teaching resource

Haunted House Worksheets - Descriptive Writing Activity

Updated: 29 Sep 2023

Draw and write about scary Halloween houses with a printable Halloween descriptive writing activity pack.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 1 Page
Years: 3 - 5

Curriculum

ACELT1601

Create imaginative texts based on characters, settings and events from studentsâ own and other cultures using visual features, for example perspective, distance and angleElaborationsdrawing on literary texts read, viewed and listened to for insp...
ACELY1682

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language features and selecting print,and multimodal elements appropriate to the audience and purposeElaborationsusing pri...
ACELT1794

Create literary texts by developing storylines, characters and settingsElaborationscollaboratively plan, compose, sequence and prepare a literary text along a familiar storyline, using film, sound and images to convey setting, characters and points o...
ACELY1692

Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning to expand content knowledge, integrating and linking ideas and analysing and evaluating textsElaborationsmaking connections between the text and studentsâ own experience and oth...
ACELY1694

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts containing key information and supporting details for a widening range of audiences, demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language featuresElaborationsusing re...
ACELT1612

Create literary texts using realistic and fantasy settings and characters that draw on the worlds represented in texts students have experiencedElaborationsusing texts with computer-based graphics, animation and 2D qualities, consider how and why par...
ACELY1704

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive print and multimodal texts, choosing text structures, language features, images and sound appropriate to purpose and audienceElaborationsusing research from print and digital resources t...

AC9E3LE05

Create and edit imaginative texts, using or adapting language features, characters, settings, plot structures and ideas encountered in literary texts
AC9E3LY06

Plan, create, edit and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive written and multimodal texts, using visual features, appropriate form and layout, with ideas grouped in simple paragraphs, mostly correct tense, topic- specific vocabulary and correct spelling of most high-frequency and phonetic
AC9E4LE05

Create and edit literary texts by developing storylines, characters and settings
AC9E4LY05

Use comprehension strategies such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising, monitoring and questioning to build literal and inferred meaning, to expand topic knowledge and ideas, and evaluate texts
AC9E4LY06

Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, using visual features, relevant linked ideas, complex sentences, appropriate tense, synonyms and antonyms, correct spelling of multisyllabic words and simple punctuation
AC9E5LE05

Create and edit literary texts, experimenting with figurative language, storylines, characters and settings from texts students have experienced
AC9E5LY06

Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts whose purposes may be imaginative, informative and persuasive, developing ideas using visual features, text structure appropriate to the topic and purpose, text connectives, expanded noun groups, specialist and technical vocabulary, and pu

teaching resource

Haunted House Worksheets - Descriptive Writing Activity

Updated: 29 Sep 2023

Draw and write about scary Halloween houses with a printable Halloween descriptive writing activity pack.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 1 Page
Years: 3 - 5

Draw and write about scary Halloween houses with a printable Halloween descriptive writing activity pack.

Description Writing Has Never Been So Scary!

This Halloween, take your students on a spine-tingling journey of imagination and vocabulary with a Haunted House writing project.” This spooktacularly resource is perfect for inspiring students to step into the creepy world of haunted houses, crafting descriptive essays that will surely spookify your classroom with ease.

Haunted Houses Make the BEST Descriptive Writing Prompts!

This resource pack contains a variety of printable planning pages to help your students brainstorm ideas and features of the spooky house that haunts their imaginations. These guides help students build the foundation and write descriptive essays rich in sensory language, highly engaging, and fun to read!

We’ve included the following writing exercises to help your students write the spookiest haunted house descriptions possible!

Haunted House Idea Map – Students will brainstorm ideas for what their haunted house looks like on the outside and inside, along with what might be heard and where it may be located.

Design a Haunted House Worksheet – Students will draw their haunted house from the outside and use their drawing and brainstorming information to write a descriptive essay.

Who Lives in a Haunted House? Worksheet – Students will draw a spooky creature that lives in their house and write a list of descriptive adjectives they can use to describe it.

What’s in a Haunted House? Students will design and draw an interior room in their haunted house. They will then label their drawing to generate more ideas for their essay.

Download Your Halloween Writing Activity Today!

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This resource was created by Lisamarie Del Valle, a Teach Starter Collaborator.

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Curriculum

ACELT1601

Create imaginative texts based on characters, settings and events from studentsâ own and other cultures using visual features, for example perspective, distance and angleElaborationsdrawing on literary texts read, viewed and listened to for insp...
ACELY1682

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language features and selecting print,and multimodal elements appropriate to the audience and purposeElaborationsusing pri...
ACELT1794

Create literary texts by developing storylines, characters and settingsElaborationscollaboratively plan, compose, sequence and prepare a literary text along a familiar storyline, using film, sound and images to convey setting, characters and points o...
ACELY1692

Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning to expand content knowledge, integrating and linking ideas and analysing and evaluating textsElaborationsmaking connections between the text and studentsâ own experience and oth...
ACELY1694

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts containing key information and supporting details for a widening range of audiences, demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language featuresElaborationsusing re...
ACELT1612

Create literary texts using realistic and fantasy settings and characters that draw on the worlds represented in texts students have experiencedElaborationsusing texts with computer-based graphics, animation and 2D qualities, consider how and why par...
ACELY1704

Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive print and multimodal texts, choosing text structures, language features, images and sound appropriate to purpose and audienceElaborationsusing research from print and digital resources t...

AC9E3LE05

Create and edit imaginative texts, using or adapting language features, characters, settings, plot structures and ideas encountered in literary texts
AC9E3LY06

Plan, create, edit and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive written and multimodal texts, using visual features, appropriate form and layout, with ideas grouped in simple paragraphs, mostly correct tense, topic- specific vocabulary and correct spelling of most high-frequency and phonetic
AC9E4LE05

Create and edit literary texts by developing storylines, characters and settings
AC9E4LY05

Use comprehension strategies such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising, monitoring and questioning to build literal and inferred meaning, to expand topic knowledge and ideas, and evaluate texts
AC9E4LY06

Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, using visual features, relevant linked ideas, complex sentences, appropriate tense, synonyms and antonyms, correct spelling of multisyllabic words and simple punctuation
AC9E5LE05

Create and edit literary texts, experimenting with figurative language, storylines, characters and settings from texts students have experienced
AC9E5LY06

Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts whose purposes may be imaginative, informative and persuasive, developing ideas using visual features, text structure appropriate to the topic and purpose, text connectives, expanded noun groups, specialist and technical vocabulary, and pu

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