BOO! Ghosts Theme

BOO! Ghosts Theme 
 
The chill is in the air and Halloween is right around the corner! Thought this was the perfect time to share another theme! Check out all these fun ghost books!

READ & SHARE BOOKS:


How To Scare A Ghost By Jean Reagan
My First Ghost By Margret Miller
Five Goofy Ghosts By Judith Bauer Stamoer
The Teeny Tiny Ghost By Kay Winters
Trick or Treat By Leo Landry
We're Going on a Ghost Hunt By Susan Pearson
 Five little Ghosts By Patricia Hagerty

Ghost in the House By Ammi Joan Paquette
Ghost Hunt Leveled Reader (Disney Frozen)
Three Little Ghosties By Pippa Goodhart
There's No Such Thing As Ghosts By Emmanuelle Eeckhart
Never Say Boo! By Robin Pulver
Boo! By Joe Fenton
Ghosts In The House By Kohara Kazuno
Bedtime for Boo By Mickie Matheis
The Boo! Nathaniel Lanchenmeyer
Ghosts By Sonia Goldie
Ready, Steady, Ghost By Elizabeth Baguley
Leo: A Ghost Story By Mac Barnett
Ghost Cat By Eve Bunting
The Scariest Book Ever By Bob Shea
Skeleton Hiccups By Margery Cuyler  
One, Two Boo! By Kristen Depken
 Ten Timid Ghosts By Jennifer O-Connell
The Spooky Wheels on the Bus By J Elizabeth Mills


Rhymes and Activities

Chocolate Chip Ghost printable Story  from Credit Sunflower Storytime 
use as a feltboard or tell story and then print as a craft

 If You’re a Ghost and You Know It
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 black cat and you know it, say MEOW……
If you’re a skeleton and you know it, Shake your bones……
If you love Halloween and you know it, clap your hands…….
Credit Sunflower Storytime

Ghost Chant
Ghost so scary,
Ghost so white,
Don’t scare (child’s name)
On Halloween Night
Source: Piggyback Songs: Seasons & Holidays Credit 
https://librionyian.com/tag/ghost-storytime/

Five Little Ghosts Five little ghosts dressed all in white Were scaring each other on Halloween night. “Boo!” said the first one, “I’ll catch you.'” (Hold up pointer) “Wooo said the second, “I don’t care if you do! (Hold up middle finger) The third ghost said, “You can’t run away from me.” (Hold up ring finger) And the fourth one said, “I’ll scare everyone I see! (Hold up little finger) Then the last one said, “It’s time to disappear.” (Hold up thumb) “See you at Halloween time next year!”

Credit https://awesomestorytime.wordpress.com/2010/10/27/boo-halloween-storytime/

Mummies Theme

Mummies Theme


Since we are so close to Halloween I thought it would be fun to share  a theme all about mummies today! These mummy books are not scary they will having your kids wanting to wrap themselves up like mummies! Also a perfect idea to use fabric or crepe too for wrapping fun!
 

READ & SHARE:

The Runaway Mummy  By Michael Rex
Ten Little Mummies  By Phillip Yates
The Littlest Mummy By Brandi Dougherty
 Where's My Mummy? By Carolyn Crimi
There Was An Old Mummy Who Swallowed A Spider By Jennifer Ward 
 Skippyjon Jones in Mummy Trouble By Judy Schachner
 Skeleton Meets the Mummy By Steve Metzger

 SONGS/ RYHMES:

 Use Halloween Songs from a CD like the monster mash. 

Do a mummy walk around the room to music of your choice.

Count the Mummies (use clipart or felt mummies)
"Tune of ten little indians song"
1 little, 2 little, 3 little mummies
4 little, 5 little, 6 little mummies
7 little, 8 little, 9 little mummies
10 Little mummies are _____
(Walking at night, humming a tune-- decide which action words you want to use)

CRAFT/EXPLORE:

Yarn Mummies Craft

Sticky Wall Mummy 
 
Mummy Games and Science Activity  
 
Where's My Mummy Story Map Printable 
Halloween Lacing Cards Printable 
 Yarn Wrapped Mummy Craft

Masking tape Mummy
foldable mummy craft
10 cool mummy crafts for kids
Paper plate Mummy Craft  
Mummy Paper Plate Lacing Craft 
Marshmallow Mummy Craft
Tissue Paper Mummy Craft 

SNACK: Mummy Pizza







Spoon and Fabric Wrapped Mummies 

Masking Tape Mummies  

Printable Halloween Emergent Reader  

Mummy Printable Template from I Heart Crafty Things 

Halloween Favorites UPDATE

Halloween Favorites 
(UPDATED)



READ & SHARE:

