This work has been divided into four parts:

going back to school

nature

festivals

harvest

AUTUMN

Each one introduces activities to work in class:

Introductión

Vocabulary

Worksheets

Crafts

Stories

Songs

Poems

Games

A u t u m nAutumn is one of the seasons of the year: The

seasons are winter, spring, summer and autumnAutumn is the same as FallIt comes after summer.Autumn starts on or around 15 September and

ends on about 20 December.We come back to school.People harvest their crops.Nature changes its colour.Some festivals are celebrated in Autumn, such as

Halloween and Thanksgiving.

1. One of the four natural divisions of the year, spring, summer, fall, and winter, in the North and South Temperate zones. Each season, beginning astronomically at an equinox or a solstice, is characterized by specific meteorological or climatic conditions.

b. The two divisions of the year, rainy and dry, in some tropical regions.

2. A recurrent period characterized by certain occurrences, occupations, festivities, or crops.

 

The reason why earth has different weather for different seasons

is due to the tilt of the earth.

During our summer the Northern hemisphere is tilted toward the

sun.

During our winter the Northern hemisphere is tilted away from

the sun. 

This tilts causes a difference in the amount of sunlight energy

we receive. Since the sun is the energy that drives weather, if

you vary that sunlight amount then you vary the weather.

Tilt: inclinaciónAmount: cantidadWeather: tiempo atmosféricovary;: variar

Why do we have seasons?

Autumn songClic here and you will listen a song about

trees , leaves and seasonshttp://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-songs-

seasons.htm

http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-songs-seasons.htm

The harvest

All these yummy vegetables and fruits have been busy growing for you all summer, now they are ready to be eaten

Harvest time

• White grapes

• Blue grapes

• Apples

• Pears

• Cherries

AUTUMN PERSONIFICATION

In agriculture, the harvest is the processes of gathering mature crops from the fields.The harvest marks the end of the growing season, or the growing cycle for a particular crop, and this is the focus of seasonal celebrations.On smaller farms with minimal mechanization, harvesting is the most labour-intensive activity of the growing season.Large farms use sophisticate farm-machinery.The harvest is carried to the consumer market.

Crops, field, gather, harvest

Tools for harvesting

The axe was a very important tool. With an axe the homesteader built a home, chopped firewood, chopped down trees and cleared the land. A pickaxe, hoe and spade (shovel) were used for digging and turning over the soil. A wooden rake was used to level the soil. Grain or hay was cut with a scythe (a long blade on a stick) or a sickle (a curved blade on a stick) and left to dry in the sun. A cradle scythe (also called a hand cradle) cut the hay and also dropped the hay in piles. A pitchfork was used to gather up the hay or grain into piles. Then the hay or grain was loaded onto a cart or wagon and stored in the barn. A flail was used to separate the seeds from the rest of the plant

PLOWING AND PLANTING

The land was broken up with a plow (or plough). The plow had a sharp blade that cut into the earth and turned over the soil. The plow was pulled by oxen or horses. The farmer had to keep the blade of the plow in the ground and had to be careful not to hit any large rocks, stumps or roots. Next a harrow was pulled over the soil to break up the lumps and smooth out the ground. A harrow looked like a large rake with rows of teeth.

A plow

Then the farmer sowed the seed (planted). Wheat, rye, oats, barley and flax (for making linen) were planted. After the seeds were planted, there were many ways that the crop could fail -- too many weeds, drought (no rain), floods, frost, hail, insects, plant diseases and prairie fires destroyed crops.

HARVESTING AND THRESHING harvesting the crop with a scythe

When a crop was ready to harvest the farmer used a sickle, scythe or cradle scythe to cut the crop. Then the stalks were bundled into sheaves. The bunch of sheaves were leaned against each other so the sheaves stood up. The standing bundles were called stooks . The stooks were left to dry in the field. Later, the sheaves were hauled to the barn.

Sheaves of weat

The grain was spread out on the floor of the barn and hit with a flail. Seeds, chaff (bits of seed head) and straw remained. After most of the straw was raked away, the farmer gathered what was left. The grain seeds and chaff were placed in a winnowing tray (or basket) and shaken and tossed on a windy day. The wind blew the light straw and chaff away and the seed would fall back in the tray.        Winnowed grain was stored for animal feed or taken in sacks to the mill to be ground into flour. Stone-ground flour was better than flour ground by hand.

