How to bring the arts into your lessons this autumn

As you know, I am a huge advocate of art integration and I often share ideas for how you can incorporate the arts into any lesson. As Autumn is in full swing for many of us around the world, I wanted to share with you some fun "fall" themed paper craftivities that you can include into any of your writing activities this season! 

All these autumn themed paper craft activities can be used with any writing assignments you give your students in class. Simply create the crafts (all images below can be clicked to be taken to a "how to" link) and then the paper can be used to write any activities you like! Here are some ideas:

1) Pumpkin lanterns:

2) 3D pumpkin "books":

3) Origami leaves:

4) Pumpkin shaped mobiles:

5) Apple stamp door wreath:

​Finally, if you want something quick and easy that doesn't take up too much time and assembly to make, you can try these 'unbe-leaf-able' (hehe) "Thankful Leaves"! They come with prompts to come up with things students are thankful for and there are also blank options too which makes them really flexible for absolutely any writing / art activity you can think of! Check out some of the ways you could use them below:

You can use them to make pennants, a door wreath, you can use them to decorate your plants, hang them on a cardboard tree or stick them to a bulletin board! The uses are endless and they're so beneficial to help your students not only practice gratitude, but the blank options make it flexible for you to adapt to any lesson!

If you like these leaves and want to download them, you can find the links here to purchase from TpT ($) or here to purchase from this website (£). I hope you enjoy getting crafty this autumn, I 'be-leaf' (ok, I'll stop now!) you will!

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