Well, now we are foraying into week two of our “Fall Curriculum.” This week we will focus a little more on some of the things that we associate with fall besides leaves and color changes. Today, we are talking about squirrels. If you can find a book about squirrels, great! I found one called The Busy Little Squirrel by Nancy Tafuri that looks both informational and entertaining….I haven’t read it yet, but it looks promising. Talk to your students about how squirrel hide food away for the winter and make a list of some of the foods that squirrels eat.
For art, have your students make a squirrel mask by painting a paper plate with holes cut out of it brown and gluing on ears, paws, a nose, and maybe even fur. Have them cut out an acorn shape and glue it into the paws. The Boardmaker symbols that you will need today are: paint, paintbrush, glue, paper, and scissors, as well as colors if you are providing different shades of paint for your activity.
For math, cut out the shapes of several different types of nuts as well as acorns. Give each student several in a bag. Count the number of each nut that each student has and color your classroom graph accordingly. If you don’t have any nut allergies in your classrooms, you could use real nuts, but I very strongly caution you here; nuts are an issue not only because of allergies but also because of the choking hazard. I would stick with paper nuts! You can also use your cutouts for patterning. I would recommend cutting them out of construction paper or cardstock and laminating them before use for durability.
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