The lucky seed

http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-stories-lucky-seed.htm

Take three pots and put some soil in the pots.

Put some fast-growing seeds in each pot, for example, cress or radishes.

Now put the pots in places that have different light, for example, put one in a room with lots of sunlight, one in a room that has a little light, and one in a cupboard.

Look at the pots every day.

What happens to the seeds?

Write a report about the experiment.

Fill a jar with some water.

Add some food colouring.

Put a stick of celery or a stem with a white flower in the water.

What happens to the celery stick or the flower petals?

Write a report about the experiment.

Vocabulary:

Plants and trees

stem,

leave,

roots,

flower,

water,

stick,

tree,

trunk

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A bean is planted in the ground. It is

dry and has a tough outer shell. It only takes a few

things to make changes happen.

The sun provides heat and light.

The plant also needs water and

nutrients from the soil to help it

grow.  

The bean begins to sprout and

grow. This stage is called

germination.

The seed is swelling and

getting bigger as the plant

develops. The hard casing drops off, into the soil.

The bean plant begins to develop a stem, roots and leaves. The stem grows upwards, towards the light, while the roots are beneath the ground.

The leaves open as the bean plant keeps

growing.

The bean plant now develops flowers. The flowers have male and female parts so that the plant will pollinate.

The flowers on the plant are fertilised and new beans grow.

Apples are ready to be harvested any time from late summer to late fall. Autumn is the perfect time for kids to celebrate apples. Celebrate this Autumn with these apple activities, crafts and recipes.

Apple Picking and Counting

Visiting an apple farm and picking your own apples is a blast for kids. Kids will have fun counting and choosing their own apples. You can use it as a learning experience. Be sure to have questions ready to be asked. The people on the farm will enjoy answering all your questions on apples and how to raise your own apple orchard.

how to grow apples and apple tree care.

Fall is the absolute best season for eating.  The culinary bounty is endless.  From onions to squash and from nuts to fruits, Fall has something scrumptious to offer at every turn.  With all these delights it’s hard to narrow down one seasonal obsession.

Why Do Leaves Change Color?

To introduce children to the reason autumn leaves turn colors, provide the class with copies of poems about autumn leaves. Discuss the meaning of new vocabulary words, such as chlorophyll, hues, fades, flecks, etc.

Leaves Fall Off A maple tree loses about 600,000 leaves in the fall! That number might be tough for students to work with, so look at leaves on one branch of a deciduous tree. How many leaves do students think are on a branch? Count the leaves on a low branch. Compare with the estimate. How can students use this number to estimate the total number of leaves on the tree? If possible, revisit the tree throughout fall to see how fast the leaves fall off.

Looks, Smells, Feels

Wrap up this lesson by bringing students together for a sharing session. Begin by

asking students to suggest words that describe leaves. List these words on chart paper.

On a second piece of chart paper, write the words looks, smells, and feels across the

top. Display the word list and the chart, then invite students to take turns classifying the

words, copying the words from the list on leaf-shaped cards, then pasting them under

the correct heading. Challenge students to add new words to each column, too.

Like a Leaf

For a change of pace, invite students to dramatize falling leaves in different kinds of weather. Introduce the activity by looking at the weather outside. Is it a calm day? Windy? Pouring? If you can, play appropriate music. (Clips from a software program such as the Microsoft Composer Series on CD-ROM make it easy to jump from one musical selection to another). Ask students to "fall" the way they think leaves would in the kind of weather you describe.

This game consist on put into groups according with the parts of this work: harvest, nature, festivals and back to school. There are 32 cards.

Autumn Vocabulary

• Harvest: plow, plant, sow, soil, seed, barley, hay wheat, crop, stook,

• Scarecrow

• crops: fruit,corn,hay,pumkin, rice, vegetables.

• months: September, October, November, December

• Fruits: apple, pear, grape, nuts, chestnuts, acorn, orange

• Colours: green, red, orange, brown, yellow

• Weather: windy, raining, cloud, foggy,someday sunny, umbrella,sweater

• Trees: maple,leaf, leaves fall, leaves changing colour, ginkgo

• Tools: plow, harrow, rake, axe, pitchfork, flay cradle scythe.

• Animals: birds, crow, sparrow, squirrel, bear, snail, spider.

