Contact_FullName: Pam
Contact_Email: barolp@earthlink.net
Area: music/about me /feelings
Idea:
This is a great music and art project combination. Each child has a paper plate,
a piece of red paper with a smile drawn on it that they or the teacher cut out.
The paper mouth is then punched with a hole punch and with a brad poked in the
paper plate where a mouth would go. The children then color the eyes, nose, ears
and hair. All the while they are involved in this project the teachers are
randomly singing the smile song. The children make the face smile or frown as
the song directs.
No one likes a frowny face, Change it for a smile.
Make the world a better place, by smiling all the while.
If you chance to meet a smile , do not let it stay/ Quickly turn it upside down
and smile that frown away.
Contact_FullName: Sabrina
Contact_Email: rari
@aol.com
Area: All about me
art
Idea:
For part of my "all about me" theme I have the students draw a self
portrait.
Than I asked them simple questions, ex. How old are you, What do you like about
school, How many people in your family, etc. I put the typed out version next to
the portrait and than I have a display for Open House! The parents love seeing
this, and it helps the students get to know each other.
Contact_FullName: Marla
Contact_Email:
Area: all about me
art
Idea:
A great idea for all about me: In a small group, have one child sit in the
middle and the other children 'examine' this child. Point out skin color, eye,
and hair color, big/small nose, glasses, freckles, etc. Then, have the child who
was in the middle turn around and the other children try to draw a picture of
that child from memory. Compare all the pictures and repeat with a different
child in the middle.
Contact_FullName: Lisa
Contact_Email: jlthomp@thegateway.net
Area: all about me
art
Idea:
I ask the parents to bring a picture of each of the family members (can
just be any old snapshot or whatever) I let them know that the pictures will
not be returned but used for an art project...I have a scanner so I copy the
pictures and return them. Anyway..I let the kids make a family quilt with
squares of material and the pictures cut into squares. The glue them onto a
piece of poster board (I cut poster board into
pieces) I add a nice ribbon
and the parents love them!
Contact_FullName:
shannon
Contact_Email:
dapksp@home.com
where:
all about me
idea
I send home a tree pattern the first week of school with a note asking
parents to help their child create a family tree. They can do anything they want
as long as it is a family project done together. They turned out great and were
very creative. Some drew pictures, some cut out pictures they were all decorated
different. This was our first project to go on our class art bulletin board.
Name
Steph
Email
sagglg@aol.com
Our preschool room is really plain with white walls, so we are having the
kids put there hand prints on the wall then when there dry write there names.
The children like it because then they will no there special for having there
hands on the wall and the room is original because each hand is different.
Contact_FullName:
Kim Thayer
Contact_Email:
kija@gateway.net
All About Me Art
Mirror Painting
Materials: Sheets of foil, Corn Syrup,
Food Coloring, Plastic Spoons, Paint Shirts
Bowls Mix food coloring and
corn syrup. Put on shirts. Allow children to paint on the foil using the
spoons. Lay flat to dry.
Contact_FullName:
Briana
Contact_Email:
I have children do a paper bag "self
puppet". They use crayons to
make the facial features. We use yarn for the hair. I have various
fabrics, and the children can "dress" themselves.
Contact_FullName:
Debbie
Contact_Email:
mrtthblert@aol.com
During our "Me" unit, I use shiny tinted window film that a local
establishment gives me. I cut out a square shape for each child. They
place it on the table in front of them, where they can see themselves
reflected in the mirror paper. We use finger paints to fill in our
facial features, according to the color of our eyes, hair, etc.
Contact_FullName:
Jill
Contact_Email:
jill@safarikids.com
For our All About Me week, we made a page each day for our "All About
Me" book
the first day was a handprint along with the words to the
song "I Am Special" written around the handprint. The second page was
fingerprints in the shape of a circle, with the words inside "My
fingerprints are different from everyone in the whole wide world. The
third day (page) was a self
portrait. The fourth day was how old am I,
how tall, and how much do I weigh. The fifth day was my favorite color
and the kids cut/glued misc. collage materials and/or colored things
with their favorite color(s). On the last day we put hole punches along
the side and wove yarn through the holes to complete our book. Each
day's lessons were tied to the page for that day
it was an exceptional
week and the kids were exceptionally proud of their book at the end!
Contact_FullName:
Della
Contact_Email:
tdmiller@networld.com
All About Me Mobiles
I trace each child's hand and foot on
construction paper and then cut them out. (The children can cut
depending on their cutting ability.) The children look through magazines
and cut out
pictures of things they like. I then staple
of them
together back to back, so you end up with
pictures. I also give each child a piece of paper and he draws a picture of himself on
it. We then tie varying lengths of string to the hand, foot,
self
portrait and the
mag. pics. Hang them from a clothes hanger. The
kids get really excited about this project. (Caution: Do not let the
children stand too close together when holding their mobiles. You end up
with a tangled mess!
