At Home Projects

My step daughter has had to do a few at home projects for her class(Kindergarten and First Grade). I like these projects because some of them are set up in a way that we're able to get to know her on a different level. Another reason I like these projects is because it allows me to step away from my busy schedule to spend some time with her and do a fun project. We have created two posters; her Star of the Week Poster(for both kindergarten and first grade) and her 100th day of school poster. In Kindergarten she had to dress up a turkey as something so that he wouldn't get eaten. Of course she chose a princess. This year we created a scarecrow according to her likes and dislikes. They had different questions for different parts of the body, for example he got specific eyes if she was an only child or had siblings. She also created a snow man in the same way.

I'd like to use some of these projects in my classroom becaues I feel that they're a way to get parents to interact with their kids. Parents sometimes get caught up in the hustle and bustle of their world and these moments can slip by. One thing I really liked was these teachers sent some supplies home that you could use to make the project. This showed that they understood that not everyone has the materials to make them at home. I would also do this if I sent a project home. Send the basic materials and if parents can, they can branch out further.

Below are pictures of some of the projects Makayla and I created together.