Leaves

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you’ve had a wonderful week enjoying the beautiful weather we’ve gotten!

Leaves

Today’s theme was all about leaves! Have you had a chance to go outside with your little ones and play in the leaves? There are so many fun activities to do with leaves – make sure to read all the way to the bottom to see some of them!

Books:

We read the books: There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves! By Lucille Colandro and Leaves by David Ezra Stein. “There Was an Old Lady” books are considered “Cumulative rhyme” where one verse or phrase is introduced at the beginning, and throughout the rest of the book, more and more phrases are added. There is also sequencing happening, where children can follow along and know what’s going to go next in the cumulative text. Leaves is all about a bear who is saddened by the leaves falling from the trees and tries to help put them back on, but learns that it’s not the same. He then experiences the different seasons and sees how the trees and leaves transform throughout the year and how beautiful it can be.

Songs:

Flannel – The Leave on the Tree

Tune: The wheels on the bus

The flowers on the tree are pink and white,

Pink and white, pink and white

The flowers on the tree are pink and white

All through the town.

The leaves on the tree are green and bright,

Green and bright, green and bright

The leaves on the tree are green and bright

All through the town.

The leaves on the tree are yellow and brown,

Yellow and brown, yellow and brown

The leaves on the tree are yellow and brown

All through the town.

The leaves on the tree are falling down,

Falling down, falling down

The leaves on the tree are falling down

All through the town.

The leaves on the tree make a crunching sound,

A crunching sound, a crunching sound

The leaves on the tree make a crunching sound

All through the town.

The children in the town jump up and down,

Up and down, up and down

The children in the town jump up and down

All through the town.

Activities:

Today we talked about the letter “L”. We discussed what it looks like, how to draw it, what sound it makes, and words that start with it. Here are some activities to continue the learning about the letter L:

*Lava lamp: http://newswithnaylors.blogspot.com/2017/02/lava-lamp-science.html

*play with Legos

*play leap frog

*write a letter to someone you love

*go to the library!!

*learn a new language

*make lasagna

Leaf Activities

https://www.mymommystyle.com/fun-leaf-people-craft//

https://thecraftyclassroom.com/crafts/fall-leaf-art-projects-for-kids/fall-art-project/

https://www.easypeasyandfun.com/paper-plate-hedgehog-craft/

https://alittlepinchofperfect.com/autumn-leaves-steam-absorption-art-for-kids-to-enjoy/