Wild Witches' Ball: A Trick or Treat Story Time: October 29-30, 2018

Books:
10 Trick or Treaters by Janet Schulman
13 Ghosts of Halloween by Robin Muller *
At the Old Haunted House by Helen Ketteman
We're Off to Find the Witch's House by Mr. Krieb *
Wild Witches' Ball by Jack Prelutsky *

Craft: Witch Trick or Treat Bag
Children colored a cutout of witch legs and then glued to a brown paper lunch bag.  The bag was then used to go trick or treating in the library.

Literacy Extensions:
- Almost all of this week's books involve counting in some way.  Practice counting while reading the books by asking your child how many of certain type of monsters are on a page as you read through the book.
- Before going trick or treating discuss safety issues such as walking in the dark, stranger safety, etc.

Ghost in the House (Monsters) Story Time: October 15-16, 2018

Books:
Ghost in the House by Ammi-Joan Paquette *
Little Goblins Ten by Pamela Jane
The Monster at the End of This Book by Jon Stone *
Monster Boogie by Laurie Berkner *
Thelonius Monster's Sky-High Fly Pie by Judy Sierra


Craft: Ghost Windsock
The children glued a white circle over a recycled CD and drew on a face.  They then glued on long strips of tissue paper to the bottom to make into a windsock.  Small white tissue paper squares could be glued around the face if they liked.


Literacy Extensions:
- Both Ghost in the House and Little Goblins Ten feature counting.  For practice, have your child count the monsters on each page as you are reading the story.
- Monster Boogie has two verses using different words for dancing (i.e. boogie, wiggle).  See if your child can add more verses to the song / book with other words for dancing.

Sally and the Some-Thing (Monsters) Story Time: October 9, 2018

Books:
Leonardo the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems *
Monster Trucks by Joy Keller
Sally and the Some-Thing by George O'Connor *
Tickle Monster by Edouard Manceau *
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Craft: Frankenstein Head Monster
The children were given a Frankenstein head and hair to color.  The hair and four strips of paper were glued to the head for arms and legs.


Literacy Extensions:
- Both Sally and the Some-Thing and Leonardo the Terrible Monster are about friendship.  Ask your child why the monsters in the books would or would not make a good friend.
- Tickle Monster focuses on the different parts of the monster's body.  As you are reading the book, have your child point out the different body parts on their own body.


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Skeleton Hiccups (Monster) Story Time: October 1-2, 2018

Books:
Bonaparte Falls Apart by Margery Cuyler
Skeleton for Dinner by Margery Cuyler
Skeleton Hiccups by Margery Cuyler *
The Skeleton in My Closet by Alice Schertle *
Where's My Mummy? by Carolyn Crimi *

Craft: Skeleton Picture
Kids glued a skull and small strips of paper (bones) to a simple skeleton outline on a piece of paper.


Literacy Extensions:
- Practice number recognition when doing the craft.  Write numbers on the strips of paper (bones) and have your child glue them to the picture in order.
- Monsters are a common fear for young children.  Discuss reasons we fear things and why we do not need to fear the monsters we are reading about.


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