There is something special about the last day of the month of October. Maybe it’s because the seasons are changing. The leaves are falling off the trees, and everything seems spooky and creepy. But I love this time of year, because it makes me think of people I’ve loved in the past. What do you like about Halloween / Dia de los Muertos ?
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Read Together at Home
Here are some books to read together! You can download and save them and keep them forever, to read again and again.
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Avneet and The Witch"Avneet and The Witch" is a authored by Atharv Khanna and illustrated by ASHIMA KHANNA and Atharv Khanna.
Gasper The Unknown Ghost"Gasper: The Unknown Ghost" created by Avani Verma, with the help of Avani (11 years old), and illustrated by Kamala Nair, Rody (♡∀♡), Tapas Guha, and Sneha Gupta.
Halloween"Halloween" is written by Maximilian Ignat and translated by Evie Burrows
RUN!!! A GHOST COMESRUN !!! A GHOST COMES" written by Vidushi Shrivastava and illustrated by Louwrisa Blaauw and Tapas Guha.
Shh! What's that"Shh! What's That?" is an engaging children book written by Sanjana Kapur and illustrated by Kaveri Gopalakrishnan.
Under My Bed"Under My Bed" is written by Anupa Lal and illustrated by Suvidha Mistry.
Things to do together
- Learn more with our partner Austin PBS: Play Arthur’s Tricks and Treats Game
- Take four pieces of candy (4 of the same type of candy) – put one into each of the following liquids: oil, milk, water, vinegar. Do they float or sink? Watch over a few days – how does the candy change? Does the liquid change? When you take the candy out of the liquid – how has it changed?
- If you have dice, paper, and markers you can play “Roll a monster”. Draw an outline for your monster and then each add features according to your dice rolls, as follows: nose, mouth, claws, hair, eyes, and teeth
- If you celebrate Dia de Los Muertos, take this time to talk about the family who are no longer with you – what are your best memories of them? What was their favorite food? Drink? A place to go?
Ways to move together
- Frankie says – a variation of “Simon Says”. The challenge is to change the movements to fit the Halloween mood. Remember, you should only follow the instruction if it starts with “Frankie says”, otherwise you are out. Some ideas:
- Move like a ghost
- Show your scariest face
- Roll like a pumpkin
- Ride a broom
- Miaow like a cat
- Howl like a werewolf
Share Together
At the end of the week, reflect on what you read, and what you did.
- Did you…
- I learned…
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