With so many Halloween books out there- how do you narrow it down?! Truth be told, I’m still struggling with that (my husband and the friends we had in town visiting pretty much had to peel me away from the Halloween kids’ book section at Target last weekend- but it’s fine. Everything’s fine.) I have narrowed down some of my… Read More
5 Literacy-based Halloween Circle Times
“What is Halloween?” Circle Time
I looove this circle time activity because it’s super simple, fun, and interactive! We start out using the book, “What is Halloween?” by Harriet Ziefert. (Find it here on Amazon or here on Thriftbooks.) This is a really simple lift-the-flap book, and is great for introducing some basic concepts surrounding Halloween! After reading the book, we watched the adorable “Knock… Read More
“It’s Pumpkin Time!” Circle Time
So many good pumpkin books are out there to choose from, but one October book I like to use at circle is called “It’s Pumpkin Time!” by Zoe Hall. (This is a Scholastic book I can’t find on their website anymore, or on Amazon or Thriftbooks, BUT.. at the time of this post, there are several copies available on eBay… Read More
5 Little Pumpkins Halloween Circle Time
5 Little Pumpkins is a classic Halloween book, but I changed it up a little bit this year for circle and it was a hit! To start, I read the book one time through and we do all the actions with it: 1-“Oh my it’s getting late”- surprised face with our hands on our cheeks2-“There are witches in the air”… Read More
Little Blue Truck’s Halloween Circle Time
There are SO many great preschool read-alouds to choose from for Halloween, but one of my all-time favorites is Little Blue Truck’s Halloween! It’s a lift-the-flap book and has a truck and animals wearing costumes, so it’s pretty much a hit with everyone! I printed off pictures of each animal from the book, did a Google-image search “eye mask clip… Read More
If You Take a Mouse to School Push In Activities
We all know “If You Take a Mouse to School” is a classic start-of-the-year book. It’s an easy go-to, but, if we’re being honest- sometiiiimes…. those favorite go-tos, after you read them over and over, get a little stale, right? Well, if you’re looking for some fresh, new ideas to use with this book for circle time in the preschool… Read More
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