These crafts pair making something with real learning: retelling a story, showing place value, writing about gratitude, describing a monster or learning the elements of art.
They're great for bulletin boards, hallway displays, art centers and sub days, and many include writing pages at more than one level.
25 resources in this category
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Created byActivity ExpressA fall pattern craft for Pre-K to 1st: build a child tossing leaves while completing AB, AAB, ABB and ABC patterns, plus practice pages and a lesson plan.
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Created byActivity ExpressA Thanksgiving hot cocoa gratitude craft for K–5: 4 mug designs, leveled marshmallow writing, talk cards, writing pages and a bulletin board kit.
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Created byActivity ExpressSix self-checking Halloween Solve & Doodle sets for adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing decimals in grades 5–6, with two levels and answer maps.
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Created byActivity ExpressFree Kindness Week cut and paste for PreK–1st: 10 kindness themes, two levels, Kind or Not Kind sorts, talk cards, a pledge and a class tracker.
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Created byActivity ExpressAn original rhyming scarecrow read aloud for PreK–1st with retell crafts, headbands, comprehension, phonics, math, writing and a 5-day plan.
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Created byActivity ExpressA free fall scarecrow paper bag craft for Pre-K to 2nd: shape face kit, two hats, leveled straw cutting strips, shape hunt, sequencing and writing pages.
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Created byActivity ExpressK–3 students make a Talking Spoon and a Thankful Table Talk Book with 12 family prompts to take home for Thanksgiving. English and Spanish family pages.
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Created byActivity ExpressA K–2 Thanksgiving turkey fold-out craft that opens to 4 hidden gratitude writing boxes, with 3 writing levels, GRATEFUL feathers and talk cards.
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Created byActivity ExpressA fall spider math craft for K–4: 35 differentiated leg sets from Make 10 to division, build-a-spider pieces, recording sheet and bulletin board letters.
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Created byActivity ExpressA K–3 citizenship craft and mini unit: Good Citizen Tree with 8 behavior leaves, 3 writing levels, scenario cards, sorts and a class bulletin board.
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Created byActivity ExpressA K–3 Halloween read aloud with the story included: 8 leveled reading responses, 2 flip book crafts, 4 writing prompts, word work and shadow science.
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Created byActivity ExpressA collaborative K–5 Thanksgiving wreath: 2 wreath sizes, 8 card designs, thankful and kindness writing cards, 24 kindness ideas and a family mini-wreath.
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Created byActivity ExpressA PreK–2 Thanksgiving wreath craft: 9 fall gratitude pieces, 2 wreath sizes, 3 writing levels, a brainstorm page and 8 circle-time conversation cards.
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Created byActivity ExpressA 1-week bat unit for PreK–2nd: leveled reading, vocabulary cards, echolocation, bat life cycle, bats vs birds sort, writing, graphing and two bat crafts.
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Created byActivity ExpressAll About Me for PreK–K: 2 class books, an 8-page mini book, 5 class graphs, shoe and hand measuring, body crafts, 12 circle time cards and a 2-week plan.
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Created byActivity ExpressA Disguise a Turkey family project for PreK–5: English and Spanish letters, 3 templates, leveled K–5 writing, gallery walk, voting ballots and awards.
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Created byActivity ExpressSix fall disguise crafts for PreK–2: pumpkin, apple, acorn, maple leaf, pinecone and ghost, each with a template, sentence frames and story writing.
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Created byActivity ExpressOriginal fall read-aloud, Nutmeg's Leaf Bed, with a lift-the-leaf hedgehog retell craft in 12 versions, vocabulary, writing and a 5-day plan for PreK–2.
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Created byActivity ExpressPumpkin life cycle science for K–3: a pull-tab slider, spinner wheel craft, labeling, leveled passages, a mini-book and a real pumpkin investigation.
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Created byActivity ExpressA pumpkin place value craft with 2-, 3- and 4-digit levels, 3 games, posters, 10 practice pages and a 5-day plan for 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade.
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Created byActivity ExpressA free Halloween roll and draw for K–5: two leveled charts, a monster drawing mat, descriptive and persuasive writing, a partner game and a class graph.
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Created byActivity ExpressA dice game for grades 1–6 that builds one abstract artwork through line, shape, pattern, texture, color and value. Includes a sub plan and reflection.
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Created byActivity ExpressStudents decorate a spoon, families pass it at Thanksgiving dinner with 24 gratitude cards, then send back a reflection. PreK–5, color and low-ink PDFs.
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Created byActivity ExpressStudents fill THANKFUL or GRATEFUL bubble letters with words, sentences or drawings. Leveled K–5 writing, a 3-day plan and giant bulletin board letters.
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Created byActivity ExpressA free Thanksgiving thankful tree for K–5: 3 tree templates, 4 leaf pages, 24 prompt cards, leveled gratitude writing and a giant class tree display.
A practical fall guide to teaching repeating patterns in Pre-K–1st: finding the core, AB to ABC, fixing common mistakes and a two-week leaf plan.
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A K–5 guide to gratitude writing that starts with talk: Think-Pair-Share, brainstorming, leveled writing, buddy classes and a cozy November display.
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How to teach adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing decimals in grades 5–6, with error fixes, differentiation and a Halloween week plan.
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Teach kindness in PreK–1st with picture sorts, talk cards, a class pledge and a two-week plan that builds SEL, fine motor and classroom community.
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How to build a full fall week around one scarecrow read aloud in PreK–1st: problem and solution, retelling, rhyming, counting, writing and kindness.
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Turn a fall scarecrow craft into real learning in Pre-K–2nd: teach shapes, build scissor skills step by step, practice sequencing and add writing.
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