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

There is a lot of debate about celebrating a holiday with such a scary background.  Or celebrating holidays, using candy, or using scary things in the classroom.  With my experience, I have learned or have acquired the following feelings about the topic.       Halloween can be scary.  Children need to learn how to deal with scary things.  My own child asked to do activities about scary things, I think to help her cope with the new fear of monsters in her room.  If we present scary things as not so scary and how to deal with the fear, Halloween can be a helpful learning experience.      You must respect the traditions and beliefs of the families in your class.  If you are limited for whatever the reason, you can still find lots of fall related activities.  Pumpkins, bats, spiders, skeletons, and scare crows are not related to Halloween alone.  There are a great number of things you can d...

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!