Autumn is a great time to use colourful leaves of various shapes and sizes for students to use for observation drawings. I had Year 4 students choose a leaf to place in front of them to draw (some students found it easier to trace the leaf to get the shape right) They began using oil pastels in a colour close to the colours on the leaf, making sure to emphasise the veins on the leaf. They blended colours with their finger to spread the colour to look natural, rather than blocks of colours.
I am a primary school Art teacher in Melbourne, Australia. I have been teaching Art as a specialist teacher for 16+ years and I love researching artists and their artworks to inspire students. I am sharing my lesson and unit plans and student artwork examples with other art teachers. My instagram account: @primary_school_art_liz and Facebook: Primary School Art features current projects, many of which will be made into a blog post and lesson plan.
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