Kids always love looking for the witch who is trying to scare a ghost away on every page. Ten timid ghosts by jennifer oconnell ten ghosts, a witch, and a haunted house make this halloween countdown a spooky treat. Oct 08, 2017 ten timid ghosts toddler curriculum this packet contains a weeks worth of activities for your toddler. Fun ghostthemed activities, perfect extensions after reading ten timid ghosts. This is an all time favorite book for my three year old daughter fun one to read too. Start the book with all the ghosts already on the house. Would you want to move into a house with ten ghosts. This book takes children on a fun, informative, and imaginative journey as they explore what it would be like if their own front teeth were replaced by those of a different animal. Children can be provided with an openended activity to decorate the page of their book.
Ten timid ghosts on a christmas night read with me by oconnell, jennifer and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Or you can use the suggested activities to set up an activity to create the page. Ten timid ghosts live in a house but a witch moves in and wants them all out. The witch uses various methods of dressing up, puppets and so on to scare each of the ghosts out but then the ten timid ghosts get together in the woods to return to the house and scare the with out. Ten timid ghosts on a christmas night by jennifer oconnell. With a rollicking rhythm just made for reading aloud, a countdown narrative, from one to ten, that makes use of a repetitive structure that younger children will enjoy, and cute illustrations that are jampacked with little details that reveal the witchs scheming, ten timid ghosts is an immensely fun little book. Ten timid ghosts by jennifer oconnell readalong kids halloween books its halloween, and ten timid ghosts in a haunted house have a.
This story is a counting story, and is very light hearted. Cool breezes, leaves changing colors, pumpkins everywherehalloween is right around the corner. Its halloween, and ten timid ghosts in a haunted house have a. Very interactive, as she finds all the ghosts and counts. The bad seed by jory john and pete oswald duration. Includes a reading comprehension quiz over the story, a rhyming words wo. For the book ten timid ghosts i created some pictures to pair with the book along with both visual and written comprehension questions. A mean witch is preparing to move in and scare them away, one by one. In this rhyming halloween counting book, a clever and mean witch tries to move. Reviews of the ten timid ghosts to date concerning the book weve got ten timid ghosts opinions end users havent nevertheless quit their particular report on the experience, or not.
Oct 08, 2016 grab this super fun ten timid ghosts pack at my tpt store for fun ghost math and literacy activities. Jennifer oconnell childrens book author and illustrator. Oct 01, 2012 a great book for preschoolers and recognition of the numbers, and counting backwards would be ten timid ghosts by jennifer oconnell. In this article, five recommendable books on ghost will be intr. The book was ten timid ghosts by jennifer oconnell. Story retelling characters for retelling the story, your kids can color and cut these out to retell the story. One timid ghost on a christmas night, waiting and watching by candlelight.
She also produces educational, editorial and book cover illustrations. She heard a jingle in the dark outside and rushed to the windowher eyes open wide. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. Apr 22, 2020 in one of the previous articles, best five books on monsters are introduced as imaginary beings.
Ten timid ghosts halloween childrens read aloud youtube. It is geared towards children who are in the very beginning stages of writing and learning. I love that this book works on counting and numbers as well. She gives presentations at schools and libraries to children as well as adults on the art and process of creating the picture book. Oct 24, 2016 we read ten timid ghosts and put the ghosts in order. This cooler weather is the perfect excuse to snuggle up under your favorite blanket, grab a book, and read with your child. Jennifer is the author and illustrator of many childrens books. First, i read the story ten timid ghosts to my students. We read ten timid ghosts and put the ghosts in order.
Ten timid ghosts is great book to work on counting, rhyming, and halloween vocabulary terms. Childrens book read aloud ten timid ghosts youtube. Featuring a dozen animals beaver, great white shark, narwhal, elephant, rattlesnake, naked mole rat, hippopotamus, crocodile, and more, this book explores how different teeth are especially adapted for an animals. Haunted house included to glue to front of lunch sack. Goodreads members who liked ten timid ghosts also liked. This one is also one that we both read and sing with. Her book, ten timid ghosts, was a new york times, publishers weekly, and usa today bestseller and has sold more than a half million copies. Ten timid ghosts has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Then, as the child retells the story, they stack one cup on top of the other. Timmy the timid ghost is a fictional comic book ghost, whose adventures were published by charlton comics publication history. Oct 28, 2011 posterboard with a transparency and colored paper inside to tell a funny story based on an out of print book. Ten timid ghosts halloweenghost literacy and math activities. As you read the pages and it counts down from 10 ghosts till it gets to 1, take a ghost off of the haunted house each page you read.
