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From: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and
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Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 10:32 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1259
Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Reading Motivation and boys by "MyCutiepie" <MyCutiepie@verizon.net> 2) xy magazine by "Ruth Shafer" <rshafer@fvrl.org> 3) designing children's area by "Jeanne Steinbrenner" <jsteinbr@mcls.rochester.lib.ny.us> 4) Question about designating movies by "Stacey Irish-Keffer" <Stacey.Irish-Keffer@cityofdenton.com> 5) Re: clean YA fiction by "Anita Palladino" <apalladi@ansernet.rcls.org> 6) YA western stories by nkoebel@birchard.lib.oh.us 7) Movable shelf labels by Pam Gravenor <pam.gravenor@ncc.govt.nz> 8) Re: call numbers by Mitzi Thomas <mthomas@co.st-johns.fl.us> 9) Re: daycare outreach question by Vicky Smith <vjsmith@mcarthur.lib.me.us> 10) after school ideas by Karen Lucas <kglucas@scls.lib.wi.us> 11) RE: Daycare Outreach Question by culbrtsn <culbrtsn@students.uiuc.edu> 12) 398.2s & 800s by Pam Gravenor <pam.gravenor@ncc.govt.nz> 13) daycare outreach clarification by "April Mazza" <AMazza@minlib.net> 14) Compilation: Monster songs (xtra long) (finally!) by "Kapila Sankaran" <ksankaran@springfieldpubliclibrary.com> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "MyCutiepie" <MyCutiepie@verizon.net> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Reading Motivation and boys MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 23:27:59 CST Has anyone tried book discussions as a means of motivating boys to read? Michele ------------------------------ From: "Ruth Shafer" <rshafer@fvrl.org> To: "Pubyac" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: xy magazine MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 23:28:27 CST Do any of you carry XY? We have it shelved in our Teen Mags section but wonder where you all shelve it....YA or Adult. Thanks Ruth rshafer@fvrl.org ------------------------------ From: "Jeanne Steinbrenner" <jsteinbr@mcls.rochester.lib.ny.us> To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children" Subject: designing children's area Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 23:28:45 CST We are building a new public library, and are looking for ideas for our children's area. Does anyone have recommendations for themes that were really cool and exciting? Any pictures you'd be able to show me? We're hoping to have an eye-catching entrance to the children's area that will draw kids in. Thank you for your help. Jeanne Steinbrenner Children's Librarian Pittsford Community Library Pittsford, NY jsteinbr@libraryweb.org ------------------------------ From: "Stacey Irish-Keffer" <Stacey.Irish-Keffer@cityofdenton.com> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Question about designating movies Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 23:29:04 CST We are having some discussion about how we designate our movies. We have movies in our Children's area that are for preschool-age children and their families. And we have movies in our adult area for the movies rated PG 13 and up. Now we are trying to figure out if we want to separate pre-teen and teen movies into a section, but we don't want to have to determine if the movie is juvenile or teen and have two more areas. I would prefer to have one section for both ages with one name. Then, we could also put the anime movies in this section for the teens and not mix them with either the children's or the adult movies. Does anyone do this already? If so, what criteria do you use to separate your movies and what do you call your movie area for the teens? Any suggestions or comments are welcome. Thanks, Stacey Irish-Keffer Denton Public Library 502 Oakland Denton, Texas 76201 940.349.7738 Stacey.Irish-Keffer@cityofdenton.com ------------------------------ From: "Anita Palladino" <apalladi@ansernet.rcls.org> To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>, <Vanderhart.Megan@rigov.org> Subject: Re: clean YA fiction Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 23:29:26 CST Don't know how many others are in my situation, but we have a majority of patrons who are VERY orthodox Jews. Thus they are our public to serve. They have Very Strict rules about what their children can read and it is not an easy task to find books for YA's that are not too childish. If anyone has suggestions I would love to get them. Oh, by the way, our 'other' patron groups also frequently come to us and ask "don't we have just a normal book with a story"! One kid told me too many YA books are 'depressing.' Just speaking from my experience and observations. No offense intented to anyone. Anita ------------------------------ From: nkoebel@birchard.lib.oh.us To: "PUBYAC@prairienet.org" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: YA western stories MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-language: en Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 23:29:54 CST Unfortunately, the western genre is falling out of favor. But yesterday we had a young man looking for YA westerns to fulfill a homework requirement. I have bibiographies of historical fiction, but could not specifically find lists of western stories. Does anyone have a good way of finding them? Even our catalog does a poor job of cataloging western fiction for adults. I know a lot of them are left out. Nancy Koebel Birchard Public Library of Sandusky County nkoebel@birchard.lib.oh.us ------------------------------ From: Pam Gravenor <pam.gravenor@ncc.govt.nz> To: "Pubyac (E-mail)" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Movable shelf labels MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 23:30:14 CST Has anyone found a system of labelling