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Oct 5, 2023 · In this blog post, we will explore a variety of Room on the Broom activities that promote comprehension and oral language development. This great mentor text is one students can also join. The text’s fun rhythm and rhyme language is a simple way for students to practice phonemic awareness!
- Circle Time Song
- Snack and Number Sense Activity
- Handprint Art
- Sequencing Activity
- Sensory Bin
- Witch’s Potion
- Preschool Ordinal Numbers
- Fine Motor Beading Craft
- Witchy Multimedia Art
- Story Basket
Have kids do a circle time song to the tune of “The Muffin Man” that will have them memorizing and understanding the basic concepts of the story! One child becomes the “witch” and circles (“flies”) around the others each time the song is repeated. Learn More: Kids Soup
This DIY snack mix requires kids to choose the correct number of each snack to add to their Room on the Broom potion. Use mini plastic cauldrons to really amp up the holiday spirit! Learn More: Kids Soup
Encourage your kids to literally get hands-on in creating this adorable art piece that requires handprints, fingerprints, and some creativity to recreate the witch and her friends. Learn More: Fun Hand Print Art
Retelling a story can be difficult, but adding in a couple of images and some coloring instantly makes it a little less tricky! As kids learn the art of retelling, they can color, cut, and glue the events of the story. Learn More: Pencils to Pigtails
Every primary-aged story needs a good sensory bin because when it comes to interactive activities, bins are what kids love most! This particular bin is filled with beans, felt witch hats, doll brooms, and more! Learn More: Still Playing School
Get the kids outside and practice science by having them collect “ingredients” for their potion. Create a baking soda bone and add it to a vinegar solution to fashion the final step of their potion Learn More: Inspiration Laboratories
While kids are learning the ordinal numbers, have them slip the characters on a miniature broom in order of when they show up in the story. This is an easy, hands-on activity to get kids to practice their counting. Learn More: Rainy Day Mum
This simple, yet effective, Halloween activity gives littles the opportunity to make their own broom and practice their fine motor skills. They’ll practice threading beads onto pipe cleaners which can then be used as bookmarks! Learn More: Homebound But Hopeful
After a day of reading Room on the Broom, your students will be begging to complete this amazing drawing and mixed-media art project! Part drawing and part collage activity, these pieces always turn out so beautiful! Learn More: The Primary Patch
This interactive activity could be useful within the classroom or even at a Fall birthday party. Bring to life the witch and her evening spent flying with this story basket idea that includes several puppets and props to use as you tell the class tale. Learn More: The Imagination Tree
- Ashley Charles
Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson. There are so many ways you can use this little book in your classroom, especially around Halloween! Today, I’m sharing 5 super simple ways you can build literacy in your primary classroom using these Room on the Broom activities!
Get playing with these great activities! Download the sheets and explore the wonderful world of the Witch and her friends. Fire up your imagination and let these games cast a magical spell.
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