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Lesson Plans - Visual Arts

Animal Alphabet: Kindergarten Zoo

Create a “Kindergarten Zoo” to display in the hall, or turn into a class alphabet book!

Trees in Art and Nature

Students will: discuss paintings by Vincent van Gogh, independently develop a classification method for trees, create leaf rubbings, and learn about the ways to calculate the age of a tree.

Kirigami: The Ancient Art of Paper Cutting

Practice the ancient art of kirigami to create a stylized tree silhouette.

How are Leaves Alike and Different

TLW collect and compare different types of leaves. TLW discuss how leaves are alike and different.

Uses of Trees

Students will read “The Giving Tree” by Shel Silverstein and learn about the many ways that we use trees in our daily lives.