Nuts For Fall Theme Classroom Display & Activity Set
Looking to add some fall flair to your learning space? This “Nuts for fall” theme set gives you some fun fall writing prompt activities for your students and easy to print, cut, and hang classroom cutouts to create a festive display to match.
Highlights:
- Bulletin board display set
- Writing activities
- Instant digital downloads
- 5 PDF files
Details
The following free printables are included in this set:
- Two plaid bulletin board borders (3 x 10 inch strips, two per page) in two color options
- Red and tan plaid
- Orange and tan plaid
- Easy to cut letters to make the phrase ”We are nuts for fall!”
- Features fall color tones with plaid, pumpkin, acorn nut, and autumn leaf designs
- “My favorite thing about fall” activity pages
- Includes four variations of a writing activity with the prompt “My favorite thing about fall is…”
- Writing space options:
- Two pages include blank spaces for children to write or draw a picture of their favorite thing about fall.
- Two pages include handwriting lines for children to write what they love about fall.
- Design Options:
- Squirrel holding an acorn nut with writing prompt inside (one lined and one unlined)
- Large acorn nut (one lined and one unlined)
- Decorative fall theme classroom cutouts
- Autumn leaf cutouts in two sizes
- 4 inch
- 6 inch
- Decorative banners featuring plaid, pumpkin, acorn nut, and leaf designs in two sizes
- 5 X 7.5 inches
- 3 X 4.5 inches
- Autumn leaf cutouts in two sizes
Additional Info
This inviting autumnal display and activity set is perfect for:
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- Pre-K, Kindergarten, and First Grade ELA (English Language Arts) writing practice and fine motor skill development
- The four “My favorite thing about fall” pages are easy to print and ready to go. They’re perfect for when you need a fall themed pre-writing or writing practice activity in a jiff!
- How to integrate this activity into your lessons:
- Build background knowledge with these real life activities:
- Take kiddos for a walk outside during autumn and talk about the seasonal observations you make, such as changing leaves, cooler weather, etc.
- Read and discuss picture books about festive fall activities that people enjoy during this time of year.
- Explore holiday traditions, such as Thanksgiving, and it’s connections to the fall season.
- For toddlers and pre-k kiddos in the pre-writing stage, you can have them draw a picture of what they love about fall! Even though they may not be writing letters yet, you are helping them build foundational language and knowledge by discussing topics together and drawing pictures of them (which is super important for future success as a reader!).
- For kindergarteners and first graders, this activity provides an interesting writing prompt that your students will enjoy completing. You can use the lined version for students who need the guides for handwriting or you can use the unlined option to give students more flexibility with the sizing of letters and length of writing.
- Build background knowledge with these real life activities:
- Creating a brilliant wall or bulletin board work display to showcase your students’ outstanding writing skills in your classroom, hallway, or homeschool room
- Use the printable borders, fall leaf cutouts, and display letters to design a display where your students will be proud to show what they know!
- Displaying charming autumn classroom door decor
- Use the decorative classroom cutout leaves, borders, and banners to add some fall flair to your classroom door.
- Tip: Write your students’ names on the fall leaves to display on your dazzling door.
- Pre-K, Kindergarten, and First Grade ELA (English Language Arts) writing practice and fine motor skill development
Learning Objectives and Skills
Here are just a few key concepts and skills you can explore in conjunction with the “My favorite thing about fall” activities in this set:
- Pre-K ELA Standards:
- Use scribbles, shapes, pictures and letters, or other forms of writing.
- Understand that print is used to communicate ideas.
- Connect new vocabulary with previous experiences.
- Kindergarten ELA Standards:
- Print upper and lower case letters.
- Use/write frequently occurring words.
- Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts.
- With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
- First Grade ELA Standards:
- Print all upper and lowercase letters.
- Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing.
- Write opinion pieces.
- Pre-K Social Studies Standards:
- Develop awareness of family and community celebrations and events.
- Demonstrate an emerging awareness and respect for culture and ethnicity.
- Kindergarten Social Studies Standards:
- Identify national holidays and discuss the people and/or events celebrated.
- Pre-K Science Standards:
- Investigate, compare, and contrast seasonal changes in the immediate environment.
- First grade Science Standards:
- Obtain, evaluate, and communicate weather data to identify weather patterns.
- Pre-K and Kindergarten Visual Arts Standards:
- Create art using a variety of tools and materials (paper, glue, scissors, paint, crayons, etc).
- First Grade Visual Arts Standards:
- Generate individual and group ideas in response to visual images and personal experiences.
- Pre-K and Kindergarten Physical Education Standards:
- Develop fine motor skills through activities like coloring, cutting, and gluing.
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