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Looking for Fall with Kids with Fall Journal and Observation Sheet

 Encourage your child to explore the changes this fall with a fall journal and fall observation sheet.  What changes will they’ll discover as you head outside and look for fall after school?
Exploring Fall with Kids from the Educators' Spin On It
Grab your camera and off we go!

A new season is starting to sneak up on us… you can almost see signs of Fall.  Even down here in the South too!

Teaching your Child to Observe Nature This Fall

 Teaching our children to become observers is important and fun. We’re going on a walk around our neighborhood to see if we can spot signs of Fall. Do you see it yet in your neighborhood? or your way to school?

Observing Signs of Fall with Kids

Here are some fall terms they should be noticing and discussing with you as you explore your local parks and neighborhood.
  • Trees are changing colors
  • Acorns are falling
  • Trees are forming seeds
  • Mums are growing in the garden
  • It’s cooler in the morning
  • Pumpkins are in the stores
  • It’s getting darker sooner
  • Squirrels are searching for acorns

Create an Fall Observation Sheet

Take your child on a nature walk and see what they can discover.  If at all possibly let your child document these changes with a camera or even better on their Fall Observation Sheet.  As you observe things over a period of a few weeks, have them record the changes they see in their Fall Journal.

Print your Fall Observation Sheet here

Here’s a few things we discovered on our walks after school this week as we welcomed fall.

Create a Fall Journal

Later in the week we would come home and write in a Fall Journal what we observed. Observation is a a great skill to use. When creating your own Fall Journal, have them illustrate it first , it will be fresh on their mind and in the camera for reference. Then they can write about what they saw. Encourage them to include details.

Go out a few days later and observe with them if things have changed.

Print your fall journal here.

 

More Fall Journal Ideas:

  • Make a fall collage out of pictures from magazines or real objects
  • Glue the discoveries you find onto a page and then attach the words.
  • Younger children doing this activity can cut out and add fall words to their pictures.
  • Practice finding the beginning sounds of spring objects they draw.

Print your Own Observation Sheet, Fall Journal and Fall Words HERE

For more Ideas Visit our 40 Activities for Fall Roundup!
 

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Comments

  1. Fun! We are definitely seeing some signs of fall here in NC. The humidity is gone and there are a couple trees turning colors already. I think I'll take the kids on a walk to observe the changes soon (we usually wait until October). Thanks for linking up!

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  3. We are just seeing the first signs of fall here, but on our vacation last week (we got back yesterday) the Bruce Peninsula was just a glorious wash of colours. Really spectacular!

    Thanks for sharing the printables; I'm printing to take on a hike this week.

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  6. In the south you really have to look for changes or you'll never see them, it's fun showing them to children. It's something I had to learn after raising all my children here for almost 20 years how. I wish I was up in NC to see all the trees change, we have just a few that will change now.

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  8. Can't wait to hear what you find on your hike! I wish I could see tons of colors in trees, you'll have to share photos on your site!

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  9. Thank you! I just added your two suggestions to the post, thanks for sharing! I can't wait to check them out.

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  10. Thank you so much Deb for sharing and I love your Acorn Math Activities that you shared, perfect for afterschool outdoor fun!

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