L is for Leaves

This is another exciting week in 4K.  This week we will continue working on learning the letters of the alphabet and the sounds that they make.  Our first letters are F, P, & L.  This week we will learn that L is for leaves.

At one center today the children used droppers to drop colored liquid on a coffee filter to make fall leaves.  This activity also incorporates scientific inquiry, because the children observed what happened when the colors mixed.

At the second center the children fished for leaves.  On their turn they used a fishing pole to fish a leaf out of a leaf pile.  They identified the letter that was on their leaf.  Next, they used a dotter to record their catch on a recording sheet.  For the children who know all of their letters we played the game with pictures and worked on letter sounds.

Here are a few pictures from our trip to the pumpkin farm last week.  We were very lucky to have such a beautiful day.  The children were very well behaved as well!!