Apples and Pumpkins (ages 3-8)
Written by Anne Rockwell; illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell
In simple language, a young girl tells of her family's trip to a farm where they picked apples and pumpkins. The family samples fresh apple cider and returns home to carve the pumpkin into a Jack-o-Lantern, just in time for Halloween.

Apple Picking Time (ages 3-8)
Written by Michele Benoit Slawson; illustrated by Deborah Kogan Ray
Written from the perspective of a young girl, this book is based on the author's own apple-picking memories from her Washington childhood. Adults and children alike will love the lyrical quality of the text and the charming watercolor illustrations.

How Do Apples Grow? (ages 5-9)
Written by Betsy Maestro; illustrated by Giulio Maestro
Part of the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out science series, this non-fiction book explains how apple blossoms become fruit, and how the seeds of the fruit, in turn, can become new trees. The book also introduces the concepts of pollination, fertilization, and photosynthesis.

Johnny Appleseed (ages 4-8)
Written by Reeve Lindbergh; illustrated by Kathy Jakobsen
This beautifully-illustrated book tells in poem form of Johnny Chapman's quest to spread apples throughout the Midwest. Beyond discussing Chapman's mission, it also highlights various aspects of his character, including his kindness, courage, compassion, and respect for all living things.

The Apple Pie Tree (ages 4-8)
Written by Zoe Hall; illustrated by Shari Halpern
This beautifully written and illustrated book recounts the adventures of two children as they follow an apple tree through the seasons, from bud to fruit. Of all the books in my personal library, this is one of the ones that has seen the most use. It's great for teaching about plants, life cycles, seasons, apples, food in general, etc.

The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree (ages 4-7)
Written by Gail Gibbons
Join Arnold and his dog as they interact with an apple tree and discover how it changes through the seasons.

How Do You Know It's Fall? (ages 3-8)
Written by Allan Fowler
Illustrated with photographs, this non-fiction work beautifully presents the many signs of fall, from migrating birds to falling leaves to people playing football.

In November (Ages 4-7)
Written by Cynthia Rylant; illustrated by Jill Kastner
This illustrated poem reflect on the earth's transition from fall to winter.

Autumn Leaves (ages 3-7)
Written by Ken Robbins
Illustrated with full-color photographs, this book introduces young children to autumn leaves from thirteen different types of deciduous trees. Beginning readers will find the vocabulary very challenging, but even young children will enjoy listening and following the pictures as an adult reads it to them.

Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf (ages 4-10)
Written by Lois Ehlert
In this classroom favorite, Ehlert relates the life cycle of a sugar maple from a child's perspective. The unique illustrations will grab the attention of the youngest listeners, while the captivating text will engage older readers.

Why Do Leaves Change Colors? (ages 5-9)
Written by Betsy Maestro; illustrated by Loretta Krupinski
In the simplest of terms, this book explains why leaves change colors and fall from the trees. Also included is a list of activities children can do with leaves.

Apples and Pumpkins (ages 3-8)
Written by Anne Rockwell; illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell
In simple language, a young girl tells of her family's trip to a farm where they picked apples and pumpkins. The family samples fresh apple cider and returns home to carve the pumpkin into a Jack-o-Lantern, just in time for Halloween.

It's Pumpkin Time! (ages 3-7)
Written by Zoe Hall; illustrated by Shari Halpern
This story follows a brother and sister as they plant a tiny seed in the spring and watch it grow into a great big pumpkin by fall. The story ends with the parents helping the children to carve it into a Jack-o-Lantern.

Centered on Learning Series, Fall By The Mailbox Book Company Energize your learning centers with the dynamic ideas in the Centered on Learning series. Organized around fall, winter, spring, and summer themes, each book is packed with over 90 sensational center activities. You'll find a wealth of ideas for your most popular centers: art, cooking, discovery, dramatic play, listening, literacy, math, motor skills, music and movement, science, and sensory. Each center idea includes instructions for setup as well as a list of the specific skills covered. We've even included helpful patterns and reproducibles. Center themes in this book: Apples, Birthdays, Colors, Teddy Bears, Leaves, Nuts, Fire Safety, Spiders, Pumpkins, Babies, Houses & Homes, Turkeys, Pizza, Peanut Butter & Jelly, Dinosaurs.

