One of my favorite projects for Kinder is using Popsicle sticks to create where they live house, apartment, or whatever they dream of. The first day we talk about how lines become shapes and I sewage into architecture. The students become architects and design their home by using the Popsicle sticks. They must first arrange their home and then I show them how to use the glue(I use different colors of construction paper). I also put pre-cut squares and rectangles so students can add windows and doors. This takes about one 45 minute class. Glue will get all over these, even with the best instruction on how to glue, so don't add details until next class.
The next class I start by having students sit on the floor and we discuss main ideas of art works. I show them a painting by Carmen Lopez Garza and they tell me what they see, what they think its about, and why they think that. Then we look at other paintings by Carmen Lopez Garza and discuss our families and what we do as a family. If a student says "its a party", I will ask how do you know that. This leads into discussion about details and how they help to tell stories. Students will then draw about their family using their homes they made the week before. I let them use markers for this because they show up great on the construction paper.
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