November Activity Calendar
This is a November “Everyday Learning Activities for Little Ones” calendar — designed to inspire play-based learning at home with everyday items. It provides 30 themed daily learning activities that can be done in any order, allowing kids to color in boxes as they complete them.
Here’s a quick summary by category:
🍂 Creative Arts & Crafts
Leaf Collage Art: Glue colorful leaves onto paper for seasonal art.
Nature Walk Bracelets: Collect fall findings stuck to a sticky tape bracelet.
Turkey Bead Patterns, Hand Turkey Art, Gratitude Tree: Fine-motor crafts that blend art with gratitude/reflection.
Feather Weaving, Scarecrow Footprint Art, Symmetry Leaf Art: Craft and pattern exploration using everyday materials.
Corn Mosaic Art: Glue kernels or candy corn for tactile creation.
🔢 Early Math & Counting
Acorn Counting Game, Pumpkin Seed Counting, Leaf Sorting Game: Counting and sorting natural objects.
Apple ABC Match & Leaf Memory Card Game: Matching letters and leaf types.
Pumpkin Geoboard: Create geometric shapes with rubber bands.
🧠 Sensory & STEM Play
Sensory Corn Bin, Cranberry Sensory Play, Fall Sensory Soup: Bin-based sensory experiences.
Turkey Egg-Drop Challenge: STEM experiment using marshmallows and toothpicks for protection design.
Mud Pie Play: Combines sensory and imaginative play outdoors.
🌳 Nature & Exploration
Nature Walk and Talk, Leaf Vein Rubbing, Leaf Garland: Activities to observe and use natural materials creatively.
Farm Animal Sounds: Practice identifying and mimicking farm animals.
💬 Language, Gratitude & Reflection
Gratitude Tree, Thankful Stones: Reflection and expression of thankfulness.
Fall I-Spy Game: Vocabulary development and observation.
🧩 Skill Development Focus
Fine motor skills: Beading, weaving, gluing, shaping.
Cognitive skills: Sorting, matching, patterning.
Emotional and social: Gratitude, sharing, imaginative play.
Physical and sensory: Walking, tactile exploration, coordination.
