Watch the video to learn a fun fall time poem to help your preschoolers count backwards from five. You can make your own leaves from paper or felt or simply hold up five fingers and pretend they are leaves!
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Fall Leaves
(Five) little leaves up in a tree,
They’re as bright as they can be.
Along comes the wind blowing all around,
And one little leaf falls to the ground.
-repeat using (four) little leaves and so on.-
original author: Shelly Hoster from Jack and Jill Learning Center in Norcross, GA
Have a great time with your little ones and this interactive finger play poem!
I’m a former elementary school teacher, and homeschool mother of two, who runs a Waldorf inspired home childcare/preschool. 
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