Floored

 What You'll Need:

Roll of Paper

Markers
Tape
Tape Measure

 We have a doorway in our house which the kids measure their growth spurts, and mark their progress.
It's actually in a perfect spot by the dinner table, and we often encourage them to eat their healthy foods to "grow" and not "shrink".

This day was no different with excitement of seeing how fast we grow!





While kids were napping, I rolled out Kraft paper and taped to the floor. I also placed each child's paper AWAY from each other, to prevent any artwork from making its way onto someones paper.




After we traced the outline of each model, we took our measuring tape to learn how to measure height. It was almost a contest! My 4-1/2 yr old was 3'-7" and his little sister came in at a close 3'-5"!

I marked each foot we measured and they really got into learning how to measure! Even helped each other!


We then discussed different items that are on our faces, what we wear in the summer, and always where our hearts are! They love adding their hearts!


Joe went winter on us and we added ice skates and ice to his portrait. Sara was very realistic and asked for help to draw her exact Hello Kitty shorts and shirt!


Ideas:
Practice proportional drawing with your children.
Understanding the proportions of the face enable students to study early learning of space.
Discuss anatomy with scientific names, i.e. femur, heart valves, etc. to encourage science.