Fall is here!

It's starting to get chilly outside! But, we don't let that get us down. We did talk about how the leaves are coming down, however. We talked about all things fall this week: cooler weather, colors changing, leaves falling. And, check out this candid moment of the kids while we were singing our fall leaves song! Isn't it great?!

We also read a really cute book called, "Fall Is Not Easy" by Marty Kelley. It is a very cute book about a tree that thinks every season is easy, except Fall. It isn't quite sure what to do in the Fall. There are some cute illustrations of the tree trying to know what to be.......a jack-o-lantern pattern, polka-dotted, and even a cow, which is what we based our craft off of below.

We made some Fall AB patterns this week. They are doing great with their patterns!

During centers, we had some Fall stamps that they could make some more patterns with. Here is Bridger displaying his excellent pattern making skills!

For sensory, we found some fall treasures in the sand table. Some of the treasures included plastic acorns, leaves, and pumpkins.

We could visit the art center and make some Fall dot art pictures. We had pumpkins, scarecrows, turkeys, and squirrels. 

For a science center, we had some leaf rubbings and talked about the veins and their purpose. They loved seeing how much detail came through onto their paper.

We have now discussed letters A-G. We practiced our letter formations with our long straight lines, short straight lines, long curvy lines, and short curvy lines. 

Our math center was all about apples! We had some apples that each had a number on them. The kids practiced counting out that number of seeds and adding them to their apples.

We also had a pop-it game (works like the game Trouble) where they would pop their die and whatever number it landed on, they added that many apples to their baskets.

As each new season approaches, we will discuss the four seasons. This center was our match-a-season miniatures. We had miniature items that are common in each season, and we matched them up with their correct season mat.

We also had some four seasons puzzles.

And, our little hands and fingers are still getting strong with our stringing activities. This week we strung some apple jacks onto a string necklace. This is actually a hard task for a preschooler, so great practice at home helps too! Gives them lots of strength to hold that pencil correctly!

I will be sending library books home with your child next week so watch for them to come home. Please help your child take care of their book and return it weekly so that the books can cycle through each child. Thanks!!