Fall
1. Storytime – Welcome Song
Storytime is starting, starting, starting,
Storytime is starting come listen with me.2. Read first story "Boo and Baa Have Company" or "I Went Walking"
3. Action Poem: Leaves on the Ground
When the leaves are on the ground, [Point to ground.]
Instead of on the trees [Hold hands over head.]I like to make a pile of them
Way up to my knees [Clasp knees.]
I like to run and jump in them [Jump once.]
And kick them all around [Kick with foot.]
I like the prickly feel of them
And the crickly, crackly sound. [Snap fingers.]
Leaves are Twirling Sing to "Frere Jacques"
Leaves are twirling
Leaves are twirling
all around
all around
They are falling softly
Very, Very softly
to the ground.
4. Read second story "The Busy Little Squirrel" or "Mouse's First Fall"
5. Fingerplay: Five Red Leaves
Five red leaves, five and no more, hold up 5 fingers
The caterpillar ate one, now there are four. thumb down
Four red leaves, that's easy to see.
Along came a rainstorm, now there are three. index down
Three red leaves, nothing much to do,
A big wind blew, now two! middle down
Two red leaves, that's not much fun,
I glued one on my paper ring down
Now there is one. hold up pinky
Hang on, pretty red leaf! Your branches won't break,
You're one less leaf for me to rake!
6. Craft: Autumn Tree
Materials: blue and brown construction paper, red, yellow, orange scrap paper, glue, pencils, scissors.
Trace your arm and hand for the tree trunk on brown construction paper and cut out. Glue to blue paper. Tear, red, and yellow paper into square and glue on and around tree for the leaves.
