Falling Leaves

We aren't going to be able to do as much for falling leaves as I had hoped, since we have to finish up with our apples lesson plans from last week. Having chicken pox really put us behind. (Not that you can be "behind" when it comes to moving with the rhythms of the seasons, but sometimes it feels that way.)


Complete booklist:
A Child's Seasonal Treasury by Betty Jones
Earthways: Simple Environmental Activities for Young Children by Carol Petrash
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert
Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert


Activities:

Nature walk to look for trees changing colors

"Wind Song" verse - A Child's Seasonal Treasury, page 38

"Milkweed Pods" activity - Earthways, page 37 (with butterfly weed)

read Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf

"Autumn Leaves" fingerplay - A Child's Seasonal Treasury, page 48

"Leaf Banners" activity - Earthways, page 26

read Leaf Man, make a leaf man

"Five Little Leaves" fingerplay - A Child's Seasonal Treasury, page 48

"Leaf Crowns" activity - Earthways, page 30