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Table of Contents
Introduction .......................................................................................... 4
Daily Objectives .................................................................................... 5
Book Suggestions ................................................................................. 6
Introduction to Lapbooking ............................................................... 8
Monday: What is Autumn? ................................................................. 9
Tuesday: Science Secrets of Autumn ............................................. 21
Wednesday: People and Places of Autumn .................................. 30
Thursday: Time for Tips and Treasures ........................................... 42
Friday: Goodies and Gadgets of Autumn ...................................... 50
Fun Family Ideas ................................................................................. 58
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Introduction
By Amanda Bennett
Ah, these mornings of early autumn are beautiful! There is a sharp snap in the air, and the cool
morning temperatures are invigorating. The days are growing shorter as the leaves begin to change
colors. Apples and pumpkins and gourds are showing up at the farmers market and produce stand,
and apple cider is simmering with cinnamon in the slow cooker. Its time to rake the leaves, enjoy the
changes, and learn more about this season and its treasures.
With the new Download N Go unit studies, you are about to begin a new kind of learning
experience. Each study is one-week in length, having fve daily lessons with lapbook components for
each day. The name, Download N Go, comes from the concept that these studies are ready to use as
soon as you have downloaded them. No preparation or waiting time or other expensive resources are
required. A few inexpensive items are needed for the lapbooka simple fle folder, a glue stick, safety
scissors, brass brads, and crayons or markers. Thats itsimple, efective, and what a way to learn!
Now that you are beginning Autumn Treasures, the frst in the Download N Go series, get ready for a
wonderful learning adventure about this season and all that it holds. Your child will investigate how
seasons change, what autumn is all about, the life cycle of pumpkins and apples, the way that candy
corn is made, and much more. Each day he will explore and investigate, creating and adding more
learning components to his Autumn Treasures lapbookbuilding a wonderful reminder of all that he
is learning to be enjoyed for years to come.
From developing an understanding of the word season to investigating why leaves change colors,
this is going to be an exciting adventure. Your child will be looking into how nature changes as
autumn moves into your neighborhood.
What are the animals doing in autumn?
What happens on farms now?
How are the leaves changing?
What kinds of foods are favorites in autumn?
There will be science discoveries, such as learning about the cause of seasons and how animals in the
wild use autumn to prepare for winter. Your student will learn a bit of history as he studies the history
of the pumpkin in America, as well as how Johnny Appleseed helped our pioneers spread across
this great land. Geography will make the study of autumn very interestingdid you realize that
while autumn begins in September in the Northern Hemisphere, it begins in March in the Southern
Hemisphere?
So get ready for the adventure, and thanks for spending a week with us as we begin discovering
Autumn Treasures!
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Daily Objectives
Day 1: What is Autumn?
1. What are seasons?
2. What is autumn?
3. What changes happen in autumn?
4. What causes seasons?
Day 2: Science Secrets of Autumn
1. Lets take a look at leaves and why they change color.
2. Where do leaves change color?
3. How are nuts and acorns spread in autumn?
4. What is a harvest moon?
Day 3: People and Places of Autumn
1. Who was Johnny Appleseed?
2. What is an apple, and where do they grow?
3. What is a hemisphere, and where are the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
4. What is a harvest, and what is being harvested near you?
Day 4: Time for Tips and Treasures of Autumn
1. How do animals & people prepare for winter during autumn?
2. Develop a time chart of the earths position during the seasons.
3. Investigate migrating Monarch butterfies.
4. Learn about the life cycle of pumpkins.
Day 5: Goodies and Gadgets of Autumn
1. Where does popcorn come from, and how does it pop?
2. Study the history and manufacturing process of candy cornthat fun autumn candy.
3. How do they make apple cider?
4. Gather together the weeks nature-walk collection.
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Book Suggestions
Here are some of the books that complement this unit study. You do not need them alljust try
