These are two preschool fall activities that your children will learn from and enjoy while doing them. They will ask for them again and again!
If you live in an area where you can go on a nature walk and collect pine cones, be sure to do so. If not, you can purchase these at a crafts store.
I use this lesson to teach the letter O, to teach shapes and to discuss owls. We talk about what they look like, what they eat, how they sound. I show pictures of owls and how there are many different types of owls. One of my readers just sent in this Pine Cone Owl idea. Thanks so much.
Next use the apples for multiple topics as well. Use them for nutrition, to talk about shapes, to use them for color recognition (apples are in many colors). Use your imagination and have fun.
Pine Cone Owls
Use pine cones to make baby owls. Just take cotton balls and pull them apart. Stuff them in between the pine quills. Then cut out eyes and wings and feet and have your preschoolers glue them on to the pine cones. They are so cute.
Edible Apple Designs
This is a snack and art project all rolled into one! Need: apples, yogurt of different colors (you could buy the kind that is already different colors or add food coloring to vanilla yogurt), & paper plates.
Slice the apples in different shapes. Pour a few kinds of yogurt that is different colors or use vanilla yogurt and add food coloring to it, onto a plate for each child. Give each child a paper plate to create an edible masterpiece. Show them how to dip the apple into the yogurt and create prints on their plate. They can eat the yogurt and apple work of art!
If you like these preschool fall activities, check out the other ideas in the Preschool Planner.
http://www.preschoolplanner.com/thefullstory.html
There are Two Editions now for the Preschool Planner: Basic or Platinum.
If you prefer lessons which have ideas for the Toddler Age, go here to the second volume of lessons. There is an entire bonus section devoted to TODDLERS.
http://www.preschoolwhiz.com/v2.html
Send me any ideas you would like to share and I will post them on my Blog.
Mary
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If teachers like to tie their activities in with literacy, then a really great book for the beginning of the school year that includes the theme of owls is Owl Babies by Martin Waddell. It is the story of three baby owls worried about whether or not Mama will come back to them. I'm sure you can guess what ALWAYS happens!
This book can create comfort for those children nervous leaving parents for school. Make sure to give the characters their own dramatic voices and eventually the class can take turns acting out the play for all to experience.
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