Robert Frost Birch Tree Art Lesson |
FIVE IN A ROW & Classroom Art Project
After completing this kids craft / art project, I dicovered that this book is the foundation of a literature based unit study from Five in a Row. What a beautiful compliment to this home school study. I am so very pleased.
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This is a kid Art Lesson detailed directions are here. Of course this was a success because it was tested by art instructor of 400 students Patty of Deep Space Sparkle. Birch Trees are a popular lesson for many schools.
For this lesson we chose to use only cool colors to help with the evening feel. We also discussed shadow a bit adding an element of science into our literature and art lesson.
We used this project in a mixed classroom of 5 - 11 year olds. They all completed it within the alloted hour time frame. We spent time reading Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening while the first layer (tissue) dried a bit. Then returned to our work by cutting our trees.
Putting away the scissors (Which was a really important step with kinders in the room!); we talked about light and shadow and painted a bit. Glued on the trees and then painted the shadows on the paper.
**The only change I would make on Deep Space Sparkle directions is have the children glue the trees to the paper before adding any paint. It caused a bit of confusion cutting the trees then painting then gluing and then painting again.
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