shelf edges that is flexible, tidy and yet doesn't make a mess of the shelf? We have tried: - laminated paper glued to shelves, and although it is flexible and tidy, after a few changes the glue looks dreadful on the shelves. - the plastic bits that clip under the shelf, but they look dusty and grubby after awhile and get brittle with age - printed sticky tapes, which look great but aren't large enough, and are not very flexible As you can imagine, any suggestions will be welcomed. TIA Pam Gravenor Children's and Young Adults' Librarian Nelson Public Libraries Private Bag 41 Nelson New Zealand Pam Gravenor Children's and Young Adults' Librarian Nelson Public Libraries Private Bag 41 Nelson New Zealand You are prohibited from distributing this E-mail without permission. If you have received this E-mail by mistake or are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender and erase the message immediately. This E-mail message and any accompanying data is confidential and may be legally privileged. The Nelson City Council does not warrant or guarantee that this communication is free of errors, virus or interference. This e-mail has been scanned and cleared by MailMarshal. ------------------------------ From: Mitzi Thomas <mthomas@co.st-johns.fl.us> To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Re: call numbers MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 23:30:38 CST I don't think the first four letters of the author on the spine is so complicated. I think that alphabetizing is something that most of us get and if the little ones don't get it they aren't going to get the first initial concept either. As advocates of literacy we should not be taking short cuts. Having one initial as a call number - for a library, an industry that's partly devoted to information organization, is ridiculous. Often we have patrons searching for titles that are unfamiliar with the collection, or in a hurry, or are picking out 25 books so being able to locate the books via a call number from the catalog is the most efficient way - it is even time tested. We certainly don't have a large staff devoted to keeping the collection in alphabetical order- in fact our budget is pretty tight. Your library might not even need spine labels at all. However since your library, as well as my library, goes to the time and trouble to put them on the books they should at least be effective for everyone to use, otherwise it's a waste of staff time and resources. Simplicity is good but I think that the example of the impossibly long Dewey is taking the issue to the extreme. Many libraries have policies about how far they will carry out the Dewey- say 4 digits max (past the decimal.) then add an author abbreviation or a cutter. ------------------------------ From: Vicky Smith <vjsmith@mcarthur.lib.me.us> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: daycare outreach question MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 23:31:01 CST We have been doing outreach to daycares and preschools for the past 5 years or so, and we have never received anything other than applause for our efforts, both from the individuals involved and the general public. The world understands that children in daycares are not able to attend traditional library story times and recognizes the benefits of our going to where the children are. The world also, I think, recognizes the qualitative difference between a daycare center and a private parent/child organization. If you must, you can bring up the reading readiness chunk of No Child Left Behind (it's gotta be good for something) to justify your efforts with children who WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO RECEIVE LIBRARY SERVICES. Good luck. Vicky Smith Children's Librarian McArthur Library 270 Main Street Biddeford, ME 04005 (207)284-4181 vjsmith@mcarthur.lib.me.us Quoting April Mazza <AMazza@minlib.net>: > Hi all, I have a situation I am hoping I can get some help with. I don't > even know what to call it but here is the problem: > Awhile ago a private parent/child organization approached me to do a PJ > storytime for their group at the library. They reserved the meeting room > and wanted me to run the program but it would be only for their members. > My director said that I could only do something like that if it was open > to the public since I am not for "hire". The group was ok with this and > I did help them select books and songs, etc. My problem now is that I > approached my director about doing daycare/preschool outreach in the > community and she thought there might be a problem if this organization > finds out. I don't really see how they are related since I thought doing > outreach was part of my job and that these are like schools and the other > is a private organization but she thinks because they are private > daycares then it's the same thing and she just doesn't want it to come > back and haunt us. I have never done daycare outreach and it has not > been done at this library in the past (at least not the recent past). I > am hoping people who do daycare & preschool outreach can help me justify > this service, not just to my director but also to the community, if it > ever came to that. If you have any thoughts on the matter and/or if you > have anything in your job description about daycare outreach I would love > your input! > Thanks in advance, April > > April Mazza > Youth Services > Wayland Public Library > (508) 358-2308 > AMazza@minlib.net > > ------------------------------ From: Karen Lucas <kglucas@scls.lib.wi.us> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: after school ideas Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 23:31:19 CST Hi all, I'm looking for ideas for dealing with the after school crowd. Here's the scenario: Small branch library staffed by branch librarians (I and