Get ready for Halloween with 5 no-prep, digital Halloween photo writing prompts set to music and printable word bank bookmarks. Great for elementary, middle school, and substitute teachers on the days leading up to or after Halloween. The Google slideshow includes 5 different Halloween-themed images. Each of the 5 slides includes an image, a story title, and a small word bank that can be edited or added to. When displayed in slideshow mode, each slide contains a musical soundtrack that should play automatically. You also get a set of 4 different printable Halloween word bank bookmarks. Use these bookmarks to jumpstart the storytelling process with 20 vivid vocabulary words. These bookmarks can be used in conjunction with the slides or separately.

TO USE

Either select one visual writing prompt to display on your interactive TV or other screen, or push this slideshow out to students via Google Classroom and let each student select which image they want to write about. Be sure to turn your volume up! In my own classroom, I ask students to analyze the image and song silently first before asking them to brainstorm story ideas with a peer. I guide my students to describe what they might see, hear, smell, or touch. Then we add in emotions we might feel, thoughts we'd have, and things we might say. To help support or challenge students, print and cut apart several copies of the word bank bookmarks. Ask students to think critically about what words might make sense in the story they want to tell and to include as many words from their list as possible/feasible. I promise your students will have a ton of fun while still being challenged to tell a great story.

Includes:

• Google Slideshow: Each of the 5 slides includes . . .

• Image

• Song that should play automatically

• Story title (editable)

• Mini Word Bank with 5 words (editable)

• Print & Cut Bookmark Word Banks (1 page of 4 different bookmarks)

I'd love to hear how you use this resource in your classroom! Feel free to email me at iteachiwrite@yahoo.com with any questions or suggestions you may have.

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