Students complete an art project. For this leaves lesson, students make a chart with pictures of different leaves and their names. Students then go outside and collect leaves, trying to find ones from the chart they made. Students use...

Students explore botany by researching plants in class. In this tree identification lesson, students examine a group of leaves and list the different characteristics before guessing what types of trees they came from. Students read about...

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...

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...

In this leaf press worksheet, students 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, students glue the leaf in the right column. Students than...

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,...

Learners investigate plant cells. In this multiple intelligences instructional activity, students engage in a variety of activities to foster an understanding of plant cells and how they work. Learners read, write, observe, and role-play...

Learn more about making texture prints with a variety of objects. Young illustrators are introduced to Turtle Splash! and Scoot! in order to examine the collage illustrations. They create their own illustrations by making paint...

In this ferns and clubmosses instructional activity, students identify and write down, on the lines provided, the 8 different types of ferns and clubmosses on the instructional activity.

Seventh graders collect and classify leaves.  In this digital leaf collection lesson, 7th graders photograph approximately 20 leaves.  Students use their leaves in a multimedia presentation and create hyperlinks to identify the...

In this excellent stem and leaf plotter instructional activity, students construct, arrange and write a report of how to interpret the leaves they collect in this data analysis. Students answer 4 detailed questions regarding the data...

First graders go on a leaf-hunting expedition around the schoolyard. They determine from which trees they fell using identification cards. Students read several books about leaves and apply their artistic skills by using the collected...

Children explore the parts of a plant (flower, seeds, stem, leaves, and roots) using a dandelion as an example.

Students discover the characteristics of batik fabrics. Using the fabric, they create a tulip garden wall hanging. They review warm and cool colors and use various stitching techniques for the stems and leaves. They share their...

Students are responsible for their "egg baby" for two days. They may not leave the baby alone. The baby must be kept warm and safe at all times.

In this maze worksheet, students find their way through the maze, which is a picture of a flower. The maze starts in one of the flower petals and ends in one of the leaves.

Students describe biology by identifying different plants in class. For this seed lesson, students discuss the process of how a plant grows from seed to leaves. Students attend a field trip to their garden or another park and collect a...

In this tree book worksheet, students find a leaf that has fallen off a tree, label what type of leaf it is, glue the leaf to their books and determine what kind of seeds it contains.

In this coloring worksheet, students color a picture of a bald eagle. Students complete the coloring which includes the bald eagle and some leaves.

Here is another in this fabulous series of art lessons I've been reviewing! Artists of all ages design a wearable piece of artwork using special buttons that have a clear, removable top to them. All sorts of creative ideas are presented...

Students listen to a reading about fossils and go on a hunt for items with fossil characteristics.  In this cross curricular fossil lesson, students will examine their fossil finds and create a graphic organizer.  Students...

Elementary schoolers investigate how fossils are created by reproducing the process of creating an impression and filling it with a hardening material. The art lessons from this source are just fantastic! The lesson plan is well-written...

Another in the amazing series of lesson plans which use unique mediums! Students execute artwork on a non-traditional painting surface. They theorize what happen to their artwork if it is exposed to heat, then see what happens when they...

Artists explore textures they can create when working with acrylic modeling paste. In this simple-to-implement art lesson, learners divide a rigid surface into six squares, and use a variety of tools to create different textures within...