one other Youth Services specialist share part of our time at this branch, but are not based there). Many children (without their parents) go to the library after school and have nothing to do once they get there. There is one Internet station and one computer with software for kids such as "Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor." Most of the kids are not interested in working on their homework. Several of the children (8 - 10 yr. olds) have been told by a parent that they are supposed to look after younger siblings (3-5 yr. olds) and younger children are quickly ignored, or get bored quickly and become a problem. The after school children have few boundaries, and are often provoking each other inside, or just outside the library, verbal fights, threats and hitting occur regularly. Here's what we've tried to no avail: Having a police officer present, bringing weekly projects and games into the meeting room (which is too small to handle the 15 - 28 kids who come in after school), we've begged the University for School of Ed. students to volunteer, but the times we need them the most, they are in classes, seeking other community volunteers (specifically adults) -- no takers. Do any of you do things for kids in this situation (no parental supervision, no place to go, nothing to do) that work well? Should my colleague and I just give up and simply become the library police, kicking kids out at any sign of misbehavior? Any help would brighten our day immeasurably. Thank you, Karen Lucas Karen Lucas Youth Services Librarian Madison Public Library, Sequoya Branch 261-9807, 266-6385 A partner in the provision of library services to children ------------------------------ From: culbrtsn <culbrtsn@students.uiuc.edu> To: PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children Subject: RE: Daycare Outreach Question Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 23:31:34 CST April, The PJ storytime program sounds like an enjoyable, appropriate program to keep open to the public. On the other hand, daycare/preschool outreach is a service that is not only appropriate, but may be vital in establishing positive life-long relationships with youth that otherwise may not be able to visit your library during a typical day. You do not mention how many facilities are in your community that serve preschool age children or how many you hope to develop an outreach program with. The time factor could be what your director views as a concern; that's hard to say. I applaud your desire to begin an outreach program. My suggestion includes the kind of basics that grant-writing requires. Think of your community and its needs. Then how can you and the library provide services that help your community? Look at your library's mission and vision (long range plan) and you should be able to justify your program/service. Focus on the benefits. When you begin listing them all, hopefully your director will be persuaded to allow you to give outreach a try. I have a background in education and most recently in early childhood. Brain development in the first three years is vital and you could be instrumental in assisting parents and caregivers in encouraging literacy development. Check out Parents As Teachers - http://patnc.org and Zero To Three - http://www.zerotothree.org Another point to consider - you may begin with outreach, but you might draw families to your library as a result. Best wishes, Connie Culbertson Library Director Cahokia Public Library District 140 Cahokia Park Drive Cahokia, IL 62206-2129 (618) 332-1491 voice (618) 332-1104 fax connieculbertson@lcls.org ------------------------------ From: Pam Gravenor <pam.gravenor@ncc.govt.nz> To: "Pubyac (E-mail)" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: 398.2s & 800s MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 23:31:51 CST Currently our folklore and literature books are shelved out of the non-fiction sequence, near the fiction. It has been suggested we put them back in the non-fiction to make them easier to find. However, they seem to issue well where they are. 398, 821, 827, and 808 are all in the top 15 Dewey issuers. I would appreciate hearing from libraries who can find this information out easily, and whose 398s and 800s are shelved with the non-fiction, whether these materials issue as well from there. TIA Pam Gravenor Children's and Young Adults' Librarian Nelson Public Libraries Private Bag 41 Nelson New Zealand Pam Gravenor Children's and Young Adults' Librarian Nelson Public Libraries Private Bag 41 Nelson New Zealand You are prohibited from distributing this E-mail without permission. If you have received this E-mail by mistake or are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender and erase the message immediately. This E-mail message and any accompanying data is confidential and may be legally privileged. The Nelson City Council does not warrant or guarantee that this communication is free of errors, virus or interference. This e-mail has been scanned and cleared by MailMarshal. ------------------------------ From: "April Mazza" <AMazza@minlib.net> To: "PUBYAC" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: daycare outreach clarification Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 23:32:09 CST Hi all. I'd like to thank everyone who has responded to my question so far. I am getting great feedback that is very useful. I just want to clarify that my director is not against outreach. Also, the group I mentioned is a private, organization whose programs are for paying members only. Basically it is a social group (as in their purpose is to meet and connect with other families in the town). If I ran a storytime for them the only people who could come would be people who paid. (My director and I both thought of this as a problem but maybe in other communities