First Day of Fall

As most people I love the change of seasons from summer to fall. Usually I am not in a rush, but this year the cooler weather can't get here fast enough after the brutally hot summer we had. The hardest thing about Fall in Florida is that IF the leaves change colors and fall off, it usually doesn't happen until winter time. So to fill in the gaps we turn to reading lots of fall books and making crafts.

Last week was the first day of Fall! To recognize the change of seasons, in an otherwise unchanging climate, we took a break from our regular scheduled schooling that morning to discuss this new season. Keeping it simple this year we started off by reading a few books. We read Let It Fall, Fall Mixed Up, Leaf Trouble, and There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves.

After that we spent some time talking about what happens during Fall and what kind of activities you can expect. And then we created a Fall Bucket List of all the thing we want to do this fall. I wrote it on poster board and hung it up near our calendar.

We concluded our introduction to fall with a fun art project. I painted their arms and hand brown and we used that as our tree trunk and branches. Then I put out red and yellow paint and let them use their fingers to paint fall leaves. The kids enjoyed it and it created some fun fall decorations for my wall!