Preschool: Pumpkins and Scarecrows

IntroductionWelcome by Miss Carole
Daily ReportReview over the month, date, day, season, and weather.
ASLPumpkin
Book
Weekly RhymeThis is Big, Big, Big
This is big, big, big.
This is small, small, small.
This is short, short, short.
This is tall, tall, tall.
This is fast, fast, fast.
This is slow, slow, slow.
This is yes, yes, yes.
This is no, no, no.
This is up, up, up.
This is down, down, down.
This is square, square, square.
This is round, round, round.
This is left, left, left.
This is right, right, right.
This is a great big hug and a kiss goodnight.
Group ActivityScarecrow Shape Hats
Place a scarecrow on the board.
Show the kids different hats and have them match the hat to the nose shape.
Caregiver/Child/GroupPumpkin Emotion Board
Have kids identify different faces on their bingo sheet.
Pattern RecognitionPumpkin on a Vine
Hand out pony beads and cords.
Have kids work with a caregiver to figure out the pattern using their green and orange beads.
Action RhymeScarecrow Says
Kids become scarecrows
1. Stretch your straw arms. (reach arms out)
2. Shoo the birds (wave arms wildly)
3. Wobble in the wind. (wobble side to side)
4. Fall Asleep. (pretend to be asleep)
5. Winter Freeze (freeze)
6. BIG WIND (fall dramatically)
Repeat by saying “Scarecrows back in the field!” Kids pop back up.
Source: My creation
  Action SongCorn, Corn
Corn, corn (crouch)
Growing up tall. (slowly grow)
Corn, corn, Sway and fall! (wiggle and fall)
Source: My creation
Action SongPopcorn, Popcorn
Popcorn, popcorn (crouch down and bounce gently)
Sittin’ in the pot
Shake it, shake it (wiggle side to side)
POP! POP! POP! (jump high 3 times)
Dance Song
Dance Song
Closing SongsABC’s and Counting to 10.
Goodbye songSkidamarink By Old Town School of Folk Music

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