Autumn

Activities: 

All activities are aligned with VA approved standards and can be used with students in grades Pre-K through High School. 

•  Math Strands Addressed:

  • Number/Number Sense

  • Measurement/Geometry

  • Patterns/Functions/Algebra

•  Five Little Pumpkins Book and Finger Puppet Activity

•  Sort by Size - Sort leaves into groups of small, medium, and big

•  Same and Different - Mark the one that is different

•  Writing Activity -  Fall tracing

•  Count and Clip - Count the leaves and clip the number with a miniature clothespin

•  Number Order Puzzle - Order the numbers to make an autumn picture. 

• Sorting, Counting, and Following Directions

  • Small leaves and large leaves to velcro on standup tree

  • Small apples and large apples to velcro on standup tree

• Magnet Board Activities

  • Apple Color Sort - Sort green and red apples

  • Apple Number Groups - Sort groups of one, two, or three

  • Sort Uppercase and Lowercase Aa

  • Turkey Match - Match the turkey pairs

  • Halloween Cookie Color Sort

  • Finish the Pattern - using leaves, apples, acorns and other autumn items

• File Folder Activities

  • Where is the Pumpkin? - Activity for prepositions

  • Leaf Shadow Match - Match the leaf to its shadow

  • Pumpkin Patch Letters - Sequencing, Lowercase to Lowercase Matching, Uppercase to Lowercase Matching

  • Letter Leaves - Lowercase to Lowercase Matching, Uppercase to Lowercase Matching

• Sparkup Reader

  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything (with Story Props)

  • Leaves

  • Happy Thanksgiving, Biscuit!

  • There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Bat!

  • One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims

Web Resources: 

• HALLOWEEN COOKIE COLOR SORT COOKIE SHEET ACTIVITY

VDOE Resources: 

• Virginia's Early Learning & Development Standards ELDS 

• Introductory and Implementation Guidance Webinar on ELDS