Leaves might look simple, but they are super important! They have something called chlorophyll, which is green and helps leaves use sunlight, water, and air to make food for the plant. Isn’t that cool?
When autumn comes, the days get shorter, and there’s less sunlight. This makes the green chlorophyll go away, and we start to see the bright colors of the leaves, like red, orange, and yellow. It’s like a colorful show in nature!
When leaves fall to the ground, they create a cozy blanket. Some birds fly away to warmer places, but other animals stay and use the leaves to hide and keep warm. Hedgehogs curl up into a ball with their spiky spines sticking out to stay safe. Frogs, insects, snails, and slugs find homes under the wet leaves.
As the leaves rustle, animals like chipmunks hurry around to find food. They fill their cheeks with seeds, acorns, and nuts to eat during the winter. Mushrooms also grow in the damp, leafy places, but be careful—some mushrooms can be poisonous!
In autumn, some animals get ready for a long winter nap. Bears, skunks, chipmunks, mice, frogs, and snakes find cozy burrows to sleep in until spring. Isn’t it amazing how nature works?
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Leaf Color Hunt: Go outside with a grown-up and collect different colored leaves. Try to find as many colors as you can, like red, yellow, orange, and brown. Once you have your collection, sort them by color and count how many of each color you found. Discuss with your grown-up why you think the leaves are different colors and what might happen to them as the season changes.
Leafy Animal Homes: Create a small habitat using leaves and other natural materials you find outside. Imagine you are a small animal like a hedgehog or a frog. How would you use the leaves to stay warm and safe? Draw a picture of your habitat and explain to someone how your animal would use the leaves to survive the autumn season.
Chlorophyll Experiment: With the help of a grown-up, take a green leaf and place it in a clear cup of water. Put the cup in a sunny spot and observe what happens over a few days. Talk about how the sunlight helps the leaf make food and why the chlorophyll is important. Try to guess what might happen to the leaf if it doesn’t get enough sunlight.
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Leaves: An Autumn Pop-Up Book
A leaf seems simple, but leaves do many things. A leaf contains green chlorophyll that helps it use sunlight, water, and air to make food for the plant. As days shorten, Autumn’s brilliance flutters down. With less daylight, chlorophyll disappears from leaves, and bright colors show.
As leaves drop, some birds migrate to warmer places. Hungry critters hide under the layers. The hedgehog curls up in a prickly ball to sleep, its spines sticking out for protection. Wet, matted leaves are homes for frogs, insects, snails, and slugs.
Leaves rustle as animals hustle for food. Chipmunks scurry among leaves and stuff their chubby cheeks with seeds, acorns, and nuts to store for winter feeding. Mushrooms pop up on the forest floor, often growing in damp, leaf-covered locations. Some mushrooms can be poisonous to humans.
Burrows are cozy for dozing. In autumn, some animals such as bears, skunks, chipmunks, mice, frogs, and snakes prepare for deep winter sleep. Leaves change; they are so amazing!
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