Fall, Spetember 8th and 9th, 2010

Begin by singing Raffi’s Shake My Sillies Out.

Book: Fall Is Not Easy by Marty Kelley.

Song: I’m a Little Scarecrow
(To the music of “I’m a Little Teapot”)
I’m a little scarecrow
Stuffed with hay,
Here I stand in a field all day.
When I see the crows,
I like to shout,
“Hey! You crows, you better get out!”
(We used a scarecrow and crow puppet to act out this song.)

Book: A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni

Song: The Apple Tree from the compact disc, H.U.M. All Year Long:
(We used an umbrella with leaves stuck on it so that it would look like a tree along with some apple pictures while we sang this song.)

Book: Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback

Song: A Leaf is on Your Nose. (We gave each child a die-cut leaf while we sang this song.)
(To the tune of “The Farmer in the Dell”)

A leaf is on your nose
A leaf is on your nose
Hi ho just watch me blow
A leaf is on your nose.

A leaf is on your knee
A leaf is on your knee
Hi ho just watch me blow
A leaf is on your knee.
(Sing the song using different body parts.)

Puppet Show: Fall an original puppet production by Patrick and Paul. (Click here for the puppet script.)

Activity: Play with the parachute and autumn leaves. Prior to having the children flutter the parachute, we recited the following rhyme:
Autumn Leaves

Autumn leaves are floating down,
They make a carpet on the ground
Then swish, the wind comes whistling by,
And sends them dancing to the sky.

Additional Poem to Consider – Let’s Rake the Leaves

We rake the leaves and rake the leaves,
And rake them in a pile. (Raking motions)
Rake the leaves and rake the leaves
Then STOP and rest a while.

One by one, we jump in the leaves,
Jump in the leaves, jump in the leaves. (Jump)
One by one, we jump in the leaves,
And all fall down together! (Fall down or squat)

by Patrick and Paul