2. A LOOK AT WHAT WE WILL LEARN

3. I have a little apple Red and round. On a tree it is found. If you take a bite You will see Just how tasty it will be.

4.  What are their colors?  Can you find the secret house?.  What is apple butter?  Lets make an apple picture.  Books we will enjoy.  The Story of Johnny Appleseed. By Aliki  An apple a Day by Judi Barrett  The Apple and The Moth by Iela Mari

5. What will the class be doing: 1.We will be writing a class book about apples stories. 2.Guess how many seeds are inside the apple. 3.Sort apples by size and color. 4.Show and talk about cutting the apples in fractions. 5.We will make apple butter. www.alphabet-soup.com

6. AUTUMN WINDS Autumn winds begin to blow Colored leaves fall fast and slow Whirling Twirling all around Till at last they touch the ground

7.  How are leaves alike and different?  Why do leaves change color in the fall?  What makes different seasons?  Look at the leaves by Rena K Look  I Found a Leaf by Sharon Lerner  Red Leaf,Yellow Leaf by Lois Elhert  Autumn Story by Jill Barklen Books

8. What we will do:  Nature walk to collect leaves.  We will sort and graph leaves.  Press our leaves and label them.  How to separate colors from leaves using chromatography.  Write about how to rake leaves.  We will make tissue paper trees.  We will make cornstarch impressions with our leaves. http://photoscience.la.asu.edu/photosyn/e ducation/colorchange.html

9. Pumpkin Poem One day I found two pumpkins seeds. I planted one and pulled the weeds. It sprouted roots and a big,long vine. A pumpkin grew;I called it mine (I really am quite proud of that) But there is something I’ll admit That has me worried just a bit. I ate the other seed you see. Now will it grow inside of me? I’m so relieved since I have found That pumpkins only grow in the ground.

10. Pumpkins  How much does a pumpkin weigh?  How many seed are in a pumpkin?  How long does it take to grow a pumpkin?  Mousekin’s Golden House by Edna Miller  The Biggest Pumpkin Ever by Steven Kroll  The Pumpkin People by David and Maggie Cavagnaro  From Seed to Jack-o- Lantern by Hannah Lyons Story Books

11. 1.We will guess how much the pumpkins weigh. 2.We will guess how fat the pumpkin is (circumference). 3.We will plant pumpkin seeds. 4.We will cut it into a jack- o-lantern and then we will write a describing paper about it. 5.We will sponge paint a pumpkin. 6.We will enjoy pumpkin cupcakes.

12. Silly Itsy Bitsy Spider The itsy bitsy spider crawled upon ----------------’s head! It crawled all around, then made a nice soft bed. It wiggled down --------’s shoulder and jumping down on the floor. Then the itsy bitsy spider crawled to someone else for more!!

13. Spiders  Why spiders don’t get caught in their own webs?  How can you tell a spider form a insect?  What keeps spiders alive?  Books we will read: Spiders by Gail Gibbons The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle. I Love Spiders by Jon Parker Little Miss Spider and the Tea Party David Kirk

14. Look at the work we will do 1.We will Make our room one big spiderweb. 2.We will observe spiders 3.We will make spider headband. 4.We will write a story about spiders. 5.We will collect and observe our spiders. 6.We will do marble painting which will be spiderwebs and then we will draw spiders to add to the picture. 7.We will make spider treats. http://www.powerup.com.au/~glen /spider.html

15. Good Night, Sleep Tight Good night,sleep tight Sleep long and late. To all the sleepy animals, Who Hibernate. “Good night.bears!” “Good night,chipmunks!” “Good night squirrels!” “Good night,bats!” “Good night,woodchucks! “Goodnight,toads!"” “Good night, dormice!” “Good night,badgers!” We won’t make a peep, So all of you can sleep. When the birds begin to sing. We’ll see you in the spring.

16.  What does migrate mean?  What does hibernate mean?  What does adapt mean?  Why do animals hibernate, migrate, or adapt? The Hunter and the Animals by Tomie DePaola  Where Does Everyone Go? By Aileen Fisher  Bearymore by Don Freeman  Animals in Winter by H. Bancroft  Great books to listen to:

17.  We will play Mother Nature Says.  We will watch a bear sleeping on the computer.  We will sort different animal tracks.  We will sort animals by if they hibernate,migrate, or adapt.  We will make a bear in art. www.nature-net.com/bears/cubden.html

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