During Halloween week, we read some "scary" books in Library. One was Creepy Pair of Underwear by Aaron Reynolds, illustrated by Peter Brown. Here is a video of Aaron reading it:
This activity kit from the publisher, Simon and Schuster, includes a blank pair of underwear that you can make look creepy! Or sweet or friendly or funny if you prefer. If you don't have a printer at home, just draw an outline on a piece of paper and then decorate!
Here are some student designs:
In second grade, we read The Z Was Zapped by Chris Van Allsburg, which features the letters of the alphabet meeting sad fates. The students had to guess the action happening to them, which started with the same letter; for example, the F was flattened by a foot and the Q was quartered. Then the kids submitted their own ideas (see below). One student had TEN ideas!
The A was crushed by an apple
The B got burned
The B was a bear's friend
The C was captured
The E saw an elephant
The F was fun
The F was frightened
The F was freezing
The F was flying
The F was frustrated
The F was on fire
The L was in the library
The L was long
The M was a monster
The M was mushed
The O was in the ocean
The S was small
The T was tossed
The T was trampled
The T was twisted
The U was a unique unicorn
The Z zig-zagged away
