We had so much fun with our Halloween parties this week! My apologies that I didn't get pictures of all the cute costumes. I still had to do therapy so I couldn't wait around with my camera for shots.
Look at what the teachers dressed up to be:
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| Miss Carrie was a witch. |
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| Miss Suzanne was a witch, too. |
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| Miss Jeana was a witch. We have a theme going here. |
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| Miss Pam was a soccer referee. |
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| Miss Shirley was a Disney witch! |
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| Miss Debbie was a football player...or energetic football fan. |
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| Miss Jen was the house from the movie UP. |
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| Our Principal came into the room looking for a frog to kiss. |
In Miss Jeana's room, we played Halloween games and sang
Spooky Walk. In Miss Jen's room, we decorated sugar cookies with frosting (or just ate the frosting), made treat bags and watched Scholastic movies. Each class had a Halloween parade to the other classroom. We paraded around the room twice, waving to friends and calling each other by our costumes. "Hello, Link!" "Hi, Mario!" "Hi, Rapunzel!" "Hey, Auna/Elsa/Cinderella/Ariel!" "Hi, Superman/Batman/Wonder Woman!" "S'up, Darth Vader?"
As much as we talk about upcoming holidays, the best time to talk about them is AFTER the child has experienced the holiday. Then all the new vocabulary and language concepts come into play and the child has increased comprehension. So, keep reading Halloween books and talking about what your family did on Halloween as well as what your child experienced in the classroom. You can also start talking about Thanksgiving. We'll be talking about experiencing new foods, singing a Thanksgiving song (What Does The Turkey Say? Gobble-Gobble-Gobble!") and talking about families and who your children will see during Thanksgiving.
