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Fall Is Here!
We Love It!
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Apples
fall
Leaves fall
Kids jump in leaves
Fall is here! We love it!
Farmers pick corn and beans.
Tractors carry corn and beans.
The air is colder.
Fall is here! We love it!
Pumpkins are ready.
Kids dress up.
Squirrels gather up nuts.
Fall is here! We love it! |
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Our
class poem display (leaf prints on black surround the
poem):
Please click on the link below to see the individual
poems written and illustrated by class members.
http://home.mchsi.com/~laring/Fall.html
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Favorite Fall Activites |
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Our classes take a
fall trip to a park that has a variety of trees. We
collect leaves, seeds, and nuts. |
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 A
fall activity that we really enjoy is making
pumpkin bread. This activity coincides with
the pumpkin and orange part of our fall
unit. The children help add ingredients and
mix. We bake this recipe in soup cans, so
that each child takes home a loaf to share.
Pumpkin Bread |
2/3
cup shortening
2 2/3 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 can (16 oz.) pumpkin
2/3 cup water
3 1/3 cups all purpose flour |
2
tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground cloves
2/3 cup raisins |
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Heat
oven to 350. Spray empty, regular-sized
soup cans with Pam. Mix shortening and
sugar in large bowl. Add eggs, pumpkin and
water. Blend in flour, baking soda, salt,
baking powder, cinnamon, and cloves. Stir
in raisins. Fill cans 1/2 full, about 3/4
cup per can. Place cans on baking sheet and
bake about 37 minutes. This recipe makes
bread for 9-10 students. It is not hard to
double. |
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Here are two
students getting ready to combine soybeans. Soybeans
and corn are major crops in Central Illinois. |
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Illinois State
Standards
Apply word
analysis and vocabulary skills to comprehend selections.
Dictate stories and experiences.
Listen with understanding and respond to directions and
conversations.
Select and use appropriate technology, instruments and formulas
to solve problems, interpret results, and communicate findings.
Organize, describe, and make predictions from existing data.
Know and apply concepts that explain how living things function,
adapt, and change.
Know and
apply concepts that describe the interaction between science,
technology, and society.
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