EHS Fall Weather

Changes to Environment

Leaves

Plastic acorns

Books about fall weather

Orange, red, yellow; paper, paint, markers, crayons, felt, etc.

Leaf Stamps

Leaf Cookie Cutters

Rain Stick

Rain Coat

Pictures of Fall Trees

Leaf File Folder Game

Rain Boots

Rain Hat

Tree stamps

Leaf stickers

Fake leaves

Tree stickers

Child rake

Tree cookie cutters

Fall puzzles

​Weather stones  www.thecrafttrain.com/1/post/2016/07/weather-stones.html

Water table: fake leaves, plastic acorns, etc

Sensory table: leaf and tree cookie cutters, yellow sand, small rake, leaves, etc.

Teaching Concepts for Indoor Experiences

1. Look at picture of the trees before fall and during fall, talk about the leaves changing colors and why they fall from the trees.

2. Look out the window and discuss if it’s sunny, cloudy, rainy, and if it looks cold or warm etc.

3. Sort leaves by color or size. Graph. 

4. “Leaves in the wind” art (Stamp leaves onto light blue construction paper)

5.  Examine leaves with microscope or magnifying glasses

6.  Dried leaf art (crumple up leaves, squeeze glue on paper, then sprinkle crunched up leaves in glue)

7. How do leaves change colors?

8. Explore physical property of leaves.

Teaching Concepts for Small Group

1. Leaf rubbings

2. Finger paint a fall tree

3. Glue leaves on top of tree and at the bottom of tree

4. Glue rain drops and clouds on paper.

5. Leaf file folder game

6. Dried leaf art (crumple up leaves, squeeze glue on paper, then sprinkle crunched up leaves in glue)

7. “Leaves in the wind” art (Stamp leaves onto light blue construction paper

8. Pumpkin Painting

Teaching Concepts for Outdoor Experiences

1. Nature walk (collect leaves in a paper bag)

2. Autumn Leaves are Falling Down (play like London Bridge) See song below

3. Rain Dance

4. Rain Drop Plop (cut out “puddles” using construction paper and let children stomp in the “puddles”)

5. Rake the leaves (using child rake, let children rake the leaves)

6. Run around like leaves blowing in the wind

7. Leaf Hunt

Teaching Concepts for Music Movement Wellness IMIL

1. Leaves Are Dancing (tune: Are You Sleeping)

Leaves are dancing, leaves are dancing

All around, all around.

All the eaves are dancing,

All the leaves are dancing,

On the ground, on the ground.

2. Autumn Leaves Are Falling Down (tune: London Bridge)

Autumn leaves are falling down, falling down, falling down

Autumn leaves are falling down, Welcome Autumn.

Sweep the leaves and put them her, put them here, put them here,

Sweep the leaves and put them here, Welcome Autumn.

Jump right in and have some fun, have some fun, have some fun,

Jump right in and have some fun, Welcome Autumn.

3. I’m An Acorn

I’m an acorn, small and round (make a little o with hands)

Lying on the cold, cold ground. (fold hands and put beside head as if sleeping)

Everybody steps on me. (stomp foot)

That is why I’m cracked you see. (shrug)

I’m a nut. Cluck, cluck (make click noise with mouth and “knock” on head)

I’m a nut. Cluck, cluck

I’m an acorn nut. Cluck, cluck.

4. It’s Raining It’s Pouring

It’s raining, it’s pouring,

The old man is snoring.

He went to bed and bumped his head

And couldn’t get up in the morning

5. Raindrops falling (tune: Frere Jacques)

Raindrops falling,

Raindrops falling,

From the sky,

From the sky,

Put up your umbrella,

Put up your umbrella,

Nice and dry.

Nice and dry

6. I Wish I Were a Leaf

I Wish I Were a Leaf! I wish I were a leaf, A leaf, a leaf.

And if I were a leaf, I’d float on the wind like this. (float around and around)

I wish I were a leaf, A leaf, a leaf.

And if I were a leaf, I’d twirl on the wind like this. (Twirl!)

I wish I were a leaf, A leaf, a leaf.

And if I were a leaf, I’d fall to the ground like this. (float on down to the ground)

7. Crackle, Crackle, Crunch, Crunch

Autumn leaves twirling, fluttering down

Orange and scarlet, gold and brown,

Falling to earth with a whispery sound.

_____(child's name) runs through the leaves on a sunny day,

And makes them speak in a brand new way.

"Crackle, crackle, crunch, crunch,"

Is what they say.

8. Wind (tune of: The Farmer in the Dell)

Wind can help us out,

In many many ways

It can help to cool us off

On hot and humid days

It also helps move seeds

And takes them all around.

This way plants have space to grow

All over on the ground

But wind can also harm

All things in the way

It can blow down trees and things

On a stormy day.

Teaching Concepts for Fingerplays

1. Five Little Leaves

Five little leaves hanging from a tree (hold up 5 fingers)

The first one said, “Very soon we’ll be free.”

The second one said, “I’m falling to the ground.”

The third one said, “I’ll sail to town.”

The fourth one said, “Let’s not wait.”

The fifth one said, “Fall sure is great!”

2. Taking A Walk

Taking a walk is so much fun.

We don’t hurry;

We don’t run. (move pointer finger back and forth)

We watch for birds, we watch for bees (make binoculars with hands)

We look for all the falling leaves. (flutter fingers)

3. Wind Blows

The wind blows through the chimney (wave hands like they’re the wind)

Ooooooohhhhh!

The wind blows through the town (wave hands like they’re the wind)

Ooooooohhhhh!

He howls in all the treetops (stretch hands high like the tree)

Ooooooohhhhh!

And makes the leaves fall down (with hands in the air wiggle fingers all the way down to floor)

Ooooooohhhhh!

4. Come Under My Umbrella

Come under my umbrella, umbrella, umbrella (arch arms over head like umbrella)

Come under my umbrella, it’s starting to rain. (wiggle fingers as hands descend)

With thunder and lightning,(clap on thunder, then open fists & spread fingers for lightning)*

And thunder and lightning.

Come under my umbrella, it’s starting to rain. (arch arms over head wiggle fingers as hands descend) 

5. Wind is Full of Tricks

The wind is full of tricks today.

He blew my daddy’s hat away. (touch head then wave it up like hat is blowing away)

He chased our paper down the street. (roll hands)

He almost blew us off our feet. (bounce)

He makes the trees and bushes dance. (sway back and forth)

Just listen to him howl and prance. (put hand up to ear)