{"id":1826,"date":"2009-09-22T00:12:04","date_gmt":"2009-09-22T05:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/1826"},"modified":"2009-09-22T00:12:04","modified_gmt":"2009-09-22T05:12:04","slug":"teaching-earth-science-with-childrens-literature-red-leaf-yellow-leaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/2009\/09\/22\/teaching-earth-science-with-childrens-literature-red-leaf-yellow-leaf\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Earth Science with Children&#8217;s Literature: Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/files\/2009\/09\/red-leaf-yellow-leaf-_2.jpg\" title=\"red-leaf-yellow-leaf-_2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/files\/2009\/09\/red-leaf-yellow-leaf-_2.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"red-leaf-yellow-leaf-_2.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/search.barnesandnoble.com\/booksearch\/isbninquiry.asp?ean=0152661972&amp;box=0-15-266197-2&amp;pos=-1\" title=\"Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf\"><em>Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf<\/em> <\/a>, written and illustrated by Lois Ehlert, is a simple\u00a0story that describes the growth of a maple tree from seed to sapling.<\/p>\n<p>This book is written as if a child were telling\u00a0their friend about a special leaf he\/she has been saving to show them.\u00a0 The child tells the friend how it came to be &#8211; from a seed that sprouted, grew into a sapling, then was planted in their yard.\u00a0 It takes the reader through the cycle of seasons, as well as the growth stages of a tree.\u00a0 The illustrations are bright and colorful.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Curriculum Connections:<\/strong>\u00a0 <em>Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf<\/em> is a good book for teaching the concept of seasonal changes as they relate to the life cycle of a tree.\u00a0 SOL 1.7<\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/teacher.scholastic.com\/lessonrepro\/k_2theme\/seasons.htm\" title=\"Scholastic website\">Scholastic<\/a>\u00a0website offers several ideas for reinforcing the lesson on\u00a0seasonal changes, fall leaves, and harvest time,\u00a0utilizing the\u00a0areas of poetry, language arts, and math.<\/li>\n<li>In an\u00a0effort to further\u00a0understand the seasons, this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructorweb.com\/lesson\/seasons.asp\" title=\"lesson plan\">website<\/a> outlines a lesson plan on the four seasons, as well as an activity to create a &#8220;seasons book&#8221; that can be used as a tool to\u00a0measure their knowledge and understanding of this concept.<\/li>\n<li>This <a href=\"http:\/\/gets.gc.k12.va.us\/elementary\/science\/seasons.html\" title=\"seasons worksheet\">website<\/a> offers a printable cut &amp; paste activity for students to paste the appropriate activity under the proper season.<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/files\/2009\/09\/weatherexperiments.gif\" title=\"weatherexperiments.gif\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>General Information:<br \/>\nBook<\/strong>: Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf<br \/>\n<strong>Author<\/strong>: Lois Ehlert<br \/>\n<strong>Illustrator<\/strong>: Lois Ehlert<br \/>\n<strong>Publisher<\/strong>: Harcourt Brace &amp; Company<br \/>\n<strong>Pages<\/strong>:\u00a0 40<br \/>\n<strong>Grade Range<\/strong>: K-1<br \/>\n<strong>ISBN<\/strong>: 0-15-266197-2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf , written and illustrated by Lois Ehlert, is a simple\u00a0story that describes the growth of a maple tree from seed to sapling. 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