I had way too many books picked out for Halloween. Here's a list of some books that I didn't get to use for storytime, but recommend using them for storytime!
Monday, November 9, 2020
Just Say Boo! (Storytime)
Opening: Big Books
Book: Just Say Boo!
Fingerplay: Halloween Action Cards
Board Book: There's a Monster at the End of This Book
Fingerplay: Five Little Monsters Jumping on the Bed
Book: Eenie Meenie Halloweenie
Spooktactular Stories (Storytime)
Opening: Big Books
Book: Monsters Go Night-Night
Fingerplay/Flannel: Five Little Monsters Jumping on the Bed
Book: Go Away, Big Green Monster!
Fingerplay: Little Bat Hiding Game
Book: Monsters Love Colors
Scaredy Cats (Storytime)
Opening: Big Books
Book: I Want to Be in a Scary Story
Fingerplay: Ten Little Kittens
Ten little kittens standing in a row.
They bow their heads to the children just so.
They run to the left, they run to the right.
They stretch up tall with all their might.
(Add high, low, behind, front, fast, slow.)
Along comes a dog, looking for some fun.
"Meow!" away those kittens run.
*For the actions, use both hands to represent kittens. Wiggle your fingers around as you run your fingers high, low, etc. Make a fist and extend your thumb to represent the dog.
Credit: Jen in the Library
Book: Hey, Who Made This Mess?
I Want Candy (Storytime)
Opening: Big Books
Book: Boo, Bunny!
Fingerplay/Flannel: Trick or Treat
Knock, knock, trick or treat. Who is that hiding behind the sheet?
Credit: I found this on pinterest as a bulletin board. I turned it into a flannel and made ghosts. Behind each ghost, with only the feet sticking out at the bottom, I put popular book characters. Pete the Cat, Elephant and Piggie, etc.
Book: There's a Monster in Your Book
Fingerplay/Flannel: Five Little Monsters Jumping on the Bed
Book: Snowmen at Halloween
Extra Books:
Saturday, October 31, 2020
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
Baby Monster (Storytime)
Opening: Big Books
Book: My Tail's Not Tired
Fingerplay: Halloween Action Cards
Book: How to Catch a Monster
Fingerplay/Flannel: 5 Little Monsters Jumping on the Bed
Book: Little Monster Trucks Go!
Extra Book:
Scaredy Snacks (Storytime)
Opening: Big Books
Book: I Just Ate My Friend
Fingerplay: Halloween Action Cards
Book: Creepy Carrots
Song: Old MacDonald Had a {Haunted} House
Book: Cookie Boo
Pumpkin Babies (Storytime)
Opening: Big Books
Book: Pumpkin Trouble
Fingerplay/Flannel: Silly Pumpkin Face
*For this, I have a pumpkin with velcro pieces on it. I will ask the kids what the pumpkin needs to see, smell, or eat with. Then I will put up the wrong items on the pumpkin a few times until I get the right shape.
Book: How to Build a Haunted House
Fingerplay: Hungry Pumpkin
*I have no idea where I found this, but here goes! I start out with an orange pumpkin and tell the kids that the pumpkin is hungry. What will happen if I feed the orange pumpkin a banana? I have pockets on the back of the pumpkins so I can tuck the food into the pocket, out of sight. At the end, I feed my pumpkin an orange to turn him back to normal. A cute twist on this is to feed your pumpkin an apple and turn him into apple pie! Or a turkey leg and turn your pumkin into a turkey for Thanksgiving.
Book: Stumpkin
Monday, October 5, 2020
Bats Around the Clock (Storytime)
Opening: Big Books
Book: I am Bat
Fingerplay: Five Little Bats
Five brown bats, upside down in a row.
One lost her grip and fell down, OH NO!!
She spread her wings and flew away, alright.
How many bats are left snoozing in the night?
Credit: https://www.cantonpl.org/content/share-story-night-storytime
Book: Little Ghost Who Lost Her Boo
Fingerplay: Bat Hiding Game
Little bat, little bat. Are you under the {red} hat?
Book: Ready, Steady, Ghost!
Song: Old MacDonald Had a (Haunted) House
Credit: https://kids.cmclibrary.org
Saturday, October 3, 2020
Spooktacular Spiders (Storytime)
Opening: Big Books
Book: I'm a Shark
Fingerplay: Spider in the Web
(Tune: Farmer in the Dell)
The spider in the web,
The spider in the web.
Spin, spin, oh watch him spin,
The spider in the web.
The spider eats a bug,
The spider eats a bug.
Spin, spin, oh watch him spin.
The spider eats a bug.
Credit: Preschool Education
Book: Frank the Seven-Legged Spider
Fingerplay: There's a Spider on the Floor
Book: Bear's Scare
Not a Box (Storytime)
Opening: Big Books
Book: Not a Box
Fingerplay: Where Are Colors?
Book: Who's Hiding in This Box?
Fingerplay: Little Fox
Little fox, little fox, are you under the {red} box?
Credit: Anne's Library Life
Book : Dear Zoo
*For this book I've made a large version of it, because the board book is very small to read. I put the animals on one piece of paper, then made the boxes on another piece. I 've placed velcro on the pages so that I can put the boxes over the animals and then pull them off easily. After I've read the book I put the pages back together to use again next time.
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