this is not the case and I appreciate hearing about that.) And as I said, I did not mind helping them plan their storytime and they definitely understood why my director declined. In fact, we do collaborate on other projects. What my director is afraid of is that they might be offended or feel slighted if I go out and do storytimes for private daycares. To me, they are not the same at all but since I have not done outreach to daycares before I am having trouble articulating how and why they are not the same as a private organization. Thanks again to everyone and I look forward to hearing more! April Mazza Youth Services Wayland Public Library (508) 358-2308 AMazza@minlib.net original post: Hi all, I have a situation I am hoping I can get some help with. I don't even know what to call it but here is the problem: Awhile ago a private parent/child organization approached me to do a PJ storytime for their group at the library. They reserved the meeting room and wanted me to run the program but it would be only for their members. My director said that I could only do something like that if it was open to the public since I am not for "hire". The group was ok with this and I did help them select books and songs, etc. My problem now is that I approached my director about doing daycare/preschool outreach in the community and she thought there might be a problem if this organization finds out. I don't really see how they are related since I thought doing outreach was part of my job and that these are like schools and the other is a private organization but she thinks because they are private daycares then it's the same thing and she just doesn't want it to come back and haunt us. I have never done daycare outreach and it has not been done at this library in the past (at least not the recent past). I am hoping people who do daycare & preschool outreach can help me justify this service, not just to my director but also to the community, if it ever came to that. If you have any thoughts on the matter and/or if you have anything in your job description about daycare outreach I would love your input! <end> ------------------------------ From: "Kapila Sankaran" <ksankaran@springfieldpubliclibrary.com> To: "Pubyac@Prairienet.Org" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Compilation: Monster songs (xtra long) (finally!) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 23:32:35 CST Dear Pubyac, Once again, to the 27 people who sent me their ideas, songs, lists about monsters -- thank you so much! Let me tell ya, I never knew that there were as many children's songs about monsters as there are until I asked you folks! Have fun :) Here's the compiled list: SONGS on CDs/tapes "Monster Mash" On Laurie Berkner's CD Buzz, Buzz, Buzz there is a short song called the Monster Boogie, which could include movement. "Monster Day", by Linda Arnold, in "Peppermint Wings" "Monster," by Red Grammer, in "Can you sound just like me?" "Monster Walk," by Bob Schneider, in "When you dream a dream" "Les zombies et les loups garous", by Raffi, in "the singable songs collection" (my personal favourite ;-) Also, there's a Sesame St. tape of "Monster Melodies" sung by the various monstery furry creatures. =========== How about "Looking for Dracula" by Charlotte Diamond? It's basically "Going on a Bear (Lion) Hunt" with a haunted house instead of a cave. Also, check www.hummingbirded.com ; the Lotsa Lesson Plans section has a group of Halloween rhymes, songs, and activities. SINGABLE SONGS/ACTION RHYMES: "If You Ever See a Monster" (to the tune of "If You Ever See a Lassie") If you ever see a monster, A big ugly monster, If you ever see a monster, Here's what you should do. Make this face...and that face (Make "monster faces") And that face...and this face... If you ever see a monster... Be sure to shout "Boo!" You can also have them go on a monster hunt similar to the going a bear hunt activity. ============= Kapila - Here is a monster rap that we did a few years ago. The kids loved it. I don't even have a source for it. Sorry - I tried to send it directly to you but it wouldn't go. We are the monsters and we're badder than bad. Dressed up in our consumes we're totally rad. Knockin' at your door with our trick or treat bag, Lookin' like a devil, or goblin, or hag. CHORUS: Better beware! Spooks in the air! We're comin' We're the MONSTERS Doin' the monster rap! We are the monsters and we're comin' your way. If you want us happy, there's a price you must pay. When we ring your door bell, we hope you don't say, "We're out of candy." OR WE MIGHT DECIDE TO STAY! CHORUS ============= what about making up a song about trolls to the tune of "BINGO", except "TROLL"... you could make the audience particiapte anyway you wanted, stomping, growling, etc... just a thought. ============= Tune: Head and Shoulder, Knees and Toes Head and horns, fangs and claws, fangs and claws Head and horns, fangs and claws, fangs and claws Eyes and ears and tails and paws Head and horns, fangs and claws, fangs and claws ============== He's not exactly a monster but what about Aiken Drum? ============== If You Are a Monster (tune: If you're happy and you know it) If you're a monster and you know it wave your arms If you're a monster and you know it wave your arms. If you're a monster and you know then your arms will surely show it. If you're a monster and you know it wave your arms. Continue with: ...show your claws ...gnash your teeth ...stomp your feet ...growl out loud The Haunted House (Tune of "Wheels on the Bus") The ghost in the house goes "Boo! Boo! Boo!" "Boo! Boo! Boo!, Boo! Boo! Boo!" The ghost in the house goes "Boo! Boo! Boo!" On Halloween. The steps in the house goes "Creek, creek, creek..." The cats in the house go "Meow, meow, meow..." The mice in the house go "Squeak, squeak, squeak.." The people in the