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Dandelion Art

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“Because they were roses and I was just a dandelion.”

...make a wish!

…make a wish!

Spring is officially upon us and the dandelion is back!  Here is a quick and inexpensive art activity that your little learners will enjoy.

You will need~

• dandelions

• clothes pegs * (to attach to the dandelion stem)

• white paper

• yellow tempera paint

• paper plate to squirt some yellow paint onto

Attach a clothes peg to the stem of a dandelion.  Dip into the yellow paint.  Press the dandelion head onto the paper.  Let dry!

Extension Activity~

Once the dandelion print is dry, the child can draw green stems to the flower prints.

This is a very simple yet effective activity and the children are delighted to “paint” with dandelions!

Make a wish!

Nocturnal Animals~ The Raccoon

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Children are curious about these nimble, masked creatures!  Did you know their scientific name is, Procyon Iotor? The raccoon is a stealthy, smart, and wild animal that prowls at night. Fill your book shelf with non fiction books about Raccoons.  Dive into the text.  Place your students into small groupings and have each group share one or two “discoveries” on the topic of, Raccoons.

http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/kids/animal-facts/raccoon.asp

 Here is an example of a simple “mask” activity that a colleague and I made with a group of young learners.  We traced the “eyes” using a pair of glasses!  Enjoy!

Raccoon Mask

Come Sit Under the Apple Tree

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Apple TreeHere is another “cute” apple tree idea for your darlings!  

 

Have the child trace their forearm and hand onto brown construction paper.  Spread the fingers wide as the fingers become the branches of the apple tree.  Cut out the traced hand/forearm.   Glue this piece onto a piece of white paper.  Add tissue paper green leaves.  Using a Bingo Dabber, let the child dab on “apples.”  I chose to use a red dabber for this activity, however, you could use any colour you wish!  You could even use a crayon to draw and colour the apples.

Enjoy!

An Apple For You

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I have shown you the "cut" and the "torn" version. You can adapt this activity depending on the age of your children and their finger strength.

I have shown you the “cut” and the “torn” version. You can adapt this activity depending on the age of your children and their finger strength.

 

This a “dear” idea to celebrate the Fall Apple Harvest, encourage a nutritious snack, as well as a perfect symbol for “school.”  Have the children trace or tear a circle shape from red construction paper.  Cut a slit up and stop at the centre of the apple shape.  Overlap the edges and glue, creating a 3-D effect.   Using scraps of brown and green paper, cut out or tear a stem and leaf. Glue onto the apple.

• These apples are adorable when grouped together under a banner that reads, You Are the Apple of My Eye!

 

 

 

 

Ten Red Apples

Ten red apples grow on a tree

Five for you and five for me

Let us shake the tree just so

And then red apples will fall below

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

 

The Apple

Up in the apple tree

High off the ground,

I see an apple

So big and round

I climb up the tree

And hold on tight.

I pick that apple

And take a big bite!

M-m-m-m-m, Good!

Leaf Man

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The Leafman- Lois Ehlert
“Do you know where the Leafman goes when the wind blows?”

by Lois Ehlert is the lovely tale of a leaf’s journey about the land.  When you pick up a leaf do you ever imagine where it’s come from, where it’s going to?  Leaf Man allows children to imagine and visualize the journeys of a beautiful autumn leaf.  The language is poetic and the illustrations/photographs, evocative!

“Where does a Leaf Man go when the wind blows?  Do you know?”

Extension Activities

• take an autumn walk and observe the leaves, collect a sampling of leaves

• sort the leaves by attributes- ie: colour, edges, shape

• create a leaf rubbing- place a paper over the leaf, rub over the leaf with crayons

• have an adult press the leaves between two pieces of wax paper, iron on a low setting, trim the edges, and hang the leaf banner

Jan Brett Inspires Us!

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The children were entranced viewing Jan Brett’s video, How To Draw a Bunny and I was amazed and delighted to view the children’s sketches of a bunny!  Here is just one of several dear sketches that were illustrated by little learners.  Thank you, Jan for inspiring the children! This young artist even put the “sparkle” into the bunny’s eye! I’m certain that Beatrix Potter is smiling, too!

http://www.janbrettvideos.com/how_to_draw_a_bunny_high_bandwidth.htm

Have a Hoppy Easter!

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The children used pastel to design these amazing, magnificent, splendid, delightful, enchanting, brilliant, Easter Egg masterpieces!  The Easter Bunny would be proud of our efforts!  Wishing you and yours a lovely Easter weekend!

Easter Games – primarygames.com

 

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!

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Did the leprechaun visit your house?  Were you pinched by one of the wee rascals?  Did you build a leprechaun trap? Perhaps, you found some gold!  Maybe…the little rascal visited the classroom?

FYI–  The wee rascal did visit the classroom!  Luckily, the little imp left golden coins (with chocolate inside) and a sparkly pencil on each tabletop!