Storytime--Pumpkins

I was really happy with this one. There were a lot of people there and it started out crazy, but I was able to keep everyone moving along in a way I may not have been able to do when I started. The flannelboard was a surprise hit today. I had thought it was kinda lame but the kids said "AGAIN!" whenever I finished it so we ended up doing it 3 or 4 times. It worked out really well because I was modeling print motivation today, so I had been telling the parents about how important it is to read things kids enjoy and make it a fun experience--it's so fun when things work out like that.

Books:

The Biggest Pumpkin Ever by Steven Kroll

Pumpkin Town by Katie McKy

It’s Pumpkin Day Mouse! By Laura Numeroff

Paper Story:

Once there was a little mouse who lived in the woods. He was getting cold because winter was coming, and wanted to find somewhere to stay. He looked and looked until he came across a biiiigggg piece of cheese in the woods. Well, he thought that was just great, so he ate a door in the cheese. He thought it tasted a little funny, but the cheese had been in the woods for a while so he didn't think too much of it. He thought it was a little dark in his new house, so he ate out a little window. He thought that looked great, and he invited his friend Rabbit over to see it. He realized Rabbit wouldn't be able to get through the his door, so he made him a bigger one. When Rabbit came to see the house, he laughed and told Mouse: "That's not cheese silly, it's a pumpkin!"

Fingerplay:

A pumpkin is biiiiiiig ( circle hands over head)
A pumpkin is rooooooooound ( circle hands in front)
A pumpkin has a great biiiiiiiiiiig smile ( outline smile on mouth)
But doesn’t make a sound ( Put finger over lips)

(From the Mother Huddle http://www.themotherhuddle.com/halloween-fingerplays-and-songs/)

Flannelboard:



Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate.
The first one said, "oh my it's getting late."
The second one said, "there are witches in the air."
The third one said, "but we don't care!"
The fourth one said, "let's run and run and run."
The fifth one said, "I'm ready for some fun!"
OOOhh OOOhh went the wind
And out went the lights
And the five little pumpkins rolled out of sight.

Action Rhyme:

 “Pumpkin, Pumpkin”
Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground (touch the ground)
How’d you get so big and round? (make a circle)
Once you were a seed so small (pinch fingers together)
Now you are a great big ball! (make a big circle)
Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground (touch the ground)
How’d you get so big and round? (make a circle)

(From Storytime Katie http://storytimekatie.com/2011/11/14/pumpkins-and-apples/)


Craft: