Kindergarten
language and movement lesson
October
2007
By
Miss Terry and Miss Sharon
This
month's book is Fall Leaves Fall by Zoe Hall. We will be doing two hand rhymes: Way
up high in the Apple Tree and All the Leaves are Falling Down.
(See below). In addition to acting out
the book, we will me coloring leaves and having an apple picnic. To reinforce this language lesson, take a
walk with your child where there are trees.
Talk about the different shapes of the leaves, how some trees lose their
leaves and some do not. Point out the
various differences between the trees, for example, short, tall, big and
little. Happy Fall!
Way
up high in the apple tree. (point up)
A
juicy apple smiled at me. (smile)
I
shook that tree as hard as I could. (pretend to shake the tree)
Down
came the apple. (fingers indicate “falling”)
YUM!
It was good! (rub your tummy).
(Tune:
“London Bridge is Falling Down”)
All
the leaves are falling down, falling down, falling down.
All
the leaves are falling down on the ground. (drop the leaves)
Put
them in a great big pile, great big pile, great big pile.
Put
them in a great big pile on the ground.
(push them into a pile)
Stomp
them with your little feet, little feet, little feet.
Stomp
them with your little feet, hear them crunch. (stomp the leaves)
Put
them in a great big bag, great big bag, great big bag.
Put
them in a great big bag, now we’re through.
(put the leaves in a bag)
Vocabulary/concepts:
Nouns
|
fall |
brother |
season |
leaves |
trees |
|
summer |
color |
wind |
edges |
ground |
|
pile |
mugs |
cider |
cookies |
pictures |
Actions
|
watch |
change |
look |
think |
turn |
|
blow |
fall |
catch |
stomp |
kick |
|
crunch |
fly |
collect |
pick |
cover |
|
rake |
jump |
drink |
eat |
make |
|
draw |
gone |
|
|
|
Other
|
favorite |
Various colors |
big |
small |
some |
|
pointy |
smooth |
huge |
next |
warm |
|
lots |
Before long |
bare |
all |
|
Other Language and Motor Planning Skills:
|
auditory and visual attention |
turn taking |
|
auditory and visual sequential memory |
Simple and complex sentences |
|
story retelling |
predicting |
|
labeling |
cause and effect |
|
following directions |
Wh-questions |
|
sequencing |
self-awareness |
|
articles (a, an, the) |
various verb tenses |
|
pragmatic language |
Word associations |
|
Temporal relationships |
phonological awareness skills |
|
visual motor skills |
Following simple motor commands |
|
pronouns |
Multiple meaning words |