I am glad to hear reports that everyone had a safe and happy (though a little wet!) Halloween, trick-or-treating in the community. At school, we had a small celebration, parading through the primary hall in our costumes and visiting with our "big" friends from the bus. We graphed our healthy orange and black snacks :) Thank you for sending them in!
In French class, Mme. Govenlock helped us carve our pumpkin, and we learned French vocabulary for simple shapes as we created a face for "la citrouille".
un carre = a square
une ligne = a line
un triangle = a triangle
un cercle = a circle
un oval = an oval
un losange = a diamond
We have been focusing on the pumpkin harvest, more than the superstitious aspects of Halloween, but did take time to learn a few rhymes and chants. One in particular that the children enjoyed is "5 Little Pumpkins". The children took turns using pumpkin puppets to act out the rhyme, and used their fingers for counting (one to one correspondence), and practiced ordinal numbers (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.) The dramatic play centre was busy with the children vying for a chance to use the puppets and act out the rhyme from memory.
On our nature walk, the children started picking up sticks, and inspired the following craft. Needless to say, we got a lot of mileage out of a sweet and simple rhyme.
5 Little Pumpkins (see podcast below)
5 little pumpkins sitting on a gate
The 1st one said, "Oh my! It's getting late."
The 2nd one said, "There are witches in the air."
The 3rd one said, "But I don't care."
The 4th one said, "Let's run and run and run."
The 5th one said, "I'm ready for some fun!"
Woooooo-ooo went the wind.
And out went the lights.
And the 5 little pumpkins, rolled out of sight.
Thank you for visiting our atelier. I hope you enjoy the podcast from your "Little Pumpkins", below.
what a wonderful audio clip!
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