I Can Make It! I Can Read It! Fall, Grades PreK-K By The Mailbox Book Company Your proud young readers will say, "I can make it and I can read it!" when they complete these irresistible, interactive booklets. These student-made booklets help develop essential early literacy skills through rhyming, repetitive, or predictable text. As they color, cut, paste, and write, your little ones will also be developing their fine-motor skills. Choose from 20 booklets to complete your favorite fall themes. 96 pages. Preschool-Kindergarten.

Pumpkins, Grades PreK-K By The Mailbox Book Company Select from popular themes to energize your current thematic units. Motivate your students all year long with The Best of The Mailbox. Theme series. 48 pages.

Themes to Grow On Fall & Winter, Grades PreK-1 By The Mailbox Book Company You'll find it easy to add in these cross-curricular activites in the fall and winter; based on 19 popular themes, including farm aniamls, apples, seasons, pumpkins, Thanksgiving, Winter Festival, polar animals, Valentine's Day, Snow and more, they'll allign with your language arts, math, science, social studies or art classes. Make bulletin boards, fun recipes, sequencing lines, stories, mobiles and much more! 192 pages with reproducibles; softcover with glossy pages; Preschool-Kindergarten.

Autumn Idea Book By Scholastic Teaching Autumn patterns, crafts, activities and ideas for the elementary classroom! Dozens of open-ended activities! Celebrate all of the Autumn holidays plus a special chapter for the sport of football! All reproducible! A great resource for scout leaders, day care providers and Sunday School Teachers. Grades PreK-5.

September Monthly Idea Book, Grades PreK-K By The Mailbox Book Company Add some seasonal flair to your curriculum with hundreds ofcurriculum-based ideas. Skill lines, a handy index and access to brand-new internet sites that allow you to fill out forms and easily print patterns and reproducibles are now included. Topics for September are self-awareness, farm animals, grandparents, nursery rhymes, birthdays, friends and more! 96 pages, softcover. Grades PreK-K.

September Monthly Idea Book Gr. 1-3 By The Mailbox Book Company Add pizzazz to your favorite seasonal and monthly themes with hundreds of curriculum-based ideas. We've included skill lines and a handy index, plus you'll have access to a brand-new Internet site that will allow you to fill out forms online and print patterns and reproducible easily. Topics include back-to-school, open house, Mexico, apples, owls, autumn and more! 96 pages, softcover. Grades 1-3, from Mailbox Book Co.

September Reproducible Activities, Grade K By The Mailbox Book Company Complement your curriculum with even more fun reproducible activities and ideas! This September-themed book focuses on Grandparent's Day, friendship, the farm and more. 64 pages, softcover, Kindergarten.

September Reproducible Activities, Grade 1 By The Mailbox Book Company Complement your curriculum with even more fun reproducible activities and ideas! This September-themed book focuses on back-to-school, apples, owls, citizenship and more. 64 pages, softcover, 1st Grade.

September Monthly Reproducible Activities, Grades 2-3 By The Mailbox Book Company Use even more fun reproducible activities and ideas! This September themed book focuses on Labor Day, Breakfast Week, ice cream, and more. 64 pages, Grades 2-3.

Daily Comprehension: September By Remedia Publications Reluctant readers of all ages and those reading below grade level are sure to have fun while they improve their reading skills with Remedia Publications' Daily Comprehension Series. Each 60-page book offers a different, non-fiction, short story for each day of the month, which was chosen because of its particular significance on that date. These high-interest/low-vocabulary stories are followed by hands-on activities designed to improve overall reading comprehension while focusing on specific skills, including reading for details, locating information, finding facts, and improving vocabulary. Reading Level: 3-4 Grade Level: 5-12

October Arts & Crafts, Grades PreK-K By The Mailbox Book Company Finally, a full month's worth of arts and crafts ideas in one book! This book is filled to the brim with teacher-approved and kid-friendly arts and crafts activities you can easily add to your thematic monthly plans with ease. 32 pages, softcover. PreK-K.

October Arts & Crafts, Grades 1-3 By The Mailbox Book Company Finally, a full month's worth of arts and crafts ideas in one book! This book is filled to the brim with teacher-approved and kid-friendly arts and crafts activitiesyou can easily add to your thematic monthly plans with ease.32 pages, softcover. Grades 1-3.

