Color of Leaves

How to Teach Time and Change
Color of Leaves 

When teaching time and change it is important to discuss immediate time. For example, the class could chart or graph their wake up time and the times they go to bed. This is helpful for relating time to the student's lives. It is also important for students to focus on time past, time present and time future in order to understand the concept of time and change. The teacher could bring the students grandparents, or outside sources to talk about the past and compare it to the present, or the teacher can teach holidays and relate them to the seasons, so the students can grasp the idea of seasons and time of year. Another way to teach time and change is to integrate families and communities into the lessons. The teacher can have people from the community or the student's family member to come in and talk about the history of their ancestors and/or community. Another effective way to teach time and change is to discuss artifacts. Have the students participate in the artifact shoebox activity we did in class. Students should be able to relate to the subject matter and concepts the teacher discusses in order to get grasp on the time and change; the teacher must make a connection with the student.

Using the color of leaves and change in nature, the students can learn time and change through experience. Using the student's environment and their surroundings will make a connection for the student and they will better understand change. They can see that the leaves change to the colors of orange, red and yellow during the Fall, the leaves are no longer around during the Winter, the leaves are green during Spring and Summer. This is a great way to have the students relate to the lesson and stay engaged.