Fall Fun

Learning Stations—I can do it stations!
Weather, Calendar, Counting, Letter and Number of the Day Letter: I, Number 7
Seat Work
Reading and Writing
Spotlights on preschool children-Spotlight Clara and Carlyle!
Music Circle Time
Hello Song
Instruments—Autumn Concerto by Vivaldi Louds and Softs
Social—“Try to Remember” –
Counting—Hickory Dickory Dock
Music Appreciation/Readiness-, ABC Snake
Small and Large Movement Skills- Leaves are Falling (with scarves
ABC/Reading—ABC Sing to me
Singing—Child Chooses Songs
Outside Play –Look outside for signs of fall
Snack & Story Time-Apples
Creating Project (arts and crafts)—Pumpkin Decorating
Math/Science Skills-Die and Block Game
Goodbye Song
Learning Stations
Weather, Calendar, Counting, Letter and Number of the Day
Seat Work
Reading and Writing
Music Circle Time
Hello Song
Instruments-Harvest Drumming—with “Law of Harvest”
Social-“It’s Autumtime”—talk about what changes happen in the fall
Counting-Hickory Dickory Dock
Music Appreciation/Readiness—Dynamics!
Small and Large Movement Skills- Harvest Dance: follow the leader dance
ABC/Reading- ABC hide and seek
Singing—Child Chooses Songs
Outside Play
Snack & Story Time-Gold Fish Crackers
Creating Project (arts and crafts)—Leaf Rubbings
Math/Science Skills-Patterns with Blocks
Goodbye Song

Announcements: This week we will have child help design a part of the jack-o-lantern. We will only use markers and then I will do the cutting at a later time. The pumpkin walk has been a Cache Valley tradition since 1983. I’m excited to participate by designing and carving pumpkins that will be used along the walk ways. I am going to make a sign to put by our pumpkins that acknowledges each of our preschool children. I was planning on using first names but if anyone is uncomfortable about that please let me know and I will leave your child’s name off the sign.
Homework Challenge: Now that we are starting to put on jackets, and shoes and socks I have found it is a lot harder to get my own kids out the door because of the time it takes to put everything on. Does your child know how to put their own coat on? Can they put their own shoes on? I challenge you to take a little more time to get ready and use the time to teach them how to put their jacket on, and how to put shoes on instead of just doing it for them. Tying their own shoes will be a project for another day or year. =)