HALLOWEEN UNIT 6 Aim: to talk about other traditions Vocabulary: Pumpkin / spirit / ghost / witch / wizzards / monster / alien

/ spider / skeleton Black cat / rat, spell, poison, Broom, wig, cape, hat, magic wand, Haunted house / castle Scary, frightening, afraid of, dark, magic,

Expressions: Trick or treat! hat are you afraid of! "re you afraid of snakes / spiders / ghosts / rats / lizards / dark wizzards ho are you! #$m a %%% &et$s get dressed! &et$s ha'e fun! # need a wig% "nd # need a broom and a black cat% You will need: a pair of scissors, and a sheet of orange construction paper different fruit and 'egetables, seeds, pumpkins, kni'es pumpkin seeds, plastic cups ingredients for a pumpkin pie cardboard bo(es feely bags )chicken bones, dried apricots, peeled grapes, etc%* plastic pumpkins )with cotton balls inside* saturated with 'arious smell )'inegar, pine, lemon, peppermint, smoke* charts with se'eral optical illusions printed on them% cans filled with 'arious ob+ects the kids had to guess% plastic eyeballs and a cup for mini golf a sheet a piece of paper, a blob, a sponge, some crayons, some paper plates, scissors, yarn, glitter, se,uins, colored pasta, markers, crayons, tissue paper, collage items, buttons, wiggly eyes, crayons, feathers, felt, staples, band

a piece of poster board or hea'y construction paper, seeds glue and gold glitter, water colours )optional* white pillowcases, big clothes or burlap bags representing ghosts or scarecrows different carni'al masks and clothes, wigs, magic wands, brooms fi'e different shaped pumpkins

LESSON 1
"im- to make the children ac,uainted with the "merican custom Warming up: The teacher and the children decorate the classroom with specific ob+ects )pumpkins, spiders, witches, ghosts* The teacher tells them the story The little orange house TO!Y: The Little Orange House

)This is one of the stories during Halloween% To do this you will need the story, a pair of scissors, and a sheet of orange construction paper%* .nce upon a time a 'ery small witch was walking in the woods% The cold wind was blowing the dry lea'es all around her% The little witch was frantically searching for a house for the winter% She could not find one% Suddenly a piece of .range paper, blown by the wind landed at her feet% She picked it up% The little witch looked closely at the paper and then she said, /# shall make myself a little house from this piece of orange paper%/ She folded the paper in half% Then she took her scissors )she always carried a pair in her pocket* and cut off the two corners to make a roof% )0ut the construction paper as the story indicates*% /This will do +ust fine,/ she said as she looked at her new house% /But # will need a door%/ ith her scissors she cut a door% Since witches always wear pointed hats, she cut a special door% )0ut a rectangle shape with one end pointed up more towards the bottom of the folded edge%* The little witch walked through the door into the little orange house% #t was 'ery dark inside% She ,uickly hurried back out% /# will need to make windows to let in the light,/ said the little witch% She cut a front and back window% )0ut a s,uare shape in the top middle of the paper opposite end of the paper than the door% 0ut through both sides of the paper%* .h, it was a 'ery fine looking house% Her 'ery own little house with a roof, a door, and windows was all finished% But +ust as the little witch started to go inside for the winter, she saw a tiny ghost floating down the windswept path% "s the tiny ghost came to a stop near the little house, the little witch saw that she was crying% / hy are you crying!/asked the little witch% The tiny ghost stopped crying and answered, /#t is cold and windy% #t is getting dark% "nd # ha'e no place to spend the winter%/

/1ou may spend the winter with me in my new house,/ said the kind little witch% /.h, thank you, / the happy tiny ghost said as she peeked in through the window% /This is a 'ery nice house%/ /2irst,/ said the witch, /# will need to make you a little door of your 'ery own%/ She took her scissors again and began to cut% She cut a 'ery tiny door% )0ut a triangle on the folded edge of the paper between the big door and the window% 3ake the longer part of the triangle point up* The two happy new friends went inside% The tiny ghost went in the 'ery litttle door, and the little witch went through her own special door% "ll winter long they li'ed happily together inside the little orange house% #f you want to see inside their little orange house, +ust open your piece of paper and Surprise! The orange paper is cut into a +ack o lantern% The big door is the mouth, the tiny door is the nose, and the windows are the eyes% The cut roof gi'es the paper an octagon shape, making it more like a pumpkin% # know it may be hard 'isualizing the directions of where you need to cut each piece while you read the story but hopefully you will understand once you know what the finished pro+ect is supposed to look like% The kids really lo'e to see that the house is really a +ack o lantern%