to fnd a few that sound interesting for your students. I include quite a variety of titles, because
everyones library or book store has diferent collections of books on topics, and hopefully these titles
will help give you ideas and direction.
Unit study tip: When working on unit studies, it can be so helpful to take a laundry basket and
redefne its purposeit will now become the unit study/library book basket! This way, the books are
easier to locate when you need them, and it really does become a habit after a while. Read on!
Monday:
Autumn, by Gerda Muller. ISBN 0863151914
Autumn Walk, by Ann Burg. ISBN 0060097418
How Do You Know Its Fall? by Allan Fowler. ISBN 0516449222
Fall Is Here! I Love It! by Elaine Good. ISBN 1561481424
Its Fall (Celebrate the Seasons), by Linda Glaser. ISBN 0439400171
Autumn: An Alphabet Acrostic, by Steven Schnur. ISBN 0395770432
Tuesday:
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf, by Lois Ehlert. ISBN 0152661972
Look What I Did with a Leaf! by Morteza E. Sohi. ISBN 0802774407
Fall Foliage: The Mystery, Science, and Folklore of Autumn Leaves, by Charles W.G. Smith. ISBN
0762727888
Leaf Jumpers, by Carole Gerber. ISBN 1570914982
Why Do Leaves Change Color? by Betsy Maestro. ISBN 0064451267
Nuts to You! by Lois Ehlert. ISBN 0152050647
Wednesday:
Johnny Appleseed, by Reeve Lindbergh. ISBN 0316526347
Johnny Appleseed: John Chapman, Gods Faithful Planter, by David R. Collins. ISBN 0880621346
Johnny Appleseed: The Story of a Legend, by Will Moses. ISBN 0142401382
Red Are the Apples, by Marc Harshman and Cheryl Ryan. ISBN 0152060650
Apples, by Jacqueline Farmer. ISBN 1570916942
Ten Red Apples, by Pat Hutchins. ISBN 0688167977
How Do Apples Grow? by Betsy Maestro. ISBN 0064451178
The Apple Pie Tree, by Zoe Hall. ISBN 0590623826
Applesauce, by Shirley Kurtz. ISBN 1561480657
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Thursday:
Animals That Hibernate, by Phyllis J. Perry. ISBN 0531165728
What Is Migration? by John Crossingham and Bobbie Kalman. ISBN 0865059659
Monarch Butterfy, by Gail Gibbons. ISBN 0823409090
Monarchs, by Kathryn Lasky. ISBN 0152552979
From Seed to Pumpkin, by Wendy Pfefer. ISBN 0064451909
P Is for Pumpkin: Gods Harvest Alphabet, by Kathy-Jo Wargin. ISBN 0310711800
Pumpkin Pumpkin, by Jeanne Titherington. ISBN 0688099300
Oh My, Pumpkin Pie! by Charles Ghigna. ISBN 0375829458
Life Cycle of a Pumpkin, by Ron Fridell and Patricia Walsh. ISBN 1588100936
What Columbus Found: It Was Orange, It Was Round, by Jane Kurtz. ISBN 068986762X
Friday:
The Popcorn Book, by Tomie dePaola. ISBN 082340533
Popcorn! by Elaine Landau. ISBN 1570914435
Apple Cider-Making Days, by Ann Purnell. ISBN 0761323643
Cliford: 1st Autumn, by Norman Bridwell. ISBN 0590341308
Curious George: Seasons, by H.A. Rey. ISBN 0618998489
I Wonder Why the Sun Rises, and Other Questions about Time and Seasons, by Brenda Walpole. ISBN
0753459647
What Makes Seasons? by Megan Montague Cash. ISBN 067003598X
It Happens in the Month of September, by Ellen Jackson. ISBN 0881069221
It Happens in the Month of November, by Ellen Jackson. ISBN 0881069272
In November, by Cynthia Rylant. ISBN 0152063420
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Introduction to Lapbooking
By Stephanie Ruby
Have you ever created a lapbook with your child? The lapbooking activities we have designed are
made to be easy enough for a beginner, but meaty enough for children who have been lapbooking
for a long time.
There are only a few items that you need to provide to go along with the activities we have created.
You will need a fle folder, folded so that the outside edges meet in the middle, creating a shutter
book. You will also need scissors, glue, crayons, a stapler, and brass brads.
You may want to save each activity in an envelope until the entire week is complete and then attach
everything to the lapbook on the ffth day. This will allow you to arrange all of the mini-books so that
they ft well. This is not a necessity, mind you, but simply a recommendation that might allow the
process to fow a bit more smoothly.
If you have never created a lapbook before, you may feel a bit intimidated by the process. Take a deep
breath and remember that there is no wrong way to lapbook. The process of lapbooking will vary
from one person to the next, and will be a refection of the individual that created the project.
For those of you who still feel that you need a little more guidance, we have included the following
links to introduce the concept of lapbooking to you and to give you a variety of ideas for your project.
Just remember, the most important part of lapbooking is to have fun with it. The more you and your
children enjoy the activity, the more they will retain.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zb81qIxhpk
http://www.homeschoolingonashoestring.com/lapbooks.html
http://www.lapbookladies.com/what_is_a_lb.htm
http://www.homeschoolshare.com/lapbooking_resources.php
http://www.lapbooklessons.com

