Fall Activities Lesson Plans & Worksheets Reviewed by Teachers

Read Works

Read Works: "City Autumn"

For Students 6th

[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Joseph Moncure March describing autumn in the city. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

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Read Works: "Autumn"

For Students 3rd Standards

[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Emily Dickinson about the approaching autumn. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: "Autumn Begins in Martins Ferry, Ohio" by James Wright

For Students 9th - 10th

Contains an audio recording and text of the poem "Autumn Begins in Martins Ferry, Ohio" by James Wright provided by the Academy of American Poets.

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Sebastian Swan: In the Autumn

For Students Pre-K - 1st

An interactive story about the autumn and all the colorful things that can be found during this time of year.

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Library of Congress

Loc: John Keats Wrote Ode "To Autumn"

For Students 3rd - 8th

A brief overview of John Keats life and poetry in the English Romantic movement. Uses several lines from Keats' poem "To Autumn" as an example of the writing of the early 1800s.

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ClassFlow

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart helps students recognize the signs of autumn and explains the process of trees losing their leaves. A KWL chart, interactive activities, and Activote questions are included.

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Teachnology

Teachnology: Fall (Autumn) Season Teaching Theme

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st

Be equipped with these resources to enhance classroom teaching about the fall season. Teachnology offers worksheets, lesson plans, and more.

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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Celebrating Fall: Collection

For Students Pre-K - 1st

Explore the autumn scene while learning math, literacy, and science at the same time! These fall-themed resources highlight ways to make traditional fall activities -- like visiting the apple orchard, going on nature hikes, and...

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Autumnal Equinox From the Electronic Sky

For Students 9th - 10th

This site, written by an amateur astronomer with 30 years of study and interest, explains the equinox with photos and charts.

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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Chemistry of Autumn

For Teachers 9th - 10th

This activity is designed to check student understanding of the chemistry of pigments and introduce spectroscopy using a relevant natural event.

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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Celebrating Fall

For Students Pre-K - 1st

Explore the autumn scene while learning math, literacy, and science at the same time! These fall-themed resources highlight ways to make traditional fall activities - like visiting the apple orchard, going on nature hikes, and collecting...

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abcteach

Abcteach: Frases Y Dibujos: Que Significa El Dibujo? El Otono [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th

This is a Spanish language practice quiz where students test their reading comprehension by selecting the correct phrase that accompanies a small color drawing of an Autumn scene. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]

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Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Earth and Sky: It's Fall!

For Students K - 1st

Read about the changes that take place when autumn arrives. Book includes audio narration in 18 additional languages with text in English.

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Curated OER

Wikipedia: Autumn

For Students 9th - 10th

This site from the encyclopedia Wikipedia describes both the Autumn, or Fall, season as well as the reason for the season. Links are provided to information about the equinox and solstice associated with the season as well as a link to...

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Curated OER

Wikipedia: Autumn

For Students 9th - 10th

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Other

The Virtual Vine: Pumpkins Aplenty, Pumpkins Galore

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st

This online lesson plan on pumpkins includes a booklist, projects, and songs, as well as many other creative activities for students.

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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Robert Penn Warren

For Students 9th - 10th

This site offers excerpts from interview with Warren about a reunion at Vanderbilt in 1956, on his writings and values, on HAWKS, on rhythm in prose. There is also a review of HEARTS OF AUTUMN. This site also has a photo of Warren.

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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Shhh! Bear's Sleeping: Learning About Nonfiction and Fiction

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st

Students explore the distinction between the fiction story Bear Snores On and the nonfiction book Every Autumn Comes the Bear.

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ABCya

Ab Cya: Virtual Pumpkin Carving for Kids

For Students Pre-K - 1st

A fun, engaging fall activity for young students to virtually carve a pumpkin, light it up, and save or print it.

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Starfall

Starfall: Sing Along Vol 2

For Students K - 1st

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.

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