For those who experience the true colors of all four seasons, it is hard not to agree that fall is the most colorful if not the most beautiful season of all. Each season brings a different climate and colors...but fall...well is simply fall...vibrant colors all around...red, yellow, orange and brown leaves gently spin and fall to the ground, the air is cooler and there is an urge to be a child once again and jump head first into a pile of leaves.
With fall comes many teaching opportunities...so...I have decided to round-up 5 absolutely, positively great developmentally appropriate fall activities to support Kinders and Firsties .
So let's get started and "fall" right into these colorful ideas!
1. Leaves: Leaves are everywhere during this season so let's rake them into some great lessons.
What can you do with a Pile of Leaves has so many great ideas from graphing leaves and creating leaf creatures to creative writing!
These ideas can be found right here... What Can you Do with a Pile of Leaves?
2. A Fall Maze: Enjoy this fun Autumn Maze activity while your kids practice their critical thinking skills as well as fine motor and visual tracking skills. I remember how much I loved the challenge of completing a maze when was a child. Try this and other Kindergarten activities from Education.com.
3. Seasonal Writing: Get your kinders writing about all the seasons with this fun and FREE resource. It is a great differentiated writing activity in that it includes pictures and ideas for each season that reluctant writers as well as any writer can use to motivate and support their ideas!
4. Fall Crafts are always a great idea whether you are a homeschooler or teach in a classroom. Let's not forget how important creating crafts can be for fine motor skills and to spark and inspire creativity in a child. Remember it was Albert Einstein who said,"Creativity is the intelligence having fun!"
5. 25 Great Books about Fall: These books include some of my all time favorites. Red Leaf Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert is a beautifully illustrated book that describes the birth of a Maple tree. You do not want to miss out on reading this story with your kinders or first graders. Take a look at some of the other great fall books mentioned. YOu will be running to the library to grab more than a few of these titles.
