Fall leaves

This project was based on fall, crayons and oil pastels.  We started by practicing drawing leaves. Next we used warm colored crayons and a shaving tool to shave crayons onto wax paper.  Next, the teacher used an iron to iron the wax paper.  This caused the crayons to melt and blend together.  The next step was to use a permanent marker to draw a leaf onto the wax paper.  Once I drew four leaves, I cut them out and glued them onto paper.  Using oil pastels, the next step was to draw cool colored leaves behind the warm colored leaves to create a collage of leaves.  Finally, I glued my project onto construction paper.

For an extension activity, the studetns could go on a scavenger hunt to find leaves.  They would then paint their leaves and press them onto paper to create leaf prints.