The pre-school children came up with lots of ideas of what else we could do with the leaves including making them into paint brushes using sticks and string and making them into fans which helped develop hand-eye coordination. We have then used straws to blow the leaves around just like the Leaf Man being blown by the wind. We created opportunities for the children to re-enact the story by racing the leaves down pipes and swirled them around in our builders tray just like the Leaf Man in the stream. We then matched our autumnal finds to the illustrations in the book and discussed how the size, shape and colour of the leaves varied. We have searched for the Leaf Man on our daily walk whilst we collected some leaves, acorns and pine cones. The Leaf Man has inspired our pre-school children to explore the endless possibilities of leaves. Adam and his little EDventurers For the worksheets and art project that go along with this book visit. He continues his journey through a vegetable patch where all the vegetables are made of leaves but the big question is where will the Leaf Man’s journey end. Take a walk AND read a story at the same time Throughout the month of November 2021, visit Presque Isle State Park for a. In the story, the Leaf Man goes on a journey and see’s animals made of leaves, he drifts through the sea and see’s more creatures made of leaves. Autumn is here and to celebrate we have been reading a wonderful book called The Leaf Man.
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