Fortunately, the tenth and final ghost to be scared out of the house, and into the nearby woods, is nobodys fool, and convinces her companions to turn the tables on the witch, and reclaim their home. 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. Since the company started its activities more than twenty years ago, it has endeavored to develop all its services and made sure to provide the best service at the highest level of quality in cleaning and disinfection at the lowest prices possible. Young trickortreaters learn to count down from ten to one as each ghost flees from the witchs silly costumes and homemade props. Ten timid ghosts book companion activities by little. Fortunately, the tenth and final ghost to be scared out of the house, and into the nearby woods, is nobodys fool, and. Ten timid ghosts in a haunted house a witch moved in and wanted them out, begins this rhyming romp of a tale, which follows a clever, and notverynice witch, as she uses one wily stratagem after another, to evict the current ghostly residents of the house she desires. Ten timid ghosts craft halloween preschool, book themed. This colorful crosscurricular collection of ela and math activities complements the halloween book, ten timid ghosts, by jennifer oconnell.
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. At the end of the story, just one ghost is left in the haunted house. Sep 14, 2018 first, i read the story ten timid ghosts to my students. It started at ten timid ghosts and flowed very smoothly to no ghosts. I decided to order on amazon, before i had to return the library book. Reading this book makes for a fun homeschool halloween lesson, and my kids loved the rhyme.
Each page always started with the same sentence of eight timid ghosts in a haunted house a witch moved in and wanted them out. Apr 22, 2020 ten timid ghosts lived in a haunted house. Oct 09, 20 five little pumpkins by dan yaccarinogreat book to go with the song. There is a haunted house in which 10 timid ghosts live. My children loved this book so much, we had checked it out from the library. Ten timid ghosts read along aloud story audio book for children. Ten timid ghosts on a christmas night read with me. The first two issues of this series might have been win a prize, but charltons confusing publication practices of.
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. Ten timid ghosts is a countdown book about a witch who moves into a haunted house where 10 ghosts already live. Now the ghosts want her out so they devise a plan to get rid of her. Ten timid ghosts book by jennifer barrett oconnell 2.
By disguising or using puppets, such as a skeleton, bat, ghoul, cat, owl, vampire, monster, spider, rat, and mummy, the witch scared all the ghosts out of the house one by one. Nov 18, 2011 read me when a witch burns her friends to death at a party, they return twenty years later for the anniversary as ghosts. Jennifer is the author and illustrator of many childrens books. Ten timid ghosts live in a house but a witch moves in and wants them all out. It is geared towards children who are in the very beginning stages of writing and learning. Includes a reading comprehension quiz over the story, a rhyming words wo. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. This post contains affiliate links marked with an ten timid ghosts is a cute rhyming count down story about how. After we read the story, i gave each group of students a paper ghost. Inside the haunted house magic school bus halloween video quiz.
Now the ghosts want her out so they devise a plan to get rid of. A child can experience the book by counting the ghosts in each spread and matching the. The twist on this rhyming tale is that the ghosts ban together to get rid of the witch in the end. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Oct 01, 2012 a great book for preschoolers and recognition of the numbers, and counting backwards would be ten timid ghosts by jennifer oconnell. One timid ghost on a christmas night, waiting and watching by candlelight. A witch moved in and wanted to kick all of them out of the house. Ten timid ghosts by jennifer oconnell, jennifer barrett o. I love finding silly, sweet, but not really spooky stories for my toddlers to enjoy. Timmy the timid ghost is a fictional comic book ghost, whose adventures were published by charlton comics publication history. This story is a counting story, and is very light hearted. Ten timid ghosts read along kids night in box youtube. Ten timid ghosts by jennifer oconnell, jennifer barrett oconnell. Ten timid ghosts by jennifer oconnell ten ghosts, a witch, and a haunted house make this halloween countdown a spooky treat.
Fun ghostthemed activities, perfect extensions after reading ten timid ghosts. Well, neither does the witch, so she does everything she can to scare the ghosts off one. The story is about a tricky witch who wants the 10 ghosts out and comes up with funny ways to scare them each out. This halloween childrens book is good for kids who love rhyming stories. Ten timid ghosts on a christmas night by jennifer o. It includes tracing and cutting pages, drawing and coloring pages.
