Bring the wonder of fall into your Grade 1 classroom with this engaging, standards-aligned Changing Leaves Learning Pack! Perfect for early elementary learners, this unit blends science, literacy, math, and critical thinking through hands-on exploration of why leaves change color, seasonal patterns, and nature observation.
Designed to support first-grade skills, this pack encourages students to make predictions, record observations, compare data, write about their learning, and connect science to the world around them.
✏️ Daily Lesson Plans
Whole-group lessons, small-group activities, literacy tie-ins, and extension ideas.
🍁 Fall Science Investigations
Why leaves change color, light and chlorophyll exploration, observing real leaves, sorting by attributes.
🔤 Literacy & Writing Activities
Fall vocabulary cards, nonfiction reading passage, writing prompts, label-the-leaf worksheet, sequencing cards, sentence-building strips.
🔢 Math & Data Activities
Leaf graphing, tally charts, color comparison, measuring leaves, pattern-building cards.
🎨 Creative Art & STEAM Invitations
Leaf rubbings, symmetry art, watercolor resist leaves, nature collage templates.
🌿 Nature Journaling Pages
Observation sheets, leaf rub-and-record pages, scientific drawing templates.
✋🖐️ Hands-On Centers & Small Group Activities
Sorting mats, attribute cards, STEM building prompts, sensory ideas, literacy practice cards.
👨👩👧 Family Connection Activities
Take-home leaf hunt, fall booklist, short at-home science inquiry page.
Science: observing, comparing, recording data, making predictions, understanding seasonal change
Reading: nonfiction comprehension, vocabulary development, text features
Writing: labeling diagrams, sentence writing, opinion writing (“My favorite leaf”), sequencing
Math: graphing, counting, measuring, sorting by attributes
Critical Thinking: classifying, noticing patterns, describing change
Fine Motor: writing, coloring, tracing, cutting, assembling
Perfect for ages 6–7 (Grade 1)
Easy to teach — minimal prep
Strong balance of science, reading, writing, and math
Ideal for differentiation: whole-group, small-group, or centers
Engaging, meaningful, and aligned with early elementary science standards
Great for classroom, homeschool, or intervention groups
First grade classrooms
Early elementary fall units
Homeschool families
Multi-age programs
Nature-based or thematic teaching
Bring fall alive in your classroom with a hands-on, cross-curricular unit your Grade 1 students will love!
Bring the wonder of fall into your Grade 1 classroom with this engaging, standards-aligned Changing Leaves Learning Pack! Perfect for early elementary learners, this unit blends science, literacy, math, and critical thinking through hands-on exploration of why leaves change color, seasonal patterns, and nature observation.
Designed to support first-grade skills, this pack encourages students to make predictions, record observations, compare data, write about their learning, and connect science to the world around them.
✏️ Daily Lesson Plans
Whole-group lessons, small-group activities, literacy tie-ins, and extension ideas.
🍁 Fall Science Investigations
Why leaves change color, light and chlorophyll exploration, observing real leaves, sorting by attributes.
🔤 Literacy & Writing Activities
Fall vocabulary cards, nonfiction reading passage, writing prompts, label-the-leaf worksheet, sequencing cards, sentence-building strips.
🔢 Math & Data Activities
Leaf graphing, tally charts, color comparison, measuring leaves, pattern-building cards.
🎨 Creative Art & STEAM Invitations
Leaf rubbings, symmetry art, watercolor resist leaves, nature collage templates.
🌿 Nature Journaling Pages
Observation sheets, leaf rub-and-record pages, scientific drawing templates.
✋🖐️ Hands-On Centers & Small Group Activities
Sorting mats, attribute cards, STEM building prompts, sensory ideas, literacy practice cards.
👨👩👧 Family Connection Activities
Take-home leaf hunt, fall booklist, short at-home science inquiry page.
Science: observing, comparing, recording data, making predictions, understanding seasonal change
Reading: nonfiction comprehension, vocabulary development, text features
Writing: labeling diagrams, sentence writing, opinion writing (“My favorite leaf”), sequencing
Math: graphing, counting, measuring, sorting by attributes
Critical Thinking: classifying, noticing patterns, describing change
Fine Motor: writing, coloring, tracing, cutting, assembling
Perfect for ages 6–7 (Grade 1)
Easy to teach — minimal prep
Strong balance of science, reading, writing, and math
Ideal for differentiation: whole-group, small-group, or centers
Engaging, meaningful, and aligned with early elementary science standards
Great for classroom, homeschool, or intervention groups
First grade classrooms
Early elementary fall units
Homeschool families
Multi-age programs
Nature-based or thematic teaching
Bring fall alive in your classroom with a hands-on, cross-curricular unit your Grade 1 students will love!
