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Halloween

Songs, Poems and Fingerplays

The Spooks are Out Tonight (Sung to: “The Farmer in the Dell”)

The spooks are out tonight, The spooks are out tonight, Best beware or they’ll give you a scare. The spooks are out tonight. Additional verses: The goblins are out tonight. The bats are out tonight. The ghosts are out tonight. The skeletons are out tonight.

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Three Black Cats (Sung to: “Three Blind Mice”)

Three black cats, three black cats. In black hats, in black hats. They all jumped into the Halloween brew, They teased the ghosts and the goblins too. Did you ever hear such a hullabaloo On Halloween?

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Little Bat (Sung to: “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”)

Swooping, swooping little bat. How I wonder where you’re at. Up above the trees so high. In the dark you like to fly. Swooping, swooping little bat. How I wonder where you’re at.

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Pumpkin, Pumpkin Pumpkin, Pumpkin Sitting on a wall (sit cross legged on the floor) Pumpkin, pumpkin Tip and fall (lean over on your side) Pumpkin, pumpkin Rolling down the street (roll over on the floor) Pumpkin, pumpkin Trick or treat! (stand up and raise arms in air)

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Jack O Lantern (Sung to: “I’m a little Teapot”)

I’m a Jack O Lantern – fat and fine. They picked me off of a pumpkin vine. Halloween is coming don’t you know. Just light my candle and watch me glow!

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A Halloween Counting Poem

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One scary witch is coming down the street. She's tapping at doors and calling, "Trick or Treat!"

Two black cats Appear at the gate, With arched-up backs, They watch and wait.

Three jack-o-lanterns sit grinning in a row, Their candles flicker An eerie glow.

Four bats awake and begin to fly, Swishing and swooping Across the sky.

Five tree stumps in the shadows deep Crouch like monsters Ready to leap.

Six orange leaves float down through the air, They rustle and whisper, "Beware, beware!"

Seven gray clouds hide the moon from sight, They stop, they hover, They darken the night.

Eight white objects twist and twine. Are they ghosts or sheets On a line?

Nine little field mice scatter and run. Spooky nights Are not much fun.

Ten owls smile-- they know, you see. It's Halloween and the Witch is ME!!

A Halloween Counting Poem

Print up the following counting poem pieces onto white card stock. Trim – Laminate Attach a piece of rough velro to the back of each piece. (I used 1 small circle velro piece purchased at WalMart) Use flannel board when reading the Halloween Counting Poem. Idea: Print up the poem on white card stock and laminate. Leave the poem and pieces in the flannel board area for children to do poem themselves. (When reading poem – have children count the different items)

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A Halloween Counting Poem

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If You're a Ghost and You Know It (Sung to: "If You're Happy and You Know It")

If you're a ghost and you know it, Then say "Boo!"

If you're a ghost and you know it, Then say "Boo!"

If you're a ghost and you know it, And you really want to show it,

If you're a ghost and you know it, Then say "Boo!"

Additional verses: If you're a cat and you know it, then say "Meow"

If you're a bat and you know it, then flap your wings

If you're a skeleton and you know it, then shake your bones

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Haunted House (Sung to: "Pop Goes the Weasel")

All around the haunted house.

The bat chased the goblin.

The ghost floated over head.

Scat… went the black cat!

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It’s Halloween Time (Sung to: Itsy Bitsy Spider)

It’s Halloween time. I am getting scared!

There are some witches - Flying though the air.

Ghosts are OOooooOO-ing There are monsters everywhere.

It’s Halloween time. I am getting scared!

BOO! ~Jean Lang

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Bats Are Sleeping

(Sung to: Frere Jacques)

Bats are sleeping, bats are sleeping. Upside down – upside down. Waiting for the night to come. Waiting for the night to come.

Then they’ll fly around. Then they’ll fly around.

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Five Little Pumpkins

Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate. The first one said, “Oh, my it's getting late!“

The second one said, “There are witches in the air.” The third one said, “But we don't care.”

The fourth one said, “Let's run, let's run!” The fifth one said, “Isn't Halloween fun?”

Then Woooooo went the wind And OUT went the lights.

And the five little pumpkins rolled out of sight.

Five Little Pumpkins Print up the following 2 sheets onto white card stock. Laminate the sheet with the fence. Cut and trim the 5 pumpkins and laminate. Using small pieces of velro attach so that pumpkins are sitting on the fence. Read poem and pull off 5 pumpkins at the end of the poem. (Idea: Print up the poem on white card stock and laminate. Leave the poem and pumpkin pieces on the flannel board area for children to do poem themselves.)

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I’m a Little Spider (Sung to: “I'm a Little Teapot”)

I'm a little spider watch me spin. If you'll be my dinner.

I'll let you come in. Then I'll spin a web to hold you tight. And gobble you up in ONE BIG BITE!

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There's a Spider On the Floor There's a spider on the floor, on the floor. There's a spider on the floor, on the floor.

Who could ask for any more Than a spider on the floor?

There's a spider on the floor, on the floor.

There's a spider on my leg, on my leg. There's a spider on my leg, on my leg.

Oh it's really, really big This old spider on my leg.

There's a spider on my leg, on my leg.

Now the spider's on my stomach, on my stomach. Now the spider's on my stomach, on my stomach.

Oh he's just a dumb old lummock This old spider on my stomach.

Now the spider's on my stomach, on my stomach.

Now the spider's on my head, on my head. Now the spider's on my head, on my head.

Oh I wish that I were dead, I've got a spider on my head!

Now the spider's on my head, on my head.

And he jumps off! .... Now there's a spider on the floor, on the floor.

(repeat until you can't stand it any longer )

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Ring around the Pumpkins

Ring around the pumpkins Pocket full of spiders

Boo! Boo! We all fall down!

The ghosts are in the meadow

Drinking witches brew Boo! Boo!

We all stand up!

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Safe Treats (Sung to: “Frere Jacques”)

Never eat your treats Never eat your treats

Till their checked Till their checked

Show them to Mommy Show them to Daddy

Make sure they're safe Make sure they're safe

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Jack-o-Lantern

Jack-o-lantern, jack-o-lantern, You are such a funny sight,

As you sit there in the window Looking out at the night.

Once you were a yellow pumpkin, Growing on a sturdy vine,

Now you are a jack-o-lantern, Let the candle light shine.

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