Fall

Fall

Welcome to my Fall Unit! I have added a few new books and updated the graphics. I added some songs and poems and a few activities. I plan to add new ideas and pictures in the Fall so please check back then. I could hardly believe that it had been almost 4 1/2 years since this page was created ... time really flies. I'll see you in the Fall!

:Books:

:Poems & Songs:

Down, Down Down, Down! Yellow and brown The Leaves are falling over town	Little Leaves One little leaf. Two little leaves Three little leaves today. Four little leaves. Five little leaves.
Five Little Leaves Five little leaves so bright and gay (hold 5 fingers) Were dancing about on a tree one day (flutter fingers The wind came blowing through town (wind sounds) One little leaf came tumbling down (remove 1 leaf) Four little leaves so bright and gay. Repeat until there are zero little leaves	Fall Fun [tune: "The Farmer In The Dell"] The leaves are falling down. The leaves are falling down. Red and brown, they flutter down. The leaves are falling down. The squirrels hide their nuts. The squirrels hide their nuts. They hide them away for a winter day. The squirrels hide their nuts. The children go to school. The children go to school They learn and play throughout the day. The children go to school.
Fall Is Here - Helen H. Moore Fall is Here. Another year Is coming to an end. Summer's finished, Summer's gone, Winter's round the bend. Fall is piles of crunchy leaves, Orange, gold, and red. Fall is sweaters with long sleaves And blankets on the bed. Fall is football, Fall is pumpkins, Fall's where Summer ends, And Fall is coming back to school, And seeing all my friends.	Busy Squirrel The busy squirrel scampers around. Gathering nuts that fall to the ground. Hiding them in secret places. Covering them over, away she races. The busy squirrel seems to know. Winter's winds soon will blow.
I'm a Little Squirrel [tune: "I'm a Little Teapot"] I'm a little squirrel, fuzzy and gray. When fall comes, I gather nuts all day. So that when the winter comes, you see, I'll have food for family and me.

:Reading:

Leaf Letters FF Game

Match upper and lowercase letters programmed on leaf cutouts.

Squirrel Sequencing

Sequence pictures of the life cycle of an oak tree.

Alphabet Acorns FF Game

Create a file folder game with programmed acorn halves. The acorn top has the capital letter and the bottom half has the lowercase letter. Match the lettered pairs.

:Math:

Feed Sammy Squirrel Program a squirrel cutout with a particular number. Provide acorn cutouts. Students will feed the squirrel the appropriate number of acorns to match the number on his body.

That's Nutty! Game Make oak tree math mats - one tree per mat. At the top of the mat, write a numeral 0-10. Provide a supply of acorn cutouts. Students wlll match the number of acorns on the correct oak tree according to its numeral.

Sort Nuts Put out a small basket of nuts. Students can sort them according to size, color, shape, texture, etc.

Leaf Patterns Use any leaf patterns that you have and create a supply for the students to use. Cut them from a variety of colors of construction paper. Students will create patterns using the leaf cutouts and glue them on a sentence strip.

Leaf Graph Make a simple graph for orange, yellow, brown leaves. Have a collection of those colored leaves in a small bag. Children take turns pulling a leaf from a bag and coloring in a square on the graph for each one pulled. The goal is to see which color can reach the top of the graph first.

:Social Studies:

:Science:

What Grows On Trees? Matching Game

Sort pictures of leaves, fruit, and flowers to show the things that can grow on trees.

What Animals Travel In Fall?

What do animals do during Fall in order to prepare for the upcoming winter weather?

Dandy Dresser FF Game - Part 1

Students choose proper clothing for summer and fall.

Leaves

Go on a nature walk and pick up various leaves. Sort them according to their type, color, shape, etc.

:Art:

:Writing:

Journal Prompts:

1. This scarecrow looks __________________. 2. Fall leaves are _____. 3. I jumped in the leaves and ______________. 4. I went to the football game. 5. When the squirrel saw me_________________.

:Snacks:

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