Fall is the time to plant trees. Join the Arbor Day Foundation, and get 10 free flowering, oak, or Colorado Blue Spruce trees with your $10 membership.
Gather a variety of fall leaves. This link gives lots of crafts and projects you can make with your leaves.
Find the answer to the question every parent hears when a child explores fall leaves, "Why do leaves change color?" Also, learn how plants prepare for winter.
Learn to identify trees by their leaves. This site gives the most variety and clearest pictures to identify your leaf.
Share a folktale or myth about trees by printing these storytelling gems and reading them to your child. We loved Fearing the Wind.
Learn how pencils are made! I always wondered . . .
Learn how paper is made and find craft and science projects using paper.
Take a look at this tree cookie (flat cross-section of a tree) to learn the scientific names and functions of the inner layers of a tree trunk.
Look for animal tracks during your walk in the woods. This site has an excellent overview of web sites and activities for learning animal tracks.
Pine cone crafts are another fun project for those who live near or visit an evergreen forest during the fall season.
Explore the connection between quilts and tesselations to learn geometry concepts. Beautiful, fun learning the entire family will enjoy.
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