~Happy Halloween~
Today at school was a Day in the Dark.
Children wore pajamas.
Gloria did, too.
We played with glow sticks and
black playdoh on tin foil.
We built with MagnaTiles
creating structures that housed light.
We painted with glow-in-the-dark-paint
and used a blacklight to see our art.
Halloween can be scary, and children can be apprehensive. Instead of costumes, we wear pajamas to school (teachers, too) and collect non-perishable breakfast food items for our local food pantry. Giving always feels good.
Jennie
P.S. Gloria is going Trick-Or-Treating. The child tells me she is going to be a ghost.
About Jennie
I have been teaching preschool for over forty years. This is my passion. I believe that children have a voice, and that is the catalyst to enhance or even change the learning experience. Emergent curriculum opens young minds. It's the little things that happen in the classroom that are most important and exciting. That's what I write about.
I was a live guest on the Kelly Clarkson Show. I am highlighted in the seventh edition of Jim Trelease's million-copy bestselling book, "The Read-Aloud Handbook" because of my reading to children. My class has designed quilts that hang as permanent displays at the National Liberty Museum in Philadelphia, the Fisher House at the Boston VA Hospital, and the Massachusetts State House in Boston.
A Teacher's Reflections 
What fun! 👻🎃
Yes! 🎃
Great stuff!
Thank you, FR!
wonderful, wonderful. a great way to celebrate. I will be a piñata and my co-teachers will be candy. we really try to keep it low key for the littles, as it can be scary
It is a wonderful way to celebrate. Yours sounds like great fun, and also low key. I hope you share pics! Thank you, Beth.
will do, tomorrow )
Hooray!
As always, you gave the kids a wonderful experience, and donating food to a food bank was the icing on the cake.
Best wishes, Pete.
Thank you, Pete. Kids love wearing pajamas to school, and you are right about the food bank being the icing on the cake.
What a fun day. I think it’s pretty cool that Gloria is going trick or treating – who gets her candy? I mean, I’m sure she shares.
It is such a fun day! I can’t wait to hear about Gloria’s adventures tomorrow. I bet the child keeps her candy. Ha!
such fun and creative activities for the children! Happy Halloween!
Thanks so much, Jim. Happy Halloween!
I love that you find a way to celebrate without the scary aspects of the day, which will become a new thrill for them when they are old enough to handle it!
Thank you, John. They are more thrilled than scared, and that’s how it should be until they are older. You said it better than I did.
Your guidance is what is giving them the best way to discover new things!
Awww…that’s so nice. Thank you, John.
That is so cool!
So glad you liked it!!
😀
Have a great day.
Thank you, Carla.
It sounds like it was a wonderfully fun day! I hope Gloria and her friend have a lovely time tonight and gets loads of candy. 🧡👻👻
It was, indeed. I can’t to hear about Gloria’s trick-or-treating adventures tomorrow. Thank you, Deborah.
😍
Another precious time for the kids, Jennie. How was the child selected to have Glorigo trick or treating with her?a on Halloween. I imagine a lot of them wanted to
Thank you Don. It was a precious day. Selecting Gloria was ‘first come first serve’ from the parents asking to take Gloria. Yes, many children wanted to take her, but children are very resilient. They can ‘move on’ easily, and they did. Their parents signed up for other weekends. The one child who was really begging will be taking her home for Thanksgiving. I heard she was going to be a ghost tonight. I can’t wait to find out tomorrow.
Have to tell us about her tomorrow, Jennie
I will get her journal back on Friday to find out what happened. 😀
Fabulous photos Jennie , looks like everyone had aovely day 💜🕸️🍁🎃🍁🕸️💜💜💜💜
It was a great day. Thank you, Willow!
So glad you all had fun 🍁🕸️🎃🕸️💜
Thanks, Willow! 😀
How wonderful!
Love this ❤️
Thank you.
Looks like the best time. I wish I had had day-glo paint and black lights as a kid.
It was so much fun! Children looked at their painted fingers with the black light, too.
😁
Happy Halloween Jennie! 👻 👽 🧙 🧛 🦇 🦉 🕷 🕸 🍬 🍭
Thank you, Cindy!
I love Gloria’s pyjamas. I hope she has fun trick or treating. Happy Halloween.
I do, too. The unicorn is wearing her same hat. I’ll find out tomorrow how her trick-or-treating went. I heard she was going to be a ghost.
That sounds wonderful! The most important thing about Halloween is sharing.
Yes, and yes.
You pick the best activities for your students, Jennie. From a parent’s or child’s perspective, what’s not to like?
Thanks so much, Pete! 🙂
What fun! I did wonder this morning what Gloria’s costume was going to be for Halloween.
The child told me a ghost. I’ll find out at school today. 🙂
😀
What a neat idea!
Thank you!
Wow fantastic and what fun you all had Jennie. Thanks a lot 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thank you, Kamal. It was great fun!
Always welcome dear Jennie 🙏🏻🙏🏻
❤️
🥰
Hi Jennie, what a lovely way to experience a Halloween. I would love to be a child now, there are so many amazing art products to enjoy.
It is wonderful to be a child! This was such a special and magical event. Thank you, Robbie.
💗
Jennie, yours is the coolest classroom. Love the pyjama fest and that Gloria went trick or treating. 🙂 xx
Thanks so much, Debby! I’ll post Gloria’s latest adventures soon. She came back last weekend with a new T-shirt and an Olaf balloon.
Lol, so cute. I look forward to reading the adventure. 🙂 xx