What a delicious time of year! Apples are abundant in the orchards and pumpkins are ripe for harvesting. Students are coming to school sharing stories of their visits to the apple orchards and pumpkin patches.
I shared the book, Picking Apples and Pumpkins by Amy and Richard Hutchings. The story follows a family as they visit the apple orchard and pumpkin patch and learn about the different apples, ways to pick them, and the delicious treats that can be made.
In an effort to connect our life experiences to art, we brought the outdoors inside and focussed on "drawing realism". We examined the shapes of a real gala apple and miniature pumpkin and discussed curves and lines in the drawing stage of this lesson. When we completed our drawings we began coloring with the lightest color and working to the darkest.
Children learned how to include shadows on their apple and pumpkin to add dimension. Ask your child to name all the colors they used on their apple and pumpkin starting with the lightest!
I shared the book, Picking Apples and Pumpkins by Amy and Richard Hutchings. The story follows a family as they visit the apple orchard and pumpkin patch and learn about the different apples, ways to pick them, and the delicious treats that can be made.
Children learned how to include shadows on their apple and pumpkin to add dimension. Ask your child to name all the colors they used on their apple and pumpkin starting with the lightest!
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