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Fall leaf pattern activity for preschool

Tell a windy-day story and make a pattern with the leaves that fall.

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What did the wind blow down?

Prep · About 5 minutes   Play · About 10 minutes

Gather · Red and yellow paper leaves or real leaves, a clear space to line them up, and an optional fall scene or felt mat.

  1. Set the scene. Point to a tree on a picture, a sketch, or the felt mat. Pretend a gust of wind blows two leaves down.
  2. Start the leaf pattern. Place a red leaf, then a yellow leaf. Repeat the pair and say the colors aloud together.
  3. Tell what happens next. Ask your child to choose the next leaf and place it in the row. Keep adding leaves as you tell where the wind takes them.

Try saying · “Red, yellow, red, yellow. Which leaf will the wind blow down next?”

Make it easier · Use two colors and say the pattern together before asking for the next leaf.

Keep it going · Try a new pattern with two reds and one yellow. Ask your child to name the part that repeats.

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Storytime Club · Annual library

Print it for your next storytime

Find the Fall leaves worksheet PDF in the annual library. Print a page for a follow-up after the leaf pattern story.

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