Transition Song: Five Little Ghost by the Kiboomers.
(Be warned: this is very popular with the kids every single year)
Materials: laminated letter G, Book: Leaf Man, Book: Fall Leaves Fall, box of fake leaves
Vocabulary and basic concepts: Fall, Autumn, Leaves, falling, colors, red, yellow, brown, green, cold/hot, up/down, throwing, catching
Pre-literacy: I see a curved line that almost looks like a circle. I see straight lines that almost look like a square. Let's draw the letter G. "Draw half a circle, not a frown. Go across the middle and then down." Who has a name with the /g/ sound? When I put my fingers on my throat and make the /g/ sound, I can feel my fingers move. They tickle, too. What words have the /g/ sound? Grape, good, girl, tiger, lego, yogurt, bug, dog, pig.
This week we're reading two books: Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert
And Fall Leaves Fall by Zoe Hall
We're talking about how it is getting colder outside. That cold weather turns the leaves different colors and then they fall off the trees.
Miss Carrie has a lot of very big trees at her house. They are starting to turn colors.
So Miss Carrie brought a box of leaves to the class. She introduced them to one of her most favorite fall activities - playing in the leaves. We threw them, compared colors and sizes, piled them on people, and scooped them up again.
In Miss Jeana's room:
And Miss Jen's classrooms
Back to Miss Jeana's class
DO THIS AT HOME: Go on a leaf hunt. Walk around the block or around the park and collect leaves. Talk about colors, shapes, sizes, big trees, little trees, falling leaves, and if it is cold outside. Talk about the clothes you need to wear to keep warm.
