FCSC Library Home                 FALL            Website Wednesday

The Miracle of Fall
www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/fallcolor  Fall themed activities and information for elementary and middle school students.

The Vernal and Autumnal Equinox http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/the_universe/uts/equinox.html&edu=mid
The autumnal equinox marks the official beginning of the season. This site helps to explain this phenomenon to elementary, middle, and high schools students.

What Tree is It?
http://lore.inspire.net/subject.html  Click Tree Identification. Identify a tree by leaf, fruit, or name. Keep clicking until you see a photograph of the tree you are trying to identify. Database is available at no cost for any Indiana resident but you will need to apply for a user ID and password to access from home.

Johnny Appleseed
Eight day unit for kindergarten or first grade students to explore seasons, writing, recipes, create flip books, and more. http://home.att.net/~elteach/appleseed.html
Learn the true story of Johnny Appleseed..AKA Jonathan Chapman. http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/revolut/jb_revolut_apple_1.html

"A" is for Apple http://www.maf.govt.nz/MAFnet/schools/activities/appleunit.htm
Take an apple survey, make an apple mobile, design an apple poster, collect favorite family apple recipes and create a recipe book, adopt an apple tree, make some apple art, write descriptively about apples... lots of creative apple applications here. (K-8)

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage
www.galegroup.com/free_resources/chh  September 15th-October 15th is Hispanic Heritage Month. This comprehensive resource includes information and well-selected links about Hispanic culture.

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