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Seasons of Trees
Students examine how trees change over time. For this forestry lesson, students read the book The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree and choose three trees to observe over a period of time. Students record observations and seasonal changes...
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Season of an Apple Tree
Students identify how seasonal changes affect plant growth. In this agricultural lesson, students read The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree and are shown pictures of how apple trees blossom through the seasons. Students match each picture...
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Apple: Bare to Pick
Students investigate the seasons of the apple tree. In tree seasons lesson, students use a sun model and a globe to study the tilt of the Earth to create the seasons. Students discuss the tilt and the seasons. Students discuss...
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Apple Kinds to Products
Young scholars become familiar with various kinds of apples and the tree they grow on.  For this Apple tree lesson, students recognize the differences between apples and can identify what happens to apples in different...
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Apples and Seasons
Pupils identify and interpret the idea that apples grow on trees and that these apple trees change as the seasons change.   Then they gain knowledge of seasonal changes through a creative art experience for the students.  Pupils also...
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An Apple a Day
Students explore the Johnny Appleseed story. In this service learning lesson, students sequence the life cycle of apple trees and recognize how Johnny Appleseed worked as a philanthropist.
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An Apple a Day
Students study apples and then paint apples whichever color is their favorite apple color. They help create a bulletin board for the classroom. They graph the different colors of apples found on the board.
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Weather "Whys" Lesson 2 Seasons
Students explore seasons.  In this cross curriculum weather and seasons lesson, students identify characteristics of the four seasons and sequence related pictures. Students listen to poems and stories about trees in different...
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A is for Apple
Students participate in a variety of activities to learn about apples. Students graph apples, learn about apple uses, taste apples, and observe what happens when apples are dipped in lemon juice.
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Watching Apples Grow
Students examine the importance of each season to the life cycle of an apple tree. In small groups, they create a four-season display illustrating the life cycle of an apple tree along with a written description of each season.
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The History of Christmas Trees
Students read an article on the history of the Christmas Tree. They discuss the article and talk about their experiences with Christmas trees.
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A Tree for all Seasons
Students investigate seasons. In this environment lesson, students describe the four seasons by drawing an appropriate tree for each season.
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Seasons
Students explore the four seasons.  Through observation activities, they explore and discuss the weather changes that occur during each season.  Students create a graph of the clothing that is worn during each season.
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The Christmas Tree
Students recognize that the Christmas tree is one symbol of Christmas, then demonstrate their ability to identify symbols. They compare the lightstock (Christmas pyramid) with the Paradise tree and apply their knowledge about the history...
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Season Board
Young scholars help create a classroom display for use throughout the year in this Art-based cooperative-learning lesson.  The display can then be modified for different seasons and activities.  Ideas for season modifications are given.
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Johnny Appleseed
Students engage in a study of apples using children's literature. They conduct research using a variety of resources. Student list facts about apples and compare them while answering some guided questions. They plant some apple seeds and...
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Seasons
Students listen to stories about the seasons, and discuss the kinds of clothing people wear for each season. They take a walk, collecting items to go with each season, then draw pictures to match the season.
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K-W-L Chart of Seasons
Learners think about what kinds of clothing they are currently wearing and then think about why they are wearing these particular articles of clothing. They write what they already know about seasons and generate questions about what...
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Fall finger tree
In this fall tree worksheet, students cut and paste the leaf and apple shapes onto a tree made from their fingers. Students have 6 shapes to cut out.
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The Apple Pie Tree
Students read The Apple Pie Tree and discuss the story and talk about what was living in the tree.  For this life comprehension lesson, students write the main idea of the book in a few sentences. 
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Animals, Soil, Trees
Fourth graders describe the various kinds of soils and how plants and animals are affected by them. They describe the baic needs of plants, scoring at least a 3 or 4 on a 4-point rubic. Students are able to predict and/or infer what...
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Bulletin Board Ideas
It's hard to find time to create really good bulletin boards, or stray from your year-to-year comfortable displays. Stress no more! Check out a list of monthly bulletin board ideas guaranteed to get you through the school year....
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Kindergarten Writing: Narrative Prompt
What is special about summer (fall, winter, or spring)? Using a bag filled with season-related items (for summer items like sunglasses, a swimming suit, etc.) the class take turns taking out one item. A discussion of how each item might...
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Fall is All Around Us
Students develop and create a production company and produce a fall event that demonstrates what they have learned in various subject areas.  STudents create stories, complete a venn diagram comparing fall and summer, graph and measure...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
