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Book Activities
Fall Changes
by Ellen B. Senisi
ISBN: 0439240948 Published: 2001
The most important changes of the fall season are told in brief, simple words and shown in beautiful seasonal photographs.
Other Books by the Author
Spring Changes, Brothers and Sisters, Shapes Where We Play, Berry Smudges and Leaf Prints: Finding and Making Colors from Nature
Read
 Preview the book with your child. Explain that it is a book about fall, which uses photographs instead of illustrations. Invite your child to listen to “fall” sounds as you read.
Do
 Imagine another changing season like spring or winter. Does the weather get cold? Hot? What do the leaves look like?
Gather different leaves from your yard or playground. Place them under a piece of paper and rub the paper with a crayon. Watch the leaves magically appear through the paper.
Make a list of some of the changes that happen in the fall.
Take pictures of some fall scenes in your neighborhood.
Pretend you are the drizzling rain, the falling leaves or animals gathering nuts and seeds. How do you move? What sounds do you make? How do you feel?
View
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Caillou
Fall is in the Air (Show 140)
Puppets: When Rexy sees his first leaf ever, fall, he is worried about the tree. Gilbert explains autumn and what the season brings. Halloween and costumes are fun, but Gilbert and Teddy both agree that one of the most delicious times of year is Thanksgiving. Gilbert shows him what wonderful food is eaten on the special occasion and between the three of them, they lick the plate clean!.
Big Big World
Where Have All the Berries Gone? (Show 114)
Winslow can't find his favorite fruit.
Curriculum Idea: Rainbows - Rainbows always have the same pattern of colors and occur under certain weather conditions. Curriculum Idea: Plants and Seasons - Some plants produce fruit and sometimes this fruit only appears at certain times of year. Related Activity: See how they grow!
Reading Rainbow
Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message - by Chief Jake Swamp
This prayer of the Iroquois Indians celebrates the precious and rare gift of the natural world - and the resources of the earth. On a fall day, LeVar stops to express appreciation for the gifts of the earth. We connect to the earth with a visit to a family who grows and harvests cranberries, then on to a pueblo where native artists use clay from the earth to make pottery, and finally to a group of children who are planting trees in their neighborhood. Children sing "Come You Dreamers," a song about taking care of the earth.
Summer - by Marjorie N. Allen and Ron Hirschi
Baby animals spend the summer growing, playing and learning from their parents. No matter where you live, there is a cycle of seasons which impacts on the weather, plants and animals. In some locations it is extreme, in others it isn't. LeVar shows just how special each seasonal change is to the plants, animals, and world around us. Viewers also visit a cranberry farm during harvest.
Snowy Day: Stories and Poems - by Caroline Feller Bauer
This book is a collection of stories and poems with snow as a common theme. LeVar travels to Jackson Hole, Wyoming where viewers experience a variety of ways to beat winter's chills and enjoy the thrills. Playing in the snow, constructing a snow person, riding in a horse sleigh and snowshoe hiking are a few of the things LeVar does in the snow. This episode also takes viewers to Alaska to find out about the Iditarod - a famous dog sled race.
Websites
Fall Activities
You'll find a number of fall activities at this site from Houghton Mifflin.
Autumn Activities
Check out this site with autumn coloring sheets, poems, songs, recipes, crafts, games, and worksheets.
Zoe's Silly Seasons
Click on the things that are wrong in each of the seasons in this game from Sesame Street.
Other Titles
Why do Leaves Change Color? by Betsy Maestro (1994)
This book looks at why leaves change color in the fall and includes activities.
About The Seasons by Sindy McKay (2001)
This book features text for adults to read aloud to children on the left-hand page and text for the child to read aloud on the right-hand page.
In November by Cynthia Rylant and Jill Kastner (2000)
This rhyming tale looks at November on the month when "the earth is growing quiet."
Mouse's First Fall by Lauren Thompson (2006)
Mouse and his big sister Minka have fun playing in the fall leaves.
The Reasons for Seasons by Gail Gibbons (1996)
This book explains seasons, the solstices, and the equinoxes in simple language and also looks at what people and animals do in each of the seasons.
The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree by Gail Gibbons (1988)
As the seasons pass, Arnold enjoys a variety of activities as a result of his apple tree. Includes a recipe for apple pie and a description of how an apple cider press works.
The Autumn Equinox: Celebrating the Harvest by Ellen Jackson (2003)
Learn about what autumn means to cultures around the world.
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