I
told this story last Saturday at the Early Childhood Conference at the Moraine
Valley Community College and several teachers asked for a copy of it on my
blog.
PUMPKIN PAPER CUT STORY
Materials: orange
paper, scissors
Directions: Place
the orange paper and scissors in your lap. As you tell the story below, cut out the different parts
with the scissors as indicated. At
end
of the story, the children will be delighted with the pumpkin house!
Hint! You
can also tear out the paper with your fingers.
Once
there was a little old lady who lived in a funny orange house near name of
your school. Her house was
shaped like half a circle with the chimney at the bottom. (Fold the sheet of paper in half and
follow directions.)
This
little lady had a cat named child’s name in your room. This cat had a long, curved tail, so
the old lady had a special door cut just for the cat’s tail.
The
little lady always wore a pointed hat.
She had a special door built for herself, too, so her hat would not fall
off every time she went in and out the door.
The
little lady had two pet birds.
Their names were child’s name and child’s name. She had a window cut just for them so
they could fly in and out and in and out.
It
was getting close to Halloween, so all the children in teacher’s name
classroom went to her house and knocked on her door. The little lady came to the door and said, “Close your
eyes.” SURPRISE! It’s a jack-o-lantern!
Here’s one of my
favorite finger plays for October:
This is Jack O’
Happy. (Arms around head and
smile.)
This is Jack O’
Sad. (Make a sad face.)
This is Jack O’
Spooky. (Open eyes and mouth
wide.)
This is Jack O’
Mad. (Make an angry face and
growl.)
This is Jack in
pieces small. (Open up
palms.)
But in a pie he’s
best of all. (Circle arms like a
pie.)
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