LEAF ACTIVITIES: http://www.123child.com/fall/leaf.html

 Leaf mobiles, leaf graphing, match-ups, songs, poems, rubbings--if you're looking for leaf art activities, visit this site for suggestions. 

FALL CLIP ART: http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/fall/clip.html Scroll down this page for back to school clip art and autumn backgrounds as well.

PAINTED ROCKS: http://www.kinderart.com/corner/011500.htm 

This is a fun art lesson for any grade level... turn your painted rocks in to an autumn theme, find larger rocks for garden borders, or even paint words on a darker background and have students compose poetry--much in the style of refrigerator poetry. 

 

AUTUMN LEAF ART PROJECTS: http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-670.html This leaf paint and press idea can actually make beautiful prints--use a brayer for older grades, and be careful to not coat the leaf with too much paint so the veins show through.

 

 

APPLE CINNAMON ORNAMENTS: http://craftsforkids.about.com/library/projects/blaplcnorn.htm?once=true& Not only for Christmas--create wonderfully smelling leaves to hang in your classroom.

 

KIDS ACTIVITIES

1. During recess collect all kinds of leaves you find on the ground .  Put them into a paper bag.

*  Sort out your leaves according to simple and compound leaves.  If you do this in a group it is fun!

* Using the a graph, color in how many of each type you have found.

2.  Do some leaf rubbings on paper.  Lay your leaf with the vein side up on white paper and choose a fall color crayon.  Rub over the leaf with your crayon.

3.  Using graph paper place a leaf on top of the graph.  Trace the leaf. Count the squares inside the leaf to find the area.

      * Draw in the vein structure.

      * Describe the color and shape of your leaf.

      * Leaf type: simple or compound

4. Draw a picture of your leaf. (Need a cm ruler)

I found my leaf________________________.

My leaf is _______cm long and ________cm wide.

My leaf is colored____________________.

It is a compound/simple leaf.  (Circle one)

My leaf smells like____________________.

My leaf feels like_______________________.

What are leaves for?___________________.