FALL INTO SOME FAMILY FUN
Fall has so many fun possibilities for some family fun. I love this time of year. Heading out into nature is a great way to soak up this colorful season and enjoy the outdoors before cold weather sets in. A walk in your neighborhood is a great way to give kids an opportunity to witness the changing landscape up close. It's also a great way to come together after a busy school and work week. Talk about why the leaves are changing colors. Don't throw the leaves away! Once home, kids can use these finds as craft materials. They can create lasting impressions with a pretty
Watercolor Leaf Rubbing or
Leaf Bouquet Centerpiece .
Fall Into A Good Book:Reading to your child allows you to enhance their vocabulary skills and their love of reading. When sharing books with your child ask them important questions such as:
- Where did the story take place?
- Why did you like/dislike the story?
- What was your favorite part of the story?
- Who were the characters?
Discussing the story helps your child begin to think about the story and explore what the story is really about. Don't forget to discuss the pictures. Pictures or illustrations tell alot about a story. Sometimes illustrations tell something that words can not explain. Here are a few book selections that you and your family might enjoy.
Alligator Arrived With Apples : A Potluck Alphabet Feast
by Crescent Dragonwagon, illustrated by Jose Aruego, Anane Dewey, and Ariane Dewey
There's going to be a feast! And everyone is here with food from A to Z!
Apples and Pumpkins
by Anne F. Rockwell, illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell
"When red and yellow leaves are on the trees," a little girl goes with her parents to a farm where they pick apples and choose "the best pumpkin of them all."
Clifford's First Autumn
by Norman Bridwell
Clifford the Small Red Puppy leaps into autumn when he experiences the changing of the seasons for the first time, and he joyfully sniffs the falling leaves and enjoys the wonderful colors.
The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree
by Gail Gibbons
Arnold enjoys the pleasures of his apple tree: its buds and bloss
oms in the spring, its sheltering boughs in summer, the tasty apples in the fall, and, in winter, the bare branches hold strings of popcorn and berries for the birds.
Scaredy-Cat Splat!
by Rob Scotton
The entire class is scared silly by a small, black, furry creature with a big pumpkin head. Whooooo can it be?
