Plants in Art connects visual art with nature walks in gardens, parks and fields, encouraging students to observe the lines, shapes, colours and patterns of leaves, flowers, seeds and tree bark. Children experiment with natural colours from flowers and leaves (‘Juicy Colours!’), observe floral jali (lattice) screens in Indian architecture, cut paper jali stencils, illustrate nature stories and draw plant motifs for borders and greeting cards.
What Class 3 Arts Chapter 2 Covers
Activities 1–2 (Nature Walk & Draw from Nature): Collecting fallen leaves, seeds and twigs and sketching plants from direct observation
Activity 3 (Juicy Colours!): Extracting natural pigments from turmeric, beetroot, spinach and flower petals
Activities 4–5 (Jali in Buildings & Make Your Own Jali): Observing carved stone lattices and folding/cutting paper jalis
Activities 6–7 (Stories in Pictures & Plant Motifs): Illustrating nature stories and designing textile and page borders with floral motifs
Exercises in Chapter 2
- Activities 1–4 (Pages 13–17): Sketch leaves and flowers from a nature walk, test natural plant colours and observe jali designs.
- Activities 5–7 (Pages 18–21): Fold and cut a symmetrical paper jali, draw a picture story with trees and create plant-motif borders.
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FAQ
How can you make natural colours at home or school?
You can crush or rub natural items like turmeric (yellow), spinach leaves (green), beetroot or hibiscus petals (red/pink) on paper.
What is a jali in Indian architecture?
A jali is a perforated stone or wooden lattice screen carved with geometric and plant patterns that lets in light and air.