Autumn Idea Book Worksheets & Activity Sheets
AUTUMN POEM
Carve a pumpkin for Halloween. Two triangle eyes and a nose between, A smile with three or four lifelike teeth, Two above and a couple beneath. The inside pulp bakes into pie; Add cream and sugar, place oven on high. Fallen leaves I will be raking While the autumn pie is baking. Winds blow kites in the harvest sky. I can’t wait to eat pumpkin pie.
COLLECTING LEAVES
Children love to collect autumn leaves. Many can be found on the ground but some may need to be picked. Ask students to be extra careful when picking living leaves so as not to damage the tree or branches. Instruct them to find leaves with unusual colors and shapes. A display can be made in the classroom with signs noting the names of the trees. Students might also like to examine the leaves with a microscope or magnifying glass.
WORKSHEET & Sample PDF Activity
Sample PDF Activity
CHART A TREE
Select a deciduous tree on the school grounds. Have your students visit the tree in autumn, winter and spring noting the changes each season. Ask them to draw pictures of each change or take photographs and display them on the class bulletin board.
SEASONAL IMPROVISATION
Ask your students to act out the life of a leaf. The children will love pantomiming the growth of a new leaf, blowing in the wind, changing color and floating to the ground.
OH, GOLDEN LEAVES!
Oh, golden leaves, come tumbling down
To make a carpet for the town,
To fly above each busy street
And get beneath the people’s feet,
To rustle as the cold winds blow
And make a welcome for the snow,
To leave the trees all brown and bare
And clothe the cold ground everywhere.
You looked so bright and green last spring,
A bright vibrant living thing.
You’re wrinkled, crinkled, brown and gold,
You look as though you’re mighty old.
You only last for weeks and days
Because spring weather never stays
But leaves us when you’re turning gold,
Then autumn comes with wind so cold.
‘Tis then you tumble all around
To make a carpet for the ground
To make a chilly atmosphere
And shout to all, “Winter is here!”
AUTUMN BINGO
This game offers an exciting way to introduce students to the autumn season. Give each child a copy of the bingo words listed below or write the words on the chalkboard. Ask students to write any 24 words on his or her bingo card. Use the same directions you might use for regular bingo.
BACK TO SCHOOL BINGO WORDS
AUTUMN
FALL
SEASON
HARVEST
BOUNTY
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
LEAVES
TREES
PUMPKINS
CORN
ACORNS
APPLES
JOHNNY APPLESEED
SCARECROW
THANKSGIVING
FEAST
CORNUCOPIA
FAMILY
TURKEY
PILGRIMS
INDIANS
MAYFLOWER
COLUMBUS
NINA
PINTA
SANTA MARIA
VOYAGE
HALLOWEEN
GHOSTS
WITCH
TRICK OR TREAT
COSTUME
JACK O’ LANTERN
SKELETON
BATS
BLACK CAT
FOOTBALL
ELECTION
Table of Contents
LET’S MAKE IT! – 7
Who Uses This Book – 8
What You’ll Find In This Book – 8
How To Use This Book – 8
Mobiles – 9
Clip Art Pages – 9
Place Cards or Nametags – 9
Poetry – 10
Stand-Up Characters – 10
Bulletin Boards – 10
Whatever You Do – 10
AUTUMN – 11
Autumn Time Activities! – 12
Autumn Bingo! – 13
Autumn News! – 15
Autumn Sequence Cards! – 16
Autumn Bulletin Boards! – 17
Corn on the Cob – 18
Acorn Pattern – 19
Cattails – 20
Mr Scarecrow – 21
Autumn Mobile – 24
Flapping Owl – 26
Creative Writing Leaf – 28
SEPTEMBER – 29
September Writing Page – 30
September Clip Art – 31
September Newsletter! – 32
September Awards – 33
Labor Day! – 34
September Bulletin Boards! – 35
Apple Sequence Cards! – 36
Apple Fun Glasses – 37
Apple Time Activities! – 38
Apple Stories – 40
Johnny Appleseed Character – 41
Stand-Up Worm – 42
Matching Apples and Worms – 43
Apple Cores – 44
Grandparent’s Day – 45
Letters to Grandparents! – 48
I’m Special Mobile! – 50
OCTOBER – 53
October Writing Page – 54
October Clip Art! – 55
October Newsletter! – 56
October Awards – 57
October Fun! – 58
Stand-Up Witch! – 59
Flipped-Out Pumpkin! – 60
Stand-Up Pumpkin Patch! – 61
Halloween Fun Glasses! – 62
Columbus Character! – 63
Ship Pattern! – 64
Halloween Mask Patterns! – 65
Matching Spider and Web! – 70
Four-Sided Pumpkin! – 71
October Bulletin Boards! – 72
Pumpkin Stories! – 73
Popcorn – 74
Witch’s Brew! – 75
Spooky Mobile! – 76
NOVEMBER – 79
November Writing Page – 80
November Clip Art! – 81
November Newsletter! – 82
November Awards – 83
Turkey Time! – 84
Turkey Napkin Ring! – 85
Thanksgiving Stories! – 86
November Fun Glasses! – 87
Thanksgiving Characters! – 88
Creative Writing Turkeys! – 92
Matching Squirrel and Nuts! – 94
Stand-Up Squirrel! – 95
November Bulletin Boards! – 96
FALL SPORT: FOOTBALL – 99
Football Bingo – 100
Football Player! – 102
Cheerleader! – 103
Football Fever! – 104
Football Characters! – 106
Creative Writing Footballs! – 108
Football Booklet! – 110
Football Bulletin Boards! – 111
Design Your Team’s Helmet! – 112
