Halloween Task Cards - Grammar, Parts of Speech, Vocabulary, Figurative Language
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Halloween Task Cards - Grammar, Parts of Speech, Vocabulary, Figurative Language: Bring Halloween into your classroom with this bundle of Halloween-inspired task cards to help improve your students' ELA skills! Included are 60 task cards that address grammar, parts of speech, figurative language and vocabulary using Halloween-inspired sentences. Students must correct errors, label terms, and provide definitions. These task cards are a great tool to use during the weeks leading up to the holidays as they embrace the spirit of the Halloween season while still addressing important ELA standards.
Included in the Halloween Task Cards Bundle
➡️ Halloween Grammar Task Cards: Included are 15 task cards and presentation slides that allow students to correct grammar errors, spelling mistakes, and punctuation errors in Halloween-inspired examples. A detailed answer key is provided to review with students. Below is a list of the grammar topics included in the task cards:
Included in the Halloween Task Cards Bundle
➡️ Halloween Grammar Task Cards: Included are 15 task cards and presentation slides that allow students to correct grammar errors, spelling mistakes, and punctuation errors in Halloween-inspired examples. A detailed answer key is provided to review with students. Below is a list of the grammar topics included in the task cards:
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Homophones
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Plural vs possessive
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Commas (series, intro element, address, conjunction, dialogue etc.)
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Spelling
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Capitalization
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Subject Verb Agreement
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Double negatives
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Fragments
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Dangling Modifiers
➡️ Halloween Figurative Language Task Cards: Use these 15 task cards with Halloween-inspired figurative language sentences to cover a variety of literary devices. Each task card focuses on one type of figurative language. A detailed answer key is provided! Below is a list of the figurative language included in the task cards:
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Metaphor
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Simile
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Personification
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Alliteration
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Oxymoron
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Onomatopoeia
➡️ Halloween Vocabulary Task Cards: Use these 15 task cards that cover a variety of Halloween-related topics to help students practice determining the meaning of words in context. Each task card focuses on a vocabulary word that is underlined in a sentence, and students are asked to infer the meaning of the word using context clues. Below is a list of the vocabulary included in the task cards:
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Omen
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Imbrued
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Prevailed
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Trepidation
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Ambushed
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Intimidate
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Permeated
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Metamorphosing
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Precarious
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Meticulous
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Commodious
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Jovial
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Droves
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Incantations
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Adversary
➡️ Halloween Parts of Speech Task Cards: Use these 15 task cards that cover a variety of Halloween-related topics to help your students practice parts of speech. Each task card focuses on three parts of speech that are underlined in a sentence, and students are asked to identify those parts of speech from a list provided. Below is a list of the parts of speech included in the task cards:
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Noun
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Pronoun
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Adjective
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Verb
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Adverb
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Interjection
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Conjunction
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Preposition
How to Use The Halloween Task Cards Bundle
1. Bell Ringers: Pass out four task cards a day for the 15 days leading up to Halloween. Students can work with a partner to work on the task cards (one for vocabulary, parts of speech, figurative language, and grammar), and you can use the presentation to review the answers.
2. Halloween Stations: Include a packet of the task cards at centers around the room where students can choose which ones to work on. The work can be done on the task card or in their notebook. Print out 4 slides per page on PowerPoint (option provided when you print) and keep an answer key booklet for students to check their work when they are done.
3. Pair or Group Work: Give each pair or group of students a task card for each skill and have them complete it together. Then, each pair or group can present the examples to the class and share and explain the vocabulary words.
1. Bell Ringers: Pass out four task cards a day for the 15 days leading up to Halloween. Students can work with a partner to work on the task cards (one for vocabulary, parts of speech, figurative language, and grammar), and you can use the presentation to review the answers.
2. Halloween Stations: Include a packet of the task cards at centers around the room where students can choose which ones to work on. The work can be done on the task card or in their notebook. Print out 4 slides per page on PowerPoint (option provided when you print) and keep an answer key booklet for students to check their work when they are done.
3. Pair or Group Work: Give each pair or group of students a task card for each skill and have them complete it together. Then, each pair or group can present the examples to the class and share and explain the vocabulary words.