Contact_FullName:
Ana
Contact_Email:
Rkperez@aol.com
My class made a Personality Quilt. Each child took home on the first
day of school and piece of felt and glued their pictures and things that
describe their personalities (ex. dolls, cars, roses etc.) Put all the
pieces together and make a beautiful quilt. Talk about different
personalities. Get to know each other and get them excited about
diversity!
Contact_FullName:
Kelly
Contact_Email:
eddie@netfast.net
We have our children paint their faces and/or bodies on a mirror. It washes
off and the kids love it.
Contact_FullName:
rita
Contact_Email:
mwegel
@yahoo.com
Paper plate faces are always fun.
You Need: paper plates, different colored
yarn for the hair, different collage materials, and crayons.
Have the children
look at themselves in a mirror, and tell them to create their face on the paper
plate. It's that simple!
Contact_FullName:
Amy
Contact_Email:
seabwnsr@msn.com
Another twist on body tracing: This is a week if not
week long
project. On Monday, I trace each child's body on huge rolls of white
butcher paper. On subsequent days of the week, the child adds different
things to their "body". Tuesday
paint the clothes (I draw in the outline
of the clothes to give them a guide), Wednesday
color or paint the skin
with multicultural markers/paint, Thursday
glue yarn on for hair, and
Friday
add wiggly eyes and any other details (bows, scrunchies, etc.)
The kids love to do this project. I add a sign with their name and then
hang them all over the room. We normally leave these up all year. The
kids love them and are very proud of their bodies!
Contact_FullName:
Cris
Contact_Email:
storeimhaven@hotmail.com
Children love to be traced. On one special day, have them wear their
favorite outfit. Out line them in their outfit. (girls: dresses,
ponytails, hair bows, etc. boys: big shirts, ball caps, tennis shoes, etc.)
You can also change their position
running, jumping, hands on hips. Cut
them out of their favorite color paper and hang around the room like a
chain of paper dolls. The parents and kids alike enjoy finding
themselves.
Contact_FullName:
Shannon
Contact_Email:
swhiting@webtv.net
For our "All About Me" theme, we made cute wooden dolls. First the
teachers hot glued craft sticks (find them at Dollar Stores) together to
form the arms and legs. Then we hot glued a round wooden ball for the
head. We found these at Wal
Mart for around $
.
for a bag of
. The
children dressed their dolls using colored coffee filters (sprayed to look
like tye
dyed) and various other materials, such as felt, gauze, ribbons,
etc. They used yarn for hair and markers for the face. Each child tried to
make the dolls look like themselves. They turned out so cute and it was
interesting watching the children create dolls that really did express the
child's individual personalities.
Contact_FullName:
Diane
Contact_Email:
DianeF
To reinforce a child learning his or her house number, set out shapes
such as squares, rectangles and triangles and have the children glue them
on a piece of construction paper to resemble a house. They can choose
doors, windows, chimney, etc. (A large triangle shape can be the roof)
Then talk with each child separately and see if they know their street
address. I purchased a set of letter and number rubber stamps at Wal
Mart
for about $
.
and then let each child use the numbers to stamp their
house number on the house they created from shapes. (An alternate idea is
to draw house shapes on paper, make copies, let the children color or
embellish the house to look like their own and then use the rubber stamps
to put the house number on
perhaps over the front door.)
Contact_FullName:
Gloria
Contact_Email:
Globug
Body Collage:
Paper bags Old magazines and newspapers Crayons
Cut the
bags apart, then tape them together. Have the child lay on
the bags, and you can trace their outline. While you are cutting the
outline out, the children can cut out pictures that interest them in the
magazines and newspapers. The pictures are then glued on the collage.
Crayons can add the remaining details (eyes, nose, etc.)
Contact_FullName:
Joann
Contact_Email:
JoannHartJ
Paper bag house For each house child will need bag size
or
crayons,
scissors, glue, construction paper, felt tip markers. Before beginning
each child could describe his or her house. Child will open bags and stand
them up on table to see their homes. The children may then draw windows, doors, shrubs around their house,
etc.. Child may also use scissors to cut
out the doors, and windows. The markers may be used for the doors &
windows also. The final step would be to cut a
x
inch piece of
construction paper for roof. The children can be creative with this and
class discussion can range from Let's build a Town to This is where I
live.
Contact_FullName:
Sandra
Contact_Email:
ssmith_
@hotmail.com
I like to do family art day with my students and there parents. It is a
way for all of us to get to know each other better...We all dress in
clothes we can mess up. Then be break out paint, crayons, odds and ends of
string tongue depressors fuzzy balls, glue and any thing else you can
think of...We award each family a prize for their creation, and then
display it for the whole center to see. We have tons of fun and laughs
during this time.
