This autumn we studied ‘leaves and seeds.’ With colorful leaves and dried seedpods littering walkways across Sonoma County, we gathered specimens everywhere we went. We may not have correctly identified all of them, but we had such fun spending time outdoors, learning together.
We made bark and leaf rubbings…
Separated seeds from their pods…
Labeled and compared our saved seeds…
(including, clockwise from top left: apple, delicata squash, and amaranth seeds)
Set up our fall nature table…
And learned about leaf characteristics, wrote our own tree field guide, and played endless rounds of leaf bingo. (See my previous post for pictures and more info about those activities.)
We all enjoyed celebrating the fruits of autumn!
Are you going to plant any of the seeds?
Yes! We’re saving them to plant this spring! (Now to REMEMBER to sew them this spring… Please remind me!)
They’re just so cute!!!!