Jump Into Fall! - Common Core

Vol. 70 No. 1 ISSN 0736-055X
September 2013
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Jump Into Fall!
Squirrels gather nuts in the fall. What other signs of
autumn can you see in this picture?
Life of a Leaf
Many leaves change from summer to winter.
It May Be Litter,
But It’s Not Trash!
What happens to all those
dead leaves on the ground?
In the woods, they become
leaf litter. Plants and animals
live in the leaf litter. It makes
a good hiding place!
What animals can you find
in the leaf litter?
The sun shines. The leaves
on the trees are fresh and
green. That’s because they
have chlorophyll (KLOR-uh-fil)
inside them. Chlorophyll is a
green coloring.
The leaves have yellow
and orange colors inside
them too. But all that green
chlorophyll blocks out the
other colors.
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Autumn Colors
Soon, chilly autumn comes.
Wind blows through the
leaves. But they don’t fall.
Their stems hold them tight
to the branches.
The leaves are changing.
They stop making chlorophyll.
The yellow and orange colors
show through at last. The
autumn leaves are so bright!
Winter Browns
Now the leaves change
one more time. Their stems
close up. The leaves can’t get
water or food from the tree
anymore. They die. They fall
from the branches.
Dry, brown leaves cover
the ground. The trees are
bare all winter. In the spring,
new leaves will grow!
Top to
bottom:
turtle, snail,
chipmunk,
lizard
Summer Greens
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Leaf-Color Chart
Kind of
Leaf
Color It
Usually
Turns
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dogwood
oak
sugar maple
aspen
purplish red
red or brown
orange red
gold
1. Which kind of leaf turns gold in autumn?
2. What color does a sugar maple leaf turn?
3. Which kind of leaf can turn more than one color?
4. What kind of leaf is this?
5. Which leaf do you think has the most chlorophyll?
O oak
O aspen
O dogwood
O orange red
O brown
O purplish red
O dogwood
O aspen
O oak
O aspen
O oak
O sugar maple
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Some trees stay green all year long. They are called evergreen
trees. Why do you think they are called this?
COVER: © BRIAN BEVAN/ALAMY (SQUIRREL); © KLEIN-HUBERT/KIMBALL (LEAVES); PAKHNYUSHCHA/SHUTTERSTOCK (SKY); PAGE 2: JUNIORS BILDARCHIV GMBH/ALAMY (SQUIRREL LEFT); VERSH/SHUTTERSTOCK (GREEN AND YELLOW LEAF); ©
BLOOMIMAGE/CORBIS (GRASS); © DAVID PATTYN/ FOTO NATURA/MINDEN PICTURES/CORBIS (SQUIRREL RIGHT); © RICHARD T. NOWITZ/CORBIS (YELLOWED TREE BRANCH); © DAVE PHILLIPS/ALAMY (YELLOW LEAVES ON GROUND); PAGE 3: © STAN
KUJAWA/ALAMY (SQUIRREL); VERSH/SHUTTERSTOCK (BROWN LEAF); © JOHN DOORNKAMP/DESIGN PICS/CORBIS (FALLEN LEAVES); HIDDEN ANIMALS: © DANITA DELIMONT/ALAMY (SNAIL); © SUPERSTOCK (3); PAGE 4: SONNY HUDSON/SHUTTERSTOCK
(DOGWOOD LEAF); WINDU/SHUTTERSTOCK (OAK LEAF); NOAH STRYCKER/SHUTTERSTOCK (MAPLE LEAF); IURII KONOVAL/SHUTTERSTOCK (ASPEN LEAF); OLGA POPOVA/SHUTTERSTOCK (EVERGREEN LEAF); ARCADY/SHUTTERSTOCK (STAR)
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Common Core Skill
RI.2.7
Autumn Colors
This chart shows what colors different kinds of leaves turn in autumn.
Read the chart. Then answer the questions.
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Lesson Plan
Standards:
Science Standards: Life cycle of organisms;
Changes in earth and sky
Common Core Standards: RF.2.3f, RI.2.2, RI.2.10,
L.2.5
Reading Objectives:
• Learn the growth cycle of a leaf.
• Learn new science and academic vocabulary.
Science vocabulary: autumn, branches, chlorophyll,
leaf litter, stems
Academic vocabulary: bare
Before Reading: Sight Words (RF.2.3f)
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Main Idea and Details (RI.2.2)
•After reading the issue, explain that the
main idea of an article tells what
it is all about. Talk about what the main
idea of this article is. You can give students a hint:
They can find it at the top of the article. Underline
“Many leaves change from summer to winter.”
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Editor’s Note: Second-graders kno
ng color
of autumn, such as leaves changi
know the
and falling. But stu dents may not
e offers a
science behind the signs. This issu
leaf from
nonfiction narrative following one
time, stu dents
summer to winter. At the same
a squirrel
can examine a photo narrative of
from summer to winter!
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Jump Into Fall!
• Explain that key details give more information
about the main idea. Have children underline any
key details in the issue. Point out that some details
give extra information but do not tell about the main
idea (e.g., Wind blows through the leaves.).
• Do the online main idea/details skills game
as a whole-class activity. It guides children in
creating a graphic organizer.
• Hand out the main idea/details graphic organizer
on page 8. Have children fill it in. Point out that each
box in the issue is about one time of year; children
can select a detail from each box for each leaf.
Post-Reading: Enrich Vocabulary
(L.2.5)
• Circle bare on page 3. Ask “What does bare mean?”
Point out that the trees in the photo have no leaves.
Something that is bare has nothing on it.
use the word in a different context. Ask “If your
• Practicing sight words at the beginning of the school • Then
feet are bare, what does that mean?”
year refreshes children’s memories after a long,
hot summer! Go to www.scholastic.com/sn2
and download the bonus printable for this issue.
It’s a fun pocket-chart activity that helps children
practice sight words they will find in the issue. As
they uncover the squirrel behind sight-word “leaves,”
they’ll gain the confidence they need to jump back
into reading!
• Next, write bare and bear. Explain that the words
are homophones. They sound the same but have
different spellings and meanings. Ask “What would a
bare bear look like?” (It would have no fur on it!)
Digital Resources
Go to www.scholastic.com/sn2 for:
Video: “Hello, Autumn!”
Skills Game: Main idea and details
Printable: Sight-word pocket-chart game
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