Capstone Early Learning at NAEYC
The 2010 Annual National Association for the Education of Young Children Conference starts in Anaheim, CA next Wednesday November 3rd.
Capstone Early Learning will be there featuring our newest early childhood titles.
Visit booth #2016 and you could win great prizes!
We are raffling off gift certificates, plush stuffed dogs and our newest books! I hope to see you there.
Fall is the best time to introduce your students to the changes in nature. Leaves are changing colors, apples and pumpkins are ready to be picked and candy is a fashionable appetizer. Or is that just me!
Great Art Projects for this Fall!
Supplies Needed:
Paper
NewsPaper
Leaves or Cut Apples
Paint- Red, Gold, Yellow,Orange,Green
Making Prints from Nature
Leaf Stamps:
Step 1: Go on an Autumn adventure walk. While on your walk, point out the different colors you can see in the trees. Yellow, brown, red, gold. Let your students pick out their favorite leafs and bring it back to the classroom.
Step 2: Cover your work/table area with newspaper, and have paper available for each child. Each child can create stamp imprints of their leaves by lightly dipping each leaf in paint, placing it on their piece of paper, pressing the leaf onto the paper and pealing the leaf off again.
Apple Stamps:The same project can be done with apple prints.
Step 1: A Teacher or Caregiver should cut an apple horizontally, and the child can use the apple as a stamp. It might be helpful to indent little holes in the sides of the apple to help your student grip the apple, while making their art.
**Favorite Fall Books**
Leaves Fall Down by Lisa Bullard
This illustrated book by Lisa Bullard explains to children why leaves change colors, while providing a fun twist for anyone who loves to celebrate Autumn by jumping into a pile of leaves. I adore the light text that interweaves important science elements into this book.
Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper
This is a brilliantly illustrated book about sharing, loss and reunited friendship. Duck, Cat and Squirrel make Pumpkin Soup, when Duck tries to contribute to the soup in a new way, Cat and Squirrel object.This is one of my all time fall favorites. Duck Cat and Squirrel learn that getting your own way isn’t as important as the fun you can have with your friends.
Patty Corcoran, New Initiatives
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