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Creative Christmas Trees

Lesson Plan

Creative Christmas Trees

Creating Christmas trees

In this lesson, students will engage in a creative activity to design and decorate their own Christmas trees using markers and other craft materials. This lesson is important as it encourages creativity, fine motor skills, and cultural awareness of holiday traditions. It also provides an opportunity for students to express themselves artistically and work collaboratively.

Audience

7-8 year olds

Time

1 hour

Approach

Active Learning

Materials

Markers, Construction paper, Scissors, Glue, Glitter, Stickers, and Printable tree templates

Step 1

Introduction

10 mins

  • Begin with a brief discussion about Christmas and holiday traditions.
  • Show examples of decorated Christmas trees and discuss their significance.
  • Explain the activity: creating and decorating their own Christmas trees.

Step 2

Activity Setup

5 mins

  • Distribute materials: construction paper, markers, scissors, glue, glitter, stickers, and tree templates.
  • Ensure each student has a workspace and all necessary materials.

Step 3

Tree Creation

30 mins

  • Guide students to cut out tree shapes from the templates.
  • Encourage them to use markers to draw and color their trees.
  • Allow students to decorate their trees with glitter, stickers, and other materials.
  • Walk around to provide assistance and encouragement.

Step 4

Show and Tell

10 mins

  • Invite students to share their decorated trees with the class.
  • Encourage them to explain their design choices and any special decorations they added.

Step 5

Closure

5 mins

  • Recap the activity and discuss what they enjoyed about creating their trees.
  • Collect materials and clean up the workspace.
  • Thank students for their creativity and participation.
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Worksheet

Printable Tree Templates

These templates are for students to cut out and decorate as part of the Christmas tree activity.




Tree Template 1







Tree Template 2







Tree Template 3




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