Educational creativity

I have just one more for Halloween to share.  Do you have a favorite Halloween or pumpkin fingerplay or poem you would like to share? Trick or Treating (are you sleeping) Trick or treating, trick or treating bring a light make it bright check out all your candy make sure it's fine and dandy let's be safe let's be safe

Halloween 5 Little Pumpkins 5 Litlle pumkins growing on a vine. 1st one said, "Don't I look fine?" 2nd one said, "I'll be in a pie." 3rd one said, "I'll be a lantern by & by." 4th one said, "I will too." But the 5th little pumpkin just said, "Boo!" 5 Little Ghosts 5 little ghosts on Halloween night 1st one said, "I think it's almost 8." 2nd one said, " I'm going out to howl." 3rd one said, "I'm going out to prowl." 4th one said, "The moon is far too bright." 5th one said, " Let's fly, It's Halloween night." 5 Little Witches 5 little witches on a Halloween night. Made a very, very spooky sight. The first witch danced on her tippy tiptoes. The second witch tumbled and bumped her nose. The tird witch flew high up in the air. The fourth witch combed her fuzzy hair. The fifth witch  sang a Halloween song. Five witches played the whole night long! 

I have found Fall to be my favorite time of the year because there is so much you can do.  So, I will give you a few pumpkin poems.  Don't forget to check back later to see some of the Halloween activities and books I have to share. Pumpkin Song (I'm a little Teapot) I'm a little pumpkin orange and round here is my stem, there is the ground. When I get all cut up. Don't you shout. Just open me up and scoop me out. Mr. Pumpkin (Where is thumpkin) Mr. Pumpkin, Mr. Pumpkin, Round and Fat Round and Fat Harvest time is coming Harvest time is coming Yum, Yum, Yum That is that. Pumpkin Song (Have you ever seen a lassie) Have you ever seen a pumpkin, a pumpkin, a pumpkin Have you ever seen a pumpkin that grows on a vine? A round one, a tall one, a fat one a small one. Have you ever seen a pumpkin that grows on a vine?

During this month we always talked about Fire safety and had visits from the fire department, so here are so poems I used. I'm a Firefighter (by Judy Hall) (I'm a Little Teapot) I'm a firefighter Dressed in red, With my fire hat on my head. I can drive the fire truck, Fight fires, too, And help to make things safe for you. Down at the Firehouse (by Jean Warren) (Down by the Station) Down at the firehouse Early in the morning. You can see our clothes hanging in a row. When there is a fire, We can dress real fast, Boots, jackets, hats gloves, off we go! Ten Little Firefighters Ten little firefighters, sleeping in their beds Ding! went the bell and down the pole they slid. They raced to the fire and put out all the flames then the ten firefighters went back to bed again.

Some how I post my Fingerplay Friday post on Monday so here are some more for Friday Shadow I see my shadow and my shadow sees me. I waved to my shadow and my shadow waves to me. I run with my shadow and my shadow runs with me. I love my shadow and my shadow loves me. Ten, Two, and One I have 10 fingers, I have 10 toes, I have 2 ears and one little nose, I have 2 eyes, one mouth, one chin, I have one tongue that moves out and in. Number Rhyme 1,2 How do you do? 1,2,3 Clap with me. 1,2,3,4 Jump on the floor. 1,2,3,4,5 See the bees in the hive.

I love fingerplays and songs where the tune is familiar but the words are new.  Here's one. The Friendship Song (London Bridges) A friend is someone who is kind, who is kind, who is kind. A friend is someone who is kind, just like (child's name) A friend is someone who can help, who can help, who can help. A friend is someone who can help, just like (child's name) A friend is someone who can share, who can share, who can share. A friend is someone who can share, just like (child's name) A friend is someone you can trust, you can trust, you can trust. A friend is someone you can trust, just like (child's name) Finger People Finger people are such fun We will meet them one by one. First comes mother, (pointer finger) Next comes father, Ther is big brother, Here is sister with her ball Here is baby last of all Now we'll count them just to see How many in our family 1,2,3,4,5               ...