Creepy Underwear Mask Template Day 1: Read & Create
Creepy Underwear Mask 🟢
Inspired by Aaron Reynolds' Creepy Pair of Underwear!
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Maker Mission Checklist:
1. Use a bright neon green crayon to color the glowing underwear. 2. Draw an extra-spooky face in the middle. 3. Carefully cut out the mask and eye holes. 4. Punch holes on the sides and tie string!
Punch Here
Punch Here
CREEPY
Color with Neon/Lime Green Add a silly spooky face Ask a grown-up for help cutting
Creepy Underwear Teacher Guide Lesson Plan • Day 1 (30 Mins)
Creepy Underwear Caper
Story: "Creepy Pair of Underwear!" by Aaron Reynolds
K-3 Core Reading
Theme & Focus
Courage, conquering night-time fears, and growing up.
Objective
Students analyze characters' feelings and construct a custom creepy mask.
Materials
Book, Mask templates, neon green crayons, scissors, yarn.
Lesson Pacing Timeline (30 Minutes Total)
0-5 Min
Hook & Anticipatory Set
Turn down the classroom lights slightly. Ask: "Has anyone ever had a pajama, toy, or blanket that seemed a little... creepy in the dark?" Introduce Jasper Rabbit and his quest for cool underwear.
5-15 Min
Interactive Read-Aloud
Read with suspense! Emphasize the "eerie, glowing green" color. Stopping Points & Questions: • Page 10 (Buying them): Why does Jasper want the creepy underwear so badly? (He wants to prove he is a big rabbit).Page 22 (Trying to get rid of them): How does Jasper feel when the underwear keeps coming back? Look at his face.
15-20 Min
The Courage Connection
Discuss: How did Jasper try to solve his problem? Did throwing them away work? What did he learn about the "creepy" glow in the end? Explain that fears often seem scarier until we look at them differently.
20-30 Min
Mask-Making Workshop
Distribute templates. Students color the entire underwear with bright lime green crayons to capture that "ghastly glow" effect. Draw spooky stitched mouth/eyebrows, cut, punch side-holes, and attach string.
Common Misconceptions
Younger students (K-1) might find the glowing element genuinely frightening. Emphasize the humor of the story—it's underwear! Laughing together at the underwear helps diffuse any real anxiety.
Differentiation Tips
K-1 Support: Pre-cut the outer borders and eye holes. Let them focus purely on coloring and adding funny details.2-3 Challenge: Have students write one sentence on the back of the mask explaining how they show courage when afraid.
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Teeny Tiny Color Worksheet Day 2: Read & Color
Teeny-Tiny Halloween 💜
Inspired by the traditional folk tale The Teeny-Tiny Woman
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🎨 Spooky Color Key
1 = Orange
2 = Purple
3 = Green
4 = Black
5 = Yellow
2 2 5 5 4 4 4 1 1 5 4 4 5 3 3 1 4
Color each numbered shape matching the key above! Activity: Teeny Tiny Reading Connection
Teeny Tiny Teacher Guide Lesson Plan • Day 2 (30 Mins)
Teeny-Tiny Mysteries
Story: "The Teeny-Tiny Woman" (English Folk Tale)
K-3 Vocal Arts
Theme & Focus
Vocal volume, building narrative suspense, and storytelling cadence.
Objective
Students predict patterns of repetition and practice vocal volume shifts.
Materials
Storybook, Color Key Worksheets, crayons (orange, purple, green, black, yellow).
Lesson Pacing Timeline (30 Minutes Total)
0-5 Min
Interactive Volume Warm-Up
Practice whispering "teeny-tiny." Explain that we will use our "teeny-tiny voice" (whisper), our "medium voice" (talking), and our "giant voice" (loud projection) today. Do a quick 1-to-5 volume dial exercise.
5-15 Min
Interactive Story Read-Aloud
Read with repetitive dramatic pauses. Whisper every instance of "teeny-tiny". Guided Choral Climax: • Each time the voice from the cupboard says "Give me my bone!" , have students mimic the progression: First whisper, then medium talk, and finally a loud, goofy, joyful shout on the final page: "TAKE IT!"
15-20 Min
Reviewing Patterns
Discuss: Why does the story repeat "teeny-tiny" so many times? How does it make you feel? Did it make the ending funnier or scarier? Highlight how authors use repetition to help readers predict what happens.
20-30 Min
Spooky Color-by-Number
Distribute worksheets. Review the 5-color key together. Encourage students to carefully match the numbers inside the tiny cottage scene. While they color, play light, cozy classical Halloween music in the background.
Volume Management
K-3 classes can get overly loud on the final "TAKE IT!" line. Establish a simple hand-signal cue beforehand (such as hands in the air) to immediately bring students back to a "zero-voice" silent listening level.
Guided Questions
"What do you think the teeny-tiny woman did with the bone after she said 'TAKE IT'?" "Was she actually scared, or just annoyed?" "How would the story change if she was a teeny-tiny giant?"
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Skeleton Assembly Craft Sheet Day 3: Color, Cut & Build
Hiccuping Skeleton 💀
Inspired by Margery Cuyler's Skeleton Hiccups
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Skeleton Assembly Instructions:
1. Color the bones (maybe add crazy patterns!). 2. Carefully cut along the dashed lines . 3. Connect the bones using glue or paper fasteners (brads) at the circles!
