With this collaborative autumn leaves artwork, students work in groups with each student drawing a piece of the picture which combines to create a large artwork. The lesson plan suggests you use watercolour and/or coloured pencil but you can, of course, use whatever media you like. This resource comes in both A4 pieces and letter-size pieces. The autumn leaves are ideal to create a seasonal short project or collaborative art club.
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There are more collaborative artworks on The Arty Teacher website that help develop teamwork skills.
How do you get a classroom full of autistic spectrum kids that can’t tolerate each other to co-operate? Very slowly. But you can start with collaboration first. I used the cat version of this activity to introduce the concept of making something to fit the needs of someone else. The actual interactions are controlled and predictable for them, and a little social story to prepare them for how their contribution fits in turns a drawing activity into a massive leap in social interactions and resilience. The leaf one looks even better for this.
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What a great question and a great answer. I’m so pleased you found this collaborative lesson useful with your autistic specturum students.
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