), Social Studies - History

Grades:

5th - 12th

Types:

Activities, Simulations

Reader's Theater: Boston Tea Party

Created by

JB Creations

This is a great reader's theater script to introduce/reinforce the importance of the Boston Tea Party as a major event in our history leading to the American Revolution. In addition, it's great practice in the areas of expression and fluency. The following play script contains 23 individual parts, but can be easily adapted for a class of any size. I have ranked the parts by size (long, medium, short) in order to make it easier to differentiate parts for all levels of readers. In addition, I h

Subjects:

Drama, Reading, U.S. History

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Scripts, Simulations

Also included in: America Becomes a Nation: Reader's Theater Bundle for 4th Grade

Disney Halloween Virtual Field Trip Disneyland - Halloween Activities

Created by

LoveGrowsLearning

This Disney Halloween virtual field trip to Disneyland will be one of your students' favorite Halloween activities. Go on an adventure with your class to see a Tour of Disneyland, Halloween Activities, Halloween Show Special, and more! This Disneyland Halloween virtual field trip is easy to prep, is interactive, includes videos, and has companion activities. This virtual field trip would be the perfect addition to your Halloween activities a Halloween class party.Save $$ and get this as part of

Subjects:

Halloween, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

1st - 4th

Types:

Activities, Simulations, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

SL.K.1

, SL.K.1a

, SL.1.1

, SL.1.1a

, SL.2.1

...

Also included in: Virtual Field Trip Growing Bundle, Holidays, Countries, Video Lessons

Reader's Theater: Life in Colonial America! (+activities)

Created by

JB Creations

Bring key characteristics of Colonial America alive with this leveled set of 3 reader’s theater scripts featuring the New England, Middle, and Southern colonial way of life! Focus on differentiation by matching reading levels with the different scripts. Each script contains 6-7 parts, making it a perfect activity for centers or leveled guided reading groups! Modified versions provide support in basic fluency skills, regular versions focus on expression development, and enriched versions challen

Subjects:

Drama, Short Stories, U.S. History

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Printables, Scripts, Simulations

CCSS:

RF.4.4

, RF.4.4a

, RF.4.4b

Also included in: 4th Grade Social Studies Projects Bundle

Halloween Escape Room - Digital & ELA Skill-Based!

Created by

Smiling in Sixth

This Halloween digital escape room is a fun way for kids to practice some key English Language Arts skills while be a completely no prep activity for you! This fun digital escape room is completed on Google Forms. Students will be a part of a group of friend’s adventure that begins when they accept a dare to go into a haunted house on Halloween night. The friends get trapped in the house by the mansion’s ghost and must solve 12 clues and complete 12 ELA skill-based challenges to move on to the n

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Halloween, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Games, Simulations

Mock Trial Preparation and Script

Created by

Once in a Faraway Classroom

This product includes graphic organizers to help your students gather ideas and information to present in a formal trial-like manner. You can use any literature story or informational text with this packet. Put a character or a historical figure on trial for crimes they've committed. The possibilities are endless!You will receive:Printable pages that can be used to create a packet specialized for both the Prosecution team and the Defense Team.A script to help move the trial along in a manner tha

Subjects:

Criminal Justice - Law, Drama, Writing-Expository

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

GATE, Simulations

Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart Reader's Theater Play

Created by

Mackowiecki Lewis

Originally published in the October 2008 issue of Scholastic's Storyworks magazine (and later reprinted in Scope, Scholastic News, and my book, Read Aloud Plays: Classic Short Stories), this newly-revised script is true to the original text but is cleverly structured to be more appropriate for middle grade and young adult audiences. It includes the original text, a comprehension worksheet, a "mock trial" activity, as well as teacher notes and a key--fourteen pages in all. Parts for 9 students, s

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Drama, Halloween

Grades:

5th - 9th

Types:

Worksheets, Scripts, Simulations

Reader's Theater Bundle of Myths, Legends, and Traditional Tales!

