Wanted: Elf on a Shelf

I don't have an actual Elf on a Shelf that I use in my classroom, but so many of my fourth graders were obsessed with him anyway.  I have a blank wanted poster that I created for other assignments and I decided this would make a quick writing assignment and bulletin board.

 To download a blank wanted poster for this and other assignments, please click here.

Elf on a Shelf Wanted Poster -- Christmas in July

To download a printable wanted poster, click here.

Are you gathering resources for the upcoming school year?  This weekend I am celebrating Christmas in July.  July 24-27, both stores are 20% off.

Artistry of Education @ Teachers Pay Teachers
Artistry of Education @ Teacher's Notebook 

Now for this week's freebie:

I didn't do Elf on a Shelf with my fourth graders, because I thought they were too old for it.  It turns out I was wrong. Every day at class meeting, several would share their elf's antics.  They asked me if I would buy an elf for the classroom.  I made Argus instead.

It occurred to me that I could make this a writing assignment complete with a bulletin board of wanted posters.  Students could record an actual or imagined elfin crime on the poster.  They could elaborate in a short story.

To download a printable wanted poster, click here.

If you don't do Elf on a Shelf,  I have used this poster for several other writing assignments.

Happy Friday!

You can purchase all ten forms I use for creative writing assignments and bulletin boards here in my Teachers Pay Teachers store and here in my Teachers Notebook store.  I have included at least two suggestions for each form that are not here on my blog.