house go "Eek, eek, eek...". ================ Mild-Mannered Monsters Five Little Monsters This little monster has a big red nose. This little monster has purple toes. This little monster plays all night. This little monster is such a fright. And this little monster goes, "Tee-hee-hee." "I'm not scary. I'm just silly me." The Monsters Are So Loud Tune: "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" The monsters stomp around the house, Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! The monsters stomp around the house, Boom! Boom1 Boom! Boom! The monsters stomp around the house, Their brothers and sisters send them out And they stomp some more Outside around the house. The monsters yell around the house, Eeeeeh! Eeeeeh! The monsters yell around the house Eeeeeeh! Eeeeeeh! The monsters yell around the house Their brothers and sisters send them out And they yell some more Outside around the house. Do I Hear a Monster? If you think you hear a monster, (Cup hand to ear) Growling somewhere outside, (Point off into the distance) It's probably just your stomach, (Rub tummy) Needing some food inside. This Little Monster This little monster went to the market, This little monster stayed home. This little monster had roast beef, This little monster had none. And this little monster cried,"Boo, hoo, hoo." All the way home. Scary Eyes See my big and scary eyes? Look out now, a big surprise. Boo! Sleepy Monsters (Hold up hand with palm facing in) Here is a monster that growls all day. Here is a monster that likes to play. Here is a monster with eyes big and red. Now all three monsters go to bed. (Turn hand so palm faces out, tucks three monsters into palm. Touch thumb and little finger together) I'm Not a Monster A monster always slams the door. At dinnertime a monster yells for more! A monster jumps on the furniture too! I'm not a monster, are you? ============ *On the First Day of Halloween* On the First Day of Halloween, my Swamp Thing gave to me: A hoot owl in a dead tree. Two trick or treaters, Three black cats, Four skeletons, Five Snicker bars, Six goblins gobbling, Seven pumpkins glowing, Eight monsters shrieking, Nine ghosts a-booing, Ten ghouls a-groaning, Eleven masks a-leering, Twelve bats a-flying. ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------- *The Grim Reaper is Coming to Town* Oh, you better not shriek, you better not groan, You better not howl, you better not moan. The Grim Reaper is coming to town! He's gonna find out from folks that he meets, Who should have arsenic put in their treats. Grim Reaper is coming to town! He'll search in every graveyard, Haunted houses far and near, To see if you should stay alive, Or die right here in fear! So, you better not shriek, you better not groan, You better not howl, you better not moan. The Grim Reaper is coming to town! ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------- *Deck the Halls* Deck the halls with poison ivy, fa la la la la, la la la la. 'Tis the season to be slimy, fa la la la la, la la la la. Don we now our strange apparel, fa la la, la la la, la la la. Troll the ancient Halloween carol, fa la la la la, la la la la. See the goblins rise before us, fa la la la la, la la la la. As we sing the Halloween chorus, fa la la la la, la la la la. Follow them as they ascend, fa la la, la la la, la la la. Join with all your loony friends, fa la la la la, la la la la. =========== If you're grumpy and you know it, shake your fist. If you're grumpy and you know it, shake your fist. If you're grumpy and you know it, then your face will surely show it. If you're grumpy and you know it, shake your fist. (2nd verse- stomp your feet, 3rd verse- do a growl) =========== Just off the top of my head, I do "Five Little Monsters" instead of monkeys. And there's always "Monster Mash" and "Purple People Eater." You can do movements to Monster Mash. =========== We sing Raffi's "Shake My Sillies" a lot, so most of my preschoolers know it. I substituted the following words to go with the song for Halloween: 1st verse: Gotta scare the spooks a lot (and wiggle those waggles away) 2nd verse: Clap the monsters out 3rd verse: Jump the ghosties out 4th verse: Yawn my fright all gone Repeat 2nd verse (only faster) I've also had some success with instructing the kids to say "I'm not scared of monsters! I know monsters are only make believe!" as a refrain for statements I make. (This works best if there's an adult in the room who says it too, sort of cueing the children.) Librarian: (in suitably scared and spooky voice) I think I hear a monster, _growling_ somewhere outside! Are you scared? Refrain as above Other statements the librarian can make (refrain of course stays the same): I think I hear a monster. . . knock-knocking on the door . . . underneath the bed . . . scratching on the window . . . splashing water in the sink [bathtub] . . . eating in the kitchen . . . =========== the monster hokey pokey you put your claws in, you take your claws out you put your laws in and you shake them all about you do the wild rumpus and you turn your self around and that's what it's all about (repeat using fangs, horns, tail, big hairy feet, and whole monster self) ========== MONSTER EMOTIONS (to the tune "If You're Happy & You Know It") Happy monsters like to sing & clap their hands. (Clap hands) Happy monsters like to sing & clap their hands. (Clap hands) Happy monsters like to sing. Happy monsters clap their hands. Happy monsters like to sing & clap their hands. (Clap hands) Other verses: Sad monsters sometimes frown & start to cry... (Rub eyes) Mad monsters stop to think, then count to 5.. (Hold up 5 fingers, 1 at a time) Scared monsters gulp & think of something nice... (Gulp, tap head) Proud monster stand up tall & say, "Hooray!" (Shout "hooray" MONSTER SONG (to the tune "Wheels on the Bus") The feet of the monster