Vintage Halloween Postcard |
Here are some the songs, stretchers and fingerplays I will share. They are not mine, but rather found all over the web with no attribution offered. Please feel free to use with your audience, students, or your own children.
FINGERPLAYS
Five
Little Scarecrows
Five little scarecrows standing in a row,
Five little scarecrows standing in a row,
The first one said, "Look,
here come the crows!"
The second one said, "I am
very small."
The third one said, "But, I am very tall."
The fourth one said, "I can bend my head."
The fifth one said, "I can wave my arms, instead."
Five little scarecrows standing in a row,
Count them as they move when the wind blows.
The third one said, "But, I am very tall."
The fourth one said, "I can bend my head."
The fifth one said, "I can wave my arms, instead."
Five little scarecrows standing in a row,
Count them as they move when the wind blows.
Five
Little Ghosts
Five little ghosts flying through
the door,
One flew away and then there were four.
Four little ghosts spooky as can be,
One flew away and then there were three.
Three little ghosts drinking Halloween brew,
Four little ghosts spooky as can be,
One flew away and then there were three.
Three little ghosts drinking Halloween brew,
One flew away and then there were
two.
Two little ghosts having lots of fun,
One went home and then there was one.
One little ghosts a real superhero,
Went to help a friend and then were was zero!
Two little ghosts having lots of fun,
One went home and then there was one.
One little ghosts a real superhero,
Went to help a friend and then were was zero!
STORY
STRETCH
Scarecrow,
Scarecrow (Sung to Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear Turn Around)
Scarecrow, Scarecrow, turn around.
Scarecrow, Scarecrow, turn around.
Scarecrow, scarecrow, jump up and
down
Scarecrow, scarecrow, arms up
high
Scarecrow, Scarecrow, wink one
eye
Scarecrow, scarecrow, bend your
knee
Scarecrow, scarecrow, flap in the
breeze
Scarecrow, scarecrow, climb into
bed
Scarecrow, scarecrow, rest your
head
SONGS
I’m a Little Scarecrow (Tune: I’m a Little Tea Pot)
I’m a little scarecrow (Point to chest and sing)
Stuffed with hay (Pretend to stuff straw in shirt)
Here I stand in a field all day (Outstretch arms like a scarecrow)
When I see the black crows (Place right hand over eyes as if looking afar)
I just shout (Cup hands around mouth)
“Hey, you crows! You better get out!”
The Ghost in the House (Tune: The Wheels on the Bus)
The ghost in the house goes boo boo boo,
Boo boo boo,
boo boo boo
The ghost in the house goes boo boo boo
For this is Halloween
Additional refrains: I added the spider and the wind refrain; I am sure you can think of more!
The steps in the house go creak creak creak
creak, creak, creak
creak, creak, creak
The cats in the house go meow meow meow
meow, meow, meow
meow, meow, meow
The mice in the house go squeak squeak squeak
squeak, squeak, squeak
squeak, squeak, squeak
The spiders in the house go creep, creep creep
creep, creep, creep
creep, creep, creep.
The wind in three goes whoo whoo whoo
whoo whoo whoo
whoo whoo whoo
The people in the house go eek eek eek
eek, eek, eek,
eek, eek, eek
The ghost in the house goes boo boo boo,
Boo boo boo,
boo boo boo
The ghost in the house goes boo boo boo
For this is Halloween
SOMETHING EXTRA
If you need more here is another blog post I wrote in 2010 with stories, crafts and more.
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2010/09/ghouls-ghosts-and-goblins-halloween-is.html
Karen Chace 2012 ©
This blog post was researched and compiled
by Karen Chace. Permission for private use is granted. Distribution, either
electronically or on paper is prohibited without my expressed written
permission. For permission please contact me at storybug@aol.com. Of course, if you
wish to link to my blog via your website, blog, newsletter, Facebook page or
Twitter please feel free to do so; I greatly appreciate your support and
personal integrity.
3 comments:
oooo... The Ghost in the House will be a perfect fit in case there's a lot of really young ones at my next telling! Thanks, Karen.
Also reading Ambrose Bierce's stories from the Project Gutenberg link you posted on the other blog you cited. Good spooky stuff!
Thanks Camille. It is always grand to know that the work I post is useful to my colleagues. Have fun.
BOO!
Karen
With Halloween just a few days away, this is cool to read about!
Jai
Post a Comment