We keep coming back to plants and leaves this year – maybe because they are all around us outside, or because we do lots of gardening?
Earlier in the week we did some coin rubbings – we have been talking about treasure – and money is very important as treasure for some children.
Talking about rubbing things, Reba said we should rub leaves – maybe it’s been on Mr Maker? Anyway, what a good idea.
We soon found a variety of leaves in the garden and blu-tacked them to some card. Then we had a go.
We had to learn how to rub rather than draw – and to not put too much pressure on the pastel. This was useful fine motor practice for some children. And we loved the results.
using more than one color was even more effective.
Reba said “this is what it looks like how the leaves feel”.
What a good way to explain texture rubbings!