Created by

JB Creations

Are you looking for a creative way to have your students graders explore myths, legends, and traditional tales for 4th and 5th grade Language Arts? Let this collection of classic American literature Reader’s Theaters engage students in fluency & expression while at the same time meeting a key Common Core reading benchmark! This bundle includes my 7 best selling sets of DIFFERENTIATED scripts on Native American tribes, Greek Myths, Aesops' Fables, Classic Fairy Tales, American Tall Tales, Tra

Subjects:

Drama, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Printables, Scripts, Simulations

CCSS:

RL.4.2

, RL.4.4

, RL.4.5

, RL.4.9

Halloween Brain Break | October Morning Meeting Games Working Memory Activities

Created by

The Sassy Apple

Looking for a fun Halloween break or game for October morning meetings? Our Memory games are the perfect brain-boosting activity. Get ready for a fun and engaging learning experience!How does it work? It's as easy as showing a picture for a few minutes and then switching to the question page to test how much students remember.When can I incorporate these into my school day?Since Memory Games are just a couple ofminutes, they can be included in your day whenever you have time! They are perfect f

Subjects:

Autumn, Classroom Community, Halloween

Grades:

1st - 5th

Types:

Activities, Games, Activboard Activities

Also included in: Brain Break Activities Morning Meeting Memory Games | August-December Bundle

Halloween Interactive Powerpoint Math Game- First Grade Edition

Created by

Lori Flaglor

Halloween Interactive Math Game Your class will love practicing Addition and Subtraction concepts for 1st grade with this frightfully fun Interactive game! This game is made in Powerpoint and will work on your Smartboard, desktop, or Promethian boards. To play this game you can assign your children into up to 4 groups or have children solve answers independently on paper or a whiteboard. Play begins when a number is picked from the haunted house. The children will then solve the question that ap

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Halloween, Math

Grades:

1st

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Games, Activboard Activities

Reader's Theater: Ohio and the War of 1812 (intermediate level with 24 parts!)

Created by

JB Creations

Students will bring the War of 1812 and the Battle of Lake Erie to life in this whole class script of Don’t Give up the Ship! This fast moving script explores the causes and events leading to this important war in our country’s history in an engaging and connected way! This original play contains 24 parts featuring various reading levels to ensure whole class participation, differentiation, and engagement. Students will integrate important Social Studies concepts with key LA common core standa

Subjects:

Drama, Reading, U.S. History

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Scripts, Simulations

Also included in: Early Ohio History Activity Bundle for 4th Grade Social Studies

October Kindergarten Calendar for ActivBoard

Created by

Young and Lively Kindergarten

October Kindergarten Calendar for ActivBoard includes interactive activities with fun and engaging sounds & features to review kindergarten skills all month long. Includes calendar, days of the week, months of the year, counting, matching upper/lowercase letters, sequencing numbers 1-20, rhyming and so much more! I will be adding more pages to this calendar in the very near future so check back for updates!*Must have ActiveInspire software to use.*Can be also be used on SmartBoards or other

Subjects:

Halloween, Math, Reading

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard, Activboard Activities, Centers

Also included in: BUNDLE Kindergarten Calendars for ActivBoard

History of Musical Theater/Broadway - Powerpoint/Google Slides and worksheet!

Created by

Teachers with Books and Cleverness

History of Musical Theater Powerpoint slide show (also includes a link for the Google Slides version) with worksheet for students to take notes on! (Printable and Google Form version included).This includes 21 beautifully laid out slides that take you and your students from the start of musical theatre with the Greek and Romans, all the way to musicals in the 2000s. This ALSO includes a 15 question quiz on the History of Musical Theater based on the notes they take. Answer key included. Topics d

Subjects:

Drama, Music

Grades:

8th - 12th, Higher Education

Types:

Worksheets, Activboard Activities

Also included in: Musical Theater Unit Bundle (History + Composers + Time Periods)!

Ancient Egyptian Mummy Reenactment Activity

Created by

Art with Lockheart

Teach students about ancient Egyptian mummification with this fun and interactive reenactment activity. Students will role-play while they learn how to “mummify” one of their classmates, who will play the part of the deceased pharaoh. The rest of the class will pretend to be embalmers, priests, priestesses, and other people involved in the mummification process. The students will select their roles by picking cards that illustrate different burial goods and items used in the mummification proc

Subjects:

Ancient History, Art History, Halloween

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Simulations, Cultural Activities

CCSS:

