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Harvest Science
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Contact_FullName: Tonya Contact_Email: Tmb0920@yahoo.com Area: Sensory table Idea: For Fall I put Deer corn and Silk Colored leaves in my table. Corn for feeding the deer in the fall and Colored leaves because we are learning about the leaves changing colors. Contact_FullName: Contact_Email: rasbill@earthlink.net Area: Sensory table Idea: add acorns to your sensory table in Autumn. Alternate activities by adding buckets and shovels one day and magnifying glasses another. Autumn leaves can also be added. Contact_FullName: Lynne Contact_Email: Mrslynne@aol.com Area: Harvest ; science Idea: Each fall we ask children to bring in a small pumpkin. We set up a tape measure and scale in our science area. Each child measures and weighs their pumpkin and we chart it, and leave the chart out for parents to see. Contact_FullName: Deanna Contact_Email: deannalthompson@hotmail.com date:: 10/09/06 Area: Pumpkin or Harvest Science Idea: At circle time have various sized pumpkins & other assorted nature items, pinecones, stones, seashells, a piece of wood, whatever you can think of, (fall items like ornamental gourds are great) & let your preschoolers predict "Will it float". Use a large clear storage container & fill it with water & start the experiment! We do this in my room every year & the children love it & scream w/ delight! Invariably someone will walk down the hall to find out what the screaming's all about! Contact_FullName: ann Contact_Email: annekeshot@cox.net date:: 10/05/06 Area: harvest science Idea: Carve a pumpkin. Take out pulp and seeds for the children to explore. Put a clear plastic bag inside the carved pumpkin, have children fill it with soil and plant the seeds. Water, and close the bag. You just made a green house and after a few days, your seeds will sprout. The pumpkin was placed in a planter outside. As soon it started to disintegrate ,we planted the inside of the bag and watched our garden grow! Enjoy! Contact_FullName: Cjj Contact_Email: cjschildcare@sympatico.ca date:: 10/03/05 Area: Harvest -sensory table/science activity Idea: In the sensory bin I place a bag of sunflower seeds (birdseed). I also add tiny pumpkins, various shaped and textured gourds and Indian corn, plus several (sturdy) magnifying glasses. Contact_FullName: Karen Contact_Email: kkuras@corsp.org date:: 09/07/05 Area: Autumn-Science Idea: Using acorns in your room? Read this! Several years ago I collected a big bagful of acorns to use in my classroom. After a few days I found small white worms that had been inside the acorns. Now whenever I collect acorns or other natural items for the classroom, I put them in the microwave for at least 1 1/2 minutes. This kills any unwanted guests. Contact_FullName: Lynne Contact_Email: Mrslynne@aol.com date:: 09/16/03 Area: Harvest ; science Idea: Each fall we ask children to bring in a small pumpkin. We set up a tape measure and scale in our science area. Each child measures and weighs their pumpkin and we chart it, and leave the chart out for parents to see. 11-10-00This summer we planted a few mini pumpkin plants in our garden. The kids were fascinated watching them grow daily, and they are very hardy and easy to grow. We used them for a variety of things for 3 different themes: Fall, Halloween, and Thanksgiving. We've painted them, did stamping, played games, counted sorted by size the possibilities have been endless!
10-23-00Grow corn in baggies! Have children put popcorn seeds in bag with a small handful of dirt -- water. Tape on wall or on window -- you will see corn growing!
9-11-00In the fall my 4 year olds like to shell black-eyed peas. We find all kind of surprises in them. We talk about big, bigger and biggest. Count the number of peas we find and then plant some to see if they will grow. Some kids will sit for the whole hour shelling peas.
9-8-00Feely Box- Make a feely box with parts of a tree inside, bark, seeds, flowers, etc. Children reach in and describe what they feel.
