 Fantastic Fall
Literature For Children
Keep these books in your reading center or read a book to
your class!
Various Ideas
THE
COLORS OF FALL
You can make this
into a book or use it in a pocket chart. Cover up
a word and have your students tell you the word
that is missing! You can do many
things with these printable cards. You can make
your own or purchase our CD for October -December
and use and modify ours to meet your needs.
Clcik
here to learn about the CD
THE COLORS OF FALL
We see a black cat
We see a red apple
We see a colorful scarecrow
We see an orange pumpkin
We see a green leaf.
We see a yellow moon.
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Over to your left you will
see a fun math activity called, shopping for fall
words. Students must use the key to find the
price of their fall words. Adding multiple
numbers is needed. (1-3). This fun activity sheet
is found in our fall halloween packet. You can
learn more about our packets by following the
link below.
http://teachingheart.net/primaryteachertimesaver.html
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Have your students color
page two of this document. Then have them
cut out the pictures and glue them into the book
on page 3 – 5. When they are finished have
them cut the book and staple together. They
can finish the sentence and illustrate the last
page.
This is a fun activity for
your writing center. To your left you can get an
idea of what the document looks like. The
pictures and document is shrunk so that it cannot
be copied. This activity is found in our
halloween/fall packet found at the link below.
http://teachingheart.net/primaryteachertimesaver.html
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Graphing For Fall
Students cut the fall
pictures and then glue them to the given graph.
When they are done, they answer the questions
about their graphs. This activity is found in our
fall packet. You can learn more about the packet
at the link below!
http://teachingheart.net/primaryteachertimesaver.html
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Easy Apple Glyph
Here
is a Glyph that would be great if your class is
doing Glyphs for the first time!
Apple Color
Red = Girl
Green = Boy
Apple Stem
Pointing right = right handed
Pointing left = left handed
Leaves
The number of leaves = the number of people
living in your house now.
Worm
If you have a worm in your apple = you like
apples.
If you do not have a worm in your apple = you do
not like apples
If
you are unfamiliar with Glyphs please see
CLICK ON THE BOOK TO LEARN MORE
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Have
your students write fall poems. Display the poems
on cutouts of leaves. Here is one done by one of
my students. Just a fun writing activity!
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Bulletin Board Ideas!
Bulletin
Board Ideas - Make your classroom come to life
this fall with these great bbaord ideas galore!
 Falling
into Place (or Fall into Learning)
- Autumn theme with a tree and different gold,
red and brown shades of leaves falling to the
ground, use students names if desired
 Click
Here To Learn about "Fall"
Into Good Habits
The
Leaf Mural
Enlarge and print leaf patterns for each of your
children (use as many different patterns as you
can find) let your children sponge paint the
leaves in fall colors. Then put them on your
bulletin board with the title "Welcome
Fall" You can also put them in a tree shape
with a few leaves falling down with the title
"Falling into Autumn"
Click
here to visit Fall Into a Good Book Board
Click
to print a leaves border
Raking
In Good Work.
1.)Find a leaf reproducible, have students write
words that rhyme with the words fall on their
leaf. Display!
2.) Use leaves to
show homework progress for the month. Do this by
making a cut out of a tree and other fall things.
Staple a pocket of leaves next to the board. Each
time a student turns in homework they may fill
out a leaf and place it under the tree. When the
month is over - reward those with the most
leaves.
Motivational
Fall BBoard Idea
1.) Cover a large bboard with green or black
butcher paper
2.) Cut the words Pumpkin Patch Kids from orange
or yellow paper / or use a print program to make
a banner that says Pumpkin Patch Kids. Place this
at the top of your display.
3.) Use orange construction paper to cut a
pumpkin for each student in your class. Glue a
brown stem to the top of the pumpkin.
4.) Cut 2 black circles (eyes), a 1 black
triangle (nose), and one black mouth for each
student. Place all the eyes in their own ziplock
baggie, place all the noses in their own baggie,
and place all the smiles in one baggie. Now place
these on your desk or in an easy to reach place.
5.) Have each student write their name on a
pumpkin. Place the pumpkin on the bboard.
6.) As a students completes a specific tsk (you
decide the task) they get to add one piece to
their pumpkin for each task they complete. When
their pumpkin is complete, award the student in
some way!
NOTE: First and second graders love this!
Great
books to leaf through.
Have your students write the titles and authors
of their favorite books on leaf cut-outs.
Fall
Into A Good Book
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Teacher Resource Books For
Fall
Fall
Is Fabulous!: Reader's Theatre Scripts and
Extended Activities
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Math
for Autumn: Grades 1-2
A good teacher resource of large math problems!
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Draw
Write Now, Book 2: Christopher Columbus, Autumn
Harvest, Weather
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Everything
for Fall: A Complete Activity Book for Teachers
of Young Children: Activities for September,
October, and November
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Seasonal
Bulletin Boards Fall
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Crafts
to Make in the Fall (Crafts for All Seasons)
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Apples
Thematic Unit
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Early
Themes: Apples, Pumpkins, and Harvest (Grades
K-1)
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Month-By-Month
Poetry: September, October, November (Grades
PreK-3)
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Quick
Crafts: Apples, Pumpkins & Harvest
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Fresh
& Fun: October (Grades K-2)
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Hands-On
Math Around the Year (Grades 1-3)
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 Crafts!
