Students will search for a leaf and make leaf rubbing art work. Students will connect the leaf rubbing with native plants.
Standards
CA VPA: Creating—Anchor Standard 1: Generate and Conceptualize Artistic Ideas and Work. Creating—Anchor Standard 2: Organize and Develop Artistic Ideas and Work.
CA NGSS: 3-LS4-4
CA NGSS: 4-LS1-1
CA HSS 3.1.2
CA HSS 4.1.3
Fun Activity Resources
Fun Activity: Native Plant Leaf Rubbing Activity; Spanish
Teaching Tips for Different Learning Environments
Whole Class In-Person AND Whole Class istance Learning: Students share their leaf rubbing with the class and students comment on it. Comments can be positive comments, a comment about leaf shape or other leaf characteristics or comments about similarities and differences in leaf rubbings.
Tech Fun: Use Flipgrid to share art and record story with art. Use inaturalist application for finding and observing plants.
Associated Education Resources
Dean and Laura Beresford · Molly and Neal Brockmeyer · Vince and Colleen Caballero · Capital Group · David F. Eisenberg · The Georgina-Fredrick Children's Foundation · Christy McAvoy · Marleen and Bruce Rognlien · Robert E. Ronus · Brenda and Gary Ruttenberg · The Steinmetz Foundation · Virginia F. Stevenson · Thelma Pearl Howard Foundation
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