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
Sandcastle Architect
Design the greatest sandcastle ever, with towers, a moat and a flag. Who lives inside?
- Grades
- K–5
- Time
- about 25 minutes
- Topic
- Seasons and holidays
- Kids practice
- design, planning, storytelling
What kids do
“You’re a sandcastle architect! Plan your castle.”
- Add towers, a moat, shells and a flag
- Tools I need
- Who lives in my castle, and what happens when the tide comes in?
How to run it
- A perfect summer or beach-day sheet.
- Kids add on to the outline: more towers, bridges, stairs.
- Build a real one at the beach or in a sandbox.
Talk about it
- What makes a castle strong?
- What happens to sandcastles at high tide?
- Who would visit your castle?
Take it further
Draw the castle from above as a map.
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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Scarecrow Makeover
The crows aren’t scared of this scarecrow at all. Give it a makeover that works (or makes them laugh).
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