One activity we did this fall was read There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. After reading this, we created a similar class book with a fall theme. We titled it, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Leaf. Everything the old lady swallowed had to relate to fall.

We also wrote 4-Line Poems based on Fall is Here! I Love It .

See our poems up close on our class webpage.

State Standards for this project:
-Atmosphere & Weather EAW v.3 E.2 Elem./Describe seasonal changes in Michigan's weather.
R.CM. 01.01 Activate prior knowledge
R.CM. 01.02 Discuss informational text patterns
R.CM. 01.04 Respond to multiple texts by discussing, illustrating, and/or writing to reflect, make connections, take a position, and share understanding.
R.AT. 01.01 Be enthusiastic about reading and learning how to read.
W.GN. 01.02 Approximate poetry based on reading a wide variety of grade level appropriate poetry.
W.AT. 01.01 Be enthusiastic about writing and learning how to write.
Applying Appropriate Technologies
-Standard 2/Benchmark 3/Use a variety of technologies to express ideas.