Time will fly when you’re having fun with Carson-Dellosa’s Fun Books! Fall Fun is just one of the many titles in this activity-packed series, Inside you'll find: * Crossword puzzles * Word searches * Mazes * Secret codes * Scrambled words * Matching puzzles »* Coloring pages Hidden pictures Crafts Gift Ideas Recipes Games For many people, fall is the most wonderful time of year! During the fall, leaves turn red, yellow, and orange and come twirling to the ground, Squirrels busily gather acorns for winter while scarecrows stand guard over farmers’ fields. Fall is the time for cool weather, sports, harvests, and hayrides, Fall is also the time for back-to-school activities, like gathering school supplies, reading good books, playing games, and making new friends. In the fall, there is something fun for everyone! Ecitor: Mank Rudisilt ‘Ants: Bill Neville, J.J. Rudlsill Cover Design: Jennifer Collins, Dez Perrott, JJ. Rudisill Copyright © 2002, Carson-{Dellosa Publishing Company, inc.. Greonshoro, Now Carolina 27425, publishers of the “Stick Out Your Neck" series. All rights reserved, The purchase of Uhis material entitles the buyer to reproduce workshaels and activities for home or classioom ue only—not for commercial resale. Reproduction of these materials for an entire schoo! or districts pod ited. So pir of this book may be reproduced except as noted above), stored in a retrieval system, os transmited in any form of by any means (inechanically, electronically, cording, etc.) without the prior written consent of Carson-Dicllosa Publishing Co., inc. ISBN 0-88724-789-X © Carton Blo CD-0181Help Chatters the Squirrel find her pile of acorns! Finish © Carson Dotosn GO-ox01 p01Use the fall words from the word list to answer the clues and complete the puzzle. Word List ACORNS SQUIRREL Across Down 2. Squirrels gather |. The ofatree + and store them for winten create shade ond shelter 3. Inthe falleaves ontrees 2. Another name for fallis care very ‘ _ 6. A isasmal, gray, 4. These fall from trees. Furry animal that lives in 5. Youcan use this tool to trees and eats acorns. gather leaves into piles. ‘OGamonDelicaa SO01B1 p.9Color the two matching scarecrows the same. Color the other four scarecrows differently.Unscramble these fall harvest words and fill in the blanks. The letters in acorns answer the riddle below. | LIFED 2@e ie EHWTA eet SARWT ___-@ 0 _ SAREONCRC ues = @_ . SEVATRH [a no PALESP @_____ RINAG _ + ICHUZCAT e_ _ MARFRE ____6_ 12, RAYHIED __. S_ 13, NRCOA on) o So 2 ae NK HM FY DL 14. ODUGR I ~ - ! ‘©Cirsen-DoKsa CO-OBE 9. 05picture that are Circle & things in the bottom different from the top pictu re.Connect the dots to find cut who's hiding in the tree. Start at the *. Color the picture.Make and share these great fall snacks. Haystacks Gather 2 packages of butterscotch chips, | large package of chow mein noodles, and sunflower seeds or peanuts, Melt the chips in a pan over low heat: Remove from hecrt Stir in the other ingredients until covered. Drop spconfuls onto waxed paper and refrigerate to cool. Enjoy! Trail Mix To make a auick and easy snack you can take almost anywhere, gather '/4 cup raisins, '/4 cup candy- coated chocolate pieces, ‘fs cup peanuts, and '/2 cup granola cereal, Pour all of these ingredients into alarge bowl and mix well. For extra goodness, add almoncs, dried apples, dates, or other dried! fruit indy Coated cola tos fe © Canon-Deksea 00-0181 p08Find and circle the fall words from the word list NSNLTG FATPUMPK I Ow a> mu wae ow =o mE == tS Noo ao wo Ww b- Soe =m =u nx uw PRINS THANKSGIVING: SCARECROW PUM LEAVES NOVEMBER OCTOBER GOURDS HARVEST HAYRIDE = 2 4 Zz x =! z & 9 o FARMERS FIELDS OUTDOORS © CanenDalless CD-O1I p09How many words canyou make from the leHers in this word? SCARECROW I, 17. 25 18, 3. 14, 4 20, 5. 21, 6. 22, 7. 23. 8. 24, CF 25. 10, 26. H 2n, 12. 28, 13. 24. 14, 30. 15, s ©Gorson-Datiosn CO-0181 p. 10Use these finger puppets to tell a funny fall story. |. Color each puppetand cut out on the heavy lines. 2. Use a sharpened! pencil to carefully punch a hole through the centers of both circles at the bottom of each puppet Use scissors to cut oat the remaining portion of the circles. 3. Place your first two fingers through the holes of a puppet to form the legs. Make the puppet move by moving your fingers. 4, Make up your own stories for the puppets or use the stony starters on the back of this page. ©Cwron-Datowa CO-018! 9.19Use these story starters with the puppets on page | |, or make up your own stories. |. Amouse loves a pumpkin, 2. Amouse meets a friend in a pumpkin patch. 3. Ascarecrow and a crow become best friends. 