Elementary students LOVE Halloween and it is always fun to have Halloween books in your classroom library. If you don't have Creepy Carrots already, you will definitely want to add it to your list because it is sure to be a favorite among students. - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
SUMMARY
In the story Creepy Carrots, the main character is Jasper Rabbit. Jasper loves carrots, specifically the kind from Crackenhopper Field. Jasper eats as many carrots from that field as he can, as often as he can.
One day, Jasper notices that the carrots are creepily following them. He sees them hiding in his house! This really scares Jasper, so he hatches a plan to trap the carrots in Crackenhopper Field. In a turn of events, the carrots are happy to be trapped, and it was their plan all along to get Jasper to leave them alone.
Students will love this story about a rabbit who finds himself being followed by carrots!
USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
If you're looking for a reason to read this book to your class, check out our teaching ideas!
- Spend time analyzing the illustrations and discussing what students' can learn from them.
- Pause throughout the reading and ask students to make predictions about what might happen next.
- Integrate opinion writing by having students write their feelings about the carrots and back it up with reasons.
- Ask students to research about rabbits and write about their findings.
- Teach students about the ellipses and what it is used for.
- Review action verbs and proper nouns.
- Identify problem solving strategies that students can use.
- Teach students about mindfulness.
NO-PREP PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES:
If you are looking for “ready to go” activities for the first day of school, be sure to check out the book companion. With it you’ll receive all of the following resources to align with this specific book:
- comprehension questions
- 30 writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
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ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
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