1. Skull Part 2. Ribcage & Pelvis 3. Left Arm 4. Right Arm 5. Left Leg 6. Right Leg
Cut pieces carefully Use split-pins (brads) or glue to build Help your skeleton stop those hiccups!
Skeleton Shivers Teacher Guide Lesson Plan • Day 3 (30 Mins)
Skeleton Shivers
Story: "Skeleton Hiccups" by Margery Cuyler
K-3 Comedic Reading
Theme & Focus
Sound effects, comic pacing, sequencing, and visual comedy.
Objective
Students identify sequencing in problem-solving and assemble skeletal parts.
Materials
Storybook, Skeleton Craft Sheets, scissors, glue/split-pins.
Lesson Pacing Timeline (30 Minutes Total)
0-5 Min
The "Hiccup" Chorus Hook
Demonstrate a funny, highly dramatic hiccup. Have the class practice hiccuping on command. Explain: "Today we are reading about a poor skeleton who cannot stop hiccuping. How do you stop hiccups?"
5-15 Min
Interactive Read-Aloud
Every time the text says "Hic, Hic, Hic!" , have the class do the sound effect together. Encourage them to act out the funny visuals (like skeleton brushing his teeth or holding his breath). Stopping Points & Sequencing Questions: • Middle: What has Ghost tried so far to cure Skeleton? Let's list them in order. (Holding breath, drinking water, covering eyes). Did they work? Why not?
15-20 Min
The Mirror Climax
Discuss: What finally worked to cure the hiccups? (Looking in a mirror and seeing his own scary face!). Ask: "Why is it funny that a skeleton got scared of his own face?" Talk about irony in a kid-friendly way.
20-30 Min
Fine-Motor Bone Assembly
Distribute craft sheets. Guide students to cut inside the dashed box boundaries. Connect the skull, ribcage, arms, and legs. Help younger students with split pins or simple paper gluing.
Motor-Skills Safety
Cutting bone shapes directly can be very frustrating for Kindergarteners. Emphasize that they only need to cut along the outer dashed boxes , which are simple rectangles, to make a neat grid-assembled skeleton puzzle!
Extension Idea
Once assembled, have students gently shake their skeletons and chant: "Hic, Hic, Hic! Shake the hiccups away!" This makes a great photo-op and interactive physical movement break.
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Pig Candy Maze Worksheet Day 4: Read & Solve
Pig's Candy Maze 🐶
Inspired by Aaron Blabey's Pig the Monster
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Manners Maze Mission:
Pig the Pug is dressed up as a greedy Halloween monster! Help him find the path to the Giant Treat Bowl . Watch out for healthy broccoli traps and dead ends !
🐶 START 🎃 TREATS 🥦 VEG! 🕷️ SPIDER! 🥦 NO WAY! 🍭 🍬 🍫
Spooky Manners Pledge
When trick-or-treating, what are the two magic words we should say when we get treats?
Find the pathway! Dodge the veggies! Use your magic words!
Pig Monster Teacher Guide Lesson Plan • Day 4 (30 Mins)
Pig Monster Mayhem
Story: "Pig the Monster" by Aaron Blabey
K-3 Social-Emotional
Theme & Focus
Manners, greed, trick-or-treat safety, and kindness to neighbors.
Objective
Students contrast Pig's greedy behaviors with polite trick-or-treat manners.
Materials
Storybook, Pig's Candy Maze Worksheets, pencils, crayons.
Lesson Pacing Timeline (30 Minutes Total)
0-5 Min
Manners Roll-Call Hook
Ask: "What do you do if someone gives you a treat you don't like?" Introduce Pig the Pug, who goes completely wild on Halloween night trying to snatch every piece of candy in town.
5-15 Min
Interactive Read-Aloud
Read with humorous outrage! Mimic Pig's greedy snarls and high-energy fits. Stopping Points & Character Questions: • Middle (The Tantrum): Look at how Pig is behaving when he gets a carrot. Is that a nice way to react? What should he say instead?End (The Candy Ache): What happened to Pig because he was so greedy? What lesson did he learn (or not learn!)?
15-20 Min
The Halloween Manners Pledge
Review trick-or-treating rules as a group. Brainstorm the "Magic Words": Please and Thank You . Explain that our manners represent who we are, and being kind to neighbors is the best treat of all.
20-30 Min
Pig's Manners Maze
Distribute worksheets. Guide students to navigate Pig away from the healthy vegetable traps directly to the Treat Bowl. Once solved, guide students to write down the Magic Words: Please and Thank You in the blank spaces.
Social-Emotional Roleplay
Have two students roleplay: one neighbor giving a vegetable or a tiny candy, and one student practicing saying "Thank you anyway!" with a big smile. This provides direct practice in managing disappointment.
K-3 Writing Scaffolding
For Kindergarteners: Write the words "Please" and "Thank You" on the whiteboard. They can copy the letters or draw small smiley faces inside the blank blocks.For 2nd-3rd Graders: Encourage them to write the words independently and spell them correctly.
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