Why do trees look different in the fall?
Download and reference Kindergarten: Bears Through the Season teacher guide (link to teacher guide) pages 84-93 and student guide (link to student guide) pages 52-57 for full lesson plan.
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List of Materials
- Oak acorns for each pair of students (Optional if lacking time: fast-growing seeds so that each pair of students can have 2-3 seeds. Seed suggestions: marigolds, basil or a Missouri native seed)
- One cup per group (any size)
- Soil – enough for each cup
- Water for seeds
- Book: Little Acorn by Melanie Joyce
- Student Guide and pencil
Estimated Time
2.5 hours
- Engage: 20 minutes
- Explore: 60 minutes + 15 minutes x 5 days
- Explain: 20 minutes
- Elaborate: 15 minutes
- Evaluate: 10 minutes
- Extend: 15 minutes
Lesson Extensions
Cross-Curricular Extensions
Group play acting: Set-up classroom with leaves and acorns. Students act as bears nearing winter and seek acorns across the classroom. Remove some of the leaves and acorns. Play another round, this time there is less sunlight, cooler days and trees are losing leaves. After the two rounds, discuss with students which round had less acorns available and why.
Standards
Topic
Seasonal Changes
Effects of Sunlight
Plant Needs
Missouri Learning Standard
Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI)
Science and Engineering Practices (SEP)
Crosscutting Concepts (CCC)