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 on a christmas night by jennifer oconnell. Ten timid ghosts halloweenghost literacy and math activities. Would you want to move into a house with ten ghosts. Will the ghosts figure out how to frighten the witch away in time for halloween night. 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. A lifttheflap book there was an old lady who swallowed a bat. Hoot owl, master of disguise room on the broom ghost in the house. This one is also one that we both read and sing with. She also produces educational, editorial and book cover illustrations.
This adapted literature resource is available through the. Aug 31, 2000 this is quite a fun and gentle halloween book. Jennifer oconnell childrens book author and illustrator. 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 halloween childrens read aloud youtube. Click through to read each book description and get a peek inside.
Ten timid ghosts book pictures ten witch skeleton bat ghoul black cat owl vampire monster spider rat mummy woods boo broom halloween 10. How ten timid ghosts came to be childrens author jennifer oconnells bestselling book, ten timid ghosts, is a halloween story thats both eerie and educational. Some children may find the book to be great while others may find witches and ghosts scary. Young readers are shown how to count backwards from ten in this halloween tale involving ten ghosts, a witch, and a haunted house. Little goblins ten by pamela jane, is a wonderful counting book. Its halloween, and ten timid ghosts in a haunted house have a problem. Is one of the best companies currently located in al madinah al munawwarah, saudi arabia. The illustrations in this book are amazing, vivid in color and super clever. For the book ten timid ghosts i created some pictures to pair with the book along with both visual and written comprehension questions.
Adapted from the original text, ten timid ghosts, by jennifer oconnell. Start the book with all the ghosts already on the house. 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. Ten timid ghosts book art i pulled ten timid ghosts out of my classroom library last week and we read the cute backwards counting book about ten timid ghosts scared out of their haunted house by a witch. Every halloween, i seem to find a new book that my kids just cant put down. Ten timid ghosts has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Ten timid ghosts read with me cartwheel books scholastic. Ten timid ghosts in a haunted house, a witch moved in and wanted them out check out this read aloud video of jennifer oconnells ten. Sep 20, 2015 ten timid ghosts is an adorable book to read your preschooler, and theres a fun quick craft you can do with them after reading ten timid ghosts.
The book is about 10 timid ghosts who live in a haunted house, but a witch moves in and wants them out. Come and learn more about jennifers books and her background. But finally the last little ghost figures out the witchs scheme and brings. Jennifer oconnell is the author and illustrator of ten timid ghosts and other childrens picture books. Many of the titles on my list are ones i had even in my elementary classroom so i know these books have longevity and staying power aka they were worth buying.
Children can be provided with an openended activity to decorate the page of their book. Ten timid ghosts book companion activities by little kinder bears. Last year right before halloween, i read a wonderful book to a class of kindergartners. Count from one to ten with ten timid ghosts as they discover the magical spirit of christmas. It is an ideal choice to carry out your home furniture without any effort or hardship. 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. Buy ten timid ghosts on a christmas night by jennifer oconnell isbn. Ten timid ghosts by jennifer oconnell librarything. Ten timid ghosts is great book to work on counting, rhyming, and halloween vocabulary terms. Haunted house included to glue to front of lunch sack.
Well, neither does the witch, so she does everything she can to scare the ghosts off one by one. Or you can use the suggested activities to set up an activity to create the page. But if you want to do it yourself, arrange the clothing bags for your family so that you can remove the tires and wooden rooms easily. The witch scares the ghosts out one by one until they devise a scheme to get her out of their house. I love that this book works on counting and numbers as well. Best five books about ghost find books for children. Story retelling characters for retelling the story, your kids can color and cut these out to retell the story. A mean witch is preparing to move in and scare them away, one by one. She gives presentations at schools and libraries to children as well as adults on the art and process of creating the picture book. Great book for toddlers and preschoolers schoolers. If your kids are super excited about halloween, i definitely recommend checking out these halloween books for kids. Ten timid ghosts 9 haunted ten frame house for ten timid ghosts. Ten timid ghosts, by jennifer oconnell october 31, 2012.