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Leaves: a preschool theme week

Checked Oct 30, 2026 · Fall · October, November

One week on leaves for twos to fours: a five-line circle time, 4 books (3 free to read on Peabody), one craft with 4 materials, “Pease Porridge Hot” with its words, a snack from the Kitchen and the letter L.

Plan this weekPrint the two sheets

Circle time

  1. Good morning song, then say each name together.
  2. Calendar: the day, the date and the weather.
  3. Ask: “Why do leaves fall off the trees?”
  4. Sing: Pease Porridge Hot.
  5. Read: A Nest on the Hill (level 2).

Threes and fours: ten to fifteen minutes; let a child hold the book.

Books

  • A Nest on the Hill (level 2, free on peabody.kids): Nature close up: a nest, a hill and a kind act.
  • Go, Snail, Go! (level 3, free on peabody.kids): A slow walk outside, the way a leaf hunt goes.
  • Pit, Pat (level 0, free on peabody.kids): Rain on the leaves, in a pattern little ones can tap.
  • Who Lives Under the Log? (read aloud, level 5): A read-aloud: true facts about what lives under the fallen leaves and logs.

Craft: Leaf rubbing

You need (4): leaves from the walk, white paper, crayons with the paper off, tape.

  1. Tape a leaf under the paper.
  2. Rub the side of a crayon over it until the veins show.
  3. Try a second leaf in another color.

With a grown-up. No heat, nothing hot.

Song: Pease Porridge Hot

The words

Pease porridge hot, Pease porridge cold, Pease porridge in the pot, Nine days old. Some like it hot, Some like it cold, Some like it in the pot, Nine days old.

Traditional; public domain. From Top 52 nursery rhymes with lyrics.

Snack

Yogurt Parfait from the Peabody Kitchen: picture steps, allergy swaps and safety lines on the recipe.

Swap: Yogurt → oat yogurt.

Letter pack

LlL is for leaf. Print the two pages (a trace page and a color page).

Threes and fours: trace L and l once, then find L in the room and in the book.

Outside: Leaf hunt

Find a big leaf, a small leaf, a red one and a brown one. Line them up from small to big.

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The books are Peabody's own open library, free with no sign-in. The song is public domain. The snack links to the Peabody Kitchen. Nothing here asks for a child's name.