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Nature Study Preschool Science

ABCs of Nature: L is for Leaves

Welcome to day 12 of the ABC’s of Nature series hosted by School Time Snippets. So far the series has covered everything from ants to Kingfisher birds and a big variety in between so be sure to head over to School Time Snippets to check it all out! Lots of nature learning going on over there!

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We’ve been doing a lot of nature exploration lately now that we live in the woods of New Hampshire. affiliate-links-2Nature is right at our fingertips! One day a week ago or so, we went on a little leaf hunt around our house. I was surprised to find such a variety! In our old house in urban/suburban Rhode Island, we would have only found oaks and maples, here we found six different kinds of leaves and I wouldn’t be surprised if there were others we missed!

L is for Leaves

So with our collection of leaves we headed inside to prepare them for the laminator. Sorry I don’t have pictures of this process, but basically we just laid the leaves out on paper towels and put books on top to flatten them out a bit. Then later that afternoon, I ran them though my laminator machine.

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A couple of days later we set out to properly identify our found leaves. I had a good idea of what they were, but I wanted to be sure. So I ordered this Take-Along Guide of Trees, Leaves and Bark for Caden to learn more about leaves and trees. This book isn’t very detailed and is perfect for budding naturalists. But for myself I wanted more details. I found this neat app on iTunes and downloaded it onto my iPhone. It’s called Leafsnap, and it’s so cool! To use it you take a picture with your iPhone of the leave on a white background and it will pull up possible matches for you to review and help identify your leaf! I was able to identify all the leaves we collected! We found a maple and an oak, as well as American Beech, Birch and Eastern Cottonwood. We also pulled a fern frond. Did you know fern “leaves” are actually called fronds?

L is for Leaf 4

After the leaves were laminated, I set up the table to do some leaf rubbings, and waited for Caden to take an interest. Turns out he wasn’t that interested… but he did try! oh well, I still had fun!ย  Other things you can do with laminated leaves are explore them on the light table like Racheous- Loveable Learning or make a leaf mobile or suncatcher like Artful Kids. Below you will find more ideas for learning, crafting and playing with leaves!

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More Leafy Ideas

Learning about Leaves

Autumn Leaves Quiet Book & Fall Homeschool Unit from Imagine Our Life

Learning about Leaves from Trillium Montessori

L is for Leaf: Learning Upper and Lower Case Letters and their Sounds from Evolving Motherhood

Books & Activities about Leaves

Leaf Man Art from Ready-Set-Read!

Leaves and Seeds: Great Books & Nature Activities from KC Edventures

Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf Sensory Bin from Stir the Wonder

Crafts & Activities using Leaves

Leaf Sewing from Fairy Dust Teaching

Fall Leaf People Craft from Fantastic Fun and Learning

5 Simple Leaf Activities from The Educator’s Spin On It

Make Leaf Rubbing Animals from Education.com

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  1. Emma @ P is for Preschooler says

    June 27, 2014 at 7:23 am

    I love the idea of laminating the leaves and then searching for what tree they came from!

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  2. Georgina @ Craftulate says

    June 27, 2014 at 8:47 am

    Laminating leaves – such a great idea! We’ve made collages on contact paper but this is even better!

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  3. Kristina @ School Time Snippets says

    June 27, 2014 at 9:12 am

    That app sounds awesome!! Thanks for sharing so others can use it, too! Love your leaf activities; my kiddos love collecting them and we have done crayon rubbing with them, but never thought to run them through my laminator– oh how I love that thing ; )

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  4. Kate says

    June 27, 2014 at 3:04 pm

    I love how easy laminating the leaves could make the rubbing process. What a great idea!

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  5. Kat Reader says

    July 7, 2014 at 11:15 am

    How fun! I love leaf exploration and projects at any age ๐Ÿ™‚ I’ve never thought to laminate them, so will definitely be trying that with the twins. We have several of the other “Take Along Guides”, but the Trees, Leaves & Bark one would be fun to check out with the twins. Thanks for sharing!

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  6. Jill says

    July 7, 2014 at 11:21 am

    This will be a perfect addition to my leaf studies in the fall! Thank you for sharing.

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  7. Ashley Moore says

    July 8, 2014 at 10:29 am

    My kids love collecting leaves too! What great leaf resources!

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