Though we first read the story There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed at Bat and afterwards we discussed what the old lady swallowed and sequenced them. Then the students had to sequence it on their own completing the worksheet. Next they had to write about one thing the old lady swallowed and draw a picture. For this halloween I decide to keep it simpler and less messy the better for me, so I decided to make a witch's brew instead of bringing in tons of sweets and having to deal with that. So next we read the story the Sweetest Witch Around and afterwards me made the witch's brew. The kids thought all of the items were funny and gross.
List of items used for witch's brew:
- marshmallows - ghost poop
- bugles - wizard fingers
- fritos - bat wings
- pretzels - bat bones
- raisins - witch's warts
- chocolate morsels - dracula's buttons
- gummy worms - earth worms
- goldfish - dead fish
- skittles - monster eyes
- candy corn - jack o' lantern teeth
- cinnamon toast crunch - monster scabs
After making the witch's brew we still had a little time before going to lunch, so we began our next story called The Monster's Monster. After coming back from lunch we then created our own monster which was so much fun to see the student's creativity. You can make this same monster craft from First and Blue Kinder Skies. I absolutely love this craft because it is very easy to make and looks so cool.
Then it was time to get ready for the parade. Once the parents were allowed back from the parade is when we began to play our games; pin the hat on the witch, roll a jack o' lantern, and halloween bingo. This worked perfectly because I had three parent volunteers to play out at each game and I got to just wonder around and take pictures.
Overall I really enjoyed how the day went. It wasn't a lot of work for me, basically no mess to clean up, and most importantly the students had a great time.