Mrs. McGowan       H. W. Mountz School        Spring Lake, NJ
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Fall...ing Into Place With Autumn!

You'll find several fall activities that will make learning fun!

 The Season of Autumn

Everything Fall
Take a look at this page of fall resources created for our collaborative internet project.

Sensational Fall Poems
5 Senses poems written by a class of second graders

Fall Books
Many of these titles were sent in by other teachers.

Autumn Coloring Pages
Several pages to print.

Why Do Leaves Change Colors?
Super explanation!

Earth At Night
This is great to see at any season!   Scroll across to see the whole world.

 Columbus Day

Columbus Day
From teachervision.com

Discover Columbus
Great resources from Lanise Jacoby

Make a Map and Columbus' Ships
From enchantedlearning.com

 Halloween

Happy Halloween from Mrs. McGowan

Ghost Gallery
By students in first grade 2004

What Do You See On Halloween?
Activity and how to do it from a  previous first grade class

The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
Readers Theater Script

Build a Jack-O-Lantern
Drag and drop fun!

Halloween Tic-Tac-Toe

 October: Fire Safety Month
Fire Prevention Week

Fire Safety

Veterans' Day

In our class, families are invited to share the names of their veterans.  We make a display and the students tell about each of these heroes.  Here's the letter sent home and a photo of our wall display:

Letter Requesting Veteran's Name

Display of Veterans' Stars

The Story of Veterans Day
Lesson plan from teachervision

 Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Treasures
Lots of our resources about this holiday

A Thanksgiving Story
Here's a rebus style story about the first Thanksgiving.

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