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Preschool —
Three & Four Year Olds
Monday
Tuesday
3
4
Art: Apple Tree
Science: Sink or Float
Felt Board Fun
Time Magazine for Kids
Book: It’s Apple Picking
Time
10
5
Art: Pumpkin Painting
Math: Pumpkin Match
Book: Pumpkin Soup
Let’s Build a Pumpkin
Patch with Our Blocks
The Letter “Pp” for
Pumpkin
11
Columbus Day
Art: Handprint Ships
Discussion: Who Was
Christopher Columbus?
Let’s Build Boats with Our
Blocks
We’ll Look at a Map to See
Where Columbus Sailed
Wednesday
6
Art: Handprint Acorn
Computer: Reader Rabbit
Game: Pass the Acorn
Foam Fun
Show & Tell Something
Orange or Red
12
Art: Fire Helmets
Discussion: Why Do We
Call 9-1-1?
Let’s Play with Our Fire
Station
Practice Calling 9-1-1
The Letter “Ff” for
Fireman
Fire Drill!
Field Trip
to Green
Meadows
Farm
17
18
19
Art: Thumbprint Spiders
Discussion: Are Spiders
Good or Bad?
Spider Match
Journal: My Spider
Art: Webs
Cooking Project:
Spiders
Let’s Build Spiders with
K’Nex
Math: Spider Sort
The Letter “Ww” for Web
Art: Handprint Spider
Discussion: Are you Afraid
of Spiders?
Book: “Diary of a Spider”
Game: Find the Spider
Show & Tell Something to
do with Spiders
24
25
26
Art: Ghosts
Discussion: Our Favorite
Monster
Let’s Build a Haunted
House with Blocks
Math: Ghost Counts
Weekly Readers
31
Halloween Party!
Wear Your Costume!
Treats are Welcome!
Games: Toilet Paper
Mummies, Halloween
Bingo, Ghost Bowling
Song Day!
Art: Skulls
Scary Ring Toss
Cooking Project: Creepy
Hands
Journal: My Monster
The Letter “Zz” for
Zombie
Pumpkin Carving Contest
Art: Bats
Let’s Pretend to be
Vampires
Story: “In the Dark, Dark
Woods”
Show & Tell Something
Related to Halloween
The #10 for Ten Monsters
Themes:
Songs:
Fall Harvest
Fire Prevention
Spiders
Halloween
1 Little, 2 Little,
3 Little Pumpkins
Down by the Station
Insects & Spiders
Halloween Party
Daily PreSchool Activities:
Calendar, Weather,
Alphabet, Counting,
Colors, Shapes,
Stories, Songs, Flash Cards,
FingerPlays, Morning &
Afternoon Worksheet, Reading
& Writing Readiness
Thursday
Art: Corn Fun
Veggie & Fruit Sorting
Science: Dancing Corn
Experiment
Weekly Readers
The #7 for Seven
Pumpkins
Friday
7
Art: Apple Core
Apple Tasting
Sensory Table: Apple Fun
Discussion: What Can We
Make with Apples?
Journal: Fall Harvest
13
14
Art: Dalmatians
Let’s Build a Fire House
with Our Blocks
We’ll Have a Safety Walk
Around Poko Loko
The #8 for Eight
Firetrucks
Journal: Firetrucks
Special Project for
Sweetest Day
Discussion: Who Do You
Love?
Book: “The Kissing Hand”
Let’s Sort People
Weekly Readers
20
21
Sweetest Day Saturday
Art: Spider Headband
Sensory Table: Spider
Webs
We’ll Look for Real
Spiders Outside
The #9 for Nine Spiders
Art: Water Color Webs
Book: “Aargh, Spiders”
Discussion: The
Differences Between
Insects & Spiders
Group: Yarn Spider Web
Weekly Readers
27 Pumpkin Carving Contest 28 Pumpkin Carving Contest
Art: Mummies
Computer: Shadow Match
Shadow Fun
Book: “Click Clack Boo”
Let’s Pretend We’re
Monsters
Books:
The Lonely Scarecrow
Clifford, the Fire House Dog
The Very Busy Spider
Arthur’s Halloween
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Art: Treat Bags
Discussion: Why Do We
Like Halloween?
