Fall Homeschool Activities
Fall is without a doubt the best season. The colors, the smells, the cool weather, the sweaters… and there are SO many fun fall homeschool activities you can do as a family – no matter your kids’ ages! Whether you’re looking for books to read, field trips to take, or just ways to cozy up your homeschool this fall, these activities might make fall your favorite homeschooling season (if it’s not already!).
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Fall homeschool activities your kids will love:
- Hike to see fall colors – if you don’t live somewhere where the leaves change, this is worth a road trip!
- Nature journal about fall leaves and why they change color – download the free lessons above with activities for ALL ages!
- Gather leaves to identify and do rubbings
- Go through a corn maze
- Go on a scavenger hunt – download the free scavenger hunt printable below
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- Go apple or pumpkin picking
- Read and learn about migration – look up
- Plant fall bulbs or garlic
- Try a fall sport (our family loves cross country!)
- Rake up the leaves and jump in the pile!
- Make art using leaves and other pieces of nature you find – you can find easy to follow lessons inside Trees, Seeds, & Leaves K-12 botany study!
- Choose a family read aloud set in autumn, like October, October
- Observe the Harvest Moon and read about it – use the books and lessons inside Paragraphs & Picture Books: autumn edition
- Paint pumpkins – real ones or make these egg carton pumpkins
- Bake apple or pumpkin treats
- Collect and whittle sticks
- Start on handicrafts that will turn into Christmas gifts
- Make or buy beeswax candles to cozy up your learning space
- Drink hot apple cider or hot chocolate while you read and learn
- Read and copy fall poems
- Make these pencil toppers in the shape of leaves
- Dive into deeper nature science topics with your older kids through the Trees, Seeds, and Leaves botany study
- Make art with leaves or seeds
- Paint scenes with fall trees
- Carve a pumpkin and count the seeds
- Study habitats and use your nature journals to observe them with the Lost Words nature study
- Use apples as stamps to paint tea towels
- Read ALL the fall books
Use all the best autumn books to teach language arts concepts and creative writing with the autumn edition of Paragraphs & Picture Books – perfect for family style learning with ALL ages!
You can find the full book list of all our favorite fall picture books here:
Autumn Learning resources we love:
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Nature Journaling Guide$6.00
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