Autumn

A study of the season, Autumn, also known as Fall, can integrate many disciplines.  Below you will find many ideas for creating rigorous, relevant, and real-world curriculum experiences for your 21st century students!

This page is always adding new ideas and resources.
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Do you remember this?  My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas
​Earth and Space Science -
Harvest
Johnny Appleseed Festival for your school and the community .  .  .  

John "Appleseed" Chapman brought faith, hope and courage to the pioneers living on the Ohio frontier. Philanthropist, conservationist, environmentalist, horticulturist, visionary, missionary, humanitarian and border scout, Appleseed is a true inspirational hero for all generations.

​Curriculum connections for Johnny Appleseed . . .
Weather and Disaster Preparedness

Weather hazards associated with Fall - droughts, floods, fog, hurricanes, tornadoes, space weather, wildfires, wind, and winter weather . .

La Niña and El Niño


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Dia de los Muertos
Other Fall/Autumn Celebrations
  • The Jewish festival of Sukkot or Succot (Hebrew: סוכות‎‎ or סֻכּוֹת, sukkōt) , which commemorates the time spent in exile by giving thanks. 
  • Halloween (All Hallows Eve) celebrations on Oct. 31 remind people of the connection with death, the spirits of those who have left this earth, and thus rebirth.  
  • On the following day, Christians, especially Catholics, celebrate All Hallows Day, or All Saints' Day, when people visit their departed and bring flower to their graves.  
  • Dia de los Muertos -  the living celebrate their ancestors during the Day of the Dead on Nov. 2. 
​Food and Culture

Be sure to check this web site for project ideas and resources for food-related themes for all levels, PK-16!
  • Dinner for 6.8 Billion
  • Childhood Obesity
  • The Garden
  • Culinary Arts
  • The Farm
  • Water
  • Climate Change
  • Fall Harvest and Food Security
  • The Bank
  • The School Cafeteria
  • The Doctor's Office
  • Frankenfood
  • Dining Out
  • The Supermarket
  • Food, Friends & Family
  • The Media
  • The Kitchen
  • The Architect's Office
  • The Dump
  • Government Offices
  • Media Constructions of Food Justice
Taco Day is October 4

You may be surprised at the huge range of possibilities for projects based on tacos! This lesson, or project, done by a group of university students of architecture. They deconstructed a taco!  The students wanted to explore the "local tacoshed".  This is actually a  very high level project involving economics and globalization.  

Another less comprehensive, and simpler, project would be to have students determine the nutritional value of various taco recipes.  See many more curricular connections for Taco Day!
Chocolate Day is October 28 in the USA

Designing a project based upon the theme of Chocolate opens doors to avenues from the history of chocolate to the chocolate industry, health benefits, marketing, economics, geography, environmental studies and important social issues such as child labor and slavery.

Visit our Chocolate page for a starter list of resources!  Oh, and don't forget the book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory or the film, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory!