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We have been reading several books and poems about autumn. They have
inspired the class to participate in several writing activities.
Autumn Days by Ann Schweninger is a book about signs of
autumn. Apple Picking Time by Michele Ilawson tells about
some fall activities. The class created a poem about this season.
First we did a word study of letter patterns and rhyming words.
Then we thought about fall signs and activities and used some of the
rhyming words in the lines of the poem.
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Time For Fall
It is time for fall.
Come and play football.
The days get small.
We go school shopping at the mall.
The leaves blow around.
They fall on the ground,
In a big mound,
Quietly, without a sound.
We pick apples off the tree.
Watch out for the bee!
Go pumpkin picking, just dad and me.
How many pumpkins do you see?
Yankees get your mitt.
Yankees get a hit.
Yankees don't quit.
Fall is here. WE LOVE IT! |
We read the story, Bring In The Pumpkins by Dahlov Ipcar. We
went pumpkin picking. Each student created a pumpkin character and
wrote a story about the character.
As part of our unit on Interactions in science, we read the book
Why Do Leaves Change Color? by Betsy Maestro. We also read two
poems about fall leaves by Teddy Slater- Autumn Morning and
Red.
Each student created a poem based on one of the colors of changing
leaves. Here is one of the poems:
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Orange
by Diego
Orange as a pumpkin
Orange as a cat
Orange as the
a.m.
Orange as
a rat
Orange as
a crayon
Orange as
a mat
Orange as
the leaves
That fall from the trees
On a cool fall day.
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New York State Standards
English Language Arts
Standard 1: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for
information and understanding.
Standard 2: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for
literary response and expression.
Standard 4: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for
social interaction.
Mathematics, Science, and Technology
Standard 4: Students will understand and apply scientific
concepts, principals, and theories pertaining to the physical
setting and living environment.
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