Curated OER
Fall Leaves
For this fall leaves worksheet, students identify the colors of leaves and determine the number they have of each. This worksheet may be used in elementary grades, for color identification and counting purposes. For the middle school...
Curated OER
Autumn Arrays
Autumn is a time for nature to get ready for the upcoming winter. After listening to the book Time to Sleep about the changes of deciduous trees in the fall, learners monitor a tree on a daily basis and view photos of fall foliage online.
Curated OER
Autumn Leaves Word Challenge
In this word challenge game worksheet, learners list as many words as they can from the letters in the words autumn and leaves. The worksheet includes 11 hints for words the students may use.
Curated OER
Autumn
Students observe the different patterns of leaves and record their observations after reading the book "Autumn Leaves".
Other
The Virtual Vine: Pumpkins Aplenty, Pumpkins Galore
This online lesson plan on pumpkins includes a booklist, projects, and songs, as well as many other creative activities for students.
Other
Suny E Sf: The Splendor of Autumn
This brief site describes the changes that take place within leaves and the environment which result in the colors we observe in Autumn.
US Department of Agriculture
The Science of Color in Autumn Leaves
Coupled with a beautiful photo gallery, the National Arboretum sets out to explain the science behind why leaves of deciduous trees change their color in the autumn months. While temperature effects the colors, learn here what happens in...
Science Made Simple
Science Made Simple: Why Leaves Change Color
This is a site that offers answers to some often hard to answer questions such as why do leaves change colors. Provides an easy to understand answer to the question along with a section that students can read on their own, a puzzle,...
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Why Do Leaves Change Color?
Simple, but thorough explanation of fall colors in deciduous forests. Where the color comes from and how trees lose their leaves.
Starfall
Starfall: Sing Along Vol 2
This site offers six songs for students to sing along: Aiken Drum, Are You Sleeping, Autumn Leaves, B-I-N-G-0, Comin' Round the Mountain, and Day and Night.