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Fall Colors Lesson Plan for Kids

This lesson plan is about fall and the different colors leaves change to in autumn. The 3-sentence summary is: The lesson introduces children to the colors leaves change in fall through books, songs, crafts and experiments. Children will learn why leaves change colors, name different fall colors by looking at real leaves and mixing paints, and create art projects like leaf collages and leaf prints. The teacher will observe the children to assess their understanding of fall colors and vocabulary.

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Fall Colors Lesson Plan for Kids

This lesson plan is about fall and the different colors leaves change to in autumn. The 3-sentence summary is: The lesson introduces children to the colors leaves change in fall through books, songs, crafts and experiments. Children will learn why leaves change colors, name different fall colors by looking at real leaves and mixing paints, and create art projects like leaf collages and leaf prints. The teacher will observe the children to assess their understanding of fall colors and vocabulary.

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Lesson Plan

Lesson Name: Fall Lesson Type: Cognition and Knowledge of the World: The Arts
Unit of Study: Focus Question:
Fall What colors are the leaves in the fall?
Objective:
• Creates Media Arts
• Produces Media Arts
• Responds to Music
• Connects to Music

PKFCC Focus Standard: Link to Authentic Assessment Systems:

Additional PKFCC Standards:


Unit of Study: Focus Question:
Fall What colors are the leaves in the fall?
Materials: Vocabulary:
• Book - Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert • Apple, manzana, яблоко, apfel,
• Book - Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert • Pumpkin, calabaza, тыква, kürbis
• Book - Why Do Leaves Change Color (Just Ask Series) • Gourd, calabaza, тыква, kürbis
• Different types of leaves • Crow, cuervo, Ворон, krähe
• Paint • Scarecrow, espantapájaro, чучело, vogelscheuche,
• Play-dough • Squirrel, ardilla, бурундук, eichhörnchen
• Musical instruments • Turkey, pavo, Турция, truthahn
• Fall songs - Autumn Leaves Are Falling Down and Five Apples • Corn, maíz, кукуруза, mais
in the Apple Tree
• Rake, rastrillo, грабли, rechen
• Leaf, hoja, лист, blatt
• Tree, árbol, дерево, baum
• Sunflower, girasol, подсолнечник, sonnenblume
Unit of Study: Focus Question:
Fall What colors are the leaves in the fall?
Procedure:
• Hook: “When I was walking up the hill, I noticed that many leaves were on the ground, and you know what? They were not green
anymore!”

• Beginning: “Do you know what happened to the leaves? Why do they change colors?”
Read the book Why Do Leaves Change Color? “Here, I have some leaves, Could you tell me the colors?”
Read the books Leaf Man Red Leaf andYellow Leaf and Leaf Man.
Name colors and discover colors by mixing paint.

• Middle: Sing the songs Autumn Leaves Are Falling Down and Five Apples in the Apple Tree.
Create a leaf collage.

• End: Make a leaf impression, choosing to do it with paint or with play-dough.


Assessment:
• Direct and indirect observations

Differentiation:
For children who need additional support:

For children who are ready for a challenge:

Children with IEPs:


Unit of Study: Focus Question:
Fall What colors are the leaves in the fall?

Children whose home language is a language other than English:


• When signing fall songs, we substitute English fall words for words in Spanish, Russian, and German.
• Fall word cards.

Teacher Tip:
Teacher Reflection:
Assessment Opportunity
[LESSON TYPE]: [LESSON NAME] PKFCC Focus Standard:

Authentic Assessment Alignment:


Child’s Name Assessment Question #1 Assessment Question #2 Notes
Child’s Name Assessment Question #1 Assessment Question #2 Notes

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