My Own House
This activity is often
used as part of the "Me Book" projects. See SELF IMAGE lesson plans.
Objectives
Children ages 5 and up can draw house with 2-5 items and print
simple words FM III
Children 4-5 can copy the squares FM III
and children 3-4 can identify shapes Cog. I
Materials
Felt pens, paper.
Procedures
1. Seat children at a table and hand each of them a piece of
paper. Put felt pens in the center of the table. Ask children if they live in a
house or an apartment. What color is it? How big?
2. Ask children to draw their house. Have a predawn large square on the same
size paper for them to copy if they need a model. Some children may need
lightly drawn square to trace or a dot-to-dot pattern. Let children draw in
windows, doors, walk, steps, trees, etc.
3. As children are drawing, ask them about their homes (and families) and the
parts of a house. "Where is the roof?" "What is the roof
for?"
4. Print the words "MY HOUSE" and have them copy or trace the words
on their picture. Older children may print their house number and street on
their picture.
5. Help them trace or write their names on the picture.
6. Display the pictures on a bulletin board. Variations 1. To add a little excitement, help children cut the door so it folds open. Ask them who or what they woud like to see waiting when they get home and open the door. Let children draw (or cut pictures from magazines) the surprise they want. Glue picture on the back wall of the house, so when the door opens their surprise is waiting.
2. Make this activity part of a large unit. Display houses at child's eye level around the room. Staple an envelope below each house for a mailbox. Children can then write letters or make pictures for their friends and sneak them into the mailboxes. Seasonal variation: Make and display houses a week or so before Valentine's Day. Chidren make Valentines for each other and deliver them.
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