Are you looking for some fun holiday classroom activities? Are your students reluctant writers? Why not teach them to write and illustrate their own picture books? Creating a picture book is a great elementary classroom activity to teach and reinforce story sequencing skills and a way for students to focus on building their own story elements.
Engage students with a fun writing activity this holiday season. Students love to write their own stories and no matter what age kids are, they love to illustrate their narratives.
WHAT BOOKS ARE INCLUDED?
STUDENTS CREATE THEIR OWN HOLIDAY PICTURE BOOKS!
Halloween Activity
Character Choices:
✏️cat
✏️ghost
✏️wizard
✏️vampire
✏️talking eye
✏️werewolf
✏️plus 6 more Halloween themed characters!
Setting Choices:
✏️a dark forest
✏️a spider web
✏️a candy factory
✏️plus 5 more Halloween themed settings!
Conflict Choices:
✏️a missing potion ingredient
✏️someone is lost or trapped
✏️a time warp
✏️create my own
✏️plus 4 more Halloween themed story conflicts!
Illustrations Included for Coloring Activity:
- pumpkins and Jack-O-Lanterns
- spooky tree
- ghosts
- candy
- moon and clouds
- witch’s broom and hat
- spiders
- and many more!
Thanksgiving Activity
Character Choices:
✏️pumpkin
✏️turkey
✏️pilgrim
✏️rabbit
✏️deer
✏️owl
✏️bear
Setting Choices:
✏️the forest
✏️a football field
✏️a food market
✏️plus 5 more Thanksgiving themed settings!
Conflict Choices:
✏️the turkeys are confused
✏️the electricity is out
✏️time travel gone wrong
✏️create my own
✏️plus 4 more Thanksgiving themed story conflicts!
Illustrations Included for Coloring Activity:
- pumpkins
- turkeys
- forest animals
- food for feast
- leaves
- football helmet and ball
- cold weather items
- and many more!
Christmas Activity
Character Choices:
✏️Santa
✏️an angel
✏️a reindeer
✏️a snowman
✏️a bear
✏️plus 3 more Christmas themed characters!
Setting Choices:
✏️the North Pole
✏️Santa’s sleigh
✏️inside something small
✏️plus 3 more Christmas themed settings!
Conflict Choices:
✏️something is lost
✏️someone is trapped
✏️something is broken
✏️create my own
✏️plus 2 more Christmas themed story conflicts!
Illustrations Included for Coloring Activity:
- Santa and Mrs. Claus
- reindeer
- North Pole characters
- snowy scenes
- ornaments and trees
- snowmen
- Christmas goodies
- and many more!
Here’s What You’ll Get With EACH Seasonal Resource:
- Story starters to prompt students
- Lists of characters to choose from
- Lists of settings to choose from
- Lists of conflicts to choose from plus “create my own conflict”
- Story planning graphic organizer
- 2-4 pages of black line illustrations for students to color and illustrate their story
- Author instructions to provide students with guidance as they complete the activity
- Teacher prep and instructions
INCLUDES HALLOWEEN, THANKSGIVING & CHRISTMAS CREATIVE WRITING!
WHAT TEACHERS LIKE YOU ARE SAYING:
“My students are having a lot of fun creating Christmas stories to share with their book buddies! Thanks for the resource!” – Lisa B.
“Great resource to use with my Creative Writing Class after school!” – Megan S.
“This is a fun activity for Halloween to keep students engaged!” – Reagan K.
“My 6th grade students worked with 3rd grade students on this, so that the younger students could make their own picture books. I thought at first that the older kids might get bored, but they loved it as much as the 3rd graders! Great variety of illustrations to cut out and put in the books, plot, setting, and character suggestions to use as starters. Excellent resource.” – Sandra T.
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