Let’s Play with Ghost
Slime
Game: Spider Races
Monster Mash Fun!
PRESCHOOL THREE & FOUR YEAR OLDS
SONGS & FINGERPLAYS FOR OCTOBER
Mr. Pumpkin
{Frere Jacques}
Mr. Pumpkin, Mr. Pumpkin; Eyes So Round, Eyes So Round
Halloween is Coming, Halloween is Coming, To My Town, To My Town
Five Little Pumpkins
Five 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 We Don’t Care”
The 4th One Said, “Let’s Run, Let’s Run;” The 5th One Said, “It’s Halloween Fun”
“Woooooooo” Went the Wind, And Out Went the Lights
And the Five Little Pumpkins Rolled Out of Sight
9-1-1 Song
I Know a Number That is Really Hot, It’s Only for People in a Hot, Hot Spot
If You See a Fire, If You See a Crime, The Number is the Same Every Single time
This Very Special Number is Never for Fun, This Very Special Number is 9-1-1
Ten Brave Fire Fighters
Ten Brave Fire Fighters Sleeping in a Row (Fingers Curled to Make Sleeping Men)
DingDong Goes the Bell (Pull Down on the Bell Cord)
And Down the Pole They Go (With Fists Together Make Hands Slide Down the Pole)
Off on the Engine, Oh, Oh, Oh! (Pretend You’re Steering the Fire Engine Very Fast)
Using the Big Hose, So, So, So (Make a Nozzle with Fist to Use Hose)
When All the Fire’s Out, Home So Slow
Back to Bed, All in a Row (Curl All Fingers Again for Sleeping Fire Fighters)
Five Little Spiders Weaving a Web
Five Little Spiders Weaving a Web, One Fell Off & Hurt His Leg
Mama Called the Dr. and the Dr. Said, “No More Spiders Weaving a Web”
Four Little Spiders Weaving a Web, One Fell Off & Hurt His Leg
Mama Called the Dr. and the Dr. Said, “No More Spiders Weaving a Web”
Three Little Spiders Weaving a Web, One Fell Off & Hurt His Leg
Mama Called the Dr. and the Dr. Said, “No More Spiders Weaving a Web”
Two Little Spiders Weaving a Web, One Fell Off & Hurt His Leg
Mama Called the Dr. and the Dr. Said, “No More Spiders Weaving a Web”
One Little Spider Weaving a Web, He Fell Off & Hurt His Leg
Mama Called the Dr. and the Dr. Said, “No More Spiders Weaving a Web”
Little Miss Muffet
Little Miss Muffet Sat on a Tuffet, Eating Her Curds & Whey
Along Came a Spider & Sat Down Beside Her, And Frightened Miss Muffet Away
Bats are Sleeping
Bats are Sleeping, Bats are Sleeping, Upside Down, Upside Down
Waiting for the Night to Come, Waiting for the Night to Come
Then They Fly Around, Then They Fly Around
Five Little Witches
Five Little Witches Standing by the Door (Hold Up Five Fingers)
One Flew Out & Then There Were Four (Flying Motion with Hand)
Four Little Witches Standing by a Tree (Four Fingers)
One Went to Pick a Pumpkin & Then There Were Three (Picking Motion, Then Three Fingers)
Three Little Witches Stirring Their Brew (Stir)
One Fell In & Then There Were Two (Two Fingers)
Two Little Witches Went for a Run (Run with Fingers)
One Got Lost & Then There Was One (One Finger)
One Little Witch, Yes, Only One (One Finger)
She Cast a Spell & Now There are None
(Make Motions as if to Cast Spell & Then Put Hands in Lap)