Gather some fall leaves for these simple sorting and counting activities with preschoolers. Fun activities with leaves promote awesome hands-on learning through play.
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The crunch of autumn leaves is a sure sign of the changing season. For some of us, that means raking leaves, which can be fun if it means making a huge pile of leaves to jump into!
There are also lots of crafts and activities you can do with leaves, including this counting and sorting activity.
The leaves you use will depend on the trees in your area. Maple, poplar, and oak trees all have leaves in different sizes, shapes, and colors. We gathered leaves from each of these trees growing in our yard.
If you don’t have access to leaves in a natural environment, beautiful artificial leaves can be purchased at a craft store or here’s a link where you can buy leaves online.
Fall leaf sorting activities
To extend this nature activity, explore your backyard or a neighborhood park on a nature walk.
- Observe the different trees and their leaves.
- Feel the bark on a tree.
- Collect leaves for a leaf sorting activity.
1. Sort leaves by size and color.
Observe the different sizes and colors of the leaves. Some of the leaves will have more than one color, and some might still have a bit of green coloring.
Sort leaves by color.
Sort leaves from largest to smallest.
Sort leaves with more than one color.
2. Match leaf colors with other objects.
3. Use leaves in crafts and activities.
Make reading more fun with these cute Leaf bookmarks. -Preschool Toolkit
Observe the properties of leaves with a Leaf experiment. -Preschool Toolkit
Trace leaves for a Matching game. -Preschool Toolkit
Have fun Painting leaves. -Simple Fun for Kids.
Discover leaf properties with Leaf rubbings . -KC Edventures.
Create a family of Leaf people. -Fantastic Fun and Learning.
Seasonal:Fall Pinterest board.