These tasks are for the delightful book – THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE SPOOKY by Young and McKenzie. Use these printables and craft tasks to explore this text in depth and build on reading responses.

PRE READING TASKS

•      predictions from the cover

•      predictions for what will happen after two pages

•      Interactive Flap Page for recording predictions

VOCABULARY TASKS

•      Alphabet Key

•      Word Wall

•      Part of speech sorting task

PRINT AND GO

•      Words to describe the Bad Seed

•      A Bad Seed is, has, can

•      Important facts

•      Beginning. Middle, End with two options

•      Somebody, wanted, but, so, then

•      First, next, then, after that, last or finally

•      Food and drinks for a party

•      Games to play

•      Design an invitation

•      Design a costume

•      Recount template

•      Problems and Solutions

•      Text to Text, Self, World

•      Author’s Purpose

WRITING SECTION

Rubrics and planners included are for a narrative and here are two writing suggestions. You can always come up with a brainstorm of extra story starters with your grade.

There are different planners that you can choose depending on the writing ability of your students.

Included is a page you can print out to share with students as writing prompts.

Narrative Writing: New Adventures for Bad Seed

-      Write a new adventure for the Bad Seed. What happens after Halloween?

-      How might the Bad Seed experience "good," "bad," and "spooky" events in other holidays or situations?

-      Create a different spooky problem for the Bad Seed to solve. What would happen if they couldn’t find the perfect costume or if something went wrong at a Halloween party?

CRAFT TASKS

-      There are two craft tasks to choose from – a Good, Bad or Spooky Seed and then a pumpkin with pumpkin seeds.

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