We started off our topic work by going for a walk in our school grounds. We looked for the things that were changing. We col-lected lots of different coloured leaves, noticed which trees were evergreen and which were deciduous and also collected Autumn objects such as conkers, beech nuts and seed cases.

We were going to write some Autumn poems so we used our senses to explore the leaves. We stepped on them, kicked them and shuffled our feet through them. We scrunched them in our

hands and threw them in the air. We chose adjectives to describe the colours, sounds they made and the way they moved.

We turned our classroom into part of an Autumn wood. We used the programmable BeeBot to create routes from one Autumn picture to another. We have written poems,

made Autumn tree collages and used leaf rubbings to create

pictures of Autumn animals. We even made bird cake to

Autumn leaf poem By Blake Benton-Proctor

Autumn leaves twirling in the wind like a tornado.

Then they float down to the floor and shake.

Squirrels scampering, scurrying and climb-ing up the trees.

Hedgehogs hide under amber leaves. Conkers break on the floor, break and

smash. Frogs sit on poisonous toadstools covered

in spots. Red berries are poisonous and strange.

Autumn leaf poem By Katie Farrell

All the leaves everywhere are crimson and red.

Beech tree, beech tree, you are so so huge.

There is a carpet of soft Autumn leaves. Some shiny and some sparkly.

Some crinkly and some crunchy. It feels like a bed of snow.

Leaves float down like snowflakes.

Autumn leaf poem By Maia Duncombe

Leaves swirl like tornadoes in the Autumn wind and glide away.

As leaves fall from the tree they swish and swirl around the plants as if they are danc-

ing. They are prancing happily.

Rosy-red apples are what we like. Leaves are russet brown.

Autumn leaf poem By Deanna Bennett

All the leaves are falling. Some are red and brown and yellow. All the leaves are like butterflies when

they’re floating to the ground. Leaves are torn and ripped.

Autumn is here. Conkers are growing and leaves are going

Down Down Down

All the leaves are twirling and whirling all the time.

Autumn acrostic poem By Brooke Adams

ll the shiny conkers fall off of the prickly, spiky trees. p in the big blue sky some golden leaves fall from the trees.

he naughty squirrel ate the shiny, crunchy nuts. p in the trees prickly, spiky, enormous conkers start to fall. ore conkers everyday fall from the smooth tree. ow the leaves come gliding and floating to the ground.

Autumn acrostic poem By Lily Tearle

utumn is the time of year when colourful leaves fall. nder the windy tree there are brown squirrels.

he spiky hedgehog hibernates in Autumn and Win-ter. nder the evergreen bush were red poisonous ber-ries. agnificent twisting, twirling, golden leaves.

uts and shiny conkers fall off the trees.

Autumn acrostic poem By Olivia Agnew

S the shaking leaves swirl and whirl. nder the horse chestnut tree there are spiky conk-ers.

he holly berries are red, crimson and scarlet. p in the spiky trees there are some smooth acorns. y damp and wet shiny leaves are russet brown and rosy red uts and seedpods fall off the trees and they snap and crackle.

We have had a fantastic time learning about

Autumn.

By Purple Class Year 2