Fletcher and the Falling Leaves: A Fall Book for Kids

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Each morning, Fletcher would come out of the den and explore the world, but then he realizes that the tree’s leaves were turning gold and beginning to fall off the tree. Fletcher than goes to the tree every day to keep the leaves on the tree; however, when winter came, Fletcher noticed that all the leaves were starting to fall off more rapidly than before. This charming autumnal picture book for young children with a gentle caring storyline by Julia Rawlinson is brought to life with stunning artwork by Tiphanie Beeke.' Books Up North Here is an anchor chart we made that showed what cause and effect is. From this anchor chart, we were able to show evidence in the story of cause and effect.. The fifth and final day of our close read, we read another text to compare Fletcher and the Falling Leaves to. We paired the book Leaves by David Ezra Stein. Which tells the story of another forest animal witnessing the changes of autumn for the first time. We pair and share how the books are the same and different before completing the a fall craft together. What happens to the leaves on a tree when autumn and winter comes around the corner? Well, that is what we are about to find out! “Fletcher and the Falling Leaves” is a children’s book by Julia Rawlinson along with illustrations by Tiphanie Beek and it is about a young fox named Fletcher who tries to save a tree’s leaves from falling off during autumn and winter. “Fletcher and the Falling Leaves” is a cute story about the beauty of changes in weather that I am sure that many children who are interested in knowing what happens to the trees during winter and autumn will easily enjoy for many years!

Depending on what you gathered, be prepared to sort by size, shape or some other category. It is helpful to make some visual cue indicating the categories. For example, if you are sorting by size. Have an outline of a really big leaf and a really little leaf with the words BIG and SMALL printed out will aid the sorting process.I love creating a fall tree and this is the perfect time for my learners to make a tree like the ones in the books we read. We use a brown bag , pencil, scissors, glue, some fall colored construction paper and set to work.

Fletcher And The Falling Leaves features cozy artwork, introducing readers to a curious fox named Fletcher whose looking to protect his favorite tree as the seasons change and the leaves begin to fall. After we have worked on this as a class, students record cause and effect on a recording sheet to demonstrate understanding. Once all of the fall leaves are sorted you might want to work together to count and see while category has the most and which has the least. For example, “let’s count together and see how many BIG leaves we have.”You will need at least one leaf per child. It is best if you can use the real thing. Try to gather a collection of leaves that vary in size, shape and color. If you’re doing this at home or with a classroom of kids, consider including them in the leaf gathering before you do this story time together. Begin Activity Encourage each child to make their leaves colorful and then cut them out. The leaves offer an excellent opportunity to work on cutting rounded edges. Julia Rawlinson is a writer of children's poetry and picture books which have been recognised and sold internationally. Her other recent works include Sweet Dreaming, illustrated by Nicola Wong (Sourcebooks), Dragon's Lost Roar, illustrated by Beccy Blake (Franklin Watts) and Mule School, illustrated by Lynne Chapman (Gullane Children's Books).

These are the activities from our team of co-hosts this week! I can’t wait to see what you do with our bookclub book this week. The third day of our close read, we pay attention to the structure of the text. I provide the learners with a handful of examples to help them come to a conclusion on the text structure. For example, does the text describe something, pose a problem and solution, provide a sequence of events, etc. After reading we pair and share what they believe the text structure is. Then, we come to a conclusion of the structure of the text together and complete the story map chart. One of my favorite books to read during the fall is Fletcher and the Falling Leaves by Julia Rawlinson. I adore the main character and how he interacts with the changes that happen in his forest during the fall. My learners are able to see fall from a different perspective and become enlightened on why the changes during autumn are so important for the animals.

Day 1 | Main Idea

Sweet Fletcher the fox is worried. His favorite tree is losing leaves and despite his best efforts he can’t make it stop. None of the other animals share Fletcher’s concerns, in fact they seem delighted. It isn’t until all the leaves are gone and the seasons truly change that Fletcher comes to see his tree in a whole new and beautiful way. The muted pastel drawings make this Fall story seem more whimsical and dream like than most bright, bold stories of the season. This choice makes Fletcher ever more endearing and his Fall like world more akin to the Winter that is drawing it in. A warm and gentle story about Fall, friendship, and childhood discoveries. Conversion Table Of Code And Title Changes Third To Fourth Edition Dictionary Of Occupational Titles Introduce the sorting categories and show the example visuals. Next, use your leaf as an example. You could say, “My leaf is tiny. It fits inside my hand and looks like a baby leaf. I am going to put it in the SMALL pile” Explain that everyone has a leaf and that they are all different. Today you are going to work on sorting your leaves. The picture book was introducing a lot of themes here from the melancholy of Fletcher's feelings to the grief of his favorite tree changing to only being able to hold onto just a few leaves, seeing animals take the falling leaves leaving him with a sense of worry and much more...but of course being an older reader, it felt like these really impactful themes just weren't explored too much in the sparse text.