Opening Song
We clap and sing hello,
We clap and sing hello,
With our friends at storytime,
We clap and sing hello!
We wave and sing hello…
We stomp and sing hello…
Books
Ghost in the House by Ammi-Joan Paquette
My First Ghost by Maggie Miller
Spooky Shadows: Pop-Up and Play by Richard Fowler
Action Rhymes
Five Little Ghosts
Five little ghosts dressed all in white
Were scaring each other on Halloween night.
“Boo!” said the first one, “I’ll catch you.’” (Hold up pointer)
“Wooo said the second, “I don’t care if you do! (Hold up middle finger)
The third ghost said, “You can’t run away from me.” (Hold up ring finger)
And the fourth one said, “I’ll scare everyone I see! (Hold up little finger)
Then the last one said, “It’s time to disappear.” (Hold up thumb)
“See you at Halloween time next year!”
Source: Awesome Storytime
The Ghost
I saw a ghost (fingers circle eyes)
He saw me too (point to yourself)
I waved at him (wave your hand)
But he said “BOO!” (try to scare person next to you)
Source:Sunflower Storytime
The Haunted House
The ghost in the house goes “Boo! Boo! Boo!”
Boo! Boo! Boo! Boo! Boo! Boo!
The ghost in the house goes “Boo! Boo! Boo!”
On Halloween.
continue with:
The mice go “Squeak, squeak, squeak”
The cats go “Meow, meow, meow”
The witches go “ha ha ha”
The monsters go “rawr, rawr, rawr”
The bats go “ee ee ee”
Source: Preschool Education
This Old Ghost
Tune: This Old Man
This Old Ghost, he played One (raise 1 finger)
He played “peek-a-boo” on the run
With a Boo-boo-boo, and a clap, clap, clap
This Old Ghost is a friendly chap!
This Old Ghost, he played Two (raise 2 fingers)
He played “peek-a-boo” on my shoe
With a Boo-boo-boo, and a clap, clap, clap
This Old Ghost is a friendly chap!
This Old Ghost, he played Three (raise 3 fingers)
He played “peek-a-boo” on the run
With a Boo-boo-boo, and a clap, clap, clap
This Old Ghost is a friendly chap!
Source: King County Library System
Activity Songs by Joe Scruggs
Scooby Doo Theme Song
Witch Doctor
Monster Mash
Monster Spray by Duke Otherwise
Take Home Craft
Source: My coworker and I ended up switch crafts, so I do not know the source of this craft.
Closing Activities
The Alphabet Song.
Counting to 15.
Closing Goodbye Song
We clap goodbye like this,
We clap goodbye like this,
With our friends at storytime,
We clap goodbye like this.
We wave goodbye like this…
We stomp goodbye like this…