The Best Fall Book List🍁

While fall doesn't officially arrive until September 22, we have finally turned a corner in hot Northern California and are enjoying cooler days and nights. This change in temperature prompted apple picking, making an apple crisp, and passing an aft ,-J CONNECTION .. THROUGH CURRICULUM While fall doesn't officially arrive until September 22, we have finally turned a corner in hot Northern California and are enjoying cooler days and nights. This change in temperature prompted apple picking, making an apple crisp, and passing an afternoon making leaf rubbings and leaf animals with my grandchild and counting apples and acorns. How do you celebrate the changing season? Simple celebrations and appreciating the changing season can bring joy into homeschool days, and these books and activities can help. Fall Activities Sample pumpkin spice lattes Bake an apple crisp Bake a pumpkin pie Make hot cider Make leaf rubbings Make leaf men Make beeswax candles Carve pumpkins Make a fall sensory bin Make a fall nature display Many of these activities and recipes are part of the Nature Book Flood which includes 48 weeks of fun nature study and science activities. If you want a similar resource that includes math and phonics, check out the four week Autumn Guide. Fall Picture Books Bring Me Some Apples and I'll Make You a Pie by Robbin Gourley Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn by Kenard Pak Why Do Leaves Change Colors by Betsy Maestro Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard Oxcart Man by Donald Hall If You Find a Leaf by Aimee Sicuro Gracias, Thanks by Pat Mora From Seed to Pumpkin by Wendy Pfeffer Thanksgiving in the Woods by Phyllis Alsdurf Fall Walk by Virginia Brimhall Snow In November by Cynthia Rylant Hello, Harvest Moon by Ralph Fletcher LEARN MORE This fall is also a great time to learn more about our American history, and Playful Pioneers Volume 2 has an excellent American history book list.  You can focus in on just the landing of the pilgrims and writing of the Mayflower Compact with our Playful Pioneers New England Guide, or grab the whole bundle. In the New England guide we learn about the first Thanksgiving celebration, look at American art from N.C. Wyeth, and poetry such as Thanksgiving Day by Lydia Maria Child and the Song of Hiawatha by Longfellow. It includes weekly crafts, recipes, and nature study prompts for an engaging history resource. Playful PIoneers New England Book List The Landing of the Pilgrims by James Daugherty Seabird by Holling C Holling Squanto's Journey by Joseph Bruchac Many Hands: A Penobscot Indian Story by Angeli Perrow The 50 States by Gabrielle Balkan Hiawatha and the Peacemaker by Robbie Robertson (Some illustrations may be intense for young children) Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall On the Mayflower by Kate Water SHOP NOW Are you looking for more fall themed learning for littles? Check out the Tree Guide and Farm Guide, which are part of the award winning Nourishing Nature Kindergarten. Try a free week of all our best selling bundles and discover for yourself the creativity, connection, and deep learning that comes through using the Peaceful Press. SHOP NOW Are you in the Peaceful Press Facebook group? This week Taylor shared her child's fun with Nourishing Nature Kindergarten, and Ashley shared the awesome ships her kiddos made with the Playful Pioneers Volume 2! When you purchase any Peaceful Press resource you get the invite link and access code, we'd love to have you join us! New Playful PIoneers Book and Supply List! I just uploaded the books and supplies for the Playful PIoneers to our Amazon storefront for easy one stop shopping! We also included Amazon affiliate links to the books included here. Look for a Christian Book storefront link soon as well. Download our first day of school sign here and tag us on social media when you share! If you need a reset on your homeschool curriculum for the year, check out our grade by grade planning post. We give you step by step advice for which resource to use to create an engaging homeschool year. SHOP NOW Have you listened to the latest podcast episode? I chat about teaching the Bible to children with Christie Thomas.  Want to learn more about my philosophy of education and family life? Here are a few places you can learn from me. Thanks for reading, friend! Jennifer Facebook Instagram Pinterest Podcast amazon P.O. Box 3201 Sonora, CA 95370, United States or Made yours free with Flodesk. Make yours free with flodesk