Now, lets get on with the fun!
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Monday:
What is Autumn?
Today we are going to learn about autumn and the seasons.
What is a season? Color the word season, and explain what a season is below.
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What are the four seasons? Look at the picture hints, and write the name of the season
under its picture hint.
As you learn about the four seasons, check out this lapbooking activity.
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September
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
When does the season of autumn begin this year? Check your calendar!
Autumn Begins
Add the dates into the blank September calendar below. Color and cut the Autumn
Begins square out of the cutout page and paste it on the date that Autumn begins
this year.
Check the calendar again to see when each season beings over the next year and then
go to this lapbooking activity.
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Finally, autumn is here! Lets begin this autumn adventure by getting a better view of
autumn around the country.
Video: Forever Autumn
Video: Autumn
With the end of summer, what happens outside? What changes can you see in
autumn? List them below.
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How does the weather change? What do you notice when you walk outside? Draw or
write down the things you see below.
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How do the trees change?
Cut out and color the leaves on the cutout page. Paste them on the tree trunk showing
how the leaves look as they change in the fall.
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As autumn begins, the days get shorterthere are not as many hours of daylight in
each day. Lets take a look at today.
What time is sunrise in your town today?
What time is sunset in your town today?
Based on these times, how many hours of daylight will you have today?
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When does autumn end?
Add the dates into the blank December calendar below. Color and cut the Autumn
Ends square out of the cutout page and paste it on the date that Autumn ends
this year.
December
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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When autumn ends, we begin a new season. What will the next season be called?
God created earth in such a perfect way that we experience these four seasons in just
the right order and at just the right time to help things grow and for people to be able
to live here. When He created earth, He put it in a very special orbit around the sun,
and this orbit is very important to the seasons here on earth. Lets investigate to fnd
out just what causes seasons.
Seasons
What and When is Fall?
The Earth, the Sun, and Seasons
A Reason for the Seasons from National Geographic
What Causes Seasons Video Online
Earth Seasons with Bill Nye the Science Guy
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On your nature walk today, look for changes that show summer is ending and autumn
is beginning. Fill in the blanks below with details about your nature walk. If you would
like to, include a photo taken on the walk, or draw a picture of something you saw.
Today the air felt
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The trees looked
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I found
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My favorite part of the nature walk today was
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Spelling/Vocabulary:
season
leaf
Optional words for more challenge:
weather
autumn
Follow this link to fnd the vocabulary words activity for today.
Book Ideas
Autumn, by Gerda Muller. ISBN 0863151914
Autumn Walk, by Ann Burg. ISBN 0060097418
How Do You Know Its Fall? by Allan Fowler. ISBN 0516449222
Fall Is Here! I Love It! by Elaine Good. ISBN 1561481424
Its Fall (Celebrate the Seasons), by Linda Glaser. ISBN 0439400171
Autumn: An Alphabet Acrostic, by Steven Schnur. ISBN 0395770432
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A Song of Early Autumn
By Richard Watson Gilder (1844-1909)
When late in summer the streams run yellow,
Burst the bridges and spread into bays;
When berries are black and peaches are mellow,
And hills are hidden by rainy haze;
When the goldenrod is golden still,
But the heart of the sunfower is darker and sadder;
When the corn is in stacks on the slope of the hill,
And slides oer the path the striped adder;
When butterfies futter from clover to thicket,
Or wave their wings on the drooping leaf;
When the breeze comes shrill with the call of the cricket,
Grasshoppers rasp, and rustle of sheaf;
When high in the feld the fern-leaves wrinkle,
And brown is the grass where the mowers have mown;
When low in the meadow the cow-bells tinkle,
And small brooks crinkle oer stock and stone;
When heavy and hollow the robins whistle
And shadows are deep in the heat of noon;
When the air is white with the down o the thistle,
And the sky is red with the harvest moon;
O, then be chary, young Robert and Mary,
No time let slip, not a moment wait!
If the fddle would play it must stop its tuning;
And they who would wed must be done with their mooning;
So let the churn rattle, see well to the cattle,
And pile the wood by the barn-yard gate!
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Tuesday:
Science Secrets of Autumn
Today we are going to spend some time investigating a few science secrets! You will be
taking a close look at leaves today, learning how and why they change colors. Here are
two videos to help give you a better view:
Video: Colors of Nature: Autumn
Video: When Fall Comes to New England
Science can be found everywhere, and it helps us understand so
much about Gods creation. This new season of autumn certainly
ofers plenty of interesting science secrets for us
to investigate.
When autumn arrives, the leaves on many trees
begin to change colors. Why do they change?
Video: Why Do Leaves Change Color? and fnd the answer at Lake Tahoe Kids
Guide.
Video: Why Leaves Change Color, by two precious children.
Why Leaves Change Color
Video: How Leaves Show Their Autumn Colors
Why Leaves Change Color
Why Do Leaves Change Color in the Fall
After you have learned about the science behind the colors changing, complete this
activity.
Take a closer look at the leaves on some of the trees in your neighborhood. When you
look at leaves from diferent kinds of trees, what do you notice?
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Color outlines of diferent kinds of leaves and label them with the names of the trees
they come from. You can use these leaf identifcation sites to help you identify the trees.
Collecting Autumn Leaves
Tree Leaf Silhouettes
Trees With Leaves - Tree Leaf Key
Illustrations of Common Eastern United
States Trees
Interactive Leaf Guide to Iowa Trees
Basic Leaf Identifcation Key to Common
West Virginia Trees
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Some places in the world have beautiful, colorful leaves in the autumn. Other places
dont have the kinds of trees that lose their leaves each year. Do the leaves change
color where you live? Draw a picture of what autumn looks like where you live.
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Think of a few places where the leaves probably do not change colors. Where would
you guess some of these places might be?
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Where can you see leaf color changes?
Places Where Leaves Change Color
Japanese Autumn Leaves in Kyoto, Japan
Color the places where leaves change.
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At the end of the summer when autumn
begins, fowers and trees spread their seeds,
acorns, and nuts to prepare for the next
spring. How do the seeds and acorns get
spread in autumn? List your answers below.
Seed Dispersal- Animated Lesson
Seeds in the Wind
Seeds A Study
Seed Dispersal Descriptions
Squirrels Backyard Nature
Squirrels and Nuts Learning Activity
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This time of year can bring some beautiful nights
with plenty of stars and a beautiful moon, which is
sometimes referred to as a harvest moon. What
does this mean?

