Fall Leaf Prints with 1st grade

This week first graders studied fall foliage and learned about how leaves change color. We also talked about different types of trees and what leaves grow on them. I collected a few leaves from the maple trees outside Byam for each class. Then we made leaf rubbings with crayon and traced our leaves onto a Styrofoam piece of paper with pencil. Students looked at their leaf rubbings for reference to capture all of the details of the leaf.

Next, we used rubber brayers and our Styrofoam sheets to roll ink on and create a print. Here are some examples below! Each class used a different variety of red, yellow, orange, and gold ink.