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Fall Leaves Fall

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore fall leaves. In this leaf lesson, students collect leaves to investigate. Students also measure, compare and contrast, draw and look at leaves through a magnifying glass. Students sing songs and use movement in this...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Sky is Falling!!

For Teachers 1st
First graders complete a variety of activities about fall. They study a plant's life cycle and what happens to plants in the fall. They make leaf rubbings and discuss seed dispersal. They write a creative story about a seed and visit a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Kindergarten-sight Words Fall Colors

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners listen to the poem Fall Colors and find their favorite Fall color.  In this Fall color lesson, students recognize the Fall color words.  Learners make leaf prints with their favorite colors. Students talk about their...
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Curriculum Corner

Coniferous and Deciduous Trees

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
What are the differences between coniferous and deciduous trees? Supplement your tree lessons with a set of activities that has learners describing, naming, comparing, and reading about deciduous and coniferous trees. The activities are...
Worksheet
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Leaves and Photosynthesis

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this science worksheet, learners read detailed information about green plants and the photosynthesis process. In this fill in the blank and true and false worksheet, students answer twelve questions.
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Fall is All Around Us

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars develop and create a production company and produce a fall event that demonstrates what they have learned in various subject areas. STudents create stories, complete a venn diagram comparing fall and summer, graph and...
Lesson Plan
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Science Trail

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the solar system by conducting Earth science experiments. In this Sun lesson, students identify the different seasons on Earth and discuss their purpose and cause. Students create a sundial and observe the changes to...
Interactive
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Autumn Crossword Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this online/interactive crossword activity, students read clues and solve the puzzle using words about the autumn season. Students type 21 word answers and check them by observing the color of their answers-yellow indicates a correct...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Unit VI: Worksheet 2 - Force, Velocity, Displacement

For Students 9th - 12th
Future physics majors look at a diagram of a marble rolling across a railing. They sketch motion maps and force diagrams. They determine the horizontal range of the marble as it falls to the floor. Then they double the height and repeat...
Worksheet
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Science Surprises: Penguins

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 3 paragraph selection about penguins and then respond to 3 short answer questions.
Lesson Plan
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Fire Triangle in the Forest

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the physical properties of fire by creating storyboards.  In this elements lesson, students view a video clip of forest fires and identify the cause.  Students create large storyboards defining the three...
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Fall Slumbers

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students observe changes in a selected tree leaf near their homes during the fall. Twice each week students record changes in the leaf using words, pictures, and numbers.
Lesson Plan
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Signs of Autumn

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study photosynthesis and explore how chlorophyll is important to leaves and why leaves change colors in the fall.
Lesson Plan
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Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf

For Teachers K - 1st
Students discuss the differences between a storybook and an information book. Students use various materials found in nature to make a nature collage. Students make a nature dictionary using pictures and their own definitions from the...
Lesson Plan
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The Salmon Stream and Vegetation

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore the ecosystem and food chain by researching Pacific Salmon. For this fish habitat lesson, students discover the life cycle for salmon, where they spawn and what they eat to survive the harsh elements. Students...
Lesson Plan
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Measuring Using Leaves

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore geometry by using non-standard measuring methods. In this length estimation lesson, students complete a worksheet in which different objects in their classroom are measured by three different sized leaves. Students draw...
Worksheet
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Where do Bears go in Winter?

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Do bears really sleep for an entire season? Six multiple choice questions and a drawing activity make up a learning exercise that tests scholars' comprehension skills after reading about bears during winter. 
Lesson Plan
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Crayon Resist Fall Leaves

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study and explore the season of fall and investigate why fall leaves change color. Students explore the crayon resist technique and discuss other events of the fall season.
Organizer
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Autumn's Palette

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this Ranger Rick worksheet, students participate in a nature walk, observe the leaves, and sketch some of the leaf shapes they encounter. Students also respond to a question regarding the range of leaf colors they observe.
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The Apple Pie Tree

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students read The Apple Pie Tree and discuss the story and talk about what was living in the tree.  In this life comprehension lesson plan, students write the main idea of the book in a few sentences. 
Worksheet
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Clouds

For Students 4th - 5th
In this weather worksheet, students read a detailed information sheet about different kinds of clouds and what weather they bring. Students answer 12 questions
Lesson Plan
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Pump Up the Curriculum With Pumpkins!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students complete a variety of activities as they examine "pumpkins."
Unit Plan
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

That’s Amazing!: Challenge Activities (Theme 3)

For Teachers 4th
Synonym dominoes, anyone? As part of the activities designed for kids who have mastered the basic concepts in the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt thematic unit That's Amazing! kids are offered a variety of activities that include...
Lesson Plan
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The Beet Goes On

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
Root vegetables inspire the series of activities included here. Class members participate in activities related to language arts, social studies, science, visual art, and math. At first, the long list might feel overwhelming; however,...