National Geographic Harvest Moon
Harvest Moon
Draw and color a picture of a harvest moon.
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Take a walk around your yard today to collect some of autumns bounty for the lapbook
or a wreath or other nature display. What did you fnd? Fill in the blanks below with
details about your nature walk. If you would like to, include a photo taken on the walk, or
draw a picture of something you saw.
Today the air felt
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I could see
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The trees looked
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I found
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Leaf rubbings are fun projects to do with the leaves that were collected on your nature
walk. Using some of these leaves, create your own leaf rubbings mini-book for your
lapbook.
tree
acorn
nature
harvest
Book Ideas:
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf, by Lois Ehlert. ISBN 0152661972
Look What I Did with a Leaf! by Morteza E. Sohi. ISBN 0802774407
Fall Foliage: The Mystery, Science, and Folklore of Autumn Leaves, by Charles W.G. Smith.
ISBN 0762727888
Leaf Jumpers, by Carole Gerber. ISBN 1570914982
Why Do Leaves Change Color? by Betsy Maestro. ISBN 0064451267
Nuts to You! by Lois Ehlert. ISBN 0152050647
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Autumn
By Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)
The morns are meeker than they were,
The nuts are getting brown;
The berrys cheek is plumper,
The rose is out of town.
The maple wears a gayer scarf,
The feld a scarlet gown.
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Wednesday:
People and Places of Autumn
The people and places of autumn can provide plenty to learn about history and
geography. Lets start today with a few virtual visits around the country to see what
autumn looks like in other places.
Video: Autumn Leaves, Colorado, Aspen, Snow
Video: Fall Foliage in NW Arkansas
With the arrival of autumn in many places in America comes the time to harvest the
apple crop from nearby farms and orchards. When this country was still quite young
and pioneers were moving west to new lands, one man helped provide food for their
new land. Who was Johnny Appleseed, and how was he involved in the spread of
apple trees across America?
Johnny Appleseed
Johnny
The Legend of Johnny Appleseed
Here is a lapbooking activity so that you can show what you
know about Johnny Appleseed.
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Just for fun Think about the saying An apple a day keeps the doctor away. What do
you think that this means?
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Describe an apple What is it, and where do apples grow?
Apples have an outside that is
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The inside of the apple looks like
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The apple tastes
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The apple smells
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What happens to apples in autumn?
All About Apples: Good for cooking, craft projects, and more
Apples From Tree to Table
An Apple Tree Through the Seasons of the Year

