There’s just something magical about teaching in October, isn’t there? The pumpkins on desks, the bats and cobwebs creeping into classroom décor, and that extra buzz of excitement in the air. Halloween is the perfect time to channel all that energy into writing—and one of the easiest ways to do it is by leaning into descriptive language. We all know how quickly student writing can fall into the “and then, and then, and then…” trap. Adding descriptive adjectives is a simple, d
