Discovery Play Activities with Your Young Child: Sorting Leaves

Authors:

Victoria Waters

Publication Date:

4/14/2022

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Get outside on a nature walk and collect fallen leaves. Help your child observe and identify similarities and differences of leaves by comparing and contrasting their shape/color/ size/texture. Extend this activity by documenting their observations through graphs and/or creative arts and crafts.

PDF icon Discovery Play Activities - Sorting Leaves.pdf

Audience: 

  • Families
  • Practitioners

Developmental stage: 

  • 3-5

Setting: 

  • Center/Preschool
  • Community
  • Home

Resource Type: 

  • Activity cards (playtime, daily routines)

Topic: 

  • Science

Level of Intended Impact: 

  • Knowledge acquisition

Language: 

  • English

Developer / Author: 

  • STEMIE

Routines and Everyday Activities: 

  • Playtime (indoors & outdoors)

Resources for Families: 

  • Discovery Play Activities