(Also: my nephew\/godson Jackson’s FIRST storytime!) Hope everyone has a HAPPY HALLOWEEN! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
OPENING:
\nOpening Song: If You Want to Hear a Story<\/p>\n
PROGRAM: CLOSING: *Once there was a pumpkin<\/em>
\nRead-aloud #1: Five Little Pumpkins by Iris Van Rynbach OR Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman
\n*Fingerplay: Once there was a pumpkin
\nRead-aloud #2: Pumpkin Heads! by Wendell Minor OR The Runaway Pumpkin by Kevin Lewis
\nFingerplay: Fun with Hands
\n**Flannel: Pumpkin, Pumpkin
\nFlannel: Five Little Pumpkins
\nRead-aloud #3: Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin by Mary Serfozo OR The Ugly Pumpkin by Dave Horowitz
\nFlannel: Pumpkin Pie Time
\nRead-aloud #4: Brooms are for Flying by Michael Rex OR What\u2019s in the Witch\u2019s Kitchen? (flap book) by Nick Sharratt
\nPuppet Story: Go Away, Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley (Puppet available here<\/a>.)
\n(Read-aloud #5 (Pop-up): Little Monsters by Jan Pienkowski)
\n(\u201cDancing\u201d Song: \u201cShake My Sillies Out\u201d from Raffi\u2019s More Singable Songs)<\/p>\n
\nClosing song: We Wave Goodbye <\/p>\n
\nOnce there was a pumpkin. (Make a circle with hands.)
\nAnd it grew, And grew, And grew. (With each \u201cgrew\u201d, make imaginary pumpkin bigger.)
\nNow it’s a jack-o-lantern And smiles at you! (With a smile, point to each other.)<\/p>\n