Fall

We've been doing this one for a couple weeks. I've gotten behind on my blogging and I don't have time to post my daily curriculum, so I will just focus on the projects we did.

First I introduced all the seasons. We made a seasons poster. I found clip art pictures for the kids to glue on, but you could also have the kids look through magazines to find pictures to cut out and glue on for each season. We talked about the different activities we do in each season, what kind of clothes we wear, etc.

After that we focused on fall, since that is the season we are in. I will do the other season as they come. We started off with a nature walk to collect fall things. We ended up with a bag full of sticks, rocks, acorns and leaves. I eventually plan to do leaf rubbings and possibly make stick people with the acorns and sticks. I also found some other cute things to do with them. I will post them when I do them.
I incorporated shapes (and colors for Lulu) into my most recent lesson plan and did this Autumn Family Landscape.


A word of caution when working with acorns. Evidently they can be filled with weevils. So you either have to bake them on really low heat or freeze them. I've heard stories about acorn/bug explosions from the baking method, so I am opting for the freezer method. :)

Fall Crafts

I was originally looking for crafts that I could do with acorns when I came across this "garden scarecrow". (Follow the link if you want the instructions. You have to scroll down a ways to find it.) It was so cute I had to make it. This is a pretty simple project, however, it's not really toddler friendly. It would be geared more towards older kids.
The kids liked my scarecrow so much I had to find one that they could make as well. This one was perfect. They were able to do this one with just a little help from me. I had to staple the bag closed and I put the hat together, but they glued everything on and stuffed the bag. They are very proud of their little scarecrows. Click here for the instructions for this one.