Halloween Hits

October 20, 2008




My grade 1 literacy class has been enjoying a number of Halloween books over the past week or so.  With 2 more weeks until the “big day,” excitement is mounting, and we’re tapping into that excitement in most of our literacy activities.  Here’s a quick review of what we’ve been reading:

The little old lady who was not afraid of anythingThe Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything has everyone’s attention, everytime!  Great for retells, as there’s a pattern to what follows the little old lady.

The Runaway Pumpkin is a story in rhyme about some children who find a giant pumpkin in the pumpkin patch and send it rolling down the hill on Halloween.  Great repetetive chant in the book becomes a “chorus” for students to read along with you.

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat gives students a new way to sing an old favourite.  Great for starting a list of Halloween vocabulary!

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  • 1.    Halloween Ideas Blog &raq&hellip  |  October 20th, 2008 at 9:31 am

    [...] missbee wrote an interesting post today onHalloween HitsHere’s a quick excerptGreat repetetive chant in the book becomes a “chorus” for students to read along with you. There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat gives students a new way to sing an old favourite. Great for starting a list of Halloween vocabulary! … [...]

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