Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf, Orange Leaf
9/30/2017
Leaves This week we did a mini study on leaves to get us thinking about autumn and as a lead into our Pumpkin Study. We counted leaves, sorted leaves by color and by size. We practiced being botanists and picked a favorite leaf to study and write about. We went on a nature walk to collect leaves for all our projects We used leaves in art and in our discovery center. Emerging botanists studying leaves Nature Walk Monday we went on a nature walk/hike into the "big" woods behind our school. We walked around picking up leaves, finding yellow ones, and tiny ones, and red ones. We then used these leaves all week for our study projects.
Autumn Tree Mural We learned about why leaves change color and about the parts of a leaf. Thursday and Friday we worked together to make a three panel mural of fall trees. I explained what a mural was and showed them a photo of an autumn tree with blue sky and green grass. They then worked in groups of four to paint the background, mixing colors and sharing paint and space. The next day they worked in the same groups to glue on real leaves to their trees. We had one tree with red leaves, one with yellow, and one with orange. This project allowed the students to see a photo and then work collaboratively in stages to create a project that imitated what they saw. Next Week
~We start our study of pumpkins on Monday. We will be sharing what we know about pumpkins, and what we want to know. On Friday we will be taking a walking field trip to Fred Myers to purchase different types of pumpkins for us to study in the classroom. Let me know if you are interested in coming with us. Comments are closed.
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