We’ve had a complete fall unit before. But we’re more likely to just get out some of our favorite fall books along with our current theme. Here are some of our favorite fall books.
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Just choose books based on your child’s age and what you think will engage your child’s interest. I recommend checking out the “Look Inside the Book” feature on Amazon and reading reviews there. Another place to learn about a book is on YouTube. You can typically see the entire book there.
Montessori-friendly books use photos or realistic illustrations. They don’t have talking animals or a lot of fantasy. But many books that have fantasy and talking animals are wonderful books, and I love sharing them with children who understand the difference between fantasy and reality.
For toddlers and preschoolers, about ¾ of the books I use are typically Montessori friendly (focusing on reality without smiling or talking animals or smiling or talking vehicles).
Books for a Fall Theme
I’m featuring books here for a fall theme mainly for preschool through elementary-age kids.
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Books for a Fall Theme
Top Shelf of Forward -Facing Display:
- Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn (a wonderful Kenard Pak book)
- Awesome Autumn: All Kinds of Fall Facts and Fun
- Farm Anatomy (focusing on farm activities in the fall) (I have this fabulous Julia Rothman collection and some other Julia Rothman books.)
- See more farm books in my Best Farm Books for Kids post.
2nd Shelf:
- How Do Apples Grow?
- National Geographic Kids Apples for Everyone
- How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World (one of my 5-year-old grandson’s favorite fall books … so much fun!)
- Read more about these and other apple books in my Best Apple Books for Kids post.
3rd Shelf:
4th Shelf:
Bottom Shelf
- National Geographic Kids Seed, Sprout, Pumpkin Pie
- D Is for Drum: A Native American Alphabet (My 5-year-old grandson loves this book! It has simple rhyming text plus more details in the sidebar, depending on the child’s age and ability.)
- Sophie’s Squash (a very sweet, Montessori-friendly fiction book)
- You’ll find lots of great gratitude books for fall in my Best Gratitude Books for Kids post.
Book Basket with Fall Books
Some other fall books we’re using that are in a book basket, including these books:
- The Fall of Freddie the Leaf (only available used)
- Why Do Leaves Change Color?
- Pumpkin Circle
- Hello, Fall!
- Counting on Fall
- In the Middle of Fall
More Fall Books from a Mini Fall Unit
We had a mini fall unit in 2018 with fall books in our forward facing book display. Here are those books:
Front-Facing Bookshelves with Books for a Mini Fall Unit
Front-facing bookshelves are especially nice for unit studies. You don’t need to have a lot of books for a mini unit, but they’re great if you have them in your own library or get some from a public library.
These are the books I’m using right now for our fall mini unit. I’ll be adding more leaf books, then Halloween books, then Thanksgiving books in future weeks.
Top Shelf:
- Botanicum (beautiful book at any time and great for discussing plants in the fall)
- Animalium (also beautiful at any time and great for discussing animals in the fall)
2nd Shelf:
- Food Anatomy (using in reference to the fall harvest)
- Farm Anatomy (focusing on farm activities in the fall)
- Seasons on the Farm (uses real photographs to show a farm during each season – available reasonably as a used paperback)
3rd Shelf:
- From Seed to Plant (to discuss seeds in the fall)
- Corn Is Maize
- Ten Apples Up On Top! (not a Montessori-style book, but what fun!) – See my Ten Apples Up On Top activities!
4th Shelf:
- The Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree (great throughout the year and perfect in the fall)
- Ten Red Apples ( a fun counting backward/subtraction book)
Bottom Shelf
- The Fantastic Gifts of Fall (a lovely Christian book)
- County Fair (Little House Picture Book) I have and love the series. I put out different ones throughout the year.)
You can see lots of fall books (both old and new) here.
More Fall Resources
Fall Montessori-Inspired Products on Etsy
- Free Fall Printables and Montessori-Inspired Fall Activities
- Free Fall Do-a-Dot Phonics Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- Free Fall Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- Free Fall Songs and Educational Videos
- Free Fall Cutting Strips ( Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- I Have, Who Has? Autumn Art Appreciation Game Pack in Print or Cursive
- Montessori-Inspired Fall Playdough Activities
- Fall Activities with Water Beads
- Free Fall Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time
- Fall Sensory Bin with Practical Life and Math Activities
- Nature Trays and Nature Tables
- Montessori Nature Tray Sorting and Counting for Toddlers and Preschoolers
- How to Prepare a Simple Fall Playdough Tray
- Free Fall Playdough Math Pack (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- Montessori-Inspired Playdough Math Activities for Fall {Free Printables}
- Fun Shoe and Coat Tricks for Toddler and Preschooler Independence
- 50+ Creative Ways to Use Materials Found on Your Nature Walks
- The Ultimate Guide to Montessori-Inspired Leaf Resources and Activities
- Montessori-Inspired Owl Unit with Free Printables and Activities
- How to Prepare Montessori Shelves for a Mini Fall Unit
- Allow Time for Child-Led Activities This Fall
- Montessori-Inspired Apple Unit
- 30+ Apple Sensory Tubs
- Free Apple Printables and Montessori-Inspired Apple Activities
- 20+ Apple Phonics Activities
- Fall Sensory Bin with Practical Life and Math Activities
- Fun with Montessori Apple Coring, Slicing, Spreading, and Sharing
- Free Apple Printable for Ten Apples Up On Top Activities (Instant Download)
- Ten Apples Up On Top Sensory Bin & Table (Free Printables)
- Ten Apples Up On Top Activities with Spielgaben {Free Printables}
- Free Fall Playdough Math Pack (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- Montessori-Inspired Playdough Math Activities for Fall {Free Printables}
- Free Seasons of an Apple Tree Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- Free Tree Songs and Educational Videos {Learn about Trees, Apple Trees, and Seasons}
- The Best Farm Books for Kids
- Free Apple Printables and Activities for a Montessori-Inspired Apple Unit
- Montessori Apple Color Matching for Toddlers and Preschoolers
- Montessori Apple Fraction Activities for Multiple Ages
- Free Apple Songs and Educational Videos
- Free Apple Do-a-Dot Phonics Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- The Best Apple Books for Kids
- Free Apple Picking Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- Historically Accurate and Culturally Sensitive Thanksgiving Printables for Preschool Through Elementary
- How to Use Flint Corn (Ornamental Corn) for Montessori Practical Life and Language Work
- I Have, Who Has? Autumn Art Appreciation Game Pack in Print or Cursive
- Owl Game, Puzzle, and Editable Tracing Pack in Print or Cursive
- Autumn Art Appreciation – Meditation and Puzzles
- Apple Unit Study Pinterest Board
- Kids’ Fall Activities Pinterest Board
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