Apple Trees.....

I love this season...

Aside from the pumpkin cravings, apples sing the song of fall and school.  

In the MILE art class, fall looks like a little bit of tearing, a little bit of gluing, 

a little bit of sponging and a shake of glitter.

Materials:

purple construction paper

brown construction paper

yellow construction paper

green tissue paper

red tempera paint

sponges cut into circles

glue sticks

liquid glue

gold glitter

scissors (for special needs)

To Do:

*tear long strips from brown construction paper

*use glue sticks to adhere to purple construction paper

*tear pieces of green tissue paper into short pieces

*use glue sticks to adhere to 'tree branches'

*cut yellow circle for sun or moon

*use glue stick to adhere to purple paper

*use sponges and red paint to press 'apples' on the tree branches

*swirl a little glue in the yellow circle

*shake some gold glitter

In the end, these simple steps help my students build their fine motor skills and follow a sequence, creating one good looking apple tree....at dusk...or possibly dawn.:)


xoxo, SMocK you.