Discovery of autumn

Activity steps

1- Watching the film in its entirety

2- Collection of reactions and questioning from students if necessary

• Where does the short film take place? In a library (introduce the term “Atelier des saisons”)
• Who is the main character? It's a Mushroom. (introduce the name “Monsieur Champignon”). Present the character card as a reference image.
• What is his job/activity? He takes care of a planet / a globe... Present the clock card to the students.
• What is it? A clock. Encourage the students to take their thinking further further by questioning them about its hand, its colors, the 4 parts... If necessary, explain that it is a seasonal clock. 6-9 years: Have the children guess which season each colour matches.
• Why does Mr. Mushroom regularly look at this clock? because he has to be on time / make way for the next season, winter... Make the connection with the character arriving at the end of the short film.

3- Research Suggest that the students carry out a second viewing where they will have to concentrate on different elements (divide the students into groups of observers, each group taking charge of a single theme):

• Mister Mushroom's actions on the planet.
• The effects of his actions on the planet.
• The appearance of the clock.

4- Sharing Using the different cards of the elements of the story to handle and/or display on the board, display the actions of Mr. Mushroom in chronological order. Associate below each act the effect

produced on Earth. Place the 3 clocks in the right place on the chronological sequence of actions (answer key provided).

5- Possible application Exercise sheet using sequential images to put in order to keep track of the different characteristics of autumn.

Print the materials for this activity...

• Picture cards of autumn elements and of Monsieur Champignon's actions that bring them about.
• Flashcards of the characters, the autumn elements and the clock.
• Activity “Sequential images of the elements of autumn”.

Possible extensions

• Make photos or a film in which the pupils play the parts of Summer, Winter and/or Spring around the class globe using a technique of their choice: stop motion, handheld camera, etc.