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Thanksgiving & fall · Grades 4–6 · 11 steps

How to Draw a Fall Leaf Wreath

Autumn Leaf Wreath from The Drawing Fix™. An easy step-by-step drawing for Grades 4–6. Draw it with your class in about 15 minutes, one step at a time. Free to use and print. No sign-up.

By Christopher Allen · Ontario elementary educator11 stepsAbout 15 minutesUpdated Nov 5, 2026
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This one asks for a little more patience: overlapping shapes, pattern and detail. It is a calm, focused few minutes, and the finished drawing looks like real art.

Before you start: a pencil, an eraser, a sheet of paper and something to colour with.

Draw lightly at first. Dark lines come at the end, once the shapes look right.

Step-by-step: how to draw a fall leaf wreath

  1. Step 1. Wreath ring

    Draw two circles for the wreath ring.

  2. Step 2. Outer leaves

    Add pairs of leaves pointing out from the ring.

  3. Step 3. Inner leaves

    Add smaller leaves pointing inside.

  4. Step 4. Leaf veins

    Draw a center line in every outer leaf.

  5. Step 5. Berries

    Add five berry clusters.

  6. Step 6. Bow loops

    Draw the two loops of the bow at the bottom.

  7. Step 7. Bow knot

    Add the knot in the middle.

  8. Step 8. Bow tails

    Draw two ribbon tails.

  9. Step 9. Center sparkles

    Add three small stars inside the wreath.

  10. Step 10. Corner leaves

    Add a leaf in each top corner.

  11. Step 11. Create

    Make one part completely yours.

The pink line is the new part in each step.

Make it theirs

  • Add a background: a fence, falling leaves or a pumpkin patch.
  • Write one thing you are thankful for underneath.
  • Colour it with fall colours only: red, orange, yellow and brown.
  • Colour last. There is no wrong colour for a fall leaf wreath.

Teaching it with the projector

The projector version draws each step slowly on the board, pauses while students copy it, then checks in before the next step. Nobody has to talk, so you are free to walk around and help.

Quick Fix: 8 steps, about 10 minutes. Good for a brain break or the last few minutes before recess. Full Focus: all 11 steps, about 15 minutes, with the extra detail.

Open Autumn Leaf Wreath on the projector → It works on any classroom screen. No accounts, no student names, no ads.

Curriculum connections

Visual arts: the elements of design (line, shape, pattern and texture) and creating art for a purpose. Language: listening to and following multi-step directions. Directed drawing also builds fine motor control and focus.

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