Fall Bucket List

One of the joys of homeschooling is the time that you get to spend together as a family.  As an online teacher, I also have the privilege to stay home with my children, watch them grow each day, and give them time, which is a precious commodity these days.  When my sister sent me a link to a "Fall Bucket List", I was excited about all of the fun family activities on the list and the chance to make memories with my children.  Many of you are probably already doing these activities each fall but I would like to share them anyways because there is a lot of learning that can be built into these activities. :)

• Apple Picking
• Make Leaf Art
• Go on a Hay Ride
• Enjoy a Bonfire with S'mores
• Make Caramel Apples
• Visit a Corn Maze
• Go to a Pumpkin Patch
• Make Fall Cookies
• Take a nature walk (bring the camera)
• Bake pies

Here are some ways to extend the learning:  

• Learn about harvest time, talk about what it must have been like during pioneer times and how important it was to save food for the winter months.  
• Take pictures of your leaf art and make other fall art projects to submit at portfolio time.  Try to use a variety of materials to create art (paper, paint, leaves, chalk, etc)
• While cooking, practice math as you see measurement in action.
• Create a map of the corn maze (very tricky), then try to reconstruct it at home with blocks.  
• Make a list of all the things you can do with a pumpkin, try at least two of the things on your list. 
• Draw the progression of apple growth. (ie. seed, tree, etc)
• Make apple prints (cut apples in half, dip them in paint, then stamp them on paper).  Have your child create a pattern using different colours of paint.

If you participate in any of these activities, please let me know or better yet, take pictures!  I would love to get to know your family better this year.  

Blessings!