JOIN US! Join us! Sign up to interact & stay updated on all things play-based learning. sign upfrom the blog A Lesson on Giving Thanks Book: The Thankful Book Other Great Book Ideas: Thank You Bear A Thank You Walk Bear Says Thanks I Am Thankful My Attitude of Gratitude Grow Grateful And More… see my Amazon Lists at the bottom of this page Group Discussion: When/Why do we say, ‘Thank You?’ Song: This is the Way We Show Our Creepy, Crawly A Day’s Lesson Book Please Don’t Step on Us Go Outside Grab the bug catchers and head outside on a spider hunt. Find the friendliest 8-legged buddy and snatch him as gently as you can from his web. See Science (i.e. Spider Island) to find out what to do next! Get Physical This is a It’s Pumpkin Time! A Day’s Lesson Plan Book How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? *You can use a magnetic tenframe on the board with this book. It introduces counting by two’s, five’s and ten’s.* Song 5 Little Pumpkins by Super Simple Songs One little pumpkin, smiling, smilingOne little pumpkin, smiling, smilingOne little pumpkin, smiling, smilingOne little pumpkin is happy. Let’s Play with Leaves! Book Chart Create a graph to keep track of the colors of leaves collected Song 10 Little Leaves – Finger Play Song for Children Group Activity Go outside for a nature walk and collect fallen leaves (use gathered leaves for art project) Centers Art (choose one or do them all) Leaf Rubbings Leaf Collage Paint Apples Apples Apples Book Get Active Have students practice balancing red, yellow and green balloons on their heads. Once balance practice is complete, it might be fun to have a little balloon battle. Chart/Graph Colors of Apples (have children list off the different apple colors they have seen and/or tried) Song Have You Ever Seen an Apple? https://1plus1plus1equals1.net/2010/10/something-special-apple-songs-for-music/ Let’s Celebrate Grandparent’s Day! Book Hip Hip Hooray, It’s Grandparent’s Day Chart Encourage some giggles if you want with this one. Create a chart tracking how many students in the class have bald grandpas. Other ideas could focus on grandparents who have gray hair, or wear glasses. Song Down on Grandpa’s Farm Centers Art Make a card and gift More articles
