FORT BEND COUNTY LIBRARIES FIRST COLONY BRANCH WELCOME TO STORYTIME! TODAY’S THEME: SCARECROW FUN SIX STEPS TO GETTING YOUR CHILD READY TO READ #2: Observe words and symbols around you, and point them out to your child. Signs for restaurants and stores are a great way to show the importance of words, and how they have a direct meaning in our lives. This develops print awareness. BOOKS TO SHARE Can You Make a Scary Face by Jan Thomas Ollie’s Halloween by Olivier Dunrea Nothing At All by Denys Cazet Scarecrow by Cynthia Rylant The Tale of Two Mice by Ruth Brown Goodnight Goon by Michael Rex The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams Mouse’s First Halloween by Lauren Thompson CUT AND TELL STORY “The Little Orange House” FLANNEL BOARD ACTIVITIES “Five Little Scarecrows” “Let’s Build a Scarecrow” Five little scarecrows standing in a row, The first one said, “Look, here come the crows!” The second one said, “I am very small.” The third one said, “But, I am very tall.” The fourth one said, “I can bend my head.” The fifth one said, “I can wave my arms, instead.” Five little scarecrows standing in a row, Count them all as they move when the wind blows. First the body, Then the head, A big straw hat, And a scarf of red. Buttons for eyes, A carrot nose, A mouth made of stitches, In two smiling rows. FINGERPLAYS, RHYMES & SONGS “Five Little Friends” Five little friends one October night, Made a very, very spooky sight. The first one danced on his tippy-tip-toes. The next one tumbled and bumped his nose. The next one jumped high in the air. The next one walked like a fuzzy bear The next one sang a spooky song. Five little friends played the whole night long! “The More We Boo Together” (Tune: “The More We Get Together”) “ Little Jack-O-Lantern” (Tune: “Frere Jacques”) The more we boo together, together, together, The more we boo together the scarier we’ll be. ‘Cause my boo plus your boo will make goblins boo-hoo. The more we boo together the scarier we’ll be. Jack-o-lantern, Jack-o-lantern Burn so bright, burn so bright. You are burning brightly, You are burning brightly, Through the night, through the night. “Scarecrow Stomp” “Shoo!”(Tune: “Shoo Fly”) If you want to be a scarecrow, now here’s your chance, ‘Cause everyone’s doing scarecrow dance. You flap your arms all around, Stretch ‘em up, stretch ‘em up, Then put them on the ground, ’Cause you’re doing the scarecrow stomp, That’s right, you’re doing the scarecrow stomp. Shoo, crows, don’t bother me! Shoo, crows, don’t bother me! Shoo, crows, don’t bother me, This field of corn is mine, you see. I am, I am, I am, I am a big scarecrow. I am, I am, I am, I am a big scarecrow. Shoo, crows, don’t bother me! Shoo, crows, don’t bother me! Shoo, crows, don’t bother me, This field of corn is mine, you see. Shoo crow, shoo crow, shoo crow, shoo Shoo crow, shoo crow, shoo crow, S-H-O-O-O!