go stomp-stomp-stomp; (Mime actions) Stomp-stomp-stomp, stomp-stomp-stomp. The feet of the monster go stomp-stomp-stomp; All through the town. (Additional verses: Hands go clap; mouth goes growl; eyes go blink; belly goes wiggle) OLD MACDONALD WENT TRICK-OR-TREATING (sing in minor key) Old MacDonald went trick-or-treating, EIEIO. And when he did he met a Werewolf, EIEIO. With a HOWL, HOWL here & a HOWL, HOWL there; Here a HOWL, there a HOWL, everywhere a HOWL, HOWL. Other verses: Witch--cackle; Ghost--boo; Vampire--I vant to suck your blood; skeleton--clatter; Final verse:...And when he did he ate too much candy-Groan TEN LITTLE MONSTERS (tune: "Ten Little Indians") One little, two little, three little monsters, four little, five little, six little monsters, Seven little, eight little, nine little monsters, ten little monsters can't scare me! Ten little, nine little, eight little monsters, seven little, six little, five little monsters, Four little, three little, two little monsters, One little monster can't scare me! SCARY MONSTERS (tune: "Have You Ever Seen a Lassie?") (Child's name) is a scary monster, scary monster, scary monster. (Child's name) is a scary monster. Let's hear (his/her) scary sound! THERE'S A MONSTER IN MY CLOSET (tune: "If You're Happy") There's a monster in my kitchen and it's green! (Roar! Roar!) There's a monster in my kitchen and it's green! (Roar! Roar!) There's a monster in my kitchen & I don't know what it's fixin'! There's a monster in my kitchen and it's green! (Roar! Roar!) Other verses: There's a monster in my closet & it smells! (Pew! Pew!) & I don't know what has caused it! There's a monster under my bed & it snorts! (Snort! Snort!) & I think it wants to be fed! =============== I AM THE MONSTER MAN! I am the monster man! (Point to self) I wave my arms! I roll my eyes! (Suit actions to words) I shake my head! I gnash my teeth! I jump up high! I say "Boo!" I sit down very quietly, too! (Say very prissily) IF I WERE A MONSTER If I were a happy monster, I'd go ha! ha! ha! (Laugh) If I were a sad monster, I'd go boo, hoo, hoo. (Rub eyes) If I were a mad monster, I'd go stomp, stomp, stomp! (Stomp feet) If I were a scared monster, I'd go AAHH! AAHH! AAHH! (Scream) But I'm just me, you see, so I'll just read, read, read! (Put hands together like book) MAGALENA HAGALENA Magalena Hagalena Ooka Taka Waka Taka Oka Moka Poka was her name. She had 2 teeth in the middle of her mouth. (Point to front teeth) One pointed north & the other pointed south. (Point 1 way, then opposite way) (Chorus) She had 2 eyes in the middle of her head. (Point to forehead) One eye was green & the other was red. (Chorus) She had 10 hairs on the top of her head. (Hold up 10 fingers) Five were alive & five were dead. (Five fingers wiggle; five droop) (Chorus) MONSTER, MONSTER Monster, monster, under the bed, (Cup hands around mouth) You should go somewhere else instead! (Shake finger) Go, Monster, go! (Stamp feet slowly) Go, Monster, go! (Stamp feet faster) Go, Monster, go, go, go! (Stamp feet very fast) MONSTER, MONSTER, TURN AROUND Monster, monster, turn around. Monster, monster, touch the ground. Monster, monster, reach up high. Monster, monster, squint your eye(s). Monster, monster, show your teeth. Monster, monster, stamp your feet. MONSTER STOMP If you want to be a monster, now's your chance. 'Cause everybody's doing the monster dance. You just stamp your feet, wave your arms around; (Mime actions) Stretch 'em up, stretch 'em up, (Stretch up arms) Then put them on the ground. (Put hands on floor) 'Cause you're doing the monster stomp, (Stomp feet) That's right! You're doing the monster stomp. (Stomp feet) MONSTERS We'll all be great big monsters. (Hold up 1 hand above head) And everyone we'll scare. (Show claws) With two big horns, (Both index fingers up on head) And bulging eyes. (Circle fingers around eyes) And stringy dark brown hair. (Stroke hair) He has two large scary heads, (Hold up 2 fingers & open eyes wide) And an extra long long nose. (Mime a Pinocchio nose) With big enormous monster feet, (Lift up feet) And crooked, squeaky, creaky toes. (Point to toes) Shhh! Let's show him we're not afraid. (Finger to lips) Or he might start to grow, (Raise hand slowly) Grab your broom, hit him WHAM! (Mime these actions) Oh look!! Where did he go? (Shrug shoulders, look around) MONSTERS GALORE Monsters galore, can you roar? (Roar) Monsters galore, can you soar? (Make flying motions) Monsters galore, please shut the door. (Clap hands) Monsters galore, fall on the floor! (Fall down) WE'RE GOING ON A MONSTER HUNT We're going on a monster hunt. (Point to self) We're going to find a big one! (Raise 1 hand above head) We're not scared, but -- (Shake head) What if he's under the bed? (Pretend to peek under bed) Better go over it, squoosh, squoosh, squoosh. (Clasp palms together) What if he's in the closet? (Pretend to open door) Better close it, slam, slam, slam. (Clap hands loudly) What if he's behind the curtains? (Pretend to peek behind curtains) Better open them, swish, swish, swish. (Rub palms together) What if he's in the hallway? (Point somewhere) Better tiptoe down it, tiptoe, tiptoe. (Mime this action) What if he's in the garage? (Point another direction) Better stomp thru it, stomp, stomp, stomp. (Mime this action) Aahh! It's a monster! (Scream loudly) Stomp thru the garage, (Mime following actions, as above) Walk thru the hallway, Close the curtains, Open the closet, Jump into bed, and turn out the lights! Click! (Jump; snap fingers) WHAT'S THAT? by Florence P. Heide What's that? Who's there? (Recite poem in scared voice) There's a great huge horrible HORRIBLE (Raise 1 hand above head) creeping up the stair! (Walk 2 fingers up other arm) A huge big terrible TERRIBLE with creepy crawly hair! (Raise 1 head above head) There's a ghastly grisly GHASTLY w/ 7 