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Textures in Nature: Part 1

6/10/2020 | Lesson Plans, Activities

This resource was created by Abigail Schmid, Von Scully, and Kate Reilly.

Download the full lesson plan PDF here.

Swiping your feet over the grass or rolling a pinecone in between your hands, observing the clouds in the sky, or looking closely at moss growing on a rock - these are all examples of actions that can give you a sense of texture, two of which are tangible (it can be held and touched) and the other two, implied (it is experienced mentally as related to other senses).

In this 3-part series about textures in nature, we will be exploring the physical sensations associated with natural surfaces within the scope of language, anatomy, and art.

Part 1 includes language arts and using one’s imagination, then sensory exploration and implication.

This lesson plan is comprised of several parts, listed here:

  • Textures in Language Arts
    • Adjective Generator activity
    • Textures in Nature activity
  • Imagining Textures
    • Stop and Think activity
  • Texture Sensory Exploration
    • Create a Touch Box activity
    • Explore "Implied Nature" activity
  • Extensions
  • Sample Learning Standards

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