Contact_FullName:
Christine Crivelli
Contact_Email:
idea
AGE: any OBJECTIVE: Have children paint with their feet to create a
new type of designs as well as increase balance. MATERIALS: Paint,
paper, paper bags, water rags, music, and trays DIRECTIONS:
) Have
children remove shoes and socks.
) Put newspaper or plastic under the
art area.
) Have trays of paints near children.
) Let children paint freely with
feet to music that the teacher is playing.
) After children are done,
clean their feet in water tray and dry with the rags.
Contact_FullName:
Carol E. Hyndman
Contact_Email:
Carolh@snip.net
idea
In our Nursery class we do a "ME" poster. "ME" spelled
out) is cut out of a piece of tag board and the children take it home to
decorate. They may glue photos, pictures
activities, etc. Whatever tells the story of "ME" They then return
it to class where it is displayed for all to see. Mom or Dad will then come in
on their assigned day and read their favorite story to the class and talk
about what is so special about their child. Nice way to make a
year old feel
special and parents to be introduced to your classroom.
Contact_FullName:
stacey
Contact_Email:
idea
For the "All About Me" unit I cut out a variety of construction
paper colors to resemble a hand held mirror. On copy paper I run the
"glass" part of the mirror in an oval shape. Use real mirrors
(housekeeping mirror, science mirrors) to allow the children to look at
selves. Ask them to draw a picture of their face on the "mirror".
They cut it out and glue it onto the hand held mirror. Hang up on bulletin
board to display.
Contact_FullName:
Tami
Contact_Email:
idea
For this art you will need black construction paper and cooked spaghetti.
You use a white crayon and help the children write their names on the back,
then you let them make a skeletal system by laying spaghetti strips on the
paper and allowing it to dry overnight. No glue is necessary and it makes a
striking art project. (this is one of those times you might make an example
ahead of time, or show a picture)
Contact_FullName:
Judith Kunkel
Contact_Email:
Kunkels@TDS.net
idea
Collage Me
Materials: White Poster Board Person Cut
out Collage Materials Markers/crayons
Procedure: Make a person pattern. Using this pattern cut out a person from the poster
board and give to each student. Setting out the collage materials along with scissors and
glue have the children use these to make a collage of themselves. Have different colored
of yarn for hair, buttons or wiggle eyes for the eyes. etc. Have them decorate the person
to look like themselves the clothes they are wearing that day and so one. I have done this
with
year and Kindergarten children and they loved it!
Contact_FullName:
kelly
Contact_Email:
ckjacques@mediaone.com
Make a new friends quilt... Have children draw a picture of them self on construction
paper.. punch holes in them and Sew them together with yarn.
Name:
Michelle
E
Mail:
LttlmanNat
We made a large banner to display outside out classroom when we did a unit on "My
Family". We cut out people shapes out of construction paper in pink and lt. blue, and
each child picked out the numbers and colors for each member of their family. Then they
colored in and drew each member of their family on each one of the people shapes. Then we
glued them on a piece of butcher paper by their name that they wrote and wrote in next to
each person their names.
Name:
Marilyn
Email:
Cabana
@aol.com
For "all about Me" we make placemats. Each child is given a large piece of
white construction paper and paint. they then make handprints all over the paper. I then
place a picture of them in the upper left hand corner and write their names in bold black
letter on the bottom of the paper. I clear contact each sheet. We then use these each day
for snack. the children initially enjoy finding their faces on the placemats, and
eventually, they read their names and the names of the other children in the class.
Name:
Lynne
E
Mail:
Mrslynne@aol.com
We purchased people books from the Classroom Direct
company. on the cover the children drew a picture of their clothes, their face, glued on
googly eyes,added yarn hair. During free art the children can choose to add things to the
pages of their books, like I have a cat, I like....,My house is white, and draw pictures
of these things. It was a huge hit with both parents and kids.
Name:
Bobbi
Email:
numenorean@isgroup.net
On picture day at our center I took wallpaper books and cut out picture frames. We then
glued these to a sheet sheet of paper and drew a circle in the frame. The kids glued
googly eyes on and yarn hair. They drew their smiles and noses. We had either hair bows or
bow ties for the boys cut out of wallpaper. The kids loved it and the parent's had
something to take home on a day that tends to be very hectic.
Name:
traci
Email:
jblack@zoomnet.net
I teach
year olds and when we have "All About Me" week we make a paper
plate face. Allow the children to glue wiggle eyes on the paper plate, and draw a nose and
a face. Have different colors of yarn for the hair. The children really like this activity
. The children usually show how they feel by drawing a happy or a sad face.
