Students will be able to:
- create an accordion book with pockets;
- create 4 drawings to illustrate a sequence of events;
- write a statement for each illustration;
- demonstrate technical accomplishment and creativity;
- share their work with others.
AUTUMN LEAVES – Sequencing, Colour, Texture
Steps
Step One
- Fold one long end of the paper in 8.5 cm.
- Fold the opposite long end of the paper in 5.5 cm.
- Press the folds flat and smooth.
Step Two
- Fold the paper in half lengthwise - short end to short end.
- Fold one short end to the fold end.
- Flip the paper over.
- Fold the short end to the fold end.
- Make all your folds smooth and flat.
Step Three
- Apply lots of glue to the 5.5 cm fold.
- Glue the 5.5 cm fold into place.
- Make sure it is flat and smooth.
Step Four
- Glue along each crease on the 8.5 cm section.
- Glue along the outer edges of the 8.5 cm section.
- Make sure you only put glue on the creases.
Step Five
- Press firmly along the glued spots to make sure they stick.
- Remember to do each end at the sides of the book.
- Make sure the pockets will open.
Step Six
- Use crayons to draw the same tree trunk on 3 of your cards.
Step Seven
- Colour marker ink on aplastic lid.
- Use a DAMP sponge to pick up the ink.
- Dab the ink over the branches of your tree to make leaves.
- Use colours to show how the leaves have changed.
Step Eight
- Make 4 cards to show what happened with the leaves.
Step Nine
- Place your cards in the pockets in the order the happened.
- Write a statement for each pocket.
- Glue the statements to the outside of the pockets.
- Design a cover for your book.
Learning Goals
Extensions
Have students:
- explore fall and bookmaking using lessons such as Book in a Box or Can You Spot the Tree available on this website;
- teach a peer how to make their book;
- share their books with others.
Prepare
- Download and display the Colour and Texture posters available on this website.
- Teach about daily and seasonal changes in the fall.
- Gather and make available books about fall and Canadian trees, for example, Trees in Fall, by Jenna Lee Gleisner; Autumn is here!, by Heidi Pross Gray; Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn, by Kenard Pak; We're Going on a Leaf Hunt, by Steve Metzger, and Miki Sakamoto; Look What I Did with a Leaf!, by Morteza E. Sohi; Leaf Man, by Lois Ehlert; Fletcher and the Falling Leaves, by Julia Rawlinson, and Tiphanie Beeke; The First Red Maple Leaf, by Ludmila Zeman; and Maple Trees, by Rebecca Stromstad Glaser.
- Introduce or review the meaning of warm colours.
- If possible take students on several walks over the month to observe and sketch deciduous trees in the neighbourhood and how they change in fall.
- Cut sponges into small pieces - 1 cm x 2 cm (½" x 1") - 1 per student.
- Gather plastic lids - 1 per student.
- Pre-cut the cardstock paper into 9 cm x 14 cm (3½" x 51/2") pieces - 4 per student.
- Make a sample book.
Introduction
- Conduct a read-aloud with a book such as Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn, by Kenard Pak focusing on what happens to trees in fall and how the artist shows the changes that are taking place.
- Discuss the observations students have made as a sequence of events, e.g.,
- leaves begin to change colour
- all the leaves have changed colour
- leaves start to fall to the ground
- all the leaves are on the ground and the branches of the trees are bare - Discuss the kinds of things people do with the leaves.
- play in the leaves
- rake the leaves
- shuffle through the leaves - Show students your sample book and ask them how they think it was made.
- Explain that there are several steps to completing the book.
- make the folded book
- make 4 illustrations using markers and crayons
- write the statements for each card
- put it all together - Introduce the challenge.
Activities
The Challenge
- Create an accordion book with pockets.
- Create 4 drawings to illustrate a sequence of events.
- Write a statement for each illustration.
- Demonstrate technical accomplishment and creativity.
- Share your work with others.
The Process
- Ensure that everyone understands the challenge.
- Establish success criteria with your students, for example,
I know I am successful when I have:
- created an accordion book with pockets
- created 4 drawings that show a sequence of events
- used marker ink with a damp sponge to make leaf texture
- written 4 different statements
- matched the statements to the picture cards
- kept everything in good condition - Demonstrate the technique as you guide students through the steps outlined in this lesson plan.
- Observe students as they work.
- Provide individual assistance and encouragement.
Sharing
- Place students into socially distanced partners.
- Take turns playing a sequence game with their books.
AUTHOR - shuffle the cards and place them on the desk in a random order
PARTNER - use positional language to tell the author how to rearrange the cards so they are in the proper sequence
- read the statements to confirm the cards are in the correct order - Discuss what they liked best about the books with the whole class.
- Ask students to tell how they felt about doing this project.
Assessment
- Observe students as they work – thoughtful focus, discriminating, seeking more information, elaborating, experimenting.
- Observe students as they discuss their books – speaks with a clear voice, looks at audience while speaking, points to areas in the book, provides accurate information, answers questions from the audience effectively.
- Observe students as they listen – looks at presenter, asks effective questions, supports ideas with evidence found in the artwork.
- Use a checklist to track progress. (Download - AutumnLeaves_tracking.pdf)
- Have students use the self-assessment form to evaluate their work. (Downloads - AutumnLeaves_self-assessment.pdf)
