Fall Facts
This season comes after summer
Fall (or autumn)
People ride through fields on these pulled by tractors
Hayrides
Mixing red and yellow paint makes this fall color
Orange
This furry animal gathers acorns to store for winter
Squirrel
This sweet fall treat is made by dipping apples in sticky caramel
Caramel Apple
What happens to the length of days as fall goes on
The days get shorter
You can walk through these tall-plant puzzles on farms
Corn mazes
Pumpkins are often carved into these glowing decorations
jack-o’-lanterns
Deer grow these on their heads, which they shed each year
Antlers
Pumpkin pie is often topped with this fluffy white topping.
Whipped Cream
You might see your breath on cool mornings because this happens to the air
Condensation
In this classic fall game, you try to catch apples floating in a tub of water using only your mouth.
Bobbing for apples
The colors of fall are often called this color family
Warm Tones
This bird is often a symbol of wisdom and is more active at nigh
Owl
This drink made from pressed apples can be served warm or cold
Apple Cider
The day when the amount of daylight and nighttime are equal in the fall
The Autumn Equinox
You can make this decoration by tying dried corn husks together
Wreaths
When artists use real leaves, paint them, and press them on paper to make art, it’s called this process
Printmaking or Leaf Printing
Monarch butterflies do this to travel to warmer places in the fall
Migrate
This specific variety of winter squash has a tan skin and is often used to make creamy fall soups
Butternut Squash
Before modern machinery, people harvested crops by hand using this curved tool.
A sickle (or scythe)
This traditional dance, often performed at harvest festivals, involves groups moving in circles or squares.
Square dance
The reason leaves change color in autumn is because this green pigment breaks down
Chlorophyll
Bears do this special process to survive the cold months without food
Hibernate
This process, which makes bread rise and apple cider fizzy, happens when yeast turns sugar into carbon dioxide
Fermentation