Submitted by:
Sandra Picano, a teacher at F.K.Sweet Magnet in Ft. Pierce, FL.
Objectives:
To see the natural beauty in a fall leaf.
What You Need:
Construction paper
Red, green, yellow and orange paint
Paint brush for each color
Safety scissors
What You Do:
Cover table with news print.
Have supplies ready and in individual trays, with paint brushes for each color.
Also have a sink or soapy water bucket and paper towel close at hand for clean up.
Have students paint one hand using each color, until the entire hand is covered.
Press hand on colored or white previously cut paper.
This technique will make some beautiful fall leaf shapes.
Once dried, have the students cut out their hand prints.
Use them to border a chalk board, or design a large "word" tree and change it through the seasons.
Recommended Books:
In November
by: Cynthia Rylant, Jill Kastner
Poetic language and lovely oil paintings evoke the traditional and seasonal activities that occur in November.
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