I think this book is becoming one of my Halloween Favorites! Skeleton Meets the Mummy
is the story of Sammy the Skeleton. His mother asks him to bring a thermos of soup to his grandmother since it's chilly. Sammy tries to hurry because he's meeting his friend Derek to go Trick-or-Treating, but he is being followed through the woods by a mummy! This book is not too scary for the little ones and is great for having kids make predictions (Did you predict how the book will end???).After reading the story, answering wh- questions, and making predictions, we made mummies:
We used a gingerbread template to make the bodies and added strips of masking tape and googly eyes. For this particular group, we worked on following directions and body parts. But you can adapt this craft to any speech target...Kids can earn strips by answering questions, by saying an articulation word, by using a target word in a sentence, etc. You can even write articulation words on the tape strips and have students bring home for carry-over practice!
I did try to create a mummy using the paper doll pattern done on my Cricut (I used the Paper Doll Dress Up Cartridge), but it really wasn't sturdy enough for the younger kids to use without ripping. The tape tends to stick to the table when you do this craft. When the kids tried to lift it, the pattern ripped. Fortunately, it could be fixed with more tape!
I would definitely recommend using the gingerbread shape for younger kids though.
What do you think? Would you use this book and/or activity in your speech room?
