Halloween

Books of the Day:
Go Away, Big Green Monster, by Ed Emberley
Scary, Scary Halloween, by Eve Bunting
Leonardo the Terrible Monster, by Mo Willems

Activity:
Felt Board with Scary, Scary Halloween book
Five Little Pumpkins
Pipe Cleaner Spiders
Rice Krispie Mummies

Attendance:
7 Children
6 Adults

Song:
Five Little Pumpkins
Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate.
The first one said, "Oh my it's getting late!"
The second one said, "There are witches in the air."
The third one said, "I don't care."
The fourth one said, "Let's run, run, run."
The fifth one said, "It's Halloween fun."
Then wooooooooo went the wind.
And out went the light!
Five little pumpkins rolled out of sight.

Leaves

Books of the Day:
All for Fall, by Ethel Kessler
Down Come the Leaves, by Henrietta Bancroft
When Autumn Comes, by Robert Maass

Activity:
Created Leaf Rubbings and Leaf People
Pretended to be leaves blowing in the wind
Pretended to kick a pile of leaves and jump in a pile of leaves

Attendance:
5 Children
4 Adults

Autumn

Books of the Day:
George Shrinks, by William Joyce
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear, by Don and Audrey Wood

Activity:
Introduced to Curly (white dog puppet who doesn't talk)
Colored White Gourds

Attendance:
4 Children
4 Adults

Fire Prevention Week

Books of the Day:
Fire Engine to the Rescue, by Steve Augarde
Curious George at the Fire Station, by Margret and H. A. Reys

Activity:
Coloring in *Firefighters Are My Friends* (coloring book)
Learning to *Stop, Drop, and Roll*

Attendance:
6 Children
5 Adults