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Autumn Storytime
Books:
Every autumn comes the bear by Jim Arnosky.
Putnam's, c1993.
Every autumn a bear shows up behind the farm, and goes through a series of
routines before finding a den among the hilltop boulders where he sleeps all
winter long.
Red leaf, yellow leaf by Lois Ehlert.
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1991.
A child describes the growth of a maple tree from seed to sapling.
Time to sleep by Denise Fleming.
Holt, 1997.
When Bear notices that winter is nearly here he hurries to tell Snail, after
which each animal tells another until finally the already sleeping Bear is
awakened in his den with the news.
Fall leaves fall! by Zoe Hall; illustrated by Shari Halpern.
Scholastic Press, 2000.
When fall comes, two brothers enjoy catching the falling leaves, stomping on
them, kicking them, jumping in piles of them, and using them to make
pictures. Includes a description of how leaves change through the year.
Wild child by Lynn Plourde; illustrated by Greg Couch.
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1999.
Mother Earth attempts to put her wild child, Autumn, to bed.
Winter Lullaby by Barbara Seuling; illustrated by Greg Newbold.
Browndeer Press, Harcourt Brace & Co. 1998
Depicts the ways various animals spend the cold months of winter, from bats
sleeping in caverns to fish swimming deeper in lakes where the water is
warmer.
The Stranger by Chris Van Allsburg.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, c1986.
The enigmatic origins of the stranger Farmer Bailey hits with his truck and
brings home to recuperate seem to have a mysterious relation to the changing
season.
Flannelboards:
Time to Sleep by Denise Fleming
Five Little Squirrels
Five little squirrels sitting by the door,
One ran away and then there were four.
Four little squirrels climbing a tree,
One ran away and then there were three.
Three little squirrels with coats so new,
One ran away and then there were two.
Two little squirrrels warming in the sun,
One ran away and leaving only one.
One little squirrel wasn't having any fun,
He ran away and then there were none.
Fingerplays and songs:
AUTUMN LEAVES
Sing this song to the tune of "Mary Had a Little Lamb." Move like slowly
falling leaves during the first verse, then spin around during the second
verse.
Autumn leaves are falling down,
Falling down, falling down!
Autumn leaves are falling down,
Falling on the ground.
Autumn leaves are whirling round,
Whirling round, whirling round!
Autumn leaves are whirling round,
All over town.
Leaves are Twirling
Sing to "Frere Jacques"
Leaves are twirling
Leaves are twirling
all around
all around
They are falling softly
Very, Very softly
to the ground.
Autumn Leaves
| Autumn Leaves are floating down,
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float arms and hands up and down |
| They make a carpet on the ground |
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| Then swish, the wind comes whistling by, |
move arms to the side quickly |
| And sends them dancing to the sky. |
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Five Red Leaves
| Five red leaves, five and no
more, |
hold up 5 fingers |
| The caterpillar ate one, now
there are four. |
thumb down |
| Four red leaves, that's easy to see. |
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| Along came a rainstorm, now there
are three. |
index down |
| Three red leaves, nothing much to
do, |
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| A big wind blew, now two!
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middle down |
| Two red leaves, that's not much
fun, |
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| I glued one on my paper |
ring down |
| Now there is one. |
hold up pinky |
| Hang on, pretty red leaf! Your
branches won't break, |
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| You're one less leaf for me to rake! |
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Craft:
1. Collect autumn leaves, and glue them onto paper to make a pretty collage.
2. Cut out small leaf shapes, using a punch, or shape cutter. Place a piece
of masking tape on each child’s wrist, sticky side out, and let them stick
the leaves on.
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