Fall Poems, Songs, and
fingerplays
Patterned
after Brown Bear,Brown bear.
sung to (Frere Jacques)
In October 2x
What do you see? 2x
I see a gray squirrel
Leaping on the trees.
In October 2x
What do you see? 2x
I see Jack-O-Lanterns 2x
Laughing at me.
In October 2x
What do you see? 2x
I see children
Saying trick or treat 2x
In October 2x
What do you see? 2x
I see leaves 2x
Dancing on the streets.
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Poem
The Dancing Leaves ( Sung to
Clementine)
The dancing leaves are falling down
orange ,yellow, red and brown.
They are dancing, they are dancing
They are dancing on the ground.
With their crispy and crunchy sound
They are the children delight.
Dancing, dancing up and down
From the morning to the night.
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Five
Little Leaves
Five little leaves in the autumn breeze,
tumbled and fluttered down from the trees.
The first leaf said, I am red
I shall rest in a flower bed.
The second leaf said, I am yellow
I'm a happy-go-lucky fellow.
The third leaf said, I'm violet
pick me up, I'm cold and wet.
The fourth leaf said I am green
when it rains I'm washed all clean.
The fifth leaf said, I am brown
I shall blow all over town.
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Five
Furry Squirrels
One furry squirrel dashes by,
Two furry squirrels are way up high.
Three furry squirrels some nuts to hide,
Four furry squirrels all play outside.
Five furry squirrels chase round and round,
Scattering acorns on the ground.
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Write
all About it!
Here are some
possible journal topics.
*What do you wear in
the fall?
*Tell me why you like fall.
*Imagine you are a leaf hanging on a tree,
how would you get another leaf not to be afraid
of falling off the tree?
*Write a story about an unusual leaf.
*Draw things that "fall" in the fall.
*What can you hear/smell/taste in the fall?
*I was eating an apple when...
*The leaves fell from the tree and...
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Fall Words
Display
a Fall Word Bank
Since your students
will be writing about fall, you may wish to
display a fall word bank that your students can
easily view when needed. Here are some words to
get your word bank started!
apple, tree, dark,
night, cool, cold, windy, chilly, pumpkin, air,
turn, light, leaves, fall, Autumn, colorful,
green, yellow, red, brown, cider, sway,
exciting...
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Math Ideas
How
Many Leaves On A Tree
Count the leaves on
several of what seem to be typical branches, and
figure the average number of leaves per branch.
Count or estimate the total number of branches on
the tree. Multiply the number of branches by the
average number of leaves per branch to find the
estimated number of leaves on the tree
To find the number
of leaves along a certain trail or certain area,
first compute the estimated number of leaves on
several representative trees in the area, and
then figure the average number per tree. Next,
count or estimate the number of trees along the
trail or in the area. It is best to use just one
type of tree for this activity. (Use only Cedar
Elms, Live Oaks, etc.)
This activity has
potential for a number of math problems for older
children. Also, it may lead to interesting
discoveries about the numbers of leaves on
different kinds of trees as well as variation in
numbers on the same kinds of trees growing in
different situations, such as sunny or shady
places, or areas crowded with many trees.
o estimate the
surface area of the leaves of a tree, use a ruler
to make approximate measurements of each of
several representative leaves. Then, compute the
average area of a leaf. Estimate the total number
on the tree, and multiply this number by the
average surface area to find the estimated total
leaf surface area of the tree. The leaf surface
area of a tree is important because of
photosynthesis. The more leaf surface area a tree
has, the more food it may make for itself and the
more oxygen it will transpire.
QUESTIONS: How can
you estimate the number of leaves on a tree?
How good is this method in your view?
What other methods could be used?
Ask
each child to bring in three leaves that they
find in their neighborhood. Use these to create a
graph.
Allow
all your students to taste a green, red, and
yellow apple. Then have the children write the
color they like best on an index card. Next have
them place their favorite apple on a graph. After
the class graph is complete, ask the class
questions:
What apple did the class like the most?
What appple did the class like the least?
How many students liked red the most?...
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Fall Printables, Activity Sheets, and Worksheets!
More Fall Ideas
Making Fall Words
Making
Words
A making words
lesson is always fun when you use a fall word.
Make
the word apples
Each student needs a,p,p,l,e,s
Some words to have your students make: as, pal,
lap, sap, ape, pea, sea, spa, slap, pals, apes,
peas, lapse, apple, apples
After the lesson: Have your students write these
words in their journals. Have them circle all
words with ap in them. Have them underline the
plural words. Have them pick a word and write it
in a sentence.
Make
the word raking
Each student needs: a, i, g, k, n, r
Some words to have your students make: an, in,
kin, ran, nag, rag, rig, rain, rank, rang, ring,
king, grin, gain, grain, raking
After the lesson: Have your students write these
words in their journals. Have them circle all the
ain words. Have them put a star next to all the
ing words. Have them underline all the ag words.
Ask them to write a word that rhymes with ran
next to the word ran... Have them use the word
raking in a sentence.
If you are not
familiar with Making Words Lessons please see the
book below.
CLICK ON THE BOOK TO LEARN MORE!
My Favorite Fall
links!
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