In this spirited presentation, i discuss the creation of my picture book, ten timid ghosts. Oct 01, 2002 ten timid ghosts on a christmas eve is a sequel to ten timid ghosts, which has sold more than 80,000 copies since september 2000. A witch tries to scare ten ghosts out of the haunted house where they live, but in the end, they play a trick on her. After we read the story, i gave each group of students a paper ghost. Halloween kids book read aloud ten timid ghosts by. Ten timid ghosts on a christmas night read with me. Invite the children to use the book to sequence the characters and place the cups in a line. This bestselling counting book for beginning readers is filled with ghosts, a witch. Ten timid ghosts in a haunted house a witch moved in and wanted them out. Aug 31, 2000 this is quite a fun and gentle halloween book. Jennifer oconnell is the author and illustrator of ten timid ghosts and other childrens picture books. Ten timid ghosts on a christmas eve is a sequel to ten timid ghosts, which has sold more than 80,000 copies since september 2000.
Using powerpoint slides and props, i show my sketches, dummy books, revisions and final illustrations. Well after reading it, of course we had to make ghosts. As i read the story, they used ten bean counters to show where each ghost was during the story. Oct 18, 2012 starting wednesday, feed your desire for more vampire drama at the opening of the washington ballets premiere of dracula, which resurrects the horror and romance of the original novel. Oct 21, 2010 ten timid ghosts is a cute rhyming count down story about how she scares each of the ghosts out, and how they get back at her. To retell ten timid ghosts, we used a paper bag to make a haunted house. At the end of the story, just one ghost is left in the haunted house. This colorful crosscurricular collection of ela and math activities complements the halloween book, ten timid ghosts, by jennifer oconnell.
Count from one to ten with ten timid ghosts as they discover the magical spirit of christmas. Best five books about ghost find books for children. Ten timid ghosts by jennifer oconnell, jennifer barrett oconnell. Spooky pookie mickey mouse clubhouse mickeys halloween the witch with the glitch the lost bookshop pumpkin jack scary, scary halloween halloween hustle ten timid ghosts read with me paperbacks big pumpkin halloween night bone soup fletcher and the falling leaves eek. Ten timid ghosts book companion activities by little kinder bears. Jennifer oconnells amusing ghosts are back in this sequel to her first book, ten timid ghosts. It includes tracing and cutting pages, drawing and coloring pages. Ten timid ghosts by jennifer oconnell librarything. Ten timid ghosts read with me paperbacks by jennifer oconnell and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This story includes goblins, witches, skeletons, and other scary creatures in a forest on halloween that are preparing to go trickortreating. This literacy story retelling set makes a great book companion activity to go with the book, ten timid ghosts by jennifer oconnell. Ten timid ghosts read with me cartwheel books scholastic.
A child can experience the book by counting the ghosts in each spread and. Young readers are shown how to count backwards from ten in this halloween tale involving ten ghosts, a witch, and a haunted house. You can use this book to learn more about rhyming and its a great way to introduce simple subtraction to kids. Find books like ten timid ghosts from the worlds largest community of readers. Its halloween, and ten timid ghosts in a haunted house have a problem. Ten timid ghosts by jennifer oconnell, jennifer barrett o. Once done, pages can be laminated and bound with spiral binding or rings. The children add the characters to the bag as they retell the story. A colorful crosscurricular packet to complement the book, ten timid ghosts, by jennifer oconnell. Sep 14, 2018 first, i read the story ten timid ghosts to my students. Well, neither does the witch, so she does everything she can to scare the ghosts off one. Ten timid ghosts book by jennifer barrett oconnell 2. Ten timid ghosts read along aloud story audio book for children.