Scarecrows and Jack-O-Lanterns

Storytime for the first graders also featured a fall theme.  They re-read the rhyme “Squirrels” from last week and learned two new rhymes, “Five Little Jack-O-Lanterns” and “Five Little Scarecrows.”  The new rhymes introduced the theme of the stories, The Scarecrow’s Hat by Ken Brown and Jeb Scarecrow’s Pumpkin Patch by Jana Dillon.  After reading the stories, the children made puppets.  They had to choose between making a jack-o-lantern or a scarecrow.  Next week they will recite the rhymes and act them out using their squirrel, jack-o-lantern, or scarecrow puppets.