Writing Prompts, Art Projects, and Bulletin Boards
Table of Contents
Seasonal and Holiday Pages
Sailing with Columbus 2
Halloween Home Cooking 4
Gifts from the Indians 6
Sick Snowman 8
Stocking Stuffers 10
Cupid’s Arrow 12
Life on a Cloud 14
Chick Tricks 16
You Are My Sunshine 18
Pack Your Suitcase 20
Shadow Shenanigans 22
Everyday Pages
Pocket Pets 24
Super Subs 26
Shoes in the News 28
Lollipop Lava 30
Double Trouble 32
Critter Litterbugs 34
Adventures of Superlady 36
Quilting “B” 38
A Long, Sad Tale (Tail)! 40
In a Pickle … 42
The Key to … 44
This Place is a Zoo 46
Lined Writing Page 48
ISBN 1-56472-163-9
WORKSHEET & Sample PDF Activity
Sample PDF Activity
Columbus Day/Sequencing, History
Sailing with Columbus
Life as an explorer must have been very exciting. Imagine you are a member of Christopher Columbus’ crew on the voyage to discover new land. Tell the story of your adventure!
Writing Stimulators
Describe your ship. Were you on the Pinta, the Nina or the Santa Maria?
What did you have to eat on board?
Describe the weather as you sailed.
How did you feel when land was sighted?
Tell about going ashore and the sights of the new land.
“Build” a Sailing Ship
Materials
• Tempera paint
• Paint brush
• Butcher paper
• Scissors
Directions
- Paint a large sailing ship on butcher paper.
- Let it dry, then cut it out.
Bulletin Board Suggestion
Cut waves from butcher paper. “Sail” the ships over the waves.
METRIC CONVERSION CHART
Refer to this chart when metric conversions are not found within the activity.
1⁄4 tsp = 1 ml
1⁄2 tsp = 2 ml
1 tsp = 5 ml
1 Tbsp = 15 ml
1⁄4 cup = 60 ml
1⁄3 cup = 80 ml
1⁄2 cup = 120 ml
1 cup = 240 ml
350° F = 180° C
375° F = 190° C
400° F = 200° C
425° F = 218° C
1 inch = 2.54 cm
1 foot = 30 cm
1 yard = 91 cm
1 mile = 1.6 km
1 oz. = 28 g
1 lb. = .45 kg
