Unit theme: Fall

Age: Preschool

Learning outcomes:

1. Children will be able to recognize and recall characteristics of the fall season.
2. Children will use language to compare and describe leaves and acorns.
3. Children will count leaves and acorns using one to one correspondence.

Test Items:
Children will be shown pictures of the different seasons, and will have an open discussion about the different things they see in the photos to represent each season. Children will take a nature walk around the school neighborhood and discuss what they see, hear, feel, and can touch.  Children will gather leaves and acorns during the nature walk.  Each child will have the opportunity to share their items with the classroom.  Each child will count how many leaves and acorns they found, describe their items, and compare their findings with the other children.  The children will revisit the pictures shown to them of the different seasons and choose the best pictures they feel matches the fall season.
Essay Item: Have students draw pictures of themselves or their families on a fall day.