Collaborative Art Tree Leaves

I always try to do a collaborative school wide project at the beginning of each school year.  

This year we made a CCE tree!

After I went over the usually first day jazz (norms, drills, expectations), it was time to start making some art.  

First, each student choose a leaf shape to trace or they could design their own shape.

Next, they added designs to tell people about who they were. 

(Examples-soccer player, singer, artist, dancer, favorite food, etc.)

Then, they glued their final leaves onto the sheet where I had already drawn the bark with sharpie.

It was a quick project that all students had ownership in making.  I really like how it added some color to our hallway.