Falling Leaves

September 26, 2016. 

Fall has arrived and we have been exploring the leaves outdoors.  The children have been collecting and feeling the leaves.  Mrs. Cruz decided to decorate the room with Fall leaves.  One child looks up at the leaves indoors and begins to smile.  He points to the leaves and reaches his arms up in attempts to touch the leaves.  

Based on the child's curiosity I gather some fabric Fall leaves and yellow flower petals and the exploration begins.  I throw the leaves up in the air and the children stop and watch as the leaves fall onto the floor, giggling with excitement.

It is great to have a little help.  The child picks up a petal, reaches up and lets go of the petal as he predicts the outcome.  

We begin to identify and select whether to throw the petals or the leaves.

After observing the other children in the classroom we learned that the petals sometimes stays on your clothes.

We make sure that we all see the leaves as they flutter to the floor.

It is always fun to play a game of peek a boo with leaves.

 

We can pretend that leaves are hats as we place them on our heads.

Falling to the ground and dancing with the leaves demonstrates creative thinking and self expression. 

"Play is the highest form of research" Albert Einstein 

Written by Miss Sousa