Looking for Leaves
9/28/2018
We're going on a leaf hunt...As a transition into our study of trees, this wonderful week of Autumn was a fantastic opportunity to get out and collect leaves and take a closer look. Our Adventurers set out collecting the leaves they found most interesting to use for many activities throughout the week. Taking a closer look...After having discussed the shapes, colours and sizes of the leaves we had found, the children were very keen to use their tracing skills to draw the leaves. Some were able to sketch them. The Autumn coloured paint then really brought their drawing to life. There were many leaves to spare, so the children wanted to find a way to display their special ones. They gave careful thought to arranging and creating their own window pictures. Chatting about changesThe children understood that Fall begins as the leaves are changing, which began a discussion about growing and creatures and plants that grow.
One of the stories about plants we had on our book shelf was Jack and the beanstalk. The children really enjoyed trying to retell the story using puppets and are looking forward to learning it more next week. We also read "Jim and the Beanstalk" in which Jim encounters a giant of a more friendlier kind. This story involves measuring, so the children were then keen to measure their leaves. Instead of using a ruler or measuring tape we talked about which objects we could use from around the classroom. After learning the rules for accurate measuring they set about recording the lengths of their leaves and comparing sizes. Ready to Read
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Melissa SmithMs. Smith has a degree in Early Childhood Education and has taught kindergarten for many years. Alaska has been home to Ms. Smith for 28 years, and she can't imagine living anywhere else! She has four children, a dog and two cats. She loves reading, camping, gardening, and genealogy! Archives
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