Fall+Focus

=Here you will find all things Fall we will focus on in our classroom!=

=**__Bats__**= media type="custom" key="24166298"

=__**Scarecrows**__=


 * Activity One: Compare/contrast the fiction/nonfiction videos about scarecrows using a Venn Diagram.**

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 * Activity Two: Use the Scarecrow Story Planner to plan and write a fiction story about scarecrows OR write a nonfiction narrative about Fall, being sure to include facts about scarecrows and why a farmer might need them!**


 * Activity Three: Click {here} for a craftivity about Scarecrows to adorn your writing!**

=**Spiders**=


 * Activity 1: Watch the informational (nonfiction) video of spiders. Help fill out an anchor chart (can/have/are) about spiders using the information learned in the video(s).**

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 * Discovery video about spiders**

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 * Spider Facts**
 * Activity 2: Fill out the diagram about the different parts of a spider.**


 * Activity 3: Compare/contrast bats and spiders, two "scary creatures."**


 * Pumpkins[[image:pumpkins.png width="86" height="95"]]**

=**Apples**=


 * Activity 1: Watch the video below on the seasons of an apple tree. Divide a piece of paper in fourths and label: Spring, Summer, Winter, and Fall. Draw what the apple tree looks like each season.

The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree (by Gail Gibbons) media type="custom" key="24194508"


 * Activity 2: Watch the video below on how to make apple juice. What other products can you make from apples? Fill out an anchor chart about apples (can/have/make).

How do you make apple juice? media type="custom" key="24194512"