4. A pumpkin dreams of beconting a great jack-o'-lantern, © Carsen-Detoenc0-0181 p12' Color this fall hayride scene.Use the secret code below to answer these riddles. Where do fish children go every fall? ie Rrra tee CA eas or ERP How did Humpty Dumpty’s year end? ae Be PY & OFRGO LSOOD Why clo trees love fall most of all? OGCaron-Dellosa COB pdCircle the two leaves in each row that look the same. Color all the leaves fall colors. OCaison Deloss CD-OIAI p. 18Find and circle | 4 things wrong with this wacky schoolhouse scene. Color the picture. iy | L 000 “8 Cy 4, ye Carondelet CD-O1B1 p. 18Play the Acorn Grabber Game with friends! 1, Color each squirrel marker a different color 2. Color the acorn caunters. 3. Cat out the squirrel markers and acorn counters. 4, Use the pieces to pley the Acorn Grabber Game on page | 9. Store game pieces in cn envelope when you're not using them, SCamon-DellonaSO-0181 p17Play the Acorn Grabber Game with friends! Make the sqpirrel happy. Place one acorn on the pile. the player on your left. The sqpirrel is lucky day! sleeping, Toke Move forward ‘one acorn Number of Players: 2 to S Materiola: | coin and game piecos How to Play: |. Decide playing order and selact a squinre! marker . Each ployer stants with 2 acorns. Pile the rest in the center of the gome board. . Take tums flipping the coin. If heads, move forward | space. IF tails, move 2 spaces, |. Players who lose all of their acorns are out of the game. 5, Continue moving around the board until one. player has 10 ceorns, or all players but onehave | Make the sqpirrel lost their acorns. The winner is the reraining smile, Place one player or the one who has gathered |O.aeoms. | eon on the pile. three spaces. from the pile. Look out! The squirrel is watching. Hold on to your acorns. Collect one acorn from the pile. + Feed the squirrel. Place one of your acorns on the pile. Gather one Collect one acorn from acorn from every player. the pile. Store it for winter. Be «i good friend, Give the next player one of Act like a “nat” ‘Take another turn. ‘@CrsorDelioaa C-018H p, 19Help the soccer player find the soccer ball and then help the football player find the football. (4 Sy Ye ©Carean-Dallons CO-O18E p21Check out these fun fall crafts! Scarecrow Mask . Gather a paper plate, glue, scissors, crayons, straw, elastic, battons, ancl tape. 2. Use crayons to draw and _ color scarecrow face on one side of the paper plate. 3, Carefully cut out holes for the eyes of the mask. 4, Glue onabattonnoseand - bits of straw for hair 5. Use elastic and tape fo make the mask fit correctly. Very “Gourd” Friends |. Gather some dried, holow gourds (from the grocery store or fresh market), acrylic paints cand paint- brushes, and string, . Look at the shapes of the gourds, Who on whert clo they remind you of . Paint the gounds to look like animals with funny feces, or angthing you can imagine. . After the paint dries, use string to hang the goureds. © careen-Dalloea cO-0184 9.22‘gunjoid ayy uojog ‘aueas siyy yyIM Buoum sBuly! } | 2}oulo pud pul jConnect the dots to find out who leaves for school this fall. Start at the *. Color the picture. © Carron. Oetoan CO.018! p.24Use the back-to-school words from the word list to answer the clues and complete the puzzle. Across 2. Use chalk to write on the 4. These writing tools need to be sharpened often, 6. Thisisa sticky piece of plastic. 4. Use a to measure centimeters or inches, 10. Use an tofixa nistake. Down |. Read these to learn. 2. You can use to search the Internet: 3. People sit at these in class. 5. You write notes in 7. Youcan write or draw ona piece of j 8. Thisisawhite, sticky iqpid used to paste things fogethen 2Cerson-Detosa COO1E 9.28Find and circle these hidden school supplies: pen, pencil, lunch box, crayon, glue bottle, erasen tape, scissors, paper clip, paintbrush, rulen and magnifying glass. Colon AV ne {/ K—7 NS Kf ( i 3 NA, y © Corson-Ootioan CO-O18t p27Help the bus get to the schoolhouse. OCarson-Delloss CO-O181 p.28Ccbevihetces e. Cut along the hea eate puzzle pieces. Then,try to put the puzz! hs etegttan we Th a os fColor and cut out these back-to-school bookmarks. Use them to mark your place in books at home or at school. (es é aS SE Ste oe Sts See Ut SO ‘©Cémon-DollosnCO-0181 9.91Answer Key Page 3 2.acoms — |. branches 3. colorful 2. autumn 6. squirrel 4. leaves rake, Page 4 | 8 ey Be Page 5 |. field 8. opples 2. wheat 4. grain 2. computers 3. straw 10, zucchini 3. clesks 5. notebooks 7. pawer 4. scarecrow 1 |. farmer S, squash 12. hayride 6. harvest | 3. ceorn 7. pumpkins 14. goare + It was a-maize-ing!