ON": The Haunted House )Tune of / heels on the Bus/*

The ghost in the house goes /Boo! Boo! Boo!/ /Boo! Boo! Boo!, Boo! Boo! Boo!/ The ghost in the house goes /Boo! Boo! Boo!/ .n Halloween% The steps in the house goes /0reek, creek, creek%%%/ The cats in the house go /3eow, meow, meow%%%/ The mice in the house go /S,ueak, s,ueak, s,ueak%%/ The people in the house go /4ek, eek, eek%%%/% #IEN#E "A$E: Let%s &now a lot a'out Halloween( Tell the children that Halloween is the time to gather the crops% Bring different fruit and 'egetables% 0ollect the seeds from different har'est crops, apples, etc% Talk about pumpkins and how they grow% Show pictures of the pumpkin grow se,uence% 0ar'e a pumpkin with the children% 3ake a 5ack6.6 &antern with the children for Halloween% Ha'e the children touch the pumpkin, smell the pulp, look at the color of the pumpkin and the pumpkin seeds% The children will cook pumpkin in the kitchen and ha'e the children taste it% Bring pumpkin pie to the classroom% Plant pumpkin seeds in plastic cups% The student can obser'e how the seeds grow%

LESSON 2
"im- to learn the significance of Halloween ON" ) "HO T ON" )Tune- This .ld 3an* This old ghost, he played one, He played peek6a6boo on the run% ith a boo! boo! Boo! and a clap! clap! snap% This old ghost is a friendly chap% This old ghost, he played two% He played peek6a6boo in a shoe% ith a boo! boo! boo! and a clap! clap! snap% This old ghost is a friendly chap% This old ghost, he played three% He played peek6a6boo behind a tree% ith a boo! boo! boo! and a clap! clap! snap% This old ghost is a friendly chap

tor* a'out Halloween: +to ,ind one-

.E! .I#UITY "A$E: ensor* haunted house The night before set up cardboard bo(es to create a maze in the room% &ights were low and there was music playing throughout the room% "t e'ery turn, there were sensory acti'ity62eely bags )chicken bones, dried apricots, peeled grapes, etc%* 67uess the smell% Plastic pumpkins )with cotton balls inside* saturated with 'arious smell% )'inegar, pine, lemon, peppermint, smoke* 6.ptical illusions% 0harts with se'eral optical illusions printed on them% 6 hat8s that sound! 0ans filled with 'arious ob+ects the kids had to guess% 6Taste% "t the end, of the maze, each child was gi'en the opportunity to taste some /9irt 9essert/ .b'iously with worms in it!

63ini golf% Students golfed using plastic eyeballs and tried to get it into the cup%

/UNNY "A$E: Where is the "hostie0

Ha'e the children lay down on the floor putting their noses to the carpet% 0o'er one of the children with a sheet and ask, / ho is the ghostie!/ 6 the cue that they can sit up% hen they sit up, the sheet6co'ered child will look like a ghost and the other children ha'e to guess who the ghost is%

LESSON 3
"im- to introduce some new e(pressions A!T: THE 1LO1 )Paint a picture with a sponge* 9raw a shape on a piece of paper% 0ut out the shape% Place the Blob% Patter on top of another piece of paper )can tape down*% :se a sponge to dab paint along the edges where the pattern and piece of paper meet% ;emo'e the pattern% :se crayons to draw a face on your Blob any way you like it% e take paper plates and let the child decorate their own monster face% They cut out eyes, nose and mouth% They use yarn, glitter, se,uins, colored pasta, markers, crayons, tissue paper%%%anything we ha'e in the art center% Then we paper hole punch a hole on each side, and add yarn to tie the mask on% The children all name the type of monster they are and we all parade around the room to the tune of the / 3onster 3ash/% &et 0hildren make a monster headband, 0ut a monster shape, and add to a band for around head% &et them decorate with different collage items, buttons, wiggly eyes, crayons, feathers, felt, tissue paper, etc%%% let them decorate to be a uni,ue monster% Staple around the head and do a 3onster stomp!

.OE$: /i2e Little $onsters 2i'e little monsters by the light of the moon Stirring pudding with a wooden pudding spoon% The first one says, /#t musn8t be runny%/ The second one says, /That would make it taste funny%/ The third one says, /#t musn8t be lumpy%/

The fourth one says, /That would make me grumpy%/ The fifth one smiles, hums a little tune, "nd licks all the drippings from the wooden pudding spoon! The teacher e(plains the e(pression <to be afraid of= and the children ha'e to say the thing)s* they are afraid of% They discuss in order to find some solutions for their fear% The teacher gradually introduces some new characters and words%

