With this beautiful change of weather and learning about seasons, collecting sticks and leaves ๐ outdoors โ๏ธ was an absolute pleasure. I wasnโt quite sure how this would turn out, but H even asked to create more than one leaf creature, selecting a butterfly ๐ฆ from the example. He worked so hard to come up with his creation, including asking for markers and additional construction paper. There may have been examples pictured…
On the same day as our fine motor play with leaves activity (see previous post), we followed up with this math related leaf activity. I used a dice from @orientaltrading that came with this monthโs @experiencecurriculum box, and the children took turns rolling it, to place that many leaves on the tree. At the end, they enjoyed trying to cover the tree with as many leaves as possible, and…
The children collected some leaves in their wagon while playing outdoors. When play time was over, I had them pull the wagon to their table, which was prepped with scissors โ๏ธ, magnifying glasses, ๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ and hole punchers. What ensued was pure magic. ๐ We enjoyed a beautiful afternoon outdoors โ๏ธ ๐ while doing something educational. Weโll definitely be repeating this activity in the future…
Earlier this week we learned that yellow and red paint mix to make orange paint, which just so happens to be one of the colors of Fall/Autumn leaves ๐ (just not in South Florida because ๐ seasons are not really something we see here ๐). The kids then used stencils to make their own Fall leaves ๐ collage. H went to work right away with the stencils while B decided to try her…
This morning we read Sky Tree by Candace Christiansen and Thomas Locker, which has gorgeous illustrations. To bridge the gap between literacy and math, we were supposed to collect leaves from outside for our @experiencecurriculum lessonโฆbut it was pouring rain โ๏ธ, so I improvised. H and I made a tree trunk, branches, and leaves ๐ , and put them together to make an Autumn/Fall tree. We discussed how trees and their…
Today we borrowed an idea I found on @pinterest from @fantasticfunandlearning that I will absolutely repeat again. This works just as well for picky eaters (says the SLP who loves feeding therapy) as it does for children who are highly motivated by food. Even if not a single bite is eaten, different smells and textures have been explored, and symbolic play is powerful. MATERIALS:โข Pretzel rods = trunkโข Braided pretzels = branches…