Our Trees

Last week we went outside to sketch our very first tree.  We went out in the front of the school and looked at the biggest tree we could find.  We talked about the trunk of the tree and how the bark felt (hard, bumpy, rough).  We then looked up and talked about the different branches that were coming off the tree.  Very carefully we all touched leaves still on the tree and talked about what they felt like (soft, smooth, cold).  After this we sat on the grass and sketched what we saw.  There was a wide variety of trees.  There was also a wide variety of details added to the background.  Some of the students added the helicopter we saw while others added themselves.