We began our fall theme by going on a nature walk. We collected pine cones, wild flowers, and leaves. We then went back to our class room and sorted through the leaves and all of nature's treasures. The children chose all of their favorite leaves and flowers and stuck them onto clear contact paper. Please stop by our classroom and see how beautiful they look displayed in our windows. We also painted a large brown tree and attached some painted leaves to it.
Some of the stories the children enjoyed listening to this week were: Why do Leaves Change Color?, by Betsy Maestro and Leaf Man, by Lois Ehlert. We then had a discussion about trees and leaves. We talked about the benefits of trees, such as they provide oxygen, fruits, and provide us shade from the sun. We now know that the wood from the trees can be used to build houses, furniture and boats.
After taking a closer look at the leaves, we found that different types of trees produce different kinds of leaves such as oak, maple, pine, elm, and birch. We also discovered that leaves come in all different shapes and sizes. Some leaves are large, small, round, pointy, long, and short.
The children seemed to enjoy painting at the easel this week. They seemed to like experimenting with paint by mixing all the colors together. They also traced and cutout a pumpkin shape, which they marble painted.
"Hi Dad, I am at school."
Next week we will continue our fall theme by decorating pumpkins and roasting pumpkin seeds.
Love,
Ms. Bonne and
Ms. Barbara
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