slimy eyes! (Hold up 7 fingers) And flabby grabby tentacles of a gigantic size! (Flop arms around) He's crept into my room now, he's leaning over me. (Lean over) I wonder if he's thinking how delicious I will be. (Lick lips, rub tummy) WILD THINGS Wild things, wild things, look at you! (Shade eyes & look at children) Wild things, wild things, what can you do? We can roar our roars! (Roar) Gnash our teeth at you! (Click front teeth together) We can roll our eyes! (Roll eyes around) Show our claws, too! (Extend fingers) ============= 5 little monsters 5 little monsters sleeping in my bed One crawled out from under my spread I called to Mama and Mama said "no more monsters sleeping in your bed" continue until there are no little monsters no little monsters sleeping in my bed none crawling out from under my spread I called to Mama and Mama said "there are no more monsters, go to bed!" 5 Scary Monsters Five scary monsters howling out a roar, One ran away, and then there were four. Four scary monsters hiding in a tree, One fell out, and then there were three. Three scary monsters eating spider stew, One got sick, and then there were two. Two scary monsters having lots of fun, One ran off, and then there was one. One scary monster, afraid to be a hero, He ran away, and then there were zero. Five Little Monsters (suit actions to words) Five little monsters swinging on a gate The first one said, "Oh, my, it's half getting late!" The second one said, "There are people around!" The third one said,"I hope we are not found!" The fourth one said, "We'll run and run and run!" The fifth one said, I'd rather have some fun!" OOOOOOOH, went the wind And OUT went the light And the five little monsters ran fast out of sight. The Monster Stomp If you want to be a monster, now's your chance 'cause everybody's doing the monster dance. Just stamp your feet, Wave your arms around, Stretch 'em up, stretch 'em up, then put them on the ground! I'm a Little Pumpkin I'm a little pumpkin, short and stout, Full of seeds that you can scrape out. When you're all finished, then I'll be, The cutest little jack o'lantern you ever did see! Five Grouchy Monsters--By Liz Beazizo Five grouchy monsters Behind my closet door, One hears his mother call, Now there are four. Four grouchy monsters Growling at me, One leaves to have dinner, Now there are three. Three grouchy monsters Making a hullaballou, One must go to wash his face, Now there are two. Two grouchy monsters Not having much fun, One decides to brush his teeth, Now there is one. One grouchy monster feeling all alone, His eyelids feel they weigh a ton, Now there are none. Goodnight! Big Surprise (make circles with fingers) Here are my big and scary eyes Watch out now, a big surprise! Boo! (say boo loudly and jump toward children) If You Ever See a Monster (Sung to: "Did You Ever See A Lassie") If you ever see a monster, A big ugly monster. If you ever see a monster, Here's what you do! Make this face...... And this face..... And this face..... And this face..... If you ever see a monster... Be sure to shout...BOOOOO!!!! If You're a Monster... (Tune of: If you're happy & you know it) If you're a monster & you know it, wave your arms. If you're a monster & you know it, wave your arms. If you're a monster & you know it, then your arms will surely show it. If you're a monster & you know it, wave your arms. Other verses: show claws, gnash teeth, stomp feet... Five Little Jack o'lanterns Five little jack o'lanterns sitting on a gate (hold up fingers for pumpkins) The 1st one said "Oh my! It's getting late" (slap face ala Home Alone) 2nd one said, "There are witches in the air"(point) 3rd one said " But we don't care"(shrug shoulders) 4th one said "It's a spooky night" (throw hand in the air) Then " Ooooooh" went the wind (say softly) And OUT when the lights! (clap hands to the word "out" and say loudly) October Gave a Party (from I'm a Little Teapot) October gave a party, The leaves by hundred came. >From ashes, oaks, and maples >From trees of every name. The sunshine spread a carpet And everything was grand. Miss weather led the dancing, Mr. Wind led the band. Frankenstein (To the Tune of: Clementine) In a castle, on a mountain Near the dark and murky Rhine, Dwelt a doctor, the concoctor Of the monster, Frankenstein. Oh my monster oh my monster, Oh my monster, Frankenstein, You were built to last forever, Dreadful scary Frankenstein. In a graveyard near the castle, Where the moon refused to shine, He dug for noses and for toeses For his monster, Frankenstein. Once there was a Pumpkin Once there was a pumpkin (small circle with hands) And it grew, (slowly seperate hands) And grew, And grew. (join hands) Now it's a jack-o-lantern And smiles at you (with a smile point to each other) and you, and you. What Am I? flannelboard What am I? A face so round, And eyes so bright, A nose that glows, My, what a sight! A fiery mouth with a jolly grin, No arms, no legs, just head to chin! Ghost Hello! Late one dark and stormy night, (use spooky voice) 3 little witches were stirring a pot, (stirring motion) Two little ghosts say, How d'ye do? (lower voice) Go tiptoe, tiptoe, tiptoe (say in a whisper) Boooooooooo! (very loud) Horns and Fangs (tune of: Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes...) Horns, fangs, knees and claws, knees and claws. Horns, fangs, Knees and claws, knees and claws. Eyes and ears and tail and paws. Jolly Jack-o-Lantern I made a new friend for Halloween night (form circle with arms) He has 3 crooked teeth but he won't bite (point to teeth and shake head) He has 2 round eyes but cannot see (circle eyes with thumbs and index fingers together) Hmmmmm.who can he be? He's a Jolly Jack-o-lantern as happy as can be! Pumpkin, pumpkin Pumpkin, pumpkin Sitting on a wall (place a fist on top of one arm) Pumpkin, pumpkin tip and fall (fist 