Why settle for autumn leaves as classroom decorations when you could use autumn poetry? After taking a nature walk and collecting fall artifacts, including seed pods and fallen leaves, learners demonstrate the movement of the season with...

Students explore fall leaves. In this leaf lesson, students collect leaves to investigate. Students also measure, compare and contrast, draw and look at leaves through a magnifying glass. Students sing songs and use movement in this...

Students observe the different colors in fall leaves. They create a multi-color fall leaf in the crayon-resist technique.

Students discover facts about leaves. In this early childhood lesson plan, students identify different types of leaves, and make predictions about which types of leaves they think they will find in their community. Students collect...

Students make painted hand prints to cut out and use as fall leaves.

Creating art from nature teaches learners how to appreciate the world around them while allowing them to practice artistic techniques. After observing and choosing fall leaves from outside, they create leaf prints. They press the painted...

Students investigate why leaves change color. In this chlorophyll lesson plan, students examine how chlorophyll effects the color changes in leaves. Students take pictures of changing leaves, and create a class quilt showing the changes...

The structure of a leaf reveals a lot about the plant it comes from. Young scholars collect and prepare leaves for comparison. After pressing the leaves, they identify the different parts and then use the leaves to complete an art project.

Learners study and explore the season of fall and investigate why fall leaves change color. Students explore the crayon resist technique and discuss other events of the fall season.

Students create examples of fall leaves using crayons, paints, and white paper in this fall Art lesson for the early-elementary classroom. Emphasis is placed upon a class lecture/discussion about why leaves change color prior to the...

Students create a painting of falling leaves. In this art lesson, students collect fallen leaves and paint over them using tempera or water color paint to make an outline. Students continue painting the leaves until their paper is...

Do your pupils know all the colors of autumn leaves? This packet of autumn-themed materials will help your kids fall right into knowledge of colors. Pupils practice making patterns, identifying and writing color words, coloring and...

Children with special needs participate in several activities to reinforce shape and color recognition. They sign the word leaf, sing a song about leaves, and bounce leaves around on a parachute. They then help the instructor name...

In this leaf press worksheet, learners glue or draw a picture of a tree in the left column. Students then press a leaf between sheets of newspaper and heavy books. When dry, learners glue the leaf in the right column. Students than...

Students discuss some of the signs of changing seasons. They are asked how do they know that it is fall? Students use Crayola Crayons, to rub patches of traditional fall colors on white construction paper. They fill the entire sheet with...

Fall is an amazing season and leaves are fantastic subjects for artists to examine. Young artists use leaves to create fall collages using the rubbing technique. 

Students create fall collages using digital images, clip art or downloaded images, and the software program Adobe Photoshop in this Art lesson for the elementary classroom. The lesson involves the use of computers and would need to be...

Students use fall leaves for art projects. In this art activity, students use leaves to create leaf people. Students take a nature walk in fall and collect leaves. Students make arms and legs and paste them to the leaf.

Create your own fall landscape in kindergarten! After listening to a story about fall and discussing why leaves change colors, young learners use the crayon resist technique and color resist art technique to craft their own illustrations.

In this fall tree worksheet, students cut and paste the leaf and apple shapes onto a tree made from their fingers. Students have 6 shapes to cut out.

The pumpkin might be the single most amazing plant for youngsters. It's so big! It's leaves, it's stems, it's fruit! And it is easy to grow! This lesson describes all sorts of wonderful pumpkin ideas. Everything from pumpkin stories,...

In this short story "I Like Fall!" activity, students read a short story with pictures and then answer ten comprehension questions regarding the story.

Students create leaves for a fall bulletin board. In this shapes lesson, students use triangular construction paper shapes to make leaves for a classroom bulletin board.

Students make their own leaf print using paint. In this art lesson, students paint the back of the leaves with one of the fall colors. Students then lay their leaves on a piece of paper, tap them gently with their fingers, and lift the...