Fall Changing Colors Tree Finger Painting

 Activity: 

Students started by listening to a book about how the colors of the leaves turn. After, students made their own tree. They started by tracing their hand in the middle of the paper. Next, they colored their hand in with brown to show a tree trunk. They also drew small leave piles on the bottom of the paper. Next, students got red and yellow paint. They mixed them together to get orange so they had three colors. They then used their thumb to make prints for the leaves. They finger painted all of the tree, the leave piles, and falling leaves.

Extension: 

An extension to this lesson is talking about the different types of trees and which kind lose leaves and which keep them during the winter. Additionally, students will make a poster with the different type of tree and describe it.