Playing in the Leaves

With the sudden burst of warm weather we have gotten this week, we just had to get outside!  Today we walked up the hill to an area with lots of trees whose leaves had fallen.  The kids had such a fun time running around, piling up, jumping in, and throwing the leaves.  I only wish I had remembered to bring my camera, because they were truly enjoying themselves.

You can use the outdoors for learning activities at home, too.  Look for leaves in your yard or on a walk.  Count how many leaves you have collected.  Have your child sort them by size or by color.  Here is a song we have been singing about the leaves falling, and one of our friends even suggested we bring it when we went to play today!

"Leaves are Falling" (to the tune of London Bridge)

Leaves are falling all around, all around, all around.
Leaves are falling all around,
It is Fall.

Take the rake and rake them up, rake them up, rake them up.
Take the rake and rake them up,
It is Fall.

Make a pile and jump right in, jump right in, jump right in.
Make a pile and jump right in,
It is Fall.

Five Little Pumpkins

We are learning all about Fall for the next couple weeks, and one of our favorite poems from this theme is Five Little Pumpkins.  Today, we made headbands to go along with our poem and to practice numbers 1-5.  Here is a picture of our cute pumpkin headbands!

 

 

Ask your preschooler to say the poem for you.  Here are the words in case they need some help! :)

 

Five Little Pumpkins

 

Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate.

The first one said "Oh my, it's getting late."

The second one said, "There are bats in the air."

The third one said, "But we don't care."

The fourth one said, "Let's run, let's run."

The fifth one said, "It's FALL fun!"

"Woooooo" went the wind,

And OUT went the lights,

And the five little pumpkins rolled out of sight.

Fairy Tale Spirit Day

We have been having fun this week during our Spirit Week, as we join in with the Grain Valley Homecoming celebrations.  Tuesday was "Dress Like a Fairy Tale Character Day" and it went along with our Fairy Tale theme this week.  We have been reading some fairy tales, singing songs about castles and royal families, playing games like "Pin the Fire on the Dragon" and practicing counting with jewels on a crown.  We will also watch some videos of fairy tales and play some games on our Smart Board.

I wanted to share some pictures of our Fairy Tale characters and our friends in our classroom!

Ms. Joy, Mrs. Chaloux, Ms. Karla and the preschoolers

Ms. Jennifer and her "Knight in Shining Armor"

The 3 Snow Whites!

If your family is able, we would love to have you ride on the Early Childhood float in the Homecoming Parade on Saturday morning.  Check the October newsletter for details!