Hello World! The days are shorter, leaves are falling and waiting to be crunched beneath our feet. The squirrels are scurrying about getting the last of their food stored up for winter. Front porches have all undergone fall/halloween decor transformations. The time of pumpkin spice and apple pies has arrived. Watching kids chasing as much of the last of warmer weather outside before it gets cold is entertaining. Relaxing and contemplating while enjoying bonfires and roasting marshmallows while warm and snug in jackets and hoodies should be taken advantage of. Having fun going tailgating for football and basketball games is at hand. It is fall and so of course the theme of our learning week and what a fun week to learn with! There are lots of activities to pick and choose from.
Along with the theme of fall/autumn, we have been focusing on the letter "Pp" and number "6."
Monday-Trace Uppercase P/What Happens In Nature During Fall
Books:
My p Sound Box by Jane Belk Moncure
Any book you can find about the seasons
Songs:
The Purple People Eater
Autmn poem from my old blog post about fall/autumn. You can see it by clicking here.
Infact a lot of my songs I am singing about fall are already typed out in that post.
Activities:
Review "Pp" picture vocab.
Practice tracing uppercase P
Work on jigsaw puzzles
Intro fall. Talk about the different things that change out in nature during fall.
Work on our fall tree on our front glass door. We used clear contact paper and fake leaves and double sided scotch tape... although for the more adventurous and crafty patient people you can make your own fall shaped leaves using coffee filters and water colors and trace leaf shapes out to use as your leaves. I keep thinking i want to do that, but then forget until i am about to work on the fall tree........ so fake leaves it ends up being for us. If you do make your own leavesthan tale today just for doing that and then put the tree up tomorrow...
Tuesday- Trace Number 6/Fall Activities
Books:
The Plant That Kept on Growing by Barbara Brenner
Autumn Leaves by Gail Saunders-Smith
Songs:
Paper Rings by Taylor Swift
Autumn Time is Coming from my old blog ppst. The link is above with Monday's songs.
Activities:
Review "Pp" vocab
Play with play people and playhouses.
Practice tracing the number 6.
Do number six group recognition. I used the candy corn in the shape of the pumpkins...
Intro fall activities
Work on the fall tree painting activity. I break this down again in my old fall blog post.
Wednesday- Trace Lower-case "p"/ Fall Safety and Foods that are Harvested
Books:
The Bear's Picnic by Stan and Jan Berenstain
Harvest Time by Jeri Cipriano
Songs:
Peanut Butter and Jelly song by Raffi
Scarecrow scarecrow from my old blog post.
Activities:
Review "Pp" vocab. Practice tracing lower-case "p."
Go to a local neighborhood park to play.
Intro fall harvesting. Play with corn kernals and sunflower seeds
Talk about fall safety. Spiders and slippery leaves are important to watch out for. Dressing appropriately is also important.
Go on a family nature walk through the neighborhood. Listen to the sounds of leaves crunching. Look for squirrels gathering their food. Enjoy the fall house decorations....
Thursday-Sequencing, Sorting, and Matching Day/Pp Review/Fall Holiday Fun
Books:
The Greedy Python by Eric Carle and Richard Buckley
Anthony, the Perfect Monster by Angelo DeCesare
Clifford's First Fall by Norman Bridwell
Hooray for Fall! by Sara Willson
Songs:
Perfect by Ed Sheeran
Little Acorns and 5 Little Pumpkins from my old blog
Acrivities:
Review "Pp" vocab and tracing skikls
Play with playdough and pajama day fun!
Talk about fall holidays and the fun things to look forward to with each one.
Use a fake pumpin for painting to add to the outside decorations....
Friday:Fun Adventure Day Visiting Family
