What a great time of year to teach! Take a walk with a leaf identification guide, visit an apple orchard (we provide the lesson plan!).

Go on a Nature Walk: Take the Leaf Identification Guide and see how man leaves you can identify. Color the pictures and even play a game of "Leaf Bingo" by trying to find one of each. Check state and local parks, or even a town park, for walking trails that are suitable for your whole family. Take pictures.

Learn About Photosynthesis: Try out a sample lesson from the Light unit study, Photosynthesis

Visit an Orchard: Use the Heart of Wisdom Field Trip Planner.

Take a Hay Ride

 Read Johnny Appleseed.

Make Leaf Rubbings. Place the leaves flat on a hard surface. Cover the leaf with thin white or light colored paper. Peel the paper off a crayon and lay the crayon flat lengthwise over the paper and the leaf. Rub lightly to see the image of the leaf on the paper. Use different colors for different leaves to get a colorful picture. Compare, contrast, describe and write about the characteristics of different leaves.

Learn About Seasons: Help preschoolers divide a paper into fourths and draw a tree season in each square.

 Write a Fall Poem: Have your students write poems and then have them cut out a leaf and paste their poem onto the leaf.

Keep an Autum Journal: How does autumn make you feel? For a fun, creative activity, consider keeping a special fall journal where you can jot down all of the changes you see over the next few weeks. Write down which trees changed colors first. What colors did you see and where? How quickly did the leaves change? Add drawings of leaves or descriptions of the weather, what the local wildlife is up to,etc. Think of descriptive words and phrases and write your own autumn poem. Be creative!

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