What Are We Learning About This Week?
In some places, the season of fall brings lots of changes.
This Week’s Big Questions
What happens to the leaves on the trees in fall?
Out on the Town
Take a walk around your neighborhood or to a park so you can see how trees are changing in the fall.
Show Me! Our Words of the Week
Say It:
Fall
Explain It:
Fall is the time of year after summer when the earth gets ready for winter. Fall is often called autumn. In many places, the leaves on trees change color and fall off the trees in autumn/fall.
Talk About It:
How do you know when fall has arrived?
Say It:
Leaf
Explain It:
A leaf is usually green and flat and grows from the stem of a branch on a tree. Leaves give the plant or tree food and air to make them healthy. In fall, leaves change colors and fall from the trees.
Talk About It:
What happens to leaves in the fall?
Say It:
Squirrel
Explain It:
A squirrel is a small animal with a bushy tail that climbs trees and looks for nuts.
Talk About It:
Where have you seen a squirrel?