•Clothes: jacket, raincoat, hat, boots.

acorn bear harvest

snailspider

rain mushroon tree

umbrella web jack-o-lanter

worksheets

Fill in the following sentences with an appropriate verb:

The weather _______________ chilly.

People _______________ sweaters. Leaves_______________ color. Leaves _______________ to the ground. People _______________ leaves into piles. Scarecrows _______________ the crops. Crows _______________ the crops. Crops_______________ in the fields. Farmers _______________ their crops.

Farmers _______________ their crops at the market. People _______________ apples from trees.

Squirrels_______________ nuts. Geese_______________ south for the winter.

Frost _______________ the ground in the morning.

Children _______________ trick-or-treating.

Pumpkins_______________ orange in the fields.

Families _______________ Thanksgiving.

Fill in the blanks below with words from this box:

harvest sweaters

chilly sets

migrating change

November farmers before

red orange yellow

scarecrows autumn season

back October grapes

pumpkins corn

September country foliage ground coats crows

Fall Fall, which is also called _____________ , is the ____________ when the leaves _____________ color and fall to the _______________. I n Nor th America, it is also the season when kids head ______________ to school.

The Weather Fall begins with warm weather in ______________, but as the season continues into ______________ and ________________ , the sun ___________ __ earlier and earlier everyday and the weather becomes _______________. And so, people put away their shorts and t-shirts and take out their ______________ and _____________.

The Harvest I n fall, _____________ are busy working in their fi elds. They have to ______________ their crops before the cold of winter comes. ______ ______, now big and orange, are ready for making pies. _________ _____ quickly ripens on the cob. Wine makers pick their plump, juicy, purple _______________ f rom the vine. _______________ stand guard in the fi elds to keep the ______________ f rom stealing the crops __________ ____ the farmers can gather them.

The Country I f you are fortunate, you can visit the ____________ in the fall and see the spectacular ______________ on the trees as the leaves change to __________ ___, ____________, brown, and ______________. Overhead, birds are _______________ , heading south to their winter homes.

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How many words can you make out of HARVEST TIME?

H A R V E S T T I M E

___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

Did you find?

Something you drink.

A number.

A sandwich meat.

A jewel at night.

A group of athletes.

A symbol of love.

Another word for exam.

One of the senses.

A planet.

Diffi cult: A part of a flower.

Go hungry.

An ugly rodent.

How many words can you make out of AUTUMN LEAVES?

A U T U M N L E A V E S

___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

Did you find?

Something you drink.

A number.

What you do at lunch.

What you did at dinner.

Another word for borrowed.

Something you cook.

Another word for man.

The opposite of f reeze.

The opposite of spend.

Diffi cult: Do a crime.

A marine animal.

crosswordsAutumn crosswords

1 2 3

4

5 6

7 8 9

10

11

12 13

14

15 16

17

18 19

20

Across

2. Big orange vegetable that grows on a vine.

4. Another word for autumn.

7. The month in the middle of fall.

8. Many birds do this in autumn.

10. A scary celebration in autumn.

13. The food that the farmer grows.

15. It protects the crops from birds.

17. These turn color in fall.

18. The first month of autumn.

20. Another word for cool.

Down

1. A fall color.

3. The last month of autumn.

4. Someone who harvests crops.

5. Fall weather.

6. A fall color.

9. A feast in fall.

10. Gather all of the crops.

11. Red fruit.

12. A yellow vegetable that comes from a

tall plant.

14. Kids wear this on October 31st.

16. The opposite of city.

19. A fall color.

1

2 3

4

5

6

7

8 9 10

11 12 13 14

15 16

17

18

Across

4. The opposite of city.

6. It protects the crops from birds.

8. Many birds do this in autumn.

9. The month in the middle of fall.

11. A fall color.

12. These turn color in fall.

16. Big orange vegetable that grows on a vine.

17. The last month of autumn.

18. A yellow vegetable that grows on a tall plant.

Down

1. A fall color.

2. The food that the farmer grows.

3. Gather all of the crops.

5. Someone who harvests crops.

7. Another word for autumn.

10. A fall color.

13. Red fruit.

14. The first month of autumn.

15. Fall weather.

Find these autumn words: apple brown chilly cold

colors corn

country crops fall

f armer

f ruit grain

harvest hay leaf

leaves maple

migrate November October

orange pear

pumpkin red rice

scarecrow September

sweater vegetables

yellow

Find all of these autumn words in the grid above:

apple brown f all

f armer

leaf orange

pumpkin

red yellow

The two squirrels on top of the page have 6 acorns to share. In which ways can they divide the acorns? The children cut out 6 acorns each time and divide them between the 2 squirrels. The squares are used to paste the acorns on. The children must use different numbers each time.

