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Why do leaves fall in autumn? Simple, true trees facts for young children, each with a fun fact, a tiny activity and a question to talk about together.

Tap a question to reveal the answer, share the fun fact, try the tiny activity, then talk about it together.

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Why do leaves fall in autumn? Revealexpand_more

As days get shorter and colder, many trees get ready to rest for winter. They stop feeding their leaves, the green fades to yellow, orange and red, and one by one the leaves let go and float to the ground.

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Talk about itWhat do you like to do with crunchy autumn leaves?

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Did you know?Dropping their leaves helps trees save water and energy through the cold, bare winter.

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Try itCollect a few fallen leaves of different colours and line them up from greenest to reddest, like a little autumn rainbow.

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🌳🍃Why are leaves green?🌲How do trees grow so tall?🪵Why do trees have bark?

🤖Still curious?Do all trees lose their leaves in winter?arrow_forward

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How do trees grow so tall? Revealexpand_more

A tree drinks water through its roots and sips sunlight through its leaves, and uses both to build new wood a little at a time. Year after year it grows taller and wider, and the biggest trees keep growing for hundreds of years.

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Talk about itIf you could climb to the very top of a tall tree, what do you think you would see?

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Did you know?The tallest trees in the world are taller than a stack of many houses piled on top of each other.

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Try itStand next to a tree and reach up as high as you can. Now imagine how many of you it would take to reach the top.

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🌳🪵Why do trees have bark?🍂Why do leaves fall in autumn?🐿️Who lives in a tree?

🤖Still curious?How old can a tree get?arrow_forward

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Why do trees have bark? Revealexpand_more

Bark is the tough skin that wraps around a tree and keeps it safe. It protects the soft wood inside from cold, heat, insects and bumps, a bit like a coat and a shield rolled into one.

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Talk about itIf your skin were like bark, what would it protect you from?

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Did you know?Some tree bark is thick enough to survive a fire and let the tree grow again afterward.

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Try itGently feel the bark of a few trees. Is it smooth, rough, cracked or peeling? They are all different.

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🌳🌲How do trees grow so tall?🍂Why do leaves fall in autumn?🐿️Who lives in a tree?

🤖Still curious?What is under the bark of a tree?arrow_forward

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Who lives in a tree? Revealexpand_more

A single tree can be a whole neighbourhood. Birds build nests in the branches, squirrels dash along them, insects tuck into the bark, and moss and mushrooms settle on the trunk, all sharing one leafy home.

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Talk about itIf you lived in a tree, which part would you choose for your room?

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Did you know?One old oak tree can be home to hundreds of different kinds of creatures at the same time.

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Try itStand quietly by a tree for one minute and count how many living things you can spot on or around it.

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🌳🌲How do trees grow so tall?🪵Why do trees have bark?🍂Why do leaves fall in autumn?

🤖Still curious?How do birds build their nests in trees?arrow_forward

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