It’s almost fall time! Get your students excited with this fall themed paper wreath craft! This craft is great for preschool or early elementary students. I even did this craft with my toddler!
This is a super simple craft with easy set up but students will love it! Just collect a few things you probably already have laying around and you are ready to go.
You could do this project two different ways, so decide whatever is best for your classroom. The first version, I used paper, stickers, Pom Poms, string, etc. Anything fall like that I could find laying around. Another version is using found objects from outside like real leaves, twigs, acorns, etc. Or you could even use some of both!
This craft is a great way to let students be creative. All wreaths will look different and that is great! I love letting students loose on activities like this. This is also a great way to explore new things!
Below is a simple lesson that can go along with this craft, along with the materials and directions.
Lesson ideas
Get your students excited about fall by reading some books. I love to introduce lessons with books. (At the end of this post, I list a few of my favorite fall read aloud so make sure you check it out!) First, we read a few of my favorite fall read aloud. Then, we discuss fall and what happens outside during this time. After this, we brain storm some items that we may see outside during fall (leaves, acorns, pine cones, etc).
After reading about fall, go on a nature walk! I encourage kids to point out the items outside that we talked about. Also, if you wanted to make a fall wreath with found objects from outside, then have students collect items during the nature walk.
After the nature walk, come back inside to make a paper wreath craft!
Materials
- Paper plate with center cut out
- Glue
- Cut out leaves, pumpkins, acorns, pine cones
- Fall themed stickers
- Fall colored paper scraps
- Fall colored tissue paper pieces
- Pom poms in fall colors
- String to hang up finished wreath
- Optional: found objects from outside (leaves, twigs, acorns, etc)
Directions
- Have a variety of objects laid out for students to use
- Put some glue on the paper plate and press on items
- Fill up the paper plate wreath until it is full
- Optional: Add a string to hang up the wreath when the wreath is fully dry
Favorite Fall Read Alouds
Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn
This is such a great book to read at the beginning of the fall season. The character walks around and notices all the changes at the end of the summer season and how everything from animals to leaves are preparing or changing for fall. It is a beautifully illustrated book with simple text, so it is a great read for introducing a lesson.
Tractor Mac Harvest Time
This is a cute story from a tractors point of view. The story talks about the changes the farm goes through during the fall time. It talks about a pumpkin farm and an apple farm. It is more of a story but also talks about fall time so a great read aloud for students.
Too Many Pumpkins
This is a longer story but still a good read. The main character hates pumpkins until she finds her yard full of them. Then she makes all kinds of pumpkin foods. This is a great story if you want to focus more on pumpkins and all the different ways you can use a pumpkin.
One Leaf, Two Leaves, Count with Me!
This is a great book to talk about what happens to trees throughout the whole year! As leaves appear and then fall off the tree, students can count along. This is great to use to talk about fall, but also to add in some counting practice!
Fall is Here!
This is more for younger students or toddlers. The board book is simple, but has all the fall activities that happen during the season. It may be simple, but it gets to the point and might be the best option to introduce the fall season to younger children.
That’s it! Super simple, but super fun! I hope you found some good ideas to use in your classroom this fall!
Thank you for Continually Learning with us!
Kyle and Sarah
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