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
A Valentine for Someone Unexpected
Make a valentine for someone who doesn’t usually get one: the bus driver, the lunch team, a neighbor.
- Grades
- K–5
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Topic
- Seasons and holidays
- Kids practice
- gratitude, kindness, writing a message
What kids do
“Who deserves a surprise valentine? Make one for them!”
- My valentine design
- To: … because…
- What I want to tell them:
How to run it
- Brainstorm helpers in the school and neighborhood.
- Cut out the heart and deliver it.
- Talk about how it felt to give it.
Talk about it
- Who did you choose? Why?
- How do you think they felt?
- Who else helps us every day?
Take it further
Make one for a classmate you don’t know well yet.
Pairs well with
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