Inside a house that is aunted....  by Alyssa Satin Capucilli

This page is for our language/motor group.   A page on this book for PALS is here.

Speech Targets:
/f,v/-feet
/s,z/-  
/h/-  here, haunted, house, hand, who
"sh"-  shook,shreik
"ch", "dg"- jolted
/m/ -  mummy
/n/- knocked
/g,k/- ghost, cat
/t,d/-  door
/p.b/- bones,boo, bats
CVCV words-   inside, frighten, haunted
clusters-  startled, spider, screech, spooked, skeleton, swooped
final consonant-  feet

Phrases for Imitation, device use:

Game for small group- 
Kids sit in a circle - grownup sings "Knock, knock trick or treat, who are you? Knock knock trick or treat who are you?" and points at one of the kids. That person selects something to pretend, either from the go talk board or from a randomized selection , like a stack of cards and the whole group acts that out.

Core Vocabulary Board: 
go
 

Comprehension Discussion:
Who is knocking on the door?
Who is scared and who is scary?
Is the boy afraid of the monsters?  Are the monsters afraid of the boy?
How do you look scared?

Motor : 
knock
drop
wake up
shake
run
open door
shreik

Songs

Link to video for "This is the way we carve a pumpkin"

This Is The Way We Carve A Pumpkin Lyrics and Actions

Key Gesture: Jack-o'-lantern - Hold both hands up by the sides of your face, palms facing forward. Tilt your head from side to side.

♫ This is the way we scoop him out, scoop him out, scoop him out. 
This is the way we scoop him out. [Pretend to scoop out the insides of a pumpkin.]
This is our jack-o'-lantern. [Jack-o'-lantern gesture.]

This is the way we make his eyes, make his eyes, make his eyes.
This is the way we make his eyes. [Draw a triangle shape in the air in front of one eye, then the other eye.]
This is our jack-o'-lantern.

This is the way we make his nose, make his nose, make his nose.
This is the way we make his nose. [Draw a triangle shape in the air in front of your nose.]
This is our jack-o'-lantern.

This is the way we make his mouth, make his mouth, make his mouth.
This is the way we make his mouth. [Draw a smiling mouth in the air in front of your mouth.]
This is our jack-o'-lantern.

Jack-o'-lantern shining bright, shining bright, shining bright.
Jack-o'-lantern shining bright. [Jack-o'-lantern gesture. Wiggle your fingers.]
This is our jack-o'-lantern.
This is our jack-o'-lantern. ♫