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Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Voyage on the Mayflower

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
After completing an online activity about the Mayflower, scholars draw a picture about what they know of the Thanksgiving holiday, including a one-sentence summary. A reading of If You Were at the First Thanksgiving by Anne Kamma is...
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Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Pilgrim and Wampanoag Daily Life

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
A lesson looks at the Pilgrims and Wampanoag tribe during the first Thanksgiving. Scholars compare and contrast information presented by an online activity then discuss their findings. Learners examine the two group's daily routines and...
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Lesson Plan
Scholastic

The First Thanksgiving Feast

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Following an online activity, scholars listen to a read-aloud of If You Were at the First Thanksgiving by Anne Kamma. Pupils discuss their family traditions and complete a T-chart comparing the holiday then and now. Collages are made to...
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Lesson Plan
Education World

Predicting Pumpkins

For Teachers K - 8th
If you want more pumpkin seeds, you should get a bigger pumpkin—right? Young harvesters use estimation skills to make a hypothesis about how many seeds they will find in a pumpkin before examining the real number inside.
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Printables
PreKinders

Fall Picture Word Cards

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Get ready for autumn with these vocabulary cards. The resource includes ten words to study, each paired with a picture.
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Workbook
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University of California

Seasons Lab Book

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Unlock the mystery behind seasonal change with a collection of worksheets and activities. Whether they are drawing pictures of Earth's orbit around the sun or graphing the temperature and daylight hours of different locations...
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Lesson Plan
Crayola

Autumn Scratchings

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss some of the signs of changing seasons. They are asked how do they know that it is fall? Students use Crayola Crayons, to rub patches of traditional fall colors on white construction paper. They fill the entire sheet with...
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Curated OER

Fall Similes

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Fall is like a beautiful painting come to life—or is it more like an overflowing cornucopia? Practice writing similes with a lesson on figurative language. As learners review simile structure, they come up with their favorite similes for...
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PPT
Curated OER

Hibernation

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Cute is the word for this interactive hibernation presentation! Click on the brightly-colored cartoon graphics of different animals to find out whether or not they hibernate over the winter. Read why certain animals hibernate. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pumpkin Predictions

For Teachers 4th - 7th
It's time for Halloween and math! Perfect for Fall, this simple worksheet provides a grid for young mathematicians to record their predictions about a pumpkin's height, stem length, diameter, circumference, and weight. After learners...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Graphing Greenery

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers gather leaves and trace them on graph paper. They plot coordinates that approximate the shape of the leaves and share those coordinates as "worksheets" for other students to complete.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Leaf Weight-Loss Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students measure the weight of a container of leaves daily to discover how quickly it grows lighter as the foliage dries.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Read a Fall Foliage Map

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Pupils examine the purpose of a color key and use a color key to help them read a map.
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Activity
Curated OER

Nuts About Squirrels

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Early childhood students will develop listening skills as they read "Nuts To You" by Lois Ehlert. In this lesson students will learn about Students will learn facts about different types of squirrels and their behaviors. There will be a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Look At Those Leaves!

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students observe and sort tree leaves. In this earth science activity, students observe the attributes of real leaves and measure leaves using Unifix cubes.
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Curated OER

Autumn Arrays

For Teachers K - 6th
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...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Autumn Vocabulary

For Students 1st - 4th
In this vocabulary activity, students match vocabulary to definitions of words representing autumn. Students complete 20 matches total.
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Activity
Curated OER

Corn Sayings

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students create corn sayings. In this visual arts lesson, students use kernel corn and other art materials to make autumn message artwork. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with the lesson.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Counting Leaves

For Students 1st
For this counting leaves worksheet, 1st graders count the leaves on the tree, in the air and on the ground, then write the number in the box.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Halloween Graphitti

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students complete multi-curricular activities in a Halloween themed lesson. In this Halloween lesson, students examine newspaper ads to find prices of pumpkins and use them to complete a stem and leaf plot. Students find the diameter,...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Fall – Same Worksheet

For Students Pre-K - K
For this visual discrimination activity worksheet, students examine 3 sets of pictures. Students match the pictures in each set that look the same..
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Fall Words in Alphabetical Order

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this fall-themed activity instructional activity, students examine 8 fall-related words and then write them correctly in alphabetical order.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Fall Words – Fill in the Vowels

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this fall-themed word recognition worksheet, students examine 8 pictures and use vowels to fill in the blanks in the words that name the pictures.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Thanksgiving Literacy Activity

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Young scholars explore why Thanksgiving is celebrated. In this cross-curriculum instructional activity, students listen to the book Thanks for Thanksgiving by Julie Markes, and complete the sentence frame "I am thankful for ____." Young...