Fall Leaves Fall storytime

 I think everyone remembered to change back their clocks as we had great groups of kids at Monday storytimes!

Opening Song: The More We Get Together

*We sing and clap to our opening song.  All Stillwater Public Library story times start with this song and the children learn that song means story time is starting.

Book: Fall Leaves Fall! by Zoe Hall

Rhyme: Four Little Leaves
Four little leaves hanging from a tree,
Looking lovely as can be.
Whoosh went the wind and one leaf said,
"I'll meet you on the ground. I'm the color red."

Three little leaves hanging from a tree,
Looking lovely as can be.
Whoosh went the wind and another fell down.
This little leaf was the color brown.

Two little leaves hanging from a tree,
Looking lovely as can be.
Whoosh went the wind. Oh my, it was cold!
Another leaf fell: it was the color gold.

One little leaf hanging from a tree,
Looking lovely as can be.
Whoosh went the wind and it started to sway.
But it was still green, so it had to stay.

Book: Leaves by David Ezra Stein

Song: Leaves Come Falling Down (tune: Shoo Fly)
Red leaves,
Come falling down.
Orange leaves,
Come falling down.
Brown leaves,
Come falling down.
Show us autumn's come to town.

Book:  Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert

Craft: Autumn wreath. Using a paper plate the children glued on leaves and squirrels and tied a string to hang the wreath.

Beyond Storytime: http://www.abchomepreschool.com/Crafts/LeafCrafts.htm

Other books to checkout:     
A is for Autumn by Robert Maass
Leaves! Leaves! Leaves! by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace
Autumn Leaves by Ken Robbins