Books
Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin
by Mary Serfozo; illustrated by Valeria Petrone
Mouse's First Fall
by Lauren Thompson; illustrated by Bucket Erdogan
The Little Old Lady Who was Not Afraid of Anything
by Linda Williams; illustrated by Megan Lloyd
One of the reasons I love this book--the two year olds as well as the five year olds enjoyed the book with its simple actions and repetition!
Fall Riddles
(adapted from Totline--The original riddle wording was confusing for some of the kids using first person such as "I grow on trees..." so I reworded them.)
Beneath your feet you hear them crunch
Then they get raked up into a bunch.
What are they? LEAVES
This drops off trees and there it lies
Til someone baked it into pies
What is it? APPLE
This stands in the field and scares a bird,
But it doesn’t say a single word.
What is it? SCARECROW
It’s cold in autumn, if it blows
It swirl the leaves to make a show.
What is it? WIND
Of all the flowers this one’s queen
When yellow petals and seeds between.
What is it? SUNFLOWER
It’s big and orange and quite a catch
When you pick it from the patch
What is it? PUMPKIN
Autumn Leaves
(tune: Have you ever seen a lassie?)
Autumn leaves are hanging,
are hanging, are hanging
Autumn leaves are hanging
Are hanging today.
Autumn leaves turn colors
Turn colors, turn colors
Autumn leaves turn colors
Turn colors today.
Autumn leaves go dancing
Go dancing, go dancing
Autumn leaves go dancing
Go dancing today.
Autumn leaves get raked up
Get raked up, get raked up
Autumn leaves get raked up
Get raked up today.
Autumn leaves are jumped in
Jumped in, jumped in
Autumn leaves are jumped in
Jumped in today!Scarecrow, Scarecrow
(Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear)
Turn around
Touch the ground
Reach up high
Touch the sky
Dance on your toes
touch your nose
touch your nose
Bend down low
Touch your toe
Jump up now
Take a bow
Take a bow
Stomp your feet
Take a seat
Supercharged/Parent Tip
Children love movement. That is one of the primary ways they learn. Books such as, The Little Old Lady who was not Afraid of Anything lends itself nicely to repetitive actions that children love to do and it also helps them remember and retell the story!
Play and Learn
Fall Sensory Table
popcorn kernels, black beads, pumpkin seeds, raffia, silk leaves
Tissue Paper Leaves
Blocks
Large Wooden Beads
Scissor Practice with autumn leaves prints
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