Grab a divided tray and have your little sort by color, shape, or object
While you’re at it, pick up hickory nuts, acorns, or twigs. Sorting If you have a preschooler or kindergartner, go gather some different-colored and different-shaped leaves. There are several math activities you can do with leaves, and they’re all fun If you want 2 more Leaf Science Experiments to try, be sure to download the free printable! Math You can see in the picture that our leaves will turn yellow in a few weeks.
When you come back, the colors of all the chloroplasts in the leaf will have been left behind as the alcohol traveled up the filter and evaporated. Place one end of the strip into the jar (we taped the other end to the outside of the jar so it wouldn’t fall in). Remove the plastic wrap and take the jar out of the bowl. Let it sit for at least 30 minutes, shaking the jar occasionally. Cover top of jar with plastic wrap and secure with the rubber band. No, really get in there and mash ’em up. Use the back of the spoon to mash the leaves into the alcohol. 
Pour alcohol over leaves until just covered. Have your littles tear the leaves up into little bitty bits. There’s a short explanation in the printable, but here is an experiment you can do to show them how it works. Leaf Man is made of autumn leaves, which might make your littles wonder why leaves change color. If you want to join us, there’s a free printable at the end of this post that includes 17 pages of activities. We love this book not only because it puts us in the mood for the dramatic changes taking place, but because there are so many activities we can do while we read. One of our favorite books is Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert. Autumn is our favorite time of year, and we love to include in our homeschool literature that inspires us to get outside and take notice. October is here, and in most places in the U.S., that means temperatures are cooling and trees are putting on their brilliant autumn gowns–the leaves are changing to red, orange, yellow, and even brown. 
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