Lesson 3: Seasonal Tree Lesson Plan

Season Tree Lesson Plan

Name of Art Scholar: Sunny Leavitt

Name of Teacher: Shellie Olsen

Subject Concepts		Art Concepts
Content Covered:       Seasons and seasonal shifts in weather		Content Covered:       Fine motor skills, color effects, create seasonal moods
State Standards & Objectives      (USOE/UEN): Science Objective 3a: Identify characteristics of the seasons of the year.		State Standards & Objectives (USOE/UEN): Integrated Core Objective 3b: Express how colors, values, and sizes have been controlled in artworks to create mood, tell stories, or celebrate events.
Learning Outcomes:     The student will be able to…         Differentiate between different seasons and the effects of weather on the same object (tree).		Learning Outcomes:     The student will be able to… Develop their fine motor skills and depict seasons and moods through crayon use of color.
Lesson Plan
1.     Gather children to talk about characteristics of seasons. 2.     Identify some of our favorite seasons and talk about current season (fall). 3.     Instruct children to fold paper into four quadrants. 4.     Start by outlining to the children the basis for the tree (trunk) and how to disperse tree into ALL four quadrants. 5.     Once the tree was complete, go through each pane and discuss color pertaining to the season and different seasonal activities to depict. 6.     Let students color and create, further emphasizing use of warm colors and cool ones. 7.     Clean up.		Materials Needed: ·       Art construction paper ·       Crayons for each child ·       over head for display ·       pencils for each child