6th Grade Reading Strategies Bulletin Board Ideas

Get ready to transform your classroom into a "Spook-tacular" learning zone with our Halloween Ghost Bulletin Board Kit! This versatile resource is not just a festive decoration—it's a powerful tool for engaging students in creative writing and figurative language practice. Perfect for grades 3-6, this kit offers a seamless blend of education and Halloween fun.

What's Inside:

• Interactive Bulletin Board: Showcase your students' work with a vibrant, ghost-shaped and spooky season-themed display that captures the spirit of Halloween and brings your classroom to life. The lift-the-flap design adds a fun 3D effect, making it even more exciting for students as they eagerly discover what’s hidden underneath.

• Engaging Writing Activities: Inspire your students to craft their own spooky stories while sharpening their figurative language skills. These activities are designed to ignite creativity and make writing fun.

  • Layered Ghost writing paper is included as 2 page option, 1 page option, labeled figure of speech option, or blank options allowing for free write.

• Ghost-Shaped Figurative Language Task Cards: Whether used for centers, group work, or independent practice, these ghost-shaped, spooky season-themed task cards provide a hands-on way for students to master similes, metaphors, alliteration, and more—all while staying on theme with Halloween. Ghost themed recording sheet and answer key included. Task cards include: Alliteration, Hyperbole, Idiom, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, Personification, and Simile.

Why Teachers Love It:

• Creative and Interactive: Elevate your classroom decor while also providing a meaningful, educational experience.
• Lift-the-Flap Fun: The 3D effect of the flaps engages students, adding a layer of curiosity and excitement as they discover what’s underneath.
• Flexible Implementation: Use the writing activities and task cards in literacy centers, as homework, or for fast finisher activities.
• Student Engagement: With a mix of creativity and skill practice, this resource keeps students motivated and learning, even as the Halloween excitement builds.

How to Use:

1. Set Up the Display: Start by arranging the bulletin board with the ghost-shaped cutouts and display student work. Don’t forget to include the lift-the-flap elements for that extra touch of fun!
2. Incorporate Writing Activities: Integrate the writing prompts into your literacy lessons, allowing students to explore figurative language in a spooky context.
3. Practice with Task Cards: Use the ghost-shaped task cards for independent work, group activities, or even as a fun Halloween-themed review session. Print, Cut, Stack, and Staple to create lift the flap ghost task cards.

Bring a touch of Halloween magic to your classroom with this all-in-one bulletin board kit that’s sure to be a hit with your students while reinforcing essential language arts skills!

Interested in other Figurative Language Resources? Check out these posters!

Intereseted in other Fall Bulletin Boards? Check out this one!

Interested in other Fall Writing Activities? Check out these writing prompt slides!

I hope you find this resource just as helpful for your students as it has been for mine! If you have any questions or would like to share feedback, please reach out to me on Instagram: MrsBaileyandHerClass.

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Bring literary genres to life for your students with our Genre Craft Activity featuring a delightful camera theme! This engaging genre resource is perfect for hands on learning. You will get maximum impact with low to minimal prep! Genre craft activities and is tailored specifically for grades 3-6, making genre exploration both enjoyable and educational.

Product Highlights:

• 37 Literary Genres Included: Covers a comprehensive range of genres, with a blank option for any additional genres you may want to include.
• Two Versions Available: Option one has the photo spot blank for students to jot down notes, record examples, and draw symbols representing each genre. Option two includes genre-specific icons to visually aid students in understanding and recognizing each genre.
• Classroom Ready: Photo note pages are designed to be printed and cut in half, providing one polaroid page per two students per printer sheet of paper—easy to use and perfect for a paper conservative classroom settings!
• Complete Set: Comes with both front and back covers, creating a polished and professional genre snapshot booklet for your students.

Ideal for literary genre activities, this genre craft activity offers a hands-on way to reinforce genre knowledge in a fun and interactive manner. Teachers can choose to print all 37 genres or select the ones that fit their curriculum needs.

Optimize genre instruction and make learning about literary genres an exciting adventure for your students in grades 3-6 with this versatile and engaging resource!

Add this creative tool to your teaching toolkit and help your students develop a deeper understanding and appreciation for literary genres!

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Transform your classroom with this comprehensive 37 Genre Poster Pack, crafted specifically for grades 3-6. Designed to boost student engagement and understanding of reading genres, these posters feature a clean black and white pattern with simple, eye-catching clipart that makes literary genres easy to identify and remember. Perfect for enriching your genre activities, these posters help students connect with various genres and enhance their reading comprehension.

This pack includes posters for the following genres:

• Fiction
• Nonfiction
• Mystery
• Fantasy
• Science Fiction
• Historical Fiction
• Biography
• Autobiography
• Poetry
• Adventure
• Realistic Fiction
• Classic/Traditional Literature
• Folktale
• Myth
• Legend
• Fairy Tale
• Informational Text
• Graphic Novel
• Horror
• Romance
• Drama
• Biography
• Autobiography
• Tall Tale
• Dystopian
• Traditional Literature
• Legends
• Folk Tales
• Narrative Nonfiction
• Novel
• Memoir
• Manga
• Science Fiction
• Paranormal
• Digital Text
• Literary Genre

The pack features full-size 11x8.5 posters ideal for vibrant classroom displays, and 1/4 page mini posters that are perfect for interactive notebooks, flashcards, or small group activities. These versatile genre posters are designed to make genre exploration engaging and accessible, providing a valuable resource for literary genre instruction and reading comprehension. Enrich your students' learning experience and bring literary genres to life with these essential classroom tools.

Want an accompanying activity to help your students master their understanding of genre? Check out this Genre Snapshot creativity with guided notes! You can even get the posters and activity BUNDLED by clicking here!

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Do your students struggle with answering text-dependent questions? Introducing them to the RACE writing strategy could be a total game-changer for you and your students!

RACE Stands For:

Restate the question

Answer all parts of the question

Cite evidence to support your answer

Explain how your evidence proves your answer

What's Included:

• Google Slides Presentation | Graphic Organizer | EDITABLE
• Printable Presentation | Graphic Organizer
• Printable Bookmarks Checklist | Color & Black and White
• Printable Guided Notes | Color-Coded & Black and White
• Color-Coded Printable Bulletin Board Posters Set

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Getting students to answer questions thoroughly can be challenging. The RACE strategy has been a great tool to use when teaching students how to answer questions in writing, and it is an easy acronym to remember! This bulletin board was a hit with my students!

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-Colored, Solid black, and hollow outline options for the RACE letters included