Fall is Here! Mrs. Bonzer Marshalltown, IA

Fall Books:
Autumn Leaves by Ken Robbins
The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree by Gail Gibbons
Barn Dance by Bill Martin Jr.
The Biggest Pumpkin Ever by Steven Kroll
Pumpkin Pumpkin by Jeanne Titherington
When Autumn Comes by Robert Maas
Why Do Leaves Change Color? by Betsy Maestro

This picture shows our small playground just outside our first grade back door. This last week the leaves have really been blowing around and the air is beginning to feel more like fall.
Students brought in lots of different leaves to share. We researched what kind of leaves they were in the book Autumn Leaves by Ken Robbins.

After reading several other fall books we wrote a class acrostic poem:

Fall Is Here!

alling leaves coming down
~ red, yellow brown

pple picking time ~ applesauce, juicy apples, apple pie
~ YUM!

ots of animals getting ready for winter
~ squirrels and chipmunks

                   ots of fun activites
                    ~ going trick or treating, going to football and
                    basketball games, having Thanksgiving
                  We Love It!

See some of our student writing at our website: www.geocities.com/firstgradefisher/fallishere

Standards and Benchmarks:

Language Arts:
*Standard 1
Gathers information from a variety of sources
*Standard 2
Communicates effectively and clearly as a writer