Worksheets › The Pencil
Some things draw themselves.
Wyatt finds a strange pencil in the Lost & Found. Everything he draws comes true: a black cat at the window, a spilled water bottle, a spider on the class bully. Then the pencil starts drawing on its own, and it’s drawing something at the foot of his bed.
Open any worksheet to fill it in online or print it. Every one is built from the story.
Great for early finishers, centers, or a spooky Friday. Students can play online or on paper.
All games and puzzles (PDF)Find the words from the story. The leftover letters spell a secret message.
About 15 minutes
Every answer comes straight from the story.
About 20 minutes
Crack three coded messages from the story.
About 20 minutes
Unscramble eight words. Each one has a clue.
About 10 minutes
Mark the squares as the story is read aloud. Every card is different.
About 20 minutes
Answer the questions. The first letters spell a line from the story.
About 15 minutes
A team race through four locks. Only kids who read the story get out.
About 30 minutes
Match eight lines from the story to the characters who said them.
About 15 minutes
The story, every grade 3–5 worksheet, the escape room, Who Said It?, five puzzles, and answer keys. Story Bingo is its own download.
The full story, ready to print for each student.
Four grade 3 worksheets.
Four grade 4 worksheets.
Four grade 5 worksheets.
The escape room, Who Said It?, word search, crossword, secret codes, scramble, and hidden message, with Versions A and B of the word search, crossword, and scramble.
A caller's list and 30 different cards, one per student. Need a different number? Use the Bingo Card Maker.
Answers for every worksheet and puzzle, both versions.
Free to copy for classroom use. Standards: Common Core and Virginia SOL.