CCRA.L.6

A Raisin in the Sun: End of Play Escape Room {9-12 ELA}

Created by

Mud and Ink Teaching

A Raisin in the Sun ends with a lot of questions, but one question I like to post to the students is, where did that scoundrel Willy Harris run off to? Using this interactive, high-energy Escape Room, your class will transform into the Chicago Police Headquarters and work in teams to track down Willy Harris and the money he stole from Walter Younger.Want to see the Escape Room in action? Head on over to my Instagram page and watch my Escape Room highlights!The Setup:Your classroom becomes CPD

Subjects:

Drama, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

CCSS:

Also included in: A Raisin in the Sun: Complete Unit Bundle {Digital & Print Included}

Bats | Google Slides

Created by

Kindershenanigans

Bats Digital Activities Resource engages students in learning about bats both in person or virtually via Google Classroom or via screen share in Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, or your preferred virtual platform. This no prep resource can be used for students independently, small group, or whole group.Included in this pack:Bats learning target slideLearn about Bats (5 min video)Learn about Bats (10 min video)Bats Echolocation (5 min video)Virtual Field Trip to a Cave (5 min video)Informatio

Subjects:

Autumn, Halloween, Science

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Activities, Activboard Activities, Centers

Also included in: Year Long Learning Slides Bundle

Edgar Allan Poe Activity CSI Mystery of Literary History Analysis

Created by

Learning Pyramid

Explore Edgar Allan Poe's greatest mystery: his own death! Your students will explore primary sources, non-fiction text, and leading theories about Poe's early death with this engaging crime scene investigation activity that encourages original thinking!A visually engaging case file is provided with comprehensive background readings on Edgar Allan Poe's life and literary accomplishments, and the events and circumstances leading up to his death. Leading theories about Poe's death are provided. St

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Halloween, Social Studies - History

Grades:

5th - 10th

Types:

Activities, DBQs, Simulations

CCSS:

, W.8.1e

...

HALLOWEEN CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION nature of science SEP

Created by

SNOWdust Creations - Florida Science

Spice up your nature of science lessons! Students think like scientists as they observe, experiment, and gather evidence from 5 stations to solve this Halloween crime scene investigation for grades 4-6. Students use critical thinking skills to claim who stole Mia's costume using data in this science infused mystery. Includes:Case introduction card2 leveled versions of data evidence collection sheetsSuspect bio cards5 evidence collection stationsNature of Science connection sheetTeacher guideAns

Subjects:

Halloween, Holidays/Seasonal, Science

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Activities, Simulations

Also included in: Holiday CSI Bundle: Nature of Science SEP

Pumpkin | Google Slides

Created by

Kindershenanigans

This Pumpkin Digital Activities Resource engages students in learning about pumpkins both in person or virtually via Google Classroom or via screen share in Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, or your preferred virtual platform. This no prep resource can be used for students independently, small group, or whole group.Included in this pack:Pumpkins learning target slidePumpkins Life Cycle (5 min video)Virtual Field Trip to a Pumpkin Patch (5 min video)Pumpkin Dissection (5 min video)Informational

Subjects:

Autumn, Halloween, Science

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Activities, Activboard Activities, Centers

Also included in: Year Long Learning Slides Bundle

Boo Gram Digital PTO CandyGram Halloween Fundraiser Note tags

Created by

Cupcake Cutiees Designs

One fun set of Boo Grams- with blank tags- one with teacher/gradeBoo GramsHalloween Notes or Candy GramsCandy Gram ! Candy GramGet your Candy GramFun PTO Fundraiser TagsThese are so awesomeUse for classroom, school events or workPlease check out my store for MORE fun Printables!____________________________________________________________________This product is a ***DIGITAL FILE*** to be downloaded and printed by yourself.All sheets are on 8.5 x 11 PDF Printable PageEach listing will show how man

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Halloween, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Printables, Games, Activboard Activities

Fry 1st 100 SIGHT WORD Activity Movement Break Google Slides Halloween Adventure

Created by

First Grade Roars

With the start of the school year coming quickly, I needed some movement breaks for both digital distance learning and in person hybrid learning. These movement brain breaks will help your children get their wiggles out and practice much needed skills all while maintaining their own space. In this phonics Halloween set, children will explore a HAUNTED HOUSE and practice reading and decoding the 1st 100 SIGHT WORDS. Have your students say the word or complete the movement, whichever comes up on

Subjects:

Halloween, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

K - 1st

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard, Activboard Activities

CCSS:

RF.K.2d

, RF.1.2

, RF.1.2a

, RF.1.2c

, RF.1.2d