Going on a Leaf Hunt by Steve Metzger

Speech Targets:
/f,v/- forest, huff, puff, leaf , over  
/s,z/- sound, it's 
/h/- hunt, hickory, home
"sh"- bush
/m/ - made
/n/- 
/t,d/- tall, day
/p.b/-  back past, pick up
CVCV words-  going, coming
clusters-  climb, squish, skunk, step, swoosh, play
final consonant- leaf, hunt, pick up

Phrases for Imitation, device use:

Core Vocabulary Board: 
go, over, in, on, through, up, slow 

 

Comprehension Discussion:
where do they go (across, past, through, over), what do they do ( walk, run, climb)
what kind of trees do they see, 
why do they hurry back when they see the skunk?

Motor : 
go 
look
climb
pick up
row
listen
run

Songs with fingerplay: 

(to the tune of London Bridges)Autumn leaves are falling down,

Falling down, falling down,

Autumn leaves are falling down,

 On the ground.

*

Find a broom and start to sweep,

Start to sweep, start to sweep,

Find a broom and start to sweep,

Start to sweep.

*

And make them in a great big heap,

 A great big heap, a great big heap,

And make them in a great big heap,

On the ground

*

But here comes the wind to blow them round,

Blow them round, blow them round,

Here comes the wind to blow them round,

On the ground.

(repeat as many times as you like!)

The leaves on the trees ( tune of Wheels on the Bus)

The leaves on the trees turn 
orange and red, 
orange and red
orange and red.
The leaves on the trees turn
orange and red
all around the town.

The leaves on the trees go 
swish, swish, swish.....

The leaves on the trees come 
tumbling down....

We rake them up and 
jump right in......