March 26th, 2019

The Books We Read:
The Foggy Foggy Forest by Nick Sharratt
Bear Wants More by Karma Wilson
A Tree is Nice by Janice May Udry

Songs & Activities:
Gray Squirrel
Gray squirrel, gray squirrel, swish your busy tail.
Gray squirrel, gray squirrel, swish your busy tail.
Wrinkle up your little nose, put a not between your toes.
Gray squirrel, gray squirrel, swish your busy tail.

Repeat, substituting humming for each successive line until entire song is hummed.

Credit:Childhood

Craft—Tubular Trees
Kids used paper towel tubes and construction paper, paint, and tissue paper to create their own mini forests!

September 26th, 2017

The Books We Read:
Leaf Man by Lois Ehrlet
Leavesby David Ezra Stein
The Tree by Layton Neal

Songs & Activities:
Autumn Leaves
Autumn leaves are falling down, falling down, falling down.
Autumn leaves are falling down, it is fall.

Other verses:
Take a rake and rake them up...
Make a pile and jump right in...
Credit: Jbrary

Craft—Leaf Collages
We made our own fall pictures out of leaves, flowers and acorns.  Thanks to Lois Ehlert for the inspiration!

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