3. The lesson will begin in the classroom. Students will go on an adventure outside to collect differed sizes and shapes of leaves from various trees. During the adventure, the lesson will continue with a discussion about veins in leaves and the importance leaves give to a tree. In addition, students will learn that leaves are compound or simple. Students will return back to the classroom to demonstrate their learned knowledge by participating in cooperative groups to produce leaf-rubbing art.

5.  Provides Shade  Provides food for plants and trees  Helps prevent flooding  Food source for animals and people  Shelter for wildlife  Produces oxygen

8.  Veins move food and water to leaf.

9.  demonstrate cooperative social skills working in groups or pairs with 95% accuracy.  demonstrate their knowledge about why trees are terrific and what the purpose of a vein is on a leaf with 95% accuracy.  observe trees and describe whether their leaf is simple or compound with 90% accuracy.  compare and discuss the difference between leaves with 90% accuracy.

13. http://www.brainpop.com/search/search.weml?keyword=trees Brain Pop is an interactive educational website useful to Teachers, Parents, and Students. This link allows teachers a few choices to view tree growth, seed planting, carbon cycle, and humans and the environmental. http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Leaf-Rubbing This website demonstrates leaf rubbing with 6 steps of instruction and a video of a leaf rubbing.

18.  Materials Needed: Paper Crayons

22.  Work in groups  Describe why leaves are important to trees  Describe the difference between 2 leaves  Differentiate between a simple and compound leaf  Color leaf neatly and in one color  Finding the vein on leaf during leaf rubbing project.

23. Things learned in Art  Art teaches students to make good judgments about relationships.  Art teaches students that problems can have more than one solution.  Art teaches students to celebrate multiple perspectives.  Art teaches students that in complex forms of problem solving purposes are seldom fixed, but change with circumstances and opportunity.  Art teaches students that small differences can have large effects.  Art teaches students to think through and within material.  Art helps children express what cannot be said.  Art enables us to have experiences we can have from no other source.

24. Learning Disabilities: Additional Time Examples posted Learning Disabilities: Additional Time Examples posted Physical and Mental Disabilities Additional Time Special Supplies- Large Crayons & Assistance holding paper on leaf Physical and Mental Disabilities Additional Time Special Supplies- Large Crayons & Assistance holding paper on leaf Visual and Hearing Impairments Examples provided at work station Visual and Hearing Impairments Examples provided at work station ADHD On task reminders, stand if needed, provided examples, instructions at workstation ADHD On task reminders, stand if needed, provided examples, instructions at workstation

25.  Coloring will help develop fine motor skills  Students can focus on completing task with few or no interruptions, maintaining attention, standing or sitting quietly, and working neatly.

26. Work Cited:  http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.zeitnews.org/images/stories/tre esandgrerb.jpg http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.zeitnews.org/images/stories/tre esandgrerb.jpg  http://www.savatree.com/whytrees.html http://www.savatree.com/whytrees.html  http://www.robinsonlibrary.com/science/botany/anatomy/leafparts.htm http://www.robinsonlibrary.com/science/botany/anatomy/leafparts.htm  http://www.google.com/imgres?q=lets+make+leaf+rubbing+images http://www.google.com/imgres?q=lets+make+leaf+rubbing+images  http://virtualrobidoux.blogspot.com/2011/06/power-of-wilted-4-leaf-clover- through.html http://virtualrobidoux.blogspot.com/2011/06/power-of-wilted-4-leaf-clover- through.html  http://www.google.com/imgres?q=images+of+school+gardens+and+trees http://www.google.com/imgres?q=images+of+school+gardens+and+trees  http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.abcteach.com/free/c/crayons 2rgb.jpg http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.abcteach.com/free/c/crayons 2rgb.jpg  http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/themes/leaf.html http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/themes/leaf.html  http://www.google.com/imgres?q=images+of+vocabulary+words http://www.google.com/imgres?q=images+of+vocabulary+words  http://www.google.com/imgres?q=images+of+discovering+leaves http://www.google.com/imgres?q=images+of+discovering+leaves  http://www.earthskids.com/holiday-fall_fun.htm http://www.earthskids.com/holiday-fall_fun.htm  http://www.dreamstime.com http://www.dreamstime.com  http://www.pppst.com http://www.pppst.com