Apple Book Coloring
Pages
U.S. Apple Orchards
Pick your favorite
apple recipes
and use them
to complete this
lapbooking activity.
And God said, Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from
the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years, and let them be
lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth.
Genesis 1:14-15
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Earth is a magnifcent planet, and it holds many
treasures and wonders for us to explore. To make it
easier to understand what happens on earth, we often
talk about the hemispheres of earth. Earth is often
divided into two hemispheres along the equator.
What is a hemisphere? Look up the defnition and
write it below.
hemisphere
Using a globe, fnd the equator. Now, imagine that you could open up the globe
along the equator like two halves of an orange. The top-half of the globe is called
the Northern Hemisphere, while the bottom half of the globe is called the Southern
Hemisphere. Which hemisphere of the earth do you live in?
A hemisphere is
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Draw earth below, and label the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
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Seasons occur at opposite times of the year in these two hemispheres. While
Americans enjoy the arrival of cooler weather in autumn, people in Australia are
enjoying the arrival of spring! What month does autumn start in the Northern
Hemisphere and what month does it begin in the Southern Hemisphere?
The Seasons (animation)
Earths Tilt and Hemispheres
Seasons and Dates
In the Northern Hemisphere, autumn begins in the
month of __________________________________.
In the Southern Hemisphere, autumn begins in the
month of __________________________________.
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Here in the United States, harvest time for farmers is in autumn. What does the word
harvest mean? Defnition from 1828 dictionary.
Write the defnition here:
As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat,
summer and winter, day and night will never cease.
Genesis 8:22
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What kinds of crops are harvested in your area during the autumn season?
See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop
and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains.
James 5:7
Farmers in my area harvest
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Head outdoors today if you can to continue this weeks daily nature observations and
collection. What did you fnd? Watch for acorns, feathers, etc. Fill in the blanks below
with details about your nature walk. If you would like to, include a photo taken on the
walk, or draw a picture of something you saw.
Today the air felt
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I could see
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The trees looked
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I found
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plant
fruit
missionary
vegetable
Book Ideas:
Johnny Appleseed, by Reeve Lindbergh. ISBN 0316526347
Johnny Appleseed: John Chapman, Gods Faithful Planter, by David R. Collins. ISBN
0880621346
Johnny Appleseed: The Story of a Legend, by Will Moses. ISBN 0142401382
Red Are the Apples, by Marc Harshman and Cheryl Ryan. ISBN 0152060650
Apples, by Jacqueline Farmer. ISBN 1570916942
Ten Red Apples, by Pat Hutchins. ISBN 0688167977
How Do Apples Grow? by Betsy Maestro. ISBN 0064451178
The Apple Pie Tree, by Zoe Hall. ISBN 0590623826
Applesauce, by Shirley Kurtz. ISBN 1561480657
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Thursday:
Time for Tips and Treasures
During the season of autumn, all kinds of creatures are busily gathering and storing
treasures for the coming winter.
But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and
where thieves do not break in and steal.
Matthew 6:20
Animals and birds prepare for wintersquirrels,
bears, birds, and people too! What do they do in
autumn to prepare?
Video: Black Bear and Cubs in Hibernation
Video: Hibernating Animals
When Birds Migrate
Below, list some things animals do in the autumn to
prepare for winter.
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Can you remember which animals hibernate? Use your knowledge of hibernation and
migration to complete this activity.
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How do people prepare for winter during autumn? What kinds of things do your family
and friends do to get ready for the arrival of winter?
Draw pictures of some of what your family does to prepare for the winter.
I will send you rain in its season, and the ground will yield its crops
and the trees of the field their fruit.
Leviticus 26:4
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Like many animals, Monarch butterfies are on the move in the autumn. They make a
great journey every year. Where do they travel, and why do they migrate?
Video: Monarch Butterfy Migration
Video: Monarch Migration
Monarch Migration
Mapping Monarchs
Monarch Migration and Tagging
There are a lot of interesting facts about Monarch butterfies. Use this lapbooking
activity to record all of the facts that you know about them.
On the following page, create a time chart that shows earth as it goes through the
seasons of a yearfour positions of earth as it moves through time.
What and When is Fall?
Earth and the Seasons
Earths Tilt is the Reason for Seasons
Vivaldi and the Four Seasons of Earth from NASA
Graphic: Earths Tilt is the Reason for Seasons
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Show the earth as it goes through the seasons of the year.
Autumn Winter
Spring Summer
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Pumpkins ripen in the autumn here in the United States. How do pumpkins grow? Paste
in the pictures of the life cycle of a pumpkin in the boxes below, beginning with a seed.
Pumpkin Science from Scholastic
Who Taught the Pilgrims how to Grow Pumpkins?
Cut out the pictures (on the cut out page) and glue them in the correct box.
Seed Sprout
Plant Blossom
Pumpkin
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If you can take a nature walk today, watch for things like empty bird nests, fallen
pine needles, etc. What did you fnd? Fill in the blanks below with details about your
nature walk. If you would like to, include a photo taken on the walk, or draw a picture of
something you saw.
Today the air felt
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I could see
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The trees looked
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I found
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seed
prepare
migrate
gather
Book Ideas:
Animals That Hibernate, by Phyllis J. Perry. ISBN 0531165728
What Is Migration? by John Crossingham and Bobbie Kalman. ISBN 0865059659
Monarch Butterfy, by Gail Gibbons. ISBN 0823409090
Monarchs, by Kathryn Lasky. ISBN 0152552979
From Seed to Pumpkin, by Wendy Pfefer. ISBN 0064451909
P Is for Pumpkin: Gods Harvest Alphabet, by Kathy-Jo Wargin. ISBN 0310711800
Pumpkin Pumpkin, by Jeanne Titherington. ISBN 0688099300
Oh My, Pumpkin Pie! by Charles Ghigna. ISBN 0375829458
Life Cycle of a Pumpkin, by Ron Fridell and Patricia Walsh. ISBN 1588100936
What Columbus Found: It Was Orange, It Was Round, by Jane Kurtz. ISBN 068986762X

