1. Leaf Lessons Visual and Performing Art ScienceMath Language Arts

2. What do we know about leaves? They change color and drop in autumn. They change color and drop in autumn. They have different shapes. They have different shapes. They crunch and crackle when they’re dry. They crunch and crackle when they’re dry. They smell when wet. They smell when wet.

3. What do we want to know? What causes leaves to change color ? What causes leaves to change color ? What happens to leaves after they fall? What happens to leaves after they fall? How many kinds of leaves at our school? How many kinds of leaves at our school? Why do leaves fall in autumn? Why do leaves fall in autumn?

4. What did we learn? We made graphs: number, size, shape, and color We made graphs: number, size, shape, and color We used leaves to make pictures and patterns. We used leaves to make pictures and patterns. We measured and compared leaves from our tree. We measured and compared leaves from our tree. We recorded the kinds of leaves at our school. We recorded the kinds of leaves at our school. We listened and wrote leaf stories. We listened and wrote leaf stories.

5. Extensions Recorded in our Science journals the number of leaves that fell under our tree, temperature and hours of daylight daily for three weeks. Recorded in our Science journals the number of leaves that fell under our tree, temperature and hours of daylight daily for three weeks. Created a power point using photos of our art and completed one of two sentences i.e. I want to be the first leaf to fall…or I want to be the last leaf to fall… Created a power point using photos of our art and completed one of two sentences i.e. I want to be the first leaf to fall…or I want to be the last leaf to fall… We made a field guide for trees at our school. We made a field guide for trees at our school. Listened to poems and moved like leaves… Listened to poems and moved like leaves…

6. References Ft. Worth Botanic Gardens http://www.fwbg.org/kid_corner.htm Ft. Worth Botanic Gardens http://www.fwbg.org/kid_corner.htm http://www.fwbg.org/kid_corner.htm Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) http://www.brit.org/education/great-trees/the-great-tree-ring/ Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) http://www.brit.org/education/great-trees/the-great-tree-ring/ http://www.brit.org/education/great-trees/the-great-tree-ring/ REAL School Gardens http://www.realschoolgardens.org/en/resources.html REAL School Gardens http://www.realschoolgardens.org/en/resources.html http://www.realschoolgardens.org/en/resources.html University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Education, www.learnnc.org. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Education, www.learnnc.org. School of Education www.learnnc.org School of Education www.learnnc.org Creative commons license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ Creative commons license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ Leaf photos by Lela Woods Leaf photos by Lela Woods

7. Reading Resources  The Fall of Freddie the Leaf by Leo Buscaglia  Leaf Man and Red Leaf Green Leaf by Lois Ehlert  When Autumn Comes by Robert Maas  Why Do Leaves Change Color? by Betsy Maestro  Autumn Leaves by Ken Robbins