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Pinecone Turkey Painting

Thanksgiving Lesson Plans

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Lesson plan developed by Ms. Erika Geelhoed, BA Ed

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Activity:  

Pinecone Turkey Painting

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Age Group:

School-Age

* Lesson plan objectives and assessments can be adapted to use this activity with preschoolers.

Pinecone Turkey Painting

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Objectives:  

• Student will create a piece of artwork using a new art technique
  
• Student will share about their work
  

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Washington Common Core Standard

EALR 1

Washington State K–12 Arts Learning Standard:
EALR 1: The student understands and applies arts knowledge and skills in dance, music, theatre, and visual arts.

• Component 1.1: Understands and applies arts concepts and vocabulary

Creates and experiences artworks and/or performances in dance, music, theatre, and visual arts using arts concepts and vocabulary.

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Materials: 

• Empty box
  
• paint
  
• pinecones
  
• scissors
  
• construction paper
  
•  glue
  
• googely eyes

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Procedure: 

1. Place a blank piece of paper inside the empty box. 
   
2. Have students pick out what colors they would like to use, and squeeze paint onto the pinecone. 
   
3. Place the pinecone into the box, and show students how to tilt the box to make the pinecones roll around, leaving a print behind. 
   
4. Have the student practice tilting the box on their own. 
   
5. Remove the paper and allow to dry. 
   
6. Have the students cut the paper into a circle to create the feathers of the turkey. They can use regular brown construction paper and googley eyes to complete their turkey. 
   

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Assessment: 

• What did the student have to say about their work? Did they use the new vocabulary that was presented in the lesson as they were talking? 

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Fruit Loop Turkey

Supplies Needed; Print out of turkey (see below), 2 wiggly eyes, a small construction paper triangle (for beak), and Fruit Loops
Directions; Allow children to glue fruit loops to turkey body. When dry, glue on 2 wiggly eyes and a construction paper beak. 

Fruit Loop Turkey

Fruit Loop Turkey

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