Halloween Special

I've been reading Halloween books for the past couple of weeks and although lots of new books have come out, I still enjoy reading some of the classics to the kids.

The Hallo-Wiener by Dav Pilkey, which is the story of a little dachshund, who saves the day even though other dogs laugh at his shape and costume is a favorite. The kids love performing a readers theater of the story afterwards. Here's a copy of the script: http://www.timelessteacherstuff.com/readerstheater/Hallowiener.html 


I love reading The Witches' Supermarket by Susan Meddaugh, The Vanishing Pumpkin by Tony Johnston, and The Big Pumpkin by Erika Silverman.  With so many pumpkin stories, I usually have kids try out some pumpkin making activities on ABCYA (http://www.abcya.com). After reading The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams, kindergartners try their hand at making a scarecrow on Highlights Kids (http://www.highlightskids.com/flash/build-scarecrow).

Here's my Halloween storytime program:
Opening Song: Hello, Friends

Book 1: Pumpkin Trouble by Jan Thomas

Fingerplay: The Itsy Bitsy Spider

Book 2: Ten Timid Ghosts by Jennifer O'Connell

Song: Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Book 3: The Witches' Supermarket by Susan Meddaugh

Song: If You're a Ghost and You Know It (from sunflowerstorytime.com)
Tune: If You're Happy and You Know It
If you’re a ghost and you know it, just say BOO!

If you’re a ghost and you know it, just say BOO!

If you’re a ghost and you know it and you really want to show it,

If you’re a ghost and you know it, just say BOO!

If you’re a skeleton and you know it, Shake your bones……

If you love Halloween and you know it, clap your hands…….

If you’re a black cat and you know it, say MEOW……

Book 4: Dem Bones by Bob Barner

Book 5: Tucker’s Spooky Halloween by Leslie McGuirk

Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”

We wave goodbye like this.

We wave goodbye like this.

We clap our hands for all our friends.

We wave goodbye like this.

Closing Song: We Wave Goodbye Like This

Craft: Skeletons with Qtips.