Week 4 Theme is going to be all about Trees!
For great savings Target has fall theme supplies in their dollar section things like: ribbons, paper punchers, stickers, silk leaves, bird feeder to paint, paper, binoculars and compass.
Plus Dollar Tree has lots of fall themed items too.
For a Great website for learning about trees click here
Crafts:
- 2 cups flour, 1 cup salt
- Leaves, paint
- Leaves, acorns, pine needles, pine cones
- Leaves, markers or crayons, construction paper,glue
- Waxed paper, leaves, iron
- Leaves, white paper, brown crayon, glue
- Walnut shells, white bandana, different colored paint
- Different types of unshelled nuts, cardboard, glue
- Red bottle caps, sturdy paper or cardboard, glue, crayons or markers
- Twigs, glue
- Popped popcorn, glue, brown crayon or marker or big pretzel rod
- Construction paper, paint
- Cotton balls, white paper, glue, brown crayon
- Contact paper (18 x 24), leaves, twigs, pine needles,
- Small glass candle holder, glue, silk leaves, glitter, tissue paper
- Small cardboard holder(kind that soup cans come in at stores, usually Aldis or save a lot has these around the front to put your stuff in, the sides are about an inch or two tall.), marble(or acorn), fall color paints, a fall color construction paper
- Construction paper, tissue paper, glue, pencil, crayon or marker
- Pine Cones, construction paper, glue, crayons or markers.
- Pine Cones(for a later craft at Christmas time)
- Leaves, paper, crayons
- Pine Cones, acorns, glue, pipe cleaners, marker
Supplies Needed For Activities:
- Apple Picking(check for local orchards, a lot are having special fall festivals)
- Nature Walk(bag for leaves, acorns and such.)(check for local Forrest reserves)
- White paper, crayons, tape
- Print-ables here
- Plant a Tree(Check your area to see what trees work best in your area),click here
- Lincoln Logs
Great Board Games:
- Think Fun Zingo
- Hi Ho Cherry-O
Books To Read:
When you go to your local library they usually have all the fall books sitting out for you to see.
- Fall(Four Seasons Series) by Nuria Roca
- It's Fall (Celebrate the seasons) by Linda Glaser
- Fall (Seasons:Acorn) by Sian Smith
- Fall Is Not Easy by Marty Kelley
- What happens in Fall? (I Like The Seasons!) by Sara L. Latta
- Blue's Fall Day: A Lift-the-Flap Story by Lauryn Silverhardt
- Animals that lives in trees(books for young explorers) by Jane R. McCauley
- When Autumn Falls by Kelli Nidey and Susan Swan
- Seasons by Heather Messersmith
- Who loves the Fall? by Bob Raczka and Judy Stead
- Hooray for Fall! (Oswald Ready-to-Read) by Sarah Willson
- Fall Is Here! by Elaine W. Good
- Fall Is For Friends(Suzy's Zoo) by Suzy Spafford
- Hooray for Fall by Kazuo Iwamura
- Fall is Here!: Counting 1 to 10 by Pamela Jane
- We All Fall For Apples(Scholastic Reader Level 1) by Emmi S. Herman
Suggested Supplies For Snacks/Food:
- Pancakes, maple syrup
- Apples
- Bananas
- Fruit Gummies
- Nuts
- Pretzel Rods
- Pretzel sticks
- Oranges
- Pineapple
- Peaches
Wacky Wednesday Supply List: The Great Outdoors (Park and Picnic)
For Picnic:
- Fruits: Apples, Bananas, Pears, Strawberries, Oranges, Grapes
- Vegetables: Celery sticks, Carrots
- String Cheese
- Sandwiches
- Juice Boxes
- Gummies
- Cookies
- Chips
- Wipes
- Paper Plates
- Napkins
Activities:
- Bubbles
- Frisbee
- Ball(baseball, football, soccer)
- Park
- Bag for Nature collecting
Thirsty For Knowledge Thursday:
- Foam Book, foam numbers and letters
- Index Cards, pictures of items in groups of 5 and 6, glue
- Cardboard, Pictures of items in groups of 5 and 6, glue
- Post-It Notes
- Pine cones, construction paper, glue, marker
- Dot to dot print-ables here
- Index Cards, Marker
- Cardboard Piece
Bake/Cook/Make Day Saturday Supplies:
- Pretzel Rods, fruit gummies, pretzel sticks, frosting, wax paper
- Cookie dough(your choice of flavor), tree cookie cutter(you may have Christmas ones), pretzel rods, pretzel sticks, green sprinkles
- Pretzel Log Cabin: Pretzel rods(look like tree trunks), frosting, wax paper
