Jack-o-lantern

Happy Halloween!! This morning the kids were very excited to say Happy Halloween to all their friends. They talked about parties they are having and going trick or treating. During morning circle we talked about the month of October being over....tomorrow will be November.

We had music class again! The kids were so excited to sing some of their favorite songs. We first sang hello to all our friends. Then we sang the apple tree song with all the different movements. Next we sang a song about vegetables that grow on the farm. The kids had to identify the different vegetables and pretend to pick them out of the ground. Then the kids sang a Halloween chant. They each had an instrument that sounded like something spooky....a skeleton, a wind storm, footsteps, a black cat, a door opening and a ghost. Before leaving everyone had a turn playing the guitar and singing goodbye to our teachers.

Our story today was "Brooms are for Flying" by Michael Rex. One Halloween, a little witch joined a group of young trick-or-treaters, and all participated in a  foot-stomping, hand-clapping dance. But when the children take off their masks, they get a big surprise... under her mask, the little witch really is a witch—and she shows the others that brooms really are for flying. After reading the story the kids shared what they are being for Halloween. We also talked trick or treating....and practiced saying all the important Halloween vocabulary.

 

For science today our class made a jack-o-lantern. First we cut the top off the pumpkin we picked from the pumpkin patch yesterday. Then the kids helped me scoop all the seeds and guts out of the pumpkin. It was very slimy and wet! Then we decided what kind of face we wanted on our jack-o-lantern. We drew the face with a marker then used a knife to cut out the shapes. The kids helped pull out the pieces once I was finished cutting. We loved our jack-o-lantern!

For art the kids made their own jack-o-lanterns to take home. They followed directions to put the eyes, nose and mouth in the correct order. It looked very similar to our jack-o-lantern we made for science. The kids made spooky sounds and tried to scare their friends.

After lunch the kids practiced trick or treating. They each got a ball and a Halloween toy to take home. We finished the day with Halloween songs! Happy Halloween everybody! Have fun trick or treating tonight!