Art Opportunities Incorporating Nature

Leaf Collage

Description: During this activity children will use different types of leaves they find outside and construct their own collage. While doing this art experience, children will be curious and wonder what the different types of leaves are called and questions will arise.When each child is done doing their collage you can give the class the opportunity to discuss their findings in a large group discussion.  

According to the Full-Day Early Learning-Kindergarten Program children will be able to: 
Visual Arts

• V1.1 - demonstrate an awareness of personal interests and a sense of accomplishment in visual arts (e.g., using leaves found outside to create a collage)
• V2.1 - explore a variety of tools, materials, and processes of their own choice to create visual art forms in familiar and new ways (e.g., using natural items such as leaves to create a collage)                                                        

To further extend on the above experience  you can provide children with different art supplies such as: crayons, markers, pastel, and pencils to create their own posters, pictures, collages and drawings of leaves. 

According to the Full-Day Early Learning-Kindergarten Program children will be able to:
Visual Arts

• V2.2 -explore different elements of design in visual arts (e.g., colour, line, shape, textures, form)