Title/Subject: Leaf Games Submitted By: Ms. Christie Date: 10/15/2006 Grade: Third City: Courtland, VA Applicable for: Pre-K Idea: Use leaf shapes of various colors and sizes for flannelboard activities, finger plays, counting activities, and games. For flannelboard use, cut leaves from felt or paste a small piece of felt on the back of a real or paper leaf. Collect real leaves and cover them with clear contact paper to use in games. Cut paper in the shape of maple, elm, oak, or poplar leaves (or others common to your area) in all different colors. Following is a list of some leaf games to try. Jump Up Give each child a leaf and call out a color, shape, or both (red leaves, pointy leaves, yellow round leaves). The children with that leaf jump up. Eventually, the children may learn to distinguish the leaves by their real names. March Up Give each child a leaf. Have the children find others with the same color and shape leaf. Counting Leaves Call out number combinations (four red leaves and two yellow leaves) and have the children put those combinations on the flannelboard or get together in groups. Make various combinations and always count the total number. Shape Match On a bulletin board, put up a picture of four different trees and an outline of the shape of the leaf that goes with each tree. Let the children pin the leaves around the tree that their leaf matches. This can also be done as an individual activity. Place the leaves in a box and have one or more children match them to the trees. Send Us Feedback on This Idea Back to the Classroom Games Ideas List