Ironically though, the leaves are taking their time and many remain green, however, in anticipation of what is to come a wonderful book to read is, Leaf Man
by Lois Ehlert.
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I loved that the Leaf Man
's illustrations are actually photocopied leaves that the author found while traveling! What a wonderful way to capture the beauty of fall!We love creating literature based extension activities and are pleased to say we'll be participating in the Virtual Book Club each month here forward.
Leaf Man
is the chosen book of the week for the Virtual Book Club, here's a simple science activity to do after reading the book. Simple Preschool Science
- Leaves
- Tray
- Bowl
Prior to reading the book with my kiddos, I walked around our yard gathering two leaves from various trees, plants, and bushes in our yard.
I placed one of each pair of leaves on a tray and the matching leaf in a bowl.
After reading Leaf Man
, I showed my 3 year old this simple science exploration tray: a leaf matching game.My 3 year old grabbed a leaf from the bowl and searched the tray for the matching leaf.
Explore the way each leaf looks, feels, and smells. Each leaf has it's own unique shape.
If your child wants to know more, check out this booklist all about trees. Tell your child what kind of leaf it is. Or perhaps, see if your child can find the tree or plant in your yard that the leaf came from!
This simple activity provides many more opportunities for learning. Have fun exploring the leaves in your own backyard!
More wonderful extension activities based on Leaf Man
:Alphabet Activities
Beginning Sounds Activity: Leaf Sticker Tree- Growing Book by Book
Letter Recognition Game with Free Leaf Printable
Letter Recognition Game with Free Leaf Printable
Name Activities
Leaf Name Sticky Wall – Inspiration Laboratories
Learn to Write Your Name with ‘Letter Man’ – Chickadee Lit
Write Your Name In Leaves – Adventures of Adam
Learn to Write Your Name with ‘Letter Man’ – Chickadee Lit
Write Your Name In Leaves – Adventures of Adam
Number Activities
Learning Fun With Leaves – Clare’s Little Tots
Preschool Printable Counting Leaves -CraftCreateCalm
Sensory Activities
Fall Loose Parts Sensory Invitation – My Storytime Corner
Fall Leaf Auditory Processing Activities – Sugar Aunts
Fall Leaf Auditory Processing Activities – Sugar Aunts
Science Activities
Preschool Leaf Science Experiment – Preschool Powol Packets
Color Activities
Giant Colorful Watercolor Fall Leaves for Kids – Toddler Approved
Basic Math with Fall Leaves for Preschoolers – Views From a Step Stool
Leaf Color Sorting – My Bored Toddler
Leaf Color Sorting – My Bored Toddler
Pre-Writing Activities
Leaf Art ~ Prewriting Patterns for Fall – Rainy Day mum
Leaf Tracing Pre-Writing Activity – Books and Giggles
Leaf puppets – messy little monster – Messy Little Monster
Leaf Tracing Pre-Writing Activity – Books and Giggles
Leaf puppets – messy little monster – Messy Little Monster
Movement Activities
Number Leaf Scavenger Hunt – – The Educators’ Spin On It
Follow the leaves: Cardinal Directions and Map Skills for kids – Extremely Good Parenting
Follow the leaves: Cardinal Directions and Map Skills for kids – Extremely Good Parenting
Shapes Activities
Leaf Art – Making scenes/people with leaves – Mama Smiles
Exploring Leaf Shapes – Nature Walk Activity – To be a Kid AgainLeaf Shapes Fingerprint Activity – Artsy MommaFollow Along!
