Building a Kindergarten Neighborhood

Lila M. made a library with hopscotch, flowers, and books.

Students in Ms. Lindsey and Ms. Szarnych's rooms are beginning a unit on neighborhoods in their classrooms.  In art class, we have been busily building the various buildings that the students identified as part of their own neighborhoods.  We used paper bags stuffed with newspaper, and we used line designs to make grass, bricks, tiles, sidewalks and wood.  Students got to use their imaginations and their knowledge of neighborhoods to add creative details like signs, trees, cars, mailboxes, flowers, chimneys, flags and playgrounds.  I enjoyed having them explain to me what each little creation was meant to represent.  Here are a few pictures of our architects at work as well as some finished pieces!

Anthony and Augie wanted their buildings to be a realistic brick red.  

Abby added paper to her chimney, and folded it like a fan to look like smoke rising.

Lincoln was the first finished because of his focused work.

Nejra made Prescott School, complete with a flag, playground and students in the windows.  Aleena made a hotel.

Kennedy used colorful strips of paper to make 3-D flowers around her house.

Brenna's cafe had every detail you can imagine!

Cash said the church in his neighborhood has 2 steeples...

Yalexi made a tall apartment building.

Miller's police station/ jail even has a security camera in the back.  Watch out!

Evan B's house is haunted by ghosts...

...but the ghosts can't hurt you at Elijah's hospital!