It’s been awhile… have you missed me? I’m still settling into my new home and looking for a part-time job. In the meantime, enjoy this preschool Halloween storytime… and enjoy this fun time of the year!<\/p>\n
Halloween Open Storytime with Jennifer: October 18, 2006<\/strong><\/p>\n OPENING:<\/p>\n Put Halloween-related felt pieces on the board and talk about the different characters (costume possibilities). PROGRAM:<\/p>\n Read-aloud #1: In a Dark, Dark Wood by David A. Carter (pop-up book) CLOSING:<\/p>\n Closing song: \u201cToe Knee Chestnut\u201d *Owl Eyes <\/em> **Pumpkin Pie Rhyme<\/em> ***Stirring our brew… <\/em> It’s been awhile… have you missed me? I’m still settling into my new home and looking for a part-time job. In the meantime, enjoy this preschool Halloween storytime… and enjoy this fun time of the year! Halloween Open Storytime with Jennifer: October 18, 2006 OPENING: Put Halloween-related felt pieces on the board and talk about […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[58,81,146],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/sillylibrarian.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/sillylibrarian.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/sillylibrarian.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sillylibrarian.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sillylibrarian.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=375"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/sillylibrarian.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":377,"href":"http:\/\/sillylibrarian.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375\/revisions\/377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/sillylibrarian.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sillylibrarian.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sillylibrarian.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nOpening rhyme: Sometimes my hands are at my side\u2026
\nFingerplay: Ten Little Fingers
\n*Fingerplay: Owl Eyes<\/p>\n
\nSong: \u201cThe Ghosts Go Gliding\u201d (to the tune of “Ants Go Marching, see Cobb’s I’m a Little Teapot<\/em> book)
\nRead-aloud #2: Mouse\u2019s First Halloween by Lauren Thompson
\n**Monkey Mitt: Pumpkin Pie Rhyme (Witch and 5 Pumpkins)
\n***Rhyme (with basket and maraca): Stirring our Brew
\nRead-aloud #3: Brooms are for Flying by Michael Rex
\nStorytell (with Story Props): Go Away Big Green Monster (kit available here)
\nRead-aloud #4: Pumpkin Heads! by Wendell Minor
\nSong: \u201cShake My Sillies Out\u201d from Raffi\u2019s More Singable Songs<\/p>\n
\nClosing rhyme: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 fingertips\u2026<\/p>\n
\nThere’s a wide-eyed owl
\n(Circle your eyes with your hands)
\nWith a pointed nose
\n(Make a beak with your fingers)
\nTwo pointed ears
\n(Make ears with your fingers)
\nAnd claws for toes
\n(Wiggle your “claws”)
\nHe lives way up
\n(Point way up)
\nIn the tree
\n(Way, way up)
\nAnd when he looks at you
\n(Point to children)
\nHe flaps his wings
\n(Flap your wings)
\nAnd says, “Whoo! Whoo!”<\/p>\n
\nFive little pumpkins sitting on a gate.
\nA witch flew by\u2026
\n\u201cAhhahahahaha, I\u2019m going to make you into pumpkin pie!\u201d
\nFour little pumpkins\u2026 (and so on)<\/p>\n
\nStirring and stirring and stirring our brew…
\n(Pretend to stir.)
\nWooooooo! Woooooo!
\nStirring and stirring and stirring our brew…
\n(Stir.)
\nWooooooo! Wooooo!
\nTip-toe. Tip-toe.
\n(Pretend to tip-toe.)
\nBOO!
\n(Jump out with hands up high.) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"