Seasons and holidays
Fall Leaf Portrait
Find a real fall leaf, look closely and draw its portrait: the veins, the edges and every color.
Thinking sheet · Seasons and holidays
Friendly Haunted House Plan
Draw the floor plan of a haunted house where the monsters are friendly. Who lives in each room?
- Grades
- 2–5
- Time
- about 30 minutes
- Topic
- Seasons and holidays
- Kids practice
- floor plans, spatial thinking, storytelling
What kids do
“Plan the rooms of a not-so-scary haunted house. Label who lives where!”
- My floor plan (one square = one step)
- Rooms and who lives there
How to run it
- Show a simple floor plan of a classroom first.
- Use a ruler for the walls and leave gaps for doors.
- Friendly monsters only!
Talk about it
- Which room would you visit first?
- How do the monsters get along?
- What is the silliest room?
Take it further
Write the house rules for the monsters.
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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