9-8-00Language Experience Charts Throughout the time we're working with our Autumn leaves, we make various types of lists and charts for authentic shared writing experiences. We compare and contrast the size, shape, color, and texture of various leaves, and we write a Predictable Chart from the following pattern: Paul's leaf is _______. Jazzmera's leaf is _______. This is a great way to introduce attributes. Each child chooses a leaf, and we write about the color of the leaves. When we finish writing our Predictable Chart, we make a class book with the illustrations made from leaf rubbings done in the color of the leaf. This is a very popular book that I keep on our Science Table while we continue exploring leaves. You can expand this activity into multiple attributes, by using the following sentence frame: Gavin's leaf is big and yellow. Alejandra's leaf is orange and smooth.
8-23-00Take the children outside to collect fallen leaves. Have the children lay them on a sheet of waxed paper. Using old broken crayons that you have grated up in slivers, have the children sprinkle them all over the picture, and top with another sheet of waxed paper. Adults only put a towel over project and cool iron until wax melts. The melted was holds it together and the crayon shavings make a nice colorful design. Trim around the edges and you have a placemat the children will love.
8-23-00My Assistant put up a tree that she found in a the mailbox issue June/July issue. She is going to remove one green leaf each day from the tree and replace it with a orange or red and brown leaf, to see if the children will notice that the tree is changing just like the ones outside.
8-3-00Preserve your brightly colored leaves by laminating them at a slow speed. They are sealed, so it prevents the loss of color. These preserved leaves are more durable, so they can be used over and over for sorting activities, matching activities, color identification, bulletin boards, and more! (The man who provided training for the laminating machine said it was OK).
8-3-00Now is the time of year to gather nuts for nut sorting - pecans, brazil nuts, almonds, peanuts, etc. They keep from year to year and they can also be incorporated in your "Forest" theme since they grow on trees. After the sorting is done, allow the children to eat some fresh peanuts. I offered the 3-5 year-olds the nut still in the shell, but gave no solution as to how to get into it. I was fascinated by their problem-solving skills and the different ways they found to get to the nut. It was messy, but it was a blast.
ideaIf you live in a seasonal area, dry colored leaves are a wonderful change for the sensory table during Autumn. My preschoolers love the crinkly crunchy sound and the smell is great too! :0) Date: 10-21-99ideaThis idea can be a fun eating craft for the children and the birds. you will need toast and/or ice cream cones, peanut butter, jelly or jam, raisins, nuts or anything that is ok for you and the birds to eat. I prefer setting by the tree were going to decorate, that way any spills or messes we have the birds can clean up, since everything we use is ok for them to eat. We first make holes in our feeders (ice cream cones or toast) then we tie fishing line to them, the adult can tie. Then the fun begins you, spread your peanut butter or jelly all over the feeder and you can also color the peanut butter with food coloring before you begin, decorate it with raisins and nuts even berries can be used. The fun part about this is watching the children eating as they work. There is a small clean up but it's worth it........ Date: 10-11-99ideaHave the children go on an Acorn hunt. Put all the acorns in a Rubbermaid tub. Bury in the acorns a small object (a ball, a key, a small action figure, etc.). Have the children dig thru the acorns with both hands and try to find the object. Great for tactile discrimination! Date: 9-29-99ideaThis last week I went to the woods to collect different fall things. I first collected different green leaves. I then collected the same leaves in the middle of changing to their fall color. I completed the lesson with the full changed leaf. I collected acorn, pinecones. I had a sheet with a large acorn so we could place the collected things and the different colored leaves and glued them on so they could see the progress of the same type leaf changing. I told the parents to display this where small hands could not reach so they would not swallow the acorns. This worked well with the three year olds. Date: 9-12-99Date: 6-30-99Bring in a basket of gourds, Indian corn, acorns, pinecones, any other fall items, put them in the science area with magnifying glasses, and books about these items. The children will examine these things for ages! Lots of terrific language skills develop also!! Date: 10-28-98Put an ear of Indian corn in a dish of water and it will sprout many little sprouts on the ear.
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