Seasons and holidays
Fall Leaf Portrait
Find a real fall leaf, look closely and draw its portrait: the veins, the edges and every color.
Thinking sheet · Seasons and holidays
Dream Dinner Table
Plan a holiday dinner for anyone you like: family, book characters or heroes. Who sits where, and what’s on the menu?
- Grades
- 1–5
- Time
- about 25 minutes
- Topic
- Seasons and holidays
- Kids practice
- planning, gratitude, asking questions
What kids do
“You’re hosting a dinner! Draw who is at your table and what everyone eats.”
- My table, from above (who sits where)
- The menu
- What I would ask my special guest:
How to run it
- Draw the table as a big oval, seen from above.
- Guests can be real people, characters or animals.
- Good for the week before a holiday or a family meal.
Talk about it
- Who did you invite? Why?
- Who would sit next to whom?
- What would you say thank you for at the table?
Take it further
Make place cards with each guest’s name.
Pairs well with
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