This was a fun, quick, 1 day lesson using just construction paper, scissors and glue sticks!
I reviewed with students the complementary colors, symmetry and positive/negative space before demonstrating how to create these colorful fun trees.
Students then chose their 2 colored construction papers (1 sheet pre-cut to 9×12″ and 1 sheet cut to 6″x9″), and drew half of a tree along the edge of their 6×9″ piece with pencil, like below.
Then students cut out their half tree.
Setting aside the cut tree, glue down remaining paper onto one side of the 9×12″ sheet like below.
Take the 1/2 tree you first cut, and flip it over lining up the edges of the 2 papers like below. Don’t glue down this piece just yet!
Now draw another half tree (or any 1/2 shape!) along the straight edge like below!
Cut out THAT half shape….
And flip that piece over like below…
Glue down the remaining 2 cut pieces, so everything lines up at the tree top and tree stump’s edges.
Lesson inspiration from LauraLee (@2art.chambers)