WHAT'S HAPPENING

AUTUMN IS HERE SO GIVE A CHEER

FOR PUMKIN PICKING AND CANDY LICKING

SEE THE LEAVES FALL TO THE GROUND

AS COOLER DAYS COME AROUND

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WHY DO LEAVES CHANGE COLORS?

Tiny green packages called Chlorophyll are found in leaves.

Chlorophyll gives leaves their green color.

Chlorophyll uses sunlight to turn water and carbon dioxide into food for the tree.

As summer ends and autumn comes, the days get shorter and there is less water, so the chlorophyll goes away.

Then we can see orange and yellow colors. These colors were in the leaves all summer, but the green covered them up.

Some leaves turn red. This color is made in the fall, from food trapped in the leaves.

Brown colors are also made in the fall. They come from wastes left in the leaves.

Take a walk outside and see what kind of leaves you can find.

Use this handy sheet to make your trip complete.

Have some fun coloring these acorns and leaves.

MAKE SOME

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