As part of our Halloween celebration , the children wrote poetry. Some children wrote cinquains to express their feelings about Halloween.

Monster riddles were made into a slide show with illustrations and narration as another extension of the Halloween theme.

Other children after reading a variety of Halloween and autumn stories and poetry, brainstormed ideas that pertained to those themes. The children were then asked to write a poem on one of those topics, following the following format:

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 Halloween Riddles

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 Riddle 1

 Riddle 2

 

 Cinquains

 Theme Poems

Witches by Chloe Halloween Pie by Andrew
Black Cats by Talia Pumpkin Pie by Evvan
Haunted House by David F. Jack-O-Lantern by Edik
Haunted Room by Nicole Candy by Elizabeth
Ghosts by Sophie Krusty Costume by Haley
Candy by Ben Witch's Cat by Jessica
Dracula by Tommy

Spooky Werewolf by Joey

Autumn by Kyle Ghost by Josh
Bats by Amanda Creepy Spider by Madison
Halloween by Dylan Green Ghost by Max
Pumpkins by Julia Fat Pumpkin by Miles
Haunted House by Katie Jack-O-Lantern by Rachael
Werewolf by Jack Halloween Monster by Reid
Halloween by Tate Scary Pumpkin by Sarah Sch.

Skeleton by Bradford

 Spooky Bats by Sarah St.
Bats by David N. Pumpkins by Sophie
Graveyard by Alison Halloween Ghost by Sydney
Candy by Mary Purple Skeleton by Teddy
   

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Last updated October, 2007