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Autumn Fires
From A Childs Garden of Verse
By Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)
In the other gardens
And all up the vale,
From the autumn bonfres
See the smoke trail!
Pleasant summer over
And all the summer fowers,
The red fre blazes,
The grey smoke towers.
Sing a song of seasons!
Something bright in all!
Flowers in the summer,
Fires in the fall!
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Friday:
Goodies and Gadgets of Autumn
Fridays are fun daystime to take a look at some of the novelties of autumn! We have
also made todays activities a bit briefer to allow for time to fnish assembling the
lapbook.
Among the most prevalent harvest crops you can see at this time of year are all kinds
of corn and even corn stalks. One of the favorites of many families is popcorn. Where
does popcorn come from? How is it grown and prepared for people around the world?
Popcorn: From Seed to Snack
Popcorn: What Makes It Pop?
Popcorn Coloring Sheets
Video: Watch Popcorn Pop!
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Now that you know how popcorn gets its pop, complete this popcorn activity for your
lapbook.
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Another kind of corn that you see in the stores these days is candy corn! With all of its
colors and the unique shape of each piece, just how do they make it?
Video: Candy Corn The History
Draw a picture of candy corn.
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One of the favorites of this time of year is apple cider. Those gallons of cider that you
can buy at the apple orchard or grocery store are sure signs that autumn is here!
How do they make apple cider?
Video: Making Apple Cider
Parents, have your child tell you everything that they remember about the cider-
making process. As they talk, write down their exact words on the lines below.
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During the harvest season, it can be fun to make harvest prints using the newly
picked fruits and vegetables for the printing pattern. You can print on T-shirts,
tablecloths, or even pillowcases!
Harvest Prints
Apple Printing
Fruit and Vegetable Prints
Use the box below for your harvest prints.
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Take time to go for a nature walk with your family today. Find some items to add
to your autumn treasure collection! You can arrange some of the items into a table
centerpiece or bouquet, or display your collection on a shelf.
Fall Foliage Bouquet
Fill in the blanks below with details about your nature walk. If you would like to, include a
photo taken on the walk, or draw a picture of something you saw.
Today the air felt
_______________________________________________________________________
I could see
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
The trees looked
_______________________________________________________________________
I found
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
My favorite part of all the nature walks this week is
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Include a picture of the autumn treasures that you collected on your nature walk here:
You have learned a lot about how special autumn is. What is your favorite thing about
fall? Complete your fnal lapbooking activity here.
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apple
corn
pumpkin
popcorn
Book Ideas:
The Popcorn Book, by Tomie dePaola. ISBN 0823405338
Popcorn! by Elaine Landau. ISBN 1570914435
Apple Cider-Making Days, by Ann Purnell. ISBN 0761323643
Cliford: 1st Autumn, by Norman Bridwell. ISBN 0590341308
Curious George: Seasons, by H.A. Rey. ISBN 0618998489
I Wonder Why the Sun Rises, and Other Questions about Time and Seasons, by Brenda
Walpole. ISBN 0753459647
What Makes Seasons? by Megan Montague Cash. ISBN 067003598X
It Happens in the Month of September, by Ellen Jackson. ISBN 0881069221
It Happens in the Month of November, by Ellen Jackson. ISBN 0881069272
In November, by Cynthia Rylant. ISBN 0152063420
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Autumn Treasures
Certificate of Exploration