Monthly Book Series: October, Grades 1-3 By Homeschool / Carson-dellosa Publishing Carson-Dellosa's colorful Monthly Books feature hundreds of ideas to make teaching more exciting than ever! In each Monthly Book you'll find everything you need to add creativity to your curriculum, including: Month-related themes featuring cross-curricular activities; Interesting facts and background information about each theme; Independent, small-group, and whole-group activities; Easy-to-complete crafts, games, and experiments; Writing activities; Literature lists; International holiday activities; Bulletin board ideas and patterns; Day-by-day calendar activities; Calendar grid; Newsletter; Awards and certificates; Patterns and worksheets; Notes home; and more. Some activities in October focus around Columbus Day, Pumpkins, Autumn, Nocturnal Neighbors plus others. Grades 1-3

November Arts & Crafts, Grades PreK-K By The Mailbox Book Company Now you can have a full month's worth of arts and crafts ideas in one convenient source. These books are overflowing with teacher tested and kid pleasing arts and crafts activities you can add to your thematic monthly plans with ease. 32 pages.

November Monthly Idea Book, Grades PreK-K By The Mailbox Book Company Add some seasonal flair to your curriculum with hundreds of curriculum-based ideas. Skill lines, a handy index and access to brand-new internet sites that allow you to fill out forms and easily print patterns and reproducibles are now included. Topics for November include ABCs, peanut butter, Book Week, Turkeys, Thanksgiving, space and more! 96 pages, softcover. Grades PreK- K.

November Monthly Idea Book, Grades 1-3 By The Mailbox Book Company Add some seasonal flair to your curriculum with hundreds of curriculum-based ideas. Skill lines, a handy index and access to brand-new internet sites that allow you to fill out forms and easily print patterns and reproducibles are now included. Topics for November include National Children's Book Week, Election Day, Thanksgiving, pioneer times, quilts, Native Americans, animals in winter and more! 96 pages, softcover. Grades 1-3.

November Reproducible Activities, Grade K By The Mailbox Book Company Add some seasonal flair to your curriculum with this collection of fun reproducible activities and ideas. This November-themed book focuses on the alphabet, peanut butter, safety, space and more. 64 pages, softcover. Kindergarten.

Early Themes: Apples, Pumpkins, And Harvest By Scholastic Teaching Celebrate the autumn season in the classroom with fresh bulletin board ideas, learning centers, poetry, easy science projects, no-cook recipes, hands-on math activities, reproducibles, and more.

Math for Autumn: Grades 1-2 Daily Problem Solving, Big Book Chart Series By Evan-moor Educational Publishe Children become better problem solvers with daily practice. By providing one 11" X 17" illustrated math problem each day, you'll help your students to feel good about their abilities and to have keener listening and reading skills. You can display these pages on a stand, or hang them on a bulletin board, chalkboard, or chart rack. Direction for guiding the daily practice sessions are provided.

Math for Autumn: Grades 2-3 Daily Problem Solving, Big Book Chart Series By Evan-Moor Publishers / Evan-moor Educational Publishe Math for Autumn for Grades 2-3 is a daily problem solving series of 44 charts which are designed to build thinking skills. By providing one 11x17 illustrated math problem for each day, you'll help your students to feel good about their abilities and to have keener listening and reading skills. You can display these pages on a stand, or hang them on a bulletin board, chalkboard, or chart rack. Directions for guiding the daily practice sessions are provided. Specific topics covered are computation, number patterns, fractions, time, money, and graphing.

Autumn Harvest Accent Cut-Outs By Scholastic Teaching 36 pieces in a single-design pack. Write-on, wipe-off surface. Can be used for name tags, notes, rewards, and much much more.

Calendar Days- Pumpkins Calendar Days By Scholastic Teaching Ready-to-use calendar numbers; includes blanks.

Pumpkin Mini Accents By Trend Enterprises 36 per package; approximately 3 inches tall. Great for programming for matching games.

Pumpkins Trimmer By School Specialty Publishing Sure to draw attention, use these bright orange pumpkins with a holiday bulletin board, garden theme unit, or harvest study. Great for bulletin boards, windows, the classroom door, and more. Each package contains 12 trimmers that measure 3" x 39".

Fall (60 Stickers) By Hayes School Publishing Co Have fun with the season with these fall stickers. Students will love seeing the colorful leaves, apples and pumpkins with encouraging phrases. 60 stickers.

November Year-Round Stickers By Scholastic Teaching A different pack of stickers for every month of the year! 120 dramatic, colorful Incentive Stickers in each pack. Ten different designs. These stickers are acid-free and self-adhesive, and have a high-gloss plastic finish.

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