Take students on a nature walk and tell them to gather leaves. Back in the classroom, give each student a piece of paper and some crayons or colored chalk. By placing the paper over the leaf and coloring that section of the page, an image of the leaf is transferred to the paper.
Students can then study the veins and other structures found in leaves.
Provide the children with a variety of colorful, construction paper pieces that can be put together to form a flower. Be sure to include stems, leaves, petals, roots, and any other flower parts you want your students to learn. Also give the students the opportunity to make their own flower parts by providing them with construction paper and scissors. Allow children to choose their own pieces and create their own unique flowers. With all of these bright plants hanging on your wall or bulletin board, your classroom can be transformed into a construction paper garden.