My week of learning with Download N Gos Autumn Treasures is complete.
Ive learned so much this week: how seasons change, the life cycle
of pumpkins and apples, how candy corn is made, why leaves
change color, the history of the pumpkin in America, how seasons
vary in the two hemispheres of the world, and so much more.
My favorite part was:
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Students Name
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Fun Family Ideas
1. Take some time this week to work on a jigsaw puzzle together as a family if your
children are old enough. Find jigsaw puzzles that depict autumn and harvest time,
and have some fun as you make memories.
2. Crafts are fun to include in any unit study. Make autumn-themed bookmarks from
construction paper include harvest themes, leaves, apples, etc.
3. Make a fun autumn tablecloth from a clean, white, fat, twin bed sheet. Using fabric
paints and permanent markers, let the children decorate the sheet with some of the
things that they have learned while working on this unit study. Make SURE to put
plastic or some protective surface under the sheet as they work on it so the colors
dont come through on the table. This tablecloth can be used over the years as the
children grow up a useful and fun reminder of the learning adventure.
4. One of the treasured things you can do for your children as you work on this study
is make them autumn-themed pillowcases. Find some fun, autumn fabric, wash it,
and then cut it out to the dimensions for their bed pillows. This is very simple to do,
and pillowcases only require a few simple, straight seems. Here is a Web site that
ofers instructions: Kids Pillowcases.
5. Cooking together as a family can bring some very special interaction as well as
forming lasting memories for the whole clan. If youve got some special apple
recipes, now is the time to get them out and gather the family for a cooking
session. Here are a few recipe links for you to consider, as well as the last lapbook
element for your learning adventure.
Recipes
Easy Apple Cider
Hot Apple Cider
Caramel Apple Pie
Apple Cider Pound Cake
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Leaf cutouts pg 14
Autumn begins cutout pg 11 Autumn ends cutout pg 16
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Pumpkin life cycle cutouts pg 46
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Vocabulary Words
Each day: Cut out 2 leaf shapes and write the vocabulary words on one side with the
defnition on the back. Cut out the pocket and glue it into the folder by adding a dab
of glue to the tabs. Place your leaves in this pocket.
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Day One Activities
The autumnal equinox, the winter solstice, the vernal equinox, and the summer
solstice occur at the change of each season. Cut out the two circles below. From the
top circle, cut out the window. Lay that piece on top of the other circle and fasten
them together with a brass brad. In the window on the blank paper, write Autumnal
Equinox and the date that it occurs this year. Then, rotate the bottom circle until the
window is empty again and repeat with Winter Solstice. Continue to do this with each
until you have all four, and the dates, written in.
Cut out the pocket. Put a drop of glue on each tab, and glue the pocket to the lapbook.
When the glue has dried, use it to hold your Changing Seasons wheel.
Day One Activities
The autumnal equinox, the winter solstice, the vernal equinox, and the summer solstice occur at the
change of each season. Cut out the two circles below. From the top circle, cut out the window. Lay
that piece on top of the other circle and fasten them together with a brass brad. In the window on the
blank paper, write Autumnal Equinox and the date that it occurs this year. Then, rotate the bottom
circle until the window is empty again and repeat with Winter Solstice. Continue to do this with each
until you have all four, and the dates, written in.
Cut out the pocket. Put a drop of glue on each tab, and glue the pocket to the lapbook. When the glue
has dried, use it to hold your Changing Seasons wheel.

