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Spooky Books for Tweens

Brooke Khan, M.A.Ed2020-10-01T20:06:19+00:00

Spooky Books for TweensBrooke Khan, M.A.Ed2020-10-01T20:06:19+00:00

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Walking into the weekend like...⠀
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Not really. One of my goals is to be able to do a handstand for longer than 5 seconds. After that, I’d like to be able to walk on my hands. Then I’m going to join Cirque de Soleil. JK 🤣⠀
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I’d also like to be able to do a pull-up. Progress is so slow. 😫 Do you have any crazy out-there goals??? ⠀
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#goals #lifegoals #handstand #happyfriday

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If a calm standards-based lesson sounds like a great change of pace for this Halloween this year, check out this blog post. It includes seven fun and festive lesson ideas that will keep your students engaged while avoiding the dreaded Halloween headache. ⠀⠀⁣
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🎃Link to the Post in Bio⠀⠀⁣
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#halloweenlessonideas #halloweenactivities #teachersofinstagram #halloween #commoncore #iteachfifth #upperelementary #ela #languagearts

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Having students create a comic book is a fun way to reinforce summarizing skills and review plot. Just add your favorite text! ⠀⁣
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You can differentiate by requiring advanced students to write the narrative for each comic book square. For other ability levels, you can provide the narrative for each square, and have students add illustrations and dialogue. ⠀⁣
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#plot #edgarallanpoe #telltaleheart #comicbooktemplate #teachergram #ELA #homeschool #homeschoolmom #teachersofig #iloveteaching #iteach5th #iteach6th #teachersfollowteachers #iteach7th #middleschool #upperelementary #teaching #reading #iteachenglish #learn #iteachtoo #readingteacher ⠀

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This is such a cute book for Halloween!!! Simon is employed as a professional haunter, and he takes his job very seriously! Just when Simon is getting tired of the same haunts day after day, he meets a young boy named Chester. Can Simon train Chester to be a professional haunter too? Only time will tell. This one of kind book will delight readers from beginning to end. Happy haunting! ⠀⁣
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✍🏻 Ideas for a writing workshop to go with this amazing book are on the blog! (Link in Bio)⠀⁣
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#childrensbook #bookrec #picturebook #iteachwriting #sirsimon #halloweenbooks #bookstagram #writingworkshop #teachersofig #teachersofinstagram #iteachtoo ⠀⁣
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Do you teach Edgar Allan Poe in October? It’s the perfect time of year for his dark and mysterious stories! 👻 Click the link in bio for a detailed “Tell Tale Heart” lesson plan you can use with middle school students. It’s Common Core aligned and differentiated! 💀 The objective of the lesson is for students to be able to explain how Poe used mood and tone to create suspense within the reader. To reach that objective, the lesson is broken down into activities that occur before (into), during (through), and after (beyond) reading the short story. 🖤 I hope you like it!! ⠀⁣
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#edgarallanpoe #telltaleheart #middleschool #lessonplan #teachersofig #teachersofinstagram #iteachela #languagearts #iteach8th #iteach7th ⠀⁣
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Freebie!! Celebrate Halloween 🎃 👻🍁 with three different word games!! Pick and choose your favorite or play all three!! ⠀⁣
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🎃Halloween A-Z⠀⁣
🎃Halloween Word Scramble ⠀⁣
🎃Halloween Wordsmith⠀⁣
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🔗Link in Bio ⠀⁣
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#tptfreebie #wordgames #freebie #freeprintable #halloween

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Who would you be???? This was really hard for me. Typically, my favorite characters have lived a tragic and difficult life 😫. I mean, who would want to be Hester Prynne from The Scarlett Letter or Lennie from Of Mice and Men. Poor Lennie. Anyway, if I got to live one day as a fictional character, I would choose to be Pippi Longstocking or Katniss Everdeen. They have similar character traits, yet they are very different. Plus, having the strength to lift a horse and possessing top-notch archery skills would be super cool. ⠀⁣
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#bookstagram #fiction #teacherlife #lifeofateacher #teachersofig #teachersofinstagram #pippilongstocking #katnisseverdeen #hungergames

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FACT: Teaching tone and mood isn’t a walk in the park.⠀⠀⁣
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🖤Make it easier on yourself AND get into the Halloween spirit using Poe’s Tell Tale Heart!!⠀⠀⁣
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🖤Guide students through the process of identifying tone and mood using this differentiated close reading!! It includes three reading levels, making it much easier for you to teach ALL your students at the same time. ⠀⠀⁣
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🖤Answer keys and directions are included! It also includes a digital version! 🎉💻⠀⠀⁣
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🔗Link in Bio⠀⠀⁣
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#tone #mood #telltaleheart #edgarallanpoe #poe #halloween #englishteacher #teachergram #ELA #teacherspayteachers #homeschool #teachersofig #teachersofinstagram #iteach7th #middleschool #iteachenglish #iteachtoo #readingteacher

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How cute are these dog page markers???!!! The wiener dog is my favorite 🤣 ⠀⁣
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Which do you like best? 🐶🤎🐶⠀⁣
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I found them on Amazon. If you want to check out all my reading related finds, I compiled a list on the blog. Some of the things might surprise you! Link in bio 😊⠀⁣
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#amazonfinds #foundonamazon #mustlovedogs #bookmarks #readingteacher #iteachreading #teachersupplies #classroomsupplies #teacherlife

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