Walking Through the Storm
A Halloween Story in call and response by Nick Wonham
Based on storytelling ideas developed by Keith Park
It’s a sunny day (sunny screen)
It’s a sunny day
Let’s go to the park
Let’s go to the park
We can have a play
We can have a play
A play in the park
A play in the park
Oh no it’s starting to rain (rainy screen. Use water spray)
Oh no it’s starting to rain
Splash splosh splash splosh
Splash splosh splash splosh
Splash splosh splash splosh
Splash splosh splash splosh
Oh no it’s getting dark (black screen)
Oh no it’s getting dark
(lightning screen, wait until thunder stops before continuing)
Thunder and lightning
Thunder and lightning
It’s a storm, it’s a storm!
It’s a storm, it’s a storm!
Thunder and lightning
Thunder and lightning
It’s a storm, it’s a storm!
It’s a storm, it’s a storm!
Walking through the storm
Walking through the storm
What can you see?
What can you see?
Can you hear a noise?
Can you hear a noise?
What can it be?
What can it be? (Monster screen)
It’s a monster!
It’s a monster!
It’s a monster!
It’s a monster!
A monstrous onstrous monster!
A monstrous onstrous monster! (Roar and tickle each child in turn)
The monsters gone! But... (Lightning screen)
Thunder and lightning
Thunder and lightning
It’s a storm, it’s a storm!
It’s a storm, it’s a storm!
Thunder and lightning
Thunder and lightning
It’s a storm, it’s a storm!
It’s a storm, it’s a storm!
Walking through the storm
Walking through the storm
What can you see?
What can you see?
Can you hear a noise?
Can you hear a noise?
What can it be?
What can it be? (Witch screen)
It’s a Witch!
It’s a Witch!
It’s a Witch!
It’s a Witch!
A witchy itchy Witch!
A witchy itchy Witch! (Cackle at each child in turn)
The Witch has gone! But... (Lightning screen)
Thunder and lightning
Thunder and lightning
It’s a storm, it’s a storm!
It’s a storm, it’s a storm!
Thunder and lightning
Thunder and lightning
It’s a storm, it’s a storm!
It’s a storm, it’s a storm!
Walking through the storm
Walking through the storm
What can you see?
What can you see?
Can you hear a noise?
Can you hear a noise?
What can it be?
What can it be? (Spider screen)
It’s a spider!
It’s a spider!
It’s a spider!
It’s a spider!
A creeping crawling spider!
A creeping crawling spider! (Tickle each child in turn like a spider running up from
ankles to head)
The spider has gone! But... (Lightning screen)
Thunder and lightning
Thunder and lightning
It’s a storm, it’s a storm!
It’s a storm, it’s a storm!
Thunder and lightning
Thunder and lightning
It’s a storm, it’s a storm!
It’s a storm, it’s a storm!
Walking through the storm
Walking through the storm
What can you see?
What can you see?
Can you hear a noise?
Can you hear a noise?
What can it be?
What can it be? (Skeleton screen)
It’s a skeleton!
It’s a skeleton!
It’s a skeleton!
It’s a skeleton!
A scary airy skeleton!
A scary airy skeleton! (Each child has a turn with wooden instrument; encourage
passing and turn taking)
The skeleton has gone! But... (Lightning screen)
Thunder and lightning
Thunder and lightning
It’s a storm, it’s a storm!
It’s a storm, it’s a storm!
Thunder and lightning
Thunder and lightning
It’s a storm, it’s a storm!
It’s a storm, it’s a storm!
Walking through the storm
Walking through the storm
What can you see?
What can you see?
Can you hear a noise?
Can you hear a noise?
What can it be?
What can it be? (Ghost screen)
It’s a ghost!
It’s a ghost!
It’s a ghost!
It’s a ghost!
A groaning moaning ghost!
A groaning moaning ghost! (Moan at each child in turn and tickle them)
The ghost has gone! And... (Sun screen returns)
The storm has finished
The storm has finished
It’s a sunny day
It’s a sunny day
The storm has finished
The storm has finished
We can have a play
We can have a play