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Lesson Plans - October

JOHNNY APPLESEED AND WESTWARD EXPANSION

In our work on westward expansion we study why and how people moved across the country in the pioneer days. This is an extension of that idea using the story of Johnny Appleseed.

Fall Similes

Students create descriptive autumn similes and write them on fall-themed paper.

Mother Nature Has Her Say

As part of this creative writing activity, students prepare interview questions for Mother Nature and then respond (as the lady herself!) to questions designed by another student.

Harvest Skies

Focus on the fall harvest as you use Vincent van Gogh’s techniques to create an original drawing with Crayola® Colored Pencils and Oil Pastels

Flurry of Fall Foliage

Poetry, stories, warm colors and wet-on-wet watercolors leave you ready for fall.