'falls' off arm) Pumpkin, pumpkin rolling down the street (roll fist over fist) Pumpkin, pumpkin Trick or Treat! Pumpkin on the Vine (tune of: Farmer in the Dell) The pumpkin on the vine The pumpkin on the vine I picked the one that weighed a ton And that's the one that's mine. I made two funny eyes A mouth that's oversize The other gook my mother took For baking pumpkin pies. The pumpkin on the vine The pumpkin on the vine He's now a jack o' lantern And you ought to see him shine. Jack O'Lantern (To the Tune of: Clementine) Jack O'Lantern, Jack O'Lantern You are such a funny sight, As you sit there in my window Looking out into the night You were once a yellow pumpkin Growing on a sturdy vine, Now you ar my jack-o-lantern Let your candlelight shine Guess Who ?!? Growl, growl, thud, thud (slap floor) Roar, roar Who do you suppose is knocking at the door? Pound, pound, stamp, stamp, scratch, scratch Who do you suppose is wiggling at the latch? Can a pig be at my door? (oink) No pigs don't roar! Can a cow be wiggling my latch? No, cows can't scratch. Can an owl be at my door? No, owls don't roar! I know who it can be It's a friendly monster come to visit me! ============ THERE'S A MONSTER IN MY CLOSET (tune: "If You're Happy") There's a monster in my kitchen and it's green! (Roar! Roar!) There's a monster in my kitchen and it's green! (Roar! Roar!) There's a monster in my kitchen & I don't know what it's fixin'! There's a monster in my kitchen and it's green! (Roar! Roar!) Other verses: There's a monster in my closet & it smells! (Pew! Pew!) & I don't know what has caused it! There's a monster under my bed & it snorts! (Snort! Snort!) & I think it wants to be fed! ================ Have all the kids stand up before starting. I don't have the musical notes to send you so you can make up your own tune or chant it. I AM A LITTLE MONSTER Would you like to be a monster? Well, then you'll need electrodes on your head to get your electricity. Fasten on the electrodes! (pretend to screw in electrodes on both sides of the head) Now here comes the mad scientist to put in the electricity (place index fingers on "electrodes" and go "bzzzzzz"). Sing/Say : I am a little monster, and I'm coming alive. Sing/Chant/ Say My little thumbs are moving, moving, moving (wiggle thumbs) My little thumbs are moving, and I'm coming alive. (continue to wiggle thumbs) " Bzzzz! More juice (with index fingers to electrodes) My thumbs and FINGERS are moving, moving, moving (wiggle thumbs and fingers) My thumbs and fingers are moving, and I'm coming alive. Bzzzz! More juice. My thumbs, and fingers, and HANDS are moving, moving, moving (wiggle thumbs, fingers, and hands) My thumbs, and fingers, and hands are moving, and I'm coming alive. Bzzzz! More juice. My thumbs, and fingers, and hands and ARMS are moving, moving, moving (wiggle these parts) My thumbs, and fingers, and hands and arms are moving, and I'm coming alive. Bzzz! More juice. My thumbs, and fingers, and hands, and arms and LEGS are moving, moving, moving (wiggle these parts) My thumbs, and fingers, and hands, and arms and legs are moving, and I'm coming alive. Bzzzz! More juice. My thumbs, and fingers, and hands, and arms, and legs and BODY are moving, moving, moving (wiggle) My thumbs, and fingers, and hands, and legs, and body are moving, and I'm coming alive. Oh, isn't this fun? Uo-oh, here comes the mad scientist, and he's taking away the electrodes. (Remove electrodes and gradually go limp) ============== Monster songs and more at: http://www.preschooleducation.com/smonster.shtml ============== I have done The one-eyed, one-horned flying purple people eater with slightly older kids and they really enjoyed it. I would think you could do it with 3-6 year olds. The chorus goes: He was a one-eyed (Make a big circle with your hands and put it on your forehead) One-horned (Make a horn with one hand and stick it on your forehead) Flying (Flap arms) Purple people eater ("Munch" with hands) (Repeat twice) What a sight to see! ============= It's Monster Day > Linda Arnold's album "Peppermint Wings" (makes a great flannel -- cut out simple "monsters" with a pair of pinking sheers) Monsters short, Monsters tall, Monsters playing basketball, Monsters clumsy, Monsters cute, Monsters in their bathing suits. Monsters blue, Monsters red, Monsters standing on their heads, Monsters try to comb their hair, Monsters in their underwear! It's Monster Day --hip hip horray, And as they pass you can hear them say: Chorus: Ugga bugga ugga (children echo back to you) Ugga bugga boo (echo) Bleeleellle (echo) Scooby Dooby Doo (echo) Ugga bugga ugga (echo) Ugga bugga boo (echo) Monsters may be ugly, Monsters need love too! Monsters brave, Monsters shy, Monsters eating pumpkin pie, Monsters fast, Monsters slow, Monsters playing tic tac toe! Monsters happy, Monsters sad, Monsters crabby, Monsters glad, Monsters having lots of fun, Monsters chewing bubble gum! REPEAT CHORUS. ================= The Monster Stomp Look as scary as can be, gnash your terrible teeth, show your terrible claws and suit actions to words. If you want to be a monster, now's your chance, 'Cause everybody's doing the monster dance. You just stamp your feet, Wave your arms around, Stretch 'em up, stretch 'em up, Then put them on the ground, 'Cause you're doing the monster stomp. Ooh-Ah-Ooh-Ah-Ooh-Ah-Ooh-Ah! Ooh-Ah-Ooh-Ah-Ooh-Ah-Ooh-Ah! ================ If I were a happy monster, I'd go ha, ha, ha! (Clap on each Ha!) If I were a sad monster, I'd go boo, hoo, hoo. (Wipe eyes.) If I were a mad monster, I'd go stomp, stomp, stomp! (Stomp feet.) If I were a scared monster, I'd go AAHH! AAHH! AAHH! (Make scared face.) But I'm just me, you see, so I'll just sit, sit, sit. ------------------------------ End of PUBYAC Digest 1259 *************************
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