Houses and homes topic ks1

First grade artists compared and contrasted many different types of architecture. We then created our own paper house collages. On Day 2 of the project, we looked at how many artists have utilized prints in their art! We used stations and had students paint a piece of bubble wrap with white tempera paint. The bubble wrap was taped to a large table so that when students set their artworks on the paint, it printed a fun snow print blizzard onto our homes! *This project inspired by one found on…

We've been stuck inside because of sickness the past week, so what better activity than to design our own dream house! With the help of the IKEA catalog, the kids each chose furniture for different rooms in the house. It was fun to see what they thought was important for each room, and a good opportunity to discuss with Amy (2 yrs. old) especially the different functions of different rooms of the house. I just drew a large house with four boxes for rooms, although you could add more…

2 pages. Great activity when studying about neighborhoods or families. Makes a wonderful bulletin board too. 3 pages. “My Home” is a quick, easy and fun writing prompt “craftivity”, perfect when studying about neighborhoods or families. At the beginning of the year, it’...

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