Falling for Fall

Openers
Oh Hey,Oh Hi!
I Am A Tree

Winter Lullaby (Barbara Seuling) 2-4

Vibrantly colored illustrations and thoughtful, rhyming text follow a question/answer format to reveal where animals go in the winter--a question many young children (and even some adults!) want to know.

FP:  Where Are All The Bees
FP: Little Cabin In the Woods


Leafman (Louis Ehlert) 2-4
Who doesn't like to play with leaves?  Enjoy this creative leaf play crafted into a fall story by L. Ehlert.  It's a natural segway to a fun fall craft!

Pantomime:  Raking Leaves/Jumping in the Pile
Leaf Sort














Leaves (David Ezra Stein)
A darling young bear worries about the leaves falling off the trees but joyfully finds that they return after his long winter nap.
Felt Board: Ten Crunchy Leaves
Closer:  Wave Goodbye









More Books! (from Story Time Source Page)

Toddler Read Alouds

Bear Dreams by Elisha CooperBig Fat Hen by Keith BakerBunny's First Snowflake by Monica WellingtonBusy Little Squirrel by Nancy TafuriDuck and Goose Find A Pumpkin by Tad HillsFall, Leaves, Fall by Zoe HallLast Song by James Guthrie, illustrated by Eric RohmannMouse's First Fall by Lauren ThompsonPeek-A-Moo by Marie CimarustiPepo and Lolo and the Red Apple by Ana Martin LarranagaSleepy Bear by Lydia DabcovitchThat Pup!  by Lindsay Barrett George ~ story extension: hide "acorns" around roomPreschool Read AloudsBig, Bigger, Biggest Farm by Marie AubinaisFriend for All Seasons by Mei MatsuokaHere We Go Round the Mulberry Bush by Jane CabreraLeaf Man by Lois EhlertLeaf Trouble by Jonathan EmmettLeaves by David Ezra SteinMouse and the Apple by Stephen ButlerNew House for Mouse by Petr Horacek - MY FAVORITETen Red Apples by Virginia MillerSka-tat by Kimberley KnutsonTime to Sleep by Denise FlemingWaiting for Winter by Sebastian MeschenmoserKindergarten Read AloudsBear Snores On by Karma WilsonI Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Pie by Alison JacksonI Know It's Autumn by Eileen SpinelliLittle Yellow Leaf by Carin BergerOne More Acorn by Don FreemanTops and Bottoms by Janet StevensWhen Autumn Falls by Kelli Nidley

Leaves on the Tree (to the tune of The Wheels On the Bus)

The leaves on the trees turn orange and brown,

orange and brown,

orange and brown,

The leaves on the trees turn orange and brown all over town

The leaves on the trees come tumbling down,

tumbling down,

tumbling down,

The leaves on the trees come tumbling down all over town.

The leaves on the ground go swish, swish, swish,

swish, swish, swish,

swish, swish, swish

the leaves on the ground go swish, swish, swish all through the town.