🍁Fall song for preschool 🍁 Autumn Leaves Are Falling Down🍁 Fall leaves Song

Autumn Leaves Are Falling Down (Sung to: London Bridge is Falling Down)
It looks like we’re playing but we’re actually learning! Look at all the awesome stuff we’re working on in this short video:
*Oral Language*
Singing is a great way to develop oral language skills in children. In this video, they will learn fall vocabulary words, practice articulation, and develop their singing voice. The song "Autumn Leaves Are Falling Down" is great for oral language development because it has simple, repetitive lyrics. This makes it easy for children to sing along and learn the words!
*Listening Comprehension*
Listening comprehension is the ability to understand what is being said. Singing helps to develop listening comprehension skills because it requires children to pay attention to the words of the song. This song has a clear and simple melody that makes it easy for kids to focus on the words and understand what is being sung.
*Rhyming*
"Autumn Leaves are Falling Down" includes rhyming word pairs that are easy to predict. When children listen to rhyming words, they develop their phonological awareness as they gain understanding that words can have the same ending sound yet be different words. As they learn to differentiate between similar and different sounds, they will be building foundational principles that they can apply to their own literacy and writing skills.
*Fine Motor Skills*
Fine motor skills are the skills that we use to make small movements with our hands and fingers. As children use their fingers to pretend they are leaves falling off a tree, they are working on finger separation and strengthening those little muscles that they will need for handwriting.
*Crossing the Midline*
Crossing the midline is the ability to move one hand or arm across the body to the other side. This is an important skill for many everyday activities, such as writing, typing, and getting dressed. Singing and moving along to the song "Autumn Leaves Are Falling Down" helps to develop crossing the midline skills.
For example, when children are pretending to rake the leaves, they have to move their hands across their bodies and slide in the opposite direction. This helps them to practice crossing the midline.
*Pre-Literacy Skills*
Pre-literacy skills are the skills that children need to learn to read and write. When children sing along to the song, they are exposed to various key words in a written form. This helps them to develop print awareness.
*Pretend play*
Pretend play, also known as imaginative play, is essential for early childhood development. It is a way for children to explore their world, and develop their creativity and problem-solving skills. “Autumn Leaves are Falling Down” engages children in pretending to interact with leaves in a variety of ways.
🍁Autumn Leaves are Falling Down🍁
Lyrics
(children stand, hold arms high and wiggle fingers like leaves falling from branches)
Autumn leaves are falling down,
Falling down,
falling down.
Autumn leaves are falling down,
Down down on the ground. (crouch low)
(pretend to rake leaves, Crossing the midline from side to side)
Rake them up and make a pile,
Make a pile,
make a pile.
Rake them up and make a pile,
just to make you smile. (smile broadly)
(jump up and down on the spot)
Jump into the pile of leaves,
Pile of leaves,
pile of leaves
Jump into the pile of leaves,
Take turns if you please.
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