Pumpkin Eye By Denise Fleming

Pete the Cat Five Little Pumpkins By James Dean

Trick or Pete By James Dean

Halloween Night By Elizabeth Hatch

Pumpkin Day By Candice Ransom

It’s Halloween Night By Jennifer O’Connell

Halloween Hustle By Charlotte Gunnufson 

Click, Clack, Boo A Tricky Treat By Doreen Cronin 

Pumpkin Trouble By Jan Thomas

Mouse's First Halloween By Lauren Thompson

Ghosts in the House By Kozuno Kohara

 Sheep trick or Treat By Nancy E. Shaw

10 trick-or -treaters by Janet Schulman 

Little Blue Truck's Halloween By Alice Schertle 

Itsy Bitsy Pumpkin By Sonali Fry

Alpha Oops:H is for Halloween By Alethea Kontis 

Clifford's Halloween By Norman Bridwell

Skelly's Halloween By David Martin 

How to Scare a Ghost By Jean Reagan
 

The Chocolate Chip Ghost Printable-- Felt Board with Story card -sunflower storytime

“Pumpkin, Pumpkin” Rhyme - Credit Storytime Katie
Pumpkin, pumpkin, big and round, (Make big circle with hands)
Sitting on the cold, hard ground. (Touch the ground)
Soon I’ll pick you off the vine, (Pretend to pick a pumpkin)
Give you a name, and make you mine (Hug pumpkin tightly)
Carve a face for all to see, (Point to face)
Add a candle for Halloween glee! (Clap your hands)

Halloween Music Kids CD- songs like purple people eater, monster mash! 

CRAFT/PLAY/EXPLORE:

Pumpkin Excerises Printable

Halloween Yoga Poses for Little Ones

Halloween Game Ideas Link

Halloween Sensory Bin

Halloween Dot Marker Printables (you can use finger to paint, markers, pom poms to glue on or even dot stickers) 

Pumpkin Salt Painting 

Shape Pumpkin Crafts 

Halloween Blob Paintings

Shadow Garland Book idea for Click, Clack, Boo 

Bats Theme

Bats Theme

READ: Books

Bat Jamboree By Kathi Appelt

Bats Around the clock By Kathi Appelt

Baby Bat’s Lullaby Jaqueline Mitchard

It's Raining Bats and Frogs By Rebecca Colby 

I'm the scariest thing in the castle By Kevin Sherry

Bats at the Ballgame By Brian Lies 

Bats at the Beach By Brian Lies

Bats at the Library By Brian Lies

Bats in the band By Brian Lies 

Stellaluna By Janell Cannon

Superbat By Matt Carr

Batbaby By Robert Quakenbush

Nightsong By Ari Berk & Loren Long

SING:

If your happy and you know it (intro song)

 5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

Itsy Bitsy Spider with egg shakers

Can’ t wait to celebrate Song #2 Blue Jim Gill CD-

Bean bag song #3- on bean bag cd- (bean bags in tub on top of wooden two door cabinet in program room closet).

**Cool Bear Hunt Song # 3 Dr. Jean Silly Songs

Toe leg knee song from green Jim Gill CD

I took a bath in a washing machine #4 Jim Gill CD (use colorful scarves in clear bag in wooden two door cabinet)

The Tempo marches on with egg shakers from Orange Jim Gill CD

Silly Dance Contest #8 Jim Gill Cd (use scarves again if you wish)

ABC song (use egg shakers in wooden two door cabinet)

#2 Hands are for clapping Song Yellow Jim Gill CD

Bat Rhymes/ Songs:
Credit: Naturallyeducational.com

Bats are sleeping Bats are sleeping
(sung to: Frere Jacques)
Bats are sleeping, Bats are sleeping
Upside down, upside down
Waiting for the night
Waiting for the night
Then fly around, Then fly around

Way up High in the Bat Tree
Sung to “Way up high in the apple tree”
Way up high in the bat tree (point up)
Two little bats smiled at me (smile like a bat)
I shook that tree as hard as I could (pretend to shake tree)
Down swooped the bats (make swooping action with hands)
and I ran away as fast as I could (slap thighs quickly)

Five Little Bats
Five little bats hanging upside down. The first little one didn’t make a sound.
The second one said, “I’ll fly far tonight.”
The third one said, “I don’t like sunlight.”
The fourth one said, “I want to eat some bugs.”
The fifth one said, “Let me give you a hug.”
Five little bats hanging upside down. Shhh! It’s daytime, don’t make a sound!

Cupcake Liner Bat Crafts

 accordion folded winged bats craft

Bat headband craft

Fingerprint bat outline silhouette craft 

Bat Flyer template