Let’s enter the Halloween Haunted House in this spooky 1st grade reading Halloween classroom transformation this October! First graders practice Halloween phonics skills in a FUN way!
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Let’s enter the Halloween Haunted House in this spooky 1st grade reading Halloween classroom transformation this October! First graders practice Halloween phonics skills in a FUN way! It’s the perfect Halloween escape room alternative and has 10 differentiated Halloween phonics activities along with Halloween door decor, name tags, Halloween posters, 3 Halloween phonics passages, and more for an easy themed learning day. It includes some reading trick or treat activities and a Halloween write the room activity too! Print and digital versions are included.
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When many people think of classroom transformations, they think:
“This would take me hours to set up.”
“This is going to cost so much money.”
“This looks so overwhelming.”
“I could never do this!”
What if I told you classroom transformations could be EASY to set up, FUN to implement, and STRESS-FREE?
⭐Let’s Start with the Basics…What is a Classroom Transformation? ⭐
A room transformation changes your room into a certain setting or theme to engage students in their own learning with rigorous content.
Classroom transformations are possible in EVERY classroom. You don’t have to spend hours of your time setting up a room transformation or spend lots of money to make it SO MUCH FUN!
Simply print the 10 phonics activities, put up a few included decor items, and you’re ready for a great day!
This themed learning day has 10 centers and 3 phonics stories that all give phonics practice with multiple first grade skills. You can use 1, 5, or all 10–it’s flexible!
⭐SKILLS INCLUDED:⭐
⭐HOW TO USE:⭐
⭐STEP 1: Tell your class they are celebrating Halloween today!⭐
Students will complete phonics activities set up around the room. You can do this for a day, a few days, or over the course of a week in October!
Set-up is quick and easy. Simply print the posters, 10 activities, and a recording sheet for each student. Place them around your room and you’re ready to begin!
Flexibility is key. Need to modify? No problem!
Choose how many centers students will need to complete and what time frame they have to meet YOUR needs.
⭐STEP 2: Students Complete the Themed Activities⭐
Let students move around the room and complete each center. They can be completed in any order. Some centers also include phonemic awareness skills such as rhyming, identifying sounds, blending phonemes, phoneme addition/removal/substitution, and more!
An optional recording sheet is included. When a student finishes a center, you sign that spot on their recording sheet to keep track of what they’ve completed.
Freedom to choose. Students can work in partners, rotations, groups, or independently. Your choice!
⭐Step 3: When Students Finish⭐
When students finish all the activities you’ve assigned, they win! You can give them the included certificate, coloring page, or a small prize of your choice.
A shopping guide is also included to give you suggestions of optional “extras” you could add in.
Remember, anything different from a “normal” day in the classroom is special to students! A reward at the end isn’t required during a classroom transformation.
⭐Step 4: OPTIONAL Trick or Treat Activity⭐
-After students complete each center, I have them pull out a chance card.
-If the card says “Trick”, they put their hand in a Halloween “Trick Bag”.
-If the card says “Treat’, they get a piece of candy.
What’s in the Trick Bag?
There are things like marshmallows (ghost poop), carrots (monster toes), and a glove filled with flour (Frankenstein’s hand). The resource includes ten bag labels and a shopping list of exactly what you’ll need to fill them up.
⭐Step 5 (OPTIONAL Fast Finisher Activity / Write the Room): ⭐
Most of the time, there are early finishers. These kiddos get to go around the room and complete a Write the Room activity! No one is ever bored. Choose between 2 versions:
⭐THE CONTENT⭐
10 high-interest centers in 2 formats: hands-on and no prep!
⭐ 3 PHONICS STORIES INCLUDED FOR STUDENTS TO PRACTICE WITH! ⭐
There are 10 centers included in this room transformation. Each center comes with a phonics activity for students to complete. But the thing that makes this room transformation special is 3 centers come with a story for students to read as well!
Multiple Ways to Use
You can have students:
-read the story, then do the activity
-only read the story
-only do the activity
There are “easy” and “hard” versions of every story included so students of all ability levels can practice the skills included. 6 versions of every story are included so you can use what works for your class!
⭐EDITABLE VERSIONS⭐
There are 4 versions included for you!
Please note: The digital version and clipart are not editable due to copyright laws.
⭐WHAT’S INCLUDED?⭐
⭐FREE CLASSROOM TRANSFORMATION GUIDE: ⭐
You may also like this FREE Classroom Transformation Guide! It tells you exactly which phonics skills each 1st Grade Phonics Classroom Transformation aligns with. These are easy to implement classroom transformations!