Customize the leaves to create a literary rich environment.

autumn

tree

leave crop fall Corn

Yellow Brown Hay

Fruit Rake Farmer

Harvest September

October November

cards

DOMINO

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

Autumn game: 6 family game

How to playFron 2 to 5 playersThe cards are given out to the playersEach one, at his turn, tries to obtein from the others

the cards they need to complete the families.“have you got a green raincoat?” “ Yes, Here you

are” If he has got it, he gives it him/her. If he has not it, then it is his/her turn. “ I am sorry, I

haven´t got it”The winner is who has joined more families.

grey raincoat grey basket grey umbrella

grey rakegrey hat grey boots

yellow raincoat yellow basket yellow umbrella

yellow rakeyellow hat

yellow boots

green raincoat green basket green umbrella

green rakegreen hat

green boots

red raincoat red basket red umbrella

red rakered hat

red boots

purple raincoat purple basket purple umbrella

purple rakepurple hat purple boots

blue raincoat blue basket blue umbrella

blue rakeblue hat blue boots

brown raincoat brown basket brown umbrella

brown rakebrown hat brown boots

Corn

crops scarecrow apples acorns

oak leaf

maple leaves ginkgo leaves grapes

Mushroom

Salmon

geese squirrel

jacket

harvest moon, hay

chestnuts

crow

sparrow turkey

Jack-O'Lantern

rake

pumpkins

farmer

Fall rhymes

 

Fall Rhymes

What’s a big orange vegetable that rhymes with skin? Who guards the crops and rhymes with row? The color of leaves that rhymes with bed? The color of leaves that rhymes with hello? The color of leaves that rhymes with down? What vegetable is yellow and rhymes with born? What is the wind that rhymes with fool? Where is food grown that rhymes with arm? What fall holiday rhymes with teen? What is another word for autumn that rhymes with ball? What do farmers harvest that rhymes with mops? What falls to the ground and rhymes with reef? What do students start that rhymes with cool?

Cooking in Autumn

Spiral apple tartWith a shortbread crust, a cheesecakelike filling, and a delicately spiced apple topping, this elegant tart tastes divine and is a blast for kids to prepare. Our kid testers said arranging the apples in circles was "the best part."

IngredientsCRUST: 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 3 tablespoons confectioners sugar 1/2 cup butter, cut into 1-inch pieces FILLING: 2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, softened 1 egg 1/3 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract TOPPING: 5 to 6 firm apples, peeled, cored,and thinly sliced 1/2 cup sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon butter GLAZE: 1/2 cup apricot jam 1 tablespoon water

To make the crust Stir the flour and confectioners' sugar in a mixing bowl. (Have your child pinch

and squeeze the butter into the flour with his fingertips until the butter pieces are pea-size). Transfer the crumbly mixture into an 11-inch tart pan and spread it evenly

around the pan. Press the mixture into the bottom and sides of the pan. Cover with plastic wrap and freeze while you prepare the filling.To make the fillingNext, make the cream cheese filling. Use an electric mixer to beat the cream cheese and egg until they are light and

smooth. Beat in the brown sugar and vanilla extract. Set aside.

Heat the oven to 375°. In a mixing bowl, toss the apple slices with the sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and flour. Spread the cream cheese filling evenly over the chilled tart shell. Then, beginning on the outside edge, arrange the apples on top of the filling in overlapping circles. Pour any remaining juices from the bowl over the apples, then dot with the butter.Bake the tart for about 1 hour or until the juices bubble and the apples turn tender. If the crust and apples begin to brown, cover the tart with the foil during the last 20 minutes of baking. Remove and cool.

teaspoon

tablespoon

cup

sugar

eggs

Apricot jam

flour

cinnamon

butter

nutmeg

bowl

Brown sugar

apples

Electric mixer

oven

verbsStir, mix, transfer, squeeze, spread, press, cover, make, use, beat, remove, bake, freze,toss

Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

Autumn is here and time to get ready for:

PUMPKINS

MAGIC PUMPKIN PIE

1 unbaked 9" pastry shell 2 cups pumpkin (16 or 17 oz can) 1 can Borden's Eagle Brand Milk 1 Egg 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon ginger3/4 teaspoon cinnamon

In large mixing bowl, blend together all ingredients. Put in pie shell. Bake in 375 deg. (moderate oven) until center tests done - about 50 to 55 minutes. Cool. Refrigerate at least one hour before serving.

