Activity Instruction Page
Coffee Filter Leaves Craft
- Activity Type: Hands-On Activity
- Theme: Fall Leaves and Trees, Season: Fall
- Learning Center: Art Center
This Coffee Filter Leaves Craft Activity is a fun and educational way for preschoolers to explore colors and create beautiful leaves. They will use watercolor paint and droppers to create unique designs on the coffee filters. This activity encourages creativity, fine motor skills, and sensory exploration.
Materials & Direction
Materials List:
– Coffee filters
– Watercolor paint
– Water
– Pipettes
– Scissors
– Green pipe cleaners
Preschool Learning Objectives:
1. Develop fine motor skills.
2. Explore color mixing.
3. Encourage creativity and imagination.
4. Learn about the changing seasons and leaves.
Preschool Teacher Instructions:
1. Begin by discussing with the children the changing seasons and how leaves change color in the fall.
2. Set out fall watercolor paints such as red, yellow, orange, and brown.
3. The children will use the pipettes and water to drop different colors onto the coffee filters.
4. Allow the coffee filters to dry completely before cutting them into leaf shapes.
5. Help the children twist a green pipe cleaner around each coffee filter leaf to create a stem.
6. Encourage the children to use their imagination and creativity to make as many coffee filter leaves as they would like.
Teacher Tips for Differentiated Instruction:
– For children who may have difficulty with fine motor skills, provide assistance with cutting the coffee filters or shaping the pipe cleaners.
– Encourage children who are more advanced to experiment with mixing colors to create different shades of fall leaves.
Assessment Suggestion:
– Assess the children’s understanding of the changing seasons and leaves by asking them questions about why leaves change color in the fall and what colors they used to create their coffee filter leaves. Observe their fine motor skills as they color, spray, cut, and twist the pipe cleaners.
