Back to the leaves weekAdd your room's name and notes in the planner
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circle time | Ask: Why do leaves fall off the trees? | Calendar and weather | What did we learn so far? | Calendar and weather | What was your favorite part? |
| Books | A Nest on the Hill | Go, Snail, Go! | A Nest on the Hill again | Pit, Pat | Who Lives Under the Log? |
| Craft | Show the materials | Leaf rubbing: steps 1–2 | Finish it | Show and tell | Take it home |
| Song | Pease Porridge Hot (learn) | Sing it again | Sing it with actions | Sing it again | Sing it for the families |
| Snack | Yogurt Parfait | ||||
| Letter pack | Trace L l | Find L in the room | Color: L is for leaf | ||
| Outside | Leaf hunt | Free play | Leaf hunt | Free play | Leaf hunt |
| Notes |
Craft: Leaf rubbing (leaves from the walk, white paper, crayons with the paper off, tape), with a grown-up. Snack: Yogurt Parfait (swap: Yogurt → oat yogurt), recipe at peabody.kids/kitchen/yogurt-parfait. Outside: Find a big leaf, a small leaf, a red one and a brown one. Line them up from small to big.
This week: leaves
A leaf week for twos to fours: collecting, sorting by color and size, and watching leaves fall.
Our letter is L: L is for leaf.
Our song is “Pease Porridge Hot”. The words are below, so you can sing it at home.
Our books: A Nest on the Hill, Go, Snail, Go!, Pit, Pat, Who Lives Under the Log?. The ones marked free can be read at peabody.kids, no sign-in.
Pease Porridge Hot
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.
Ask your child about…
- Ask your child what colors their leaves were.
- Ask your child how a leaf rubbing works.