For this project you will need: Pine Cone 1-inch Pom-pom (If you use a larger pine cone, you will want to use a larger pom-pom) Wiggle Eyes 5mm Pom-pom Bumpy Chenille Stem Regular Chenille Stem Wooden Bead Craft Glue (You can also use a Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks) Old Scissors or Wire Cutters (For Cutting Chenille Stems

Chenille stem

Wooden beads

scissors

Pine cone

Craft glue

Wiggle eyes

Pom-pom

GLUEATTACHMAKEFOLDBENDCUT

HEADEYESEARSTAILBODYFEETARMS

VERBS

PARTS OF THE BODY

crafts

Start out by gluing the 1-inch pom-pom on the pointy end of the pine cone. The pom-pom will be the squirrel's head and the pine cone will be the body.

Once you have the head glued on, use your glue to attach at wiggle eyes onto the head and also the nose (the 5mm pom-pom).

To make the ears, cut two pieces of chenille stem, about an inch long, and fold them in half to form a 'V' shape. Glue each inverted 'V' onto the top of the squirrel's head to look like ears. If you prefer, you can also use scrap pieces of felt or craft foam to make the ears

For the squirrel's feet, cut two pieces of chenille stem about 2-inches long. Fold each piece in half and glue them to the bottom, front edge of the pine cone body.

For the tail, I cut off 2 bumps from the chenile stem. I folded them in half and twisted the ends together.For attaching the tail glue the twisted end of the chenille stem bumps to the back of the pine cone to form the tail. Bend the top of the tail down a bit to give it a little shape

For the squirrel's arms, cut two more pieces of chenille stem, again, about 2-inches long. Glue one to each side of the pine cone body.

WANT SOMETHING TO DO NOW?Here are some experiments you can do with plants. You can ask an adult to help you. Have fun!

Experiment 1

Take three pots and put some soil in the pots. Put some fast-growing seeds in each pot, for example, cress or radishes. Now put the pots in places that have different light, for example, put one in a room with lots of sunlight, one in a room that has a little light, and one in a cupboard. Look at the pots every day. What happens to the seeds? Write a report about the experiment.

Experiment 2

Fill a jar with some water. Add some food colouring. Put a stick of celery or a stem with a white flower in the water. What happens to the celery stick or the flower petals? Write a report about the experiment.

Paper Plate Scarecrow Craft Kit

Be sure to have adult supervision if using a hot glue gun for thiscraft.1. Glue the brown foam brim to the foam hat. Glue the brown foamcircle to the center of the foam sunflower. Glue the green foamleaves to the back of the foam sunflower. Glue the completedsunflower to the hat.2. To make the hair, fold eight pieces of long yellow felt in half andglue to the backside of the foam hat as shown. To make thebangs, fold four pieces of short yellow felt in half and glue to thebackside of the foam hat as shown.3. Glue the remaining felt strips to the top of the foam hat. Glue thecompleted hat to the paper plate scarecrow head as shown.4. Glue the orange foam nose to the center of the scarecrow's face.Glue the red gingham bow to the front of the paper plate.5. To make the hanger, glue the two ends of the yellow satin ribbonto the back of the foam hat. Allow time for craft to completely dry.

Supplies needed (substitutes may be used):Flower pattern

Hay pattern Hat pattern

Nose pattern Googly eyes

Ribbon for tie Glue

Brown craft foam (light and dark colors) Orange craft foam Yellow craft foam White craft foam Green craft foam

Paper plate Permanent Marker

Fall Leaves Recipe HolderSupplies needed (substitutes may be used):Miniature pots Leaf pattern Googly eyes Plaid ribbon Permanent marker Clip to hold recipe card Glue Brown craft foam Orange craft foam Yellow craft foam Red craft foam

Bookmark•Cardboard

•Pencil

•Crayons

•Felt-tip-pen

•Glue

•scissors