Cut this
piece out.
Changing
Seasons
Changing
Seasons
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Changing Seasons
T
A
B

T
A
B

TAB
Changing Seasons
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Cut out the fap book on the dotted lines, and fold it on the solid line. Then cut the dot-
ted line faps. Under each fap, draw a picture of the season named. Glue it into the
lapbook when you are fnished.
Cut out the flap book on the dotted lines, and fold it on the solid line. Then cut the dotted line flaps.
Under each flap, draw a picture of the season named. Glue it into the lapbook when you are finished.

AUTUMN
WINTER
SPRING
SUMMER
Autumn
Winter
Spring
Summer
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Day Two Activities
There are three types of pigments that change leaves from green to the beautiful au-
tumn colors that we know. Cut out the pages below. On each page, describe the type
of pigment that is listed. When you have all three written in, stack the pages (largest on
bottom to smallest on top) and staple them together. Glue it into the lapbook.
Day Two Activities
There are three types of pigments that change leaves from green to the beautiful autumn
colors that we know. Cut out the pages below. On each page, describe the type of pigment that
is listed. When you have all three written in, stack the pages (largest on bottom to smallest on
top) and staple them together. Glue it into the lapbook.

Pigments
of Autumn
Leaves
Chlorophyll
Carotenoids
Anthocyanins
Pigments
of Autumn
Leaves
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Go on a nature walk and fnd four diferent leaves. Cut out the book pages below. Each
page is designated for one leaf rubbing. Lay the paper on top of your leaf and, using a
crayon on its side, rub over the paper. This will provide you with an exact copy of your
leaf. Write the type of leaf on each page, just under the rubbing. Staple the pages to-
gether with the title page on top, and attach the mini-book to your lapbook.
Go on a nature walk and find four different leaves. Cut out the book pages below. Each page is
designated for one leaf rubbing. Lay the paper on top of your leaf and, using a crayon on its side, rub
over the paper. This will provide you with an exact copy of your leaf. Write the type of leaf on each
page, just under the rubbing. Staple the pages together with the title page on top, and attach the mini-
book to your lapbook.

Leaf
Rubbings
Leaf
Rubbings
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Day Three Activities
Johnny Appleseed planted apple seeds. How much do you know about Johnny Ap-
pleseed? Cut out the petals below. On each, answer the question given. Fasten them
together with a brass brad and then attach it to the lapbook.
Johnny Appleseed planted apple seeds. How much do you know about Johnny Appleseed? Cut out the
petals below. On each, answer the question given. Fasten them together with a brass brad and then
attach it to the lapbook.

Johnny Appleseed
Where was Johnny Appleseed born?
What is Johnny Appleseeds real name?
Johnny Appleseeds dad was a Minuteman; What was the name
of the army?

Johnny Appleseed

Johnny Appleseed
of the army?


Johnny Appleseed
of the army?


Johnny Appleseed
of the army?

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Name some of the states he traveled to as he planted seeds.
Besides his apple seeds, Johnny shared something else as he
traveled. Whom did he tell others about?
Where is Johnny Appleseed buried?


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Cut out the recipe cards below. Choose 1-2 recipes using apples and write the recipes
on the cards. Cut out the pocket and glue it into the lapbook, placing glue on the TABS.
Use the pocket to store your recipes.
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Day Four Activities

Some animals hibernate and some animals migrate during the fall. Some do neither. Cut out the
matchbooks below. Fold them on the lines so that they resemble matchbooks. On the cover of each,
draw a picture of the animal, and on the inside, write down whether the animal migrates or hibernates.
Glue these into your lapbook.

Black Bear

Squirrel Black Bear Squirrel
Some animals hibernate and some animals migrate during the fall. Some do neither.
Cut out the matchbooks below. Fold them on the lines so that they resemble match-
books. On the cover of each, draw a picture of the animal, and on the inside, write
down whether the animal migrates or hibernates. Glue these into your lapbook.
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Snowy Owl

White Tail Deer
White Tail Deer Snowy Owl
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Monarch butterfies migrate in the fall. Cut out the book below and fll it with informa-
tion that you learned about Monarch butterfies. Staple it together and attach it to
your lapbook.
Day Four Activities
Monarch butterflies migrate in the fall. Cut out the book below and fill it with information that you
learned about Monarch butterflies. Staple it together and attach it to your lapbook. (link is for photo)
http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-illustration-342376-monarch-butterfly.php
Monarch Butterflies

Monarch
Butterflies
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Day Five Activities
Popcorn is a delicious treat. How do we get the yummy treat that we know and love?
Cut out the corn cobs below. On each corn cob, write down a step in the process.
Staple the pages together and add it to your lapbook.
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Why do you love autumn? Cut out the box below. On it, describe your favorite thing
about autumn. Glue this into your lapbook.
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