What are some good outdoor school projects for fall?

Question

I have a 2 and 3 year old. I love this time of year and wanted some creative new ideas for projects and learning games that the two of them would both enjoy!

Answer 1

Go for a walk, and pick-up some leaves that have fallen. Talk about the different colors. You could also get a few pumpkins of different sizes and let them try to pick them up, stack them, and then color on them. Have fun what ever you do.

Answer 2

umm i would say if u live near trees that u have them pick up different color leaves and have them glue them on a piece of paper and compare colors and qualities umm i dont really know wat else bcuz it depends on where u live

Answer 3

Make nature collages. Take them to the park and with a bag collect leaves and twigs and take photos of the trees and animals. When you get home get a big sheet of paper and make a collage of a animal or landscape or at their age just random stuff out of what you collected. Find out if your library has any good autumn information books (under easy readers or I can Read).

Answer 4

my grandchildren are 3, 4, 5,  I draw pictures of leaves, sticks. acorns, grass, caterpillars,and whatever else I can think of that might be outside, that they can pick up and put in a bag so we can have a scavenger hunt. My grandchildren love this. We always have a wonderful time doing this. We have been dong this for 3 years now, I started doing this with my first grandchild and have just continued doing it and will continue doing it as long as I am able. The best part about this is that when they have found everything they are so happy and proud of their selves it make you feel so good to see them accomplish something and to see how happy they are.

Answer 5

Great ideas to incorporate nature and the arts would be to have the children collect leaves to use for art projects. You can make a wreath from paper or a paper plate and hang with string, make leaf people pictures and animals from leaves, leaf collage, fall nature collage from a nature walk.

When you are out with the children and see the leaves falling, tell them that each leaf holds a wish! If you make the wish before the leaf falls to the ground, it might come true! You never know?

Answer 6

Take them on a nature walk and collect leaves.  They can paint the leaves and make prints on paper.

Answer 7

Read a story about the fall season or about the changing seasons in general.  Then go for a walk and talk about the changing season.  Talk about the weather, what it's like in summer, what it's like now, what it will be in the next season to come, and even what comes after that.  Use words they might not know, like autumn, chilly, breezy, etc.  Talk about what activities you did in the summer, what you can do now, and what you will do in winter.  Sing songs about the season.  Check this web site for songs:

http://www.preschooleducation.com/

Click on music & songs and you'll find lots of great, fun songs to sing together.  Have fun!

Answer 8

Since you have already gotten great ideas for tree/leaf projects, I will also suggest going to a pumpkin patch!  It will be fun to experiment with the inside of a pumpkin..

bake the seeds

carve a Jack-o-Lantern

make a pumpkin pie

etc.

Answer 9

The five senses of Fall. Take a walk at a park or on a nature trail or something and talk about all the things you see, hear, smell, feel and taste. Not just talk about them but try to be descriptive.

Describe how things have changed from Summer to Fall. Examples: it is now colder, the color of the leaves have changed, dirt is now mud due to rain, smoke coming out of chimneys, can see your breath, etc..

Have them walk on different terrains. Demonstrate that it is easier to walk on a side walk than in some thick mud. Walk on slippery terrain, rough terrain, uphill and downhill, sand, through leaves, any type of terrain you can imagine. Not only is it good exercise but, a great learning experience.

Rock skipping at a nearby body of water.

If you live at a windy area, have them try running against the wind and with the wind. Try throwing leaves with and against the wind. Fly airplanes with and against the wind. And whatever other such activities you can think up dealing with the wind.

Discuss ways of keeping warm. Examples: keeping active, coats and jackets, rubbing hands together (Have them rub their hands vigorously for about 30 seconds then immediately touch their faces with them. How cool! Hands are warm!)

Answer 10

Well fall is absolutely wonderful season and there are many activities to try out.

As it was already said by many of the answeres, you can collect different types of leaves in the park, explain them about leaves, colours and different types of trees. Make them a story why trees remove their leaves for winter time. It will be informative and interesting for kids.

Then come home and take out all the leaves you've collected, put each and every of it between two papers and put inside the book, press them. After some time leaves will become dry, without losing their colours. Now you can make the collection, or you can use your and kids imagination to make a very beautiful pictures out of them. Take glue and big paper, arrange leaves on it and then with the help of glue stick them to the page. Put in a frame.

Best of luck!

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