Pumpkin storytime

To assist you in planning your story times for next month, here are some themes I like to use in October. Pumpkins Suggested Books: Duck and Goose Find a Pumpkin by Tad Hills Pumpkin Heads! by Wendell Minor It's Pumpkin Day, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff Apples and Pumpkins by Anne Rockwell Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman (Audio version with song available here.) This is Not a Pumpkin by Bob Staake The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda D. Williams Extension Activities: Five…

The Halloween holiday may be over, but that doesn't mean that it's time to put the pumpkins away!

Preschool Pumpkin Poem: Pumpkin Chant, a Pumpkin Rhyme for Kids with Motions. Move with Miss Nina to this Pumpkin Chant by Jane Wills Johnston. Preschool ki...

I just finished doing a Pumpkin themed storytime at a preschool to 10 classes divided into 4 groups. It was a great success! I heard, "Read it again!" or "Do it again", or even as he was leaving, a child said, "I love you!". Of course, I replied," I love you too!". *sigh* That's why I do what I do!! Anyway, I used some old favorite flannel sets and a new favorite set copied from Sarah at Read Rabbit Read called Five Giant Pumpkins. My set is a combination of felt pumpkins with glitter (of…

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Looking for fall books to read to your preschoolers? Here are some great read-aloud pumpkin books for the month of October! In this post, I am sharing 8 of my favorite books about pumpkins and I also share extension activities to go with each book. You will find rhyming books and song books. You will also find non-fiction pumplin books. You can do compare and contrast lessons with the books, pumpkin investigations, and five senses lessons.

Learn about squash, use them to create works of art, or even have them in a recipe! A storytime that fits squarely into fall with squash and pumpkins sharing the spotlight.

Finger Play Fun Day: Oh, Once I Had a Pumpkin is a fun children's song about turning a pumpkin into a jack-o-lantern with a video, and free pdf and power point all about pumpkins.

Hey all! Need a cute little poem activity to get you through the rest of Halloween week? Head over to the Virginia is for Teachers blog and download this freebie!

Download these free pumpkin themed circle time printable props for toddlers and preschoolers to use with pumpkin songs and fingerplays!