Elementary teachers looking for lesson plans and activities for Trick or Treat, Crankenstein will find this post helpful. It includes resource recommendations, free teaching ideas, and information about the book. You’ll have everything you need to deliver engaging interactive read aloud lessons based on this story.
With themes of feelings, this Trick or Treat, Crankenstein picture book by Samantha Berger is a favorite in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms. It will be a big hit in your classroom too! Learn more about this book below!
Engage Your Students with Trick or Treat, Crankenstein Lesson Plans & Activities in 3 Easy Steps:
- Read a summary of Trick or Treat, Crankenstein. You can find it in the section below.
- Check out the teaching ideas for reading comprehension strategies, grammar topics and social emotional learning skills that can be taught using this children’s book.
- Download the book companion to make lesson planning simple with Trick or Treat, Crankenstein reading comprehension questions, writing prompts, teaching ideas & no-prep extension activities.
TRICK OR TREAT, CRANKENSTEIN SUMMARY
Halloween is Crankenstein’s favorite holiday of the year. However, this year the holiday is not going as he had hoped. He woke up with a toothache and couldn’t eat his cereal. When Crankenstein’s brother saw his costume, he couldn’t tell what he was dressed as and laughed so hard he fell over! Crankenstein’s day continued to get worse when a storm blew in, he got lost in the corn maze, and someone at the parade had the same costume as him, but better!
Crankenstein’s Halloween is not living up to what he had imagined. However, when he is at home there is a knock on the door. Crankenstein opens the door to find his friend dressed up like him! He starts laughing and finds there is a whole crowd dressed like him. Crankenstein is able to see just how funny he looks when he is cranky. Finally, he is able to enjoy Halloween with his friends.
TRICK OR TREAT, CRANKENSTEIN LESSON PLAN IDEAS
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We found this book was especially good at teaching the topics listed below.
READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
The text-based Trick or Treat, Crankenstein reading comprehension questions focus on:
- analyzing character
- analyzing illustrations
- cause and effect
- making connections
- summarizing/retelling
LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING LESSONS
We found this story to be a great SEL picture book to promote:
- feelings
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & WORD STUDY
- pronouns
- adverbs
- homophones
- types of sentences
TRICK OR TREAT, CRANKENSTEIN ACTIVITIES
You’ll receive all of the following resources aligned to the story:
- 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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BOOK INFO FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
What are the reading levels for Trick or Treat, Crankenstein?
- Lexile® Measure: N/A
- Guided Reading Level: N/A
- DRA Level: N/A
- Accelerated Reader Level (ARC): N/A
Who is the author? Who is the illustrator?
The book was written by Samantha Berger. It was illustrated by Dan Santat.
What genre is Trick or Treat, Crankenstein?
It is a fiction book. You may want to check out our genre activities or read our blog post, How to Teach Genre to Elementary Students.
How many pages are in the book?
The story is 40 pages long.