⭐A DIGITAL VERSION IS INCLUDED:⭐
With remote learning taking center stage in our communities, a digital version is now included! It’s compatible with Google Slides™ and can be completed 100% digitally. That means no making copies and less prep for you!
What Do You Need to Do to Access Digitally?
-The digital version was created with Google Slides™.
-This means you will need a Google email to make a copy for your Google Drive.
-You can assign these games by assigning them in Google Classroom or send them via email to students.
This is the perfect review activity before giving a reading assessment or as an extra practice activity. Step by step lesson plans are included so you know exactly what to do. It can be used as a spiral review and is easy to set up and implement. Classroom transformation ideas are a new trend in education and can set the stage to engage!
You no longer need to spend hours prepping your classroom for your next room transformation! These hands-on, low prep activities will keep your students engaged while practicing rigorous material at the same time.
Choose which version works best for your classroom — print, digital, or a combination of both!
Looking for more Reading Classroom Transformations that relate to real-world learning? Check out the whole series here!
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⭐Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): ⭐
Can I edit this?
YES! This comes with 4 versions: 1 set of pre-made hands-on centers (not editable), 1 set of pre-made no prep printables (not editable), 1 set of editable no prep printable centers in case you want to change a few pages/questions, and 1 set of blank editable centers if you want to add your own content. This means you could use this room transformation to teach any skill you’d like using the blank editable version!
Will a classroom transformation cost me a lot of money?
NO! Classroom transformations, or themed-days, do not have to cost you a fortune to complete. In fact, you can use ONLY what’s included in this purchase and have a great day with your students! Decor, posters, the academic centers, and more extras are included so you have more than enough to set the scene. You do not need to spend extra money! There is more than enough for you to transform your classroom without spending any additional money. There is a shopping guide included for teachers who’d like to add additional supplies but that is completely optional.
How long will this take to set up?
It depends! Are you going to use all of the decorations provided or just a few? Are you going to buy additional decorations or just what’s included? You could set this room transformation up in as little as 10 minutes with just a few included posters printed out and put on the walls. There are also teachers who like to spend a few hours decorating their rooms. There’s no wrong answer and I’ve done both! Students LOVE a change from the normal environment and that’s what makes a room transformation special–not how many hours you spend setting it up.
Personally, I like to set aside about 30 minutes before the school day starts to set up my room. Whatever I get done in that time period is what my students get to enjoy. This works perfectly for me–do whatever works best for your classroom! The important thing to remember is anything different from a “normal” day is going to be SO much fun for your students and they will love it no matter how much effort you put into decorating.
How long will it take my students to complete the room transformation?
***Please note that these time frames will vary depending on: how many students you have, how quickly they work, what grade level you teach, ability levels, working in partners/groups/individually, etc.***
Can I do a room transformation in a shorter amount of time?
These room transformations are made to be flexible! If you only have 30 minutes to an hour to complete the room transformation, you’re able to use this resource! I include 10 centers in each room transformation for students to complete. You could easily have students complete 5 (or any number you’d like) of the centers to make it work for your time period. You can also have students work independently or in groups to make things go quicker or slower.
Can students complete less than 10 centers?
Absolutely! Have students complete however many you think are appropriate for your classroom.
When do you recommend doing a room transformation?
The best time to complete a room transformation is at the end of a unit! When you’ve finished a skill and want to provide a fun, informal assessment of what students have learned, this is the perfect activity to pull out! I also love to do room transformations before holidays and on Friday afternoons as a reward for working hard all week.
How do you check student papers during a room transformation?
Students need to come see you to be checked after each academic center they complete. To help ease the number of papers you need to check, I suggest trying one of the following ideas:
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These classroom transformations can be used for elementary children as a worksheet alternative, printables, in reading stations, reading tasks, occupations tasks, 1st grade phonics, first grade phonics, first grade reading, 1st grade reading, phonics room transformation, science of reading, life skills games, in special education settings, for homeschool, practice with vocational skills, virtual field trip alternatives, community based instruction CBI, college and career readiness, job skills, life experience, breakout room alternatives, center rotations, vocation practice, phonics centers, reading centers, as enrichment or remediation, 1st grade phonics activities, pretend play, for students with special needs, project based learning, dramatic play, PBL reading, in small groups, as test prep, as worksheets, escape room alternatives, homework practice (take what you don’t finish home for homework), community helper themed days, digital theme days, end of year themed days, classroom transformation kits, printables, and so much more! The 1st grade reading activities are made to be flexible so you can use them however you’d like in your classroom. Centers are aligned to Common Core and TEKS.
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