Fall is Here! Paul White - Brunswick, Maine

Fall Book: It’s Fall by Linda Glaser

We enjoyed listening to many seasonal stories during our unit on fall. One we especially liked was It's Fall by Linda Glaser. After listening to the story, we brainstormed a list of ideas and words that reminded us of the season of fall. Using these ideas, we wrote a five senses poem about fall.

Fall

Fall looks like falling leaves
Coming off maple trees.
Flying, flipping, and floating down.
Red! Orange! Yellow! Brown!

Fall sounds like geese flying south for the winter.
A gather of geese in the shape of a V.
Heading for a warmer place to be.
Honk, honk! Honk, honk!

Fall tastes like fresh, juicy, just-picked Macintosh apples.
That Mom bakes into a warm apple pie.
Sweet! Crispy! My, oh, my!

Fall feels like a blowing breeze.
Blowing on us and on trees.
Time to dress in sweaters and coats.
Cold! Shiver! Chilly! Brrr!

Fall smells like a roasting turkey on Thanksgiving.
Grandma adds melted butter, juices, and spice.
Puts it in the oven to cook it nice.
Sniff, sniff! Sniff, sniff!

Fall is here! We love it!

~by Mr. White's First Grade

We used the remaining ideas to write sentences and illustrate pictures of our favorite fall activities. Here are two samples:

I love fall because I like jack-o-lanterns.
~ Mikayla

I love fall because I love jumping in leaves.
~ Tyler

Our published poem and fall sentences are displayed on our hallway bulletin board for others to enjoy. We made fall coffee filter leaves for our tree by using watered-down tempera paint.

State of Maine Learning Results

English Language Arts
A. Process of Reading
Seek out and enjoy experiences with books and other print materials.
Demonstrate an understanding that reading is a way to gain information about the world.

E. Processes of Writing and Speaking
Tell about experiences and discoveries, both orally and in writing.
Respond to stories orally and in writing.

Science and Technology
G. The Earth
1. Explain the cycles of day/night and of seasons.