/UNNY "A$E: 3.um4&in Tag )co6operation game*

The children are assigned partners% .ne partner is the pumpkin and the other partner is the pumpkin protector% 6 assign one or more children to be the pumpkin catchers 6 designate safe areas within the gym 6 the pumpkin and pumpkin protector +oin hands% The pumpkin protector is to lead the pumpkin to a safe area away from the pumpkin catcher without either of them falling once they arri'e in a safe zone they are to do assigned e(ercises )>? wall push6ups, sit6ups or crunches*% 6 after completing this they make their way to another safe zone 6 if they get caught by the pumpkin catchers, they must help him/her catch other pumpkins and their protectors% 6 once e'eryone is caught, the game begins again with the children switching roles%

LESSON 4
"im- to consolidate learning TO!Y: /i2e orange 4um4&ins .nce there were fi'e orange pumpkins growing in a pumpkin patch% There was a 7#"@T pumpkin, a &";74 pumpkin, a 349#:3 pumpkin, a S3"&& pumpkin and a T#@1 pumpkin% )Put them on the flannel board one by one%* " man came by and looked at the fi'e pumpkins% He picked up the giant pumpkin% /This will be a fine pumpkin to put in my store window%/ he said% );emo'e the 7#"@T pumpkin%* Soon a woman came by and looked at the four pumpkins still growing in the pumpkin patch% She picked up the large pumpkin% /This will be a fine pumpkin to set on my doorstep/ she said% );emo'e large* @e(t a teacher came by and looked at the three pumpkins still growing in the pumpkin patch% She chose the medium pumpkin% /This will be a fine pumpkin for my classroom!/ she said% );emo'e medium* Then a baker came by and looked at the two pumpkins still growing in the pumpkin patch% He found the small pumpkin% /This will be +ust fine for a

pumpkin pie!/ he said% );emo'e small*% 2inally a little boy dressed in a ghost costume stopped by the pumpkin patch% He saw the tiny pumpkin that was left% /This is +ust right to take to my Halloween party!/ he said% So he took the pumpkin, painted a face on it and said /This is my best 5ack6o6lantern e'er!/ The teacher asks different ,uestions related to the story in order to e'aluate the children% ong: #$m a little pumpkin #$m a little pumpkin, orange and round Here$s my stem, there$s the ground hen # get all cut up, don$t you shout .pen me up and scoop me out% .pen me up and scoop me out!

#!A/T: 3.um4&in seed ,lowers :se a piece of poster board or hea'y construction paper%7lue the seeds in a circle with the pointed edge out% 7lue another circle of seeds in between, with the pointed edge in% Put gold glitter in the middle and you can paint the seeds any color you like% .r of course you can lea'e them plain%

/UNNY "A$E- 3Wit5h%s s4ell

Ha'e kids form a circle% The itch )teacher* will stand in the middle of the circle, spin around, then raise her hand and cast a spell on the kids, turning them into a particular animal% Say- /Hocus, Pocus, "la Aazam! Turn into dogs, if you can!/ To change all animals back into kidsSay- /Hocus Pocus "la Aazam! @ow turn back into you!/ 9og, cat, bird, cow, rabbit, fish, horse, sheep, ghost, witch, etc% $OT!I# "A$E: 5are5row !ela* 4,uipment 6 white pillowcases, big clothes or burlap bags representing ghosts or scarecrows 6 di'ide children into B teams 6 place pillowcases, burlap bags or big clothes in two hoops at the end of the gym

6 children must run to the hoop and climb into the pillowcases/burlap bag or big clothes 6 they must run back to their team and they do the same 6 this continues until e'eryone has had a turn%

LESSON 5
"im- to consolidate and e'aluate learning #n this unit we make a consolidation af all the knoweledge taught that week though a contest% The children repeat the poem and the song% The children sol'e a handCout related to the topic% 4'ery afternoon they re'ise what they ha'e learned in the morning% Practice- " Halloween 0arni'al The teacher and children dressed up / disguised for Halloween go from one classroom into another singing and reciting poems% They introduce themsel'es and use the well known e(pression- Trick or treat in order to get sweets% Then, they ha'e a party all together to celebrate Halloween%

!OLE .LAY ) At the restaurant )in the classroom there is a table e(actly as at the restaurant- there are spoons, forks, knifs, plates, glasses and napkins% 2irst, the teacher is the waitress and she chooses two good children to be the customers% The role play is repeated with all the children three by three* Sally and 4mily are at the restaurant% Waitress: hat would you like to order! Sally:# would like fish and chips% Emily: # would like a salad% Waitress: ould you like anything to drink! Sally:1es, # will ha'e an orange +uice% Emily:1es, # will ha'e a glass of coke% Waitress: 9o you want to order dessert! Sally: 1es, please% # would like a piece of cake% Waitress: #s that all!

Sally: 1es, thank you% Emily: Thank you%