Lesson/Activity Name: Who Lives in a Tree Art
Overall Purpose: To help children learn more about the kinds of animals are found in trees. Just another reason why trees are so important for our world! This activity gives your child an opportunity to get creative and reflect on the kinds of animals that live and are found in trees.
Theme: Science, Art, Tree Animals
LESSON
Learning Standard(s):
PreK-ESS2-1 (MA). Raise questions and engage in discussions about how different types of local environments (including water) provide homes for different kinds of living things.
Behavioral Objectives/Learning Outcomes:
Child will better understand the kinds of animals that use trees as their home.
Child will recall animals that live in trees to be added to their tree artwork.
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Motivational Techniques: (What will you use to pair with lesson (i.e. a book, song, video etc)
Youtube book read aloud, “The Busy Tree” by Jennifer Ward (Video posted below)
Procedures: (Step by Step how to do the activity)
Materials:
Wrap-up:
After art project is completed, ask your child to tell you each animal on their tree. Praise them for their hard work! Hang up art somewhere in the house! :)
Assessment:
Ask yourself: Is my child showing that they are retaining any information on different animals that call trees home? How is my child succeeding using a glue stick and gluing animals? How is my child doing using kid friendly scissors?
Modifications:
Cut out animal pictures for your child if they need help with scissors.
Pre-print pictures of animals for your child.
Helpful Hints:
If it is too difficult or uninteresting for your child to draw their own animals, you can print out pictures of different tree animals, draw your own version of animals, or find pictures in a magazine of different animals.
Overall Purpose: To help children learn more about the kinds of animals are found in trees. Just another reason why trees are so important for our world! This activity gives your child an opportunity to get creative and reflect on the kinds of animals that live and are found in trees.
Theme: Science, Art, Tree Animals
LESSON
Learning Standard(s):
PreK-ESS2-1 (MA). Raise questions and engage in discussions about how different types of local environments (including water) provide homes for different kinds of living things.
Behavioral Objectives/Learning Outcomes:
Child will better understand the kinds of animals that use trees as their home.
Child will recall animals that live in trees to be added to their tree artwork.
.
Motivational Techniques: (What will you use to pair with lesson (i.e. a book, song, video etc)
Youtube book read aloud, “The Busy Tree” by Jennifer Ward (Video posted below)
Procedures: (Step by Step how to do the activity)
- Begin activity by asking your child what they already know about animals that live in trees. “Who lives in a tree?” “What kind of animals have you seen in trees before?”
- Watch youtube book read aloud, “The Busy Tree” by Jennifer Ward
- Afterwards, ask your child again, “What kind of animals are found in a tree?” Have a short discussion.
- Show your child the materials they will be using to create their tree art. Tell them they are in charge of putting the animals back in their homes.
- Allow child to color in the provided tree outline: draw in the leaves, fill in the trunk with color, add branches, etc)
- Next ask your child to draw their own version of their choice tree animals on a seperate paper. Review animal options.
- Help your child cut out their animals (or if you’d like allow them to practice cutting with safe scissors. Review scissor safety.).
- Remind your child it is their job to put animals back in their home. Ask your child to glue the animals onto the tree paper. “Where will your animal live on the tree?”
- Ask your child to name the animals they’ve placed on their tree. Praise them for their hard work and reflection!
Materials:
- 2-3 sheets of printer paper, construction paper (cardboard could work?)
- Black marker to draw tree outline on one sheet of paper. Does not need to be fancy. See attachment for simple tree outline ideas.
- Kid friendly scissors
- Crayons, markers, colored pencils
- Glue stick
- Pre-printed pictures of tree animals (optional)
Wrap-up:
After art project is completed, ask your child to tell you each animal on their tree. Praise them for their hard work! Hang up art somewhere in the house! :)
Assessment:
Ask yourself: Is my child showing that they are retaining any information on different animals that call trees home? How is my child succeeding using a glue stick and gluing animals? How is my child doing using kid friendly scissors?
Modifications:
Cut out animal pictures for your child if they need help with scissors.
Pre-print pictures of animals for your child.
Helpful Hints:
If it is too difficult or uninteresting for your child to draw their own animals, you can print out pictures of different tree animals, draw your own version of animals, or find pictures in a magazine of different animals.
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