This lesson is identifying a basic structure of a tree & doing a flowering tree spring craft!
What is our theme? Spring has sprung
What is the lesson (overall purpose)? To identify and describe the basic structure of a tree
MA Guidelines/Standards: Compare using descriptions, observation, invention and expression.
Learning Outcomes: Your child will learn the parts of a tree. A trunk that divides into branches, leaves grow from the branches and flowers grow from the buds. The roots are underground and the tree is covered with bark.
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
ake your child outside to observe the trees. Are leaves beginning to grow? Do you see colored buds starting to pop out? Touch the tree and describe how it feels. What other kind of trees do you see? ( Pine trees ) Do they have leaves? ( Pine needles ). What is falling from some of the trees?
Materials: Construction paper for the background, Brown and green paint, a loofah or sponge, piece of bark, pink tissue paper, 2 paper plates
Activity (Procedure):
Activity Wrap Up: Your child has made a beautiful flowering tree and has learned the different parts of a tree
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment) Can your child describe the different parts of a tree? ( Trunk, branches, leaves, buds, flowers, roots )
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications) Your child could make a pine tree by picking up pine needles and use them to paint green pine needles on a tree.
Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions) If you don’t have paint you can use food coloring.
What is our theme? Spring has sprung
What is the lesson (overall purpose)? To identify and describe the basic structure of a tree
MA Guidelines/Standards: Compare using descriptions, observation, invention and expression.
Learning Outcomes: Your child will learn the parts of a tree. A trunk that divides into branches, leaves grow from the branches and flowers grow from the buds. The roots are underground and the tree is covered with bark.
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
ake your child outside to observe the trees. Are leaves beginning to grow? Do you see colored buds starting to pop out? Touch the tree and describe how it feels. What other kind of trees do you see? ( Pine trees ) Do they have leaves? ( Pine needles ). What is falling from some of the trees?
Materials: Construction paper for the background, Brown and green paint, a loofah or sponge, piece of bark, pink tissue paper, 2 paper plates
Activity (Procedure):
- Place a light colored piece of construction paper on the table
- Poor brown paint on one paper plate
- poor green paint on the other paper plate
- Take the piece of bark and swirl into the brown paint
- Paint the trunk of the tree with the brown bark, make sure you start at the bottom of the paper.
- Take the loofah or sponge and dab at the top of the paper to make the leaves.
- Crumble small pieces of pink tissue paper and place them on the green leaves to make the flowers.
Activity Wrap Up: Your child has made a beautiful flowering tree and has learned the different parts of a tree
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment) Can your child describe the different parts of a tree? ( Trunk, branches, leaves, buds, flowers, roots )
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications) Your child could make a pine tree by picking up pine needles and use them to paint green pine needles on a tree.
Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions) If you don’t have paint you can use food coloring.
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