Use fall words to make acrostic poems. Seasons are caused by the 23.4-degree tilt of Earth's axis, which alternately turns the North and South Poles toward the sun. In the United States, there are 10 federal holidays set by law. This list of weather terms includes their definitions. Your students are asked to complete sentences that have to do with September.
Students write a Fall poem and explore rhyming patterns.
This activity helps students to understand the tilt of the Earth and how it factors into seasonal changes. The Earth is Tilted handout compliments this lesson. Excerpted from Elementary Sciences Activities. Excerpted from Elementary Sciences Activities. Using this Moon Observation Chart, students observe the phases of the moon as they complete the Harvest Moon Lesson .