Favorite Fall Books

The Season's of Arnold's Apple Tree by Gail Gibbons
How Do Apples Grow? by Betsy Maestro
Autumn Leaves by Gail Sounders-Smith
Johnny Appleseed by Steven Kellogg
Pumpkin, Pumpkin by Jeanne Titherington
The Biggest Pumpkin Ever by Steven Kroll
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert

We decided to write a 'sensory poem'. We used our five senses to help us write this class poem:

Fun Autumn Activity - Apple Tasting 

The students tasted four different varieties of apples. We identified the properties of each apple and used our five senses to determine the difference between them. Finally, we got to taste the apples and vote on our favorite one.
 
 

Apple Poems

To compliment our unit on apples, each student wrote a poem independently. We used AlphaSmart(r) Keyboards to publish these poems. The students voted on which "professional paper" to use - we chose an apple border!

New York State Standards

ELA Standard 1 - Students will read, write, listen, and speak for information and understanding.
ELA Standard 2 - Students will read, write, listen, and speak for literary response and expression.
ELA Standard 3 - Students will read, write, listen, and speak for critical analysis and evaluation.
ELA Standard 4 - Students will read, write, listen, and speak for social interaction
 
MST Standard 1 - Students will use scientific inquiry to pose questions, seek answers, and develop solutions.
MST Standard 2 - Students will access, generate, process, and transfer information using appropriate technologies.
MST Standard 3 - Students will apply mathematics in real world settings, and by solving problems through data analysis, graphing.
MST Standard 6 - Students will understand the relationships and common themes that connect mathematics, science, and technology and apply the themes to these and other areas of learning.