Thomas (our eldest at four) isn't doing anything formal, so it was really just playing, which is how children his age learn anyway, having a picnic, and a bit of talking and drawing about autumn leaves.
We did a leaf rubbing. Nathan (two and a half years) had a go too.
Olivia (nearly ten months) watched us from the baby swing.
We looked at the shapes and different colours, and saw there were some still green, some yellow and some brown.
We looked at the tree they had come from.
We also saw a tree with small red berries, that we will research later to see what it is.
I find myself needing to write down lots of things I want to learn more about myself, and things that we will file away to learn when the children are a bit older.
Once we came inside, it was time for Nathan and Olivia's rest, then I did some reading aloud while Thomas played (I found a couple of short autumn stories- The Anxious Leaf and The Goose Who Tried To Keep Summer- online at Apples For The Teacher).
It will be interesting to see how Thomas continues his learning while in play now, I hear a lot come out when he is talking as he plays :)
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