Tear Art Owls

When we learned about owls we made these cute tear art owls.  Colored paper (browns, black, white and gray) was cut into strips and put on the tray.  Yellow eyes, orange beaks and orange strips for the legs were also on the tray.  The children had various pictures of owls to look at. 

They drew a white circle on their paper and then got to fill it in with the colors they wanted for their owl.  The tore the papers into smaller pieces.  Tearing can be a challenge for many children so you will want to watch for those who need extra guidance.  The children glued their pieces on and then added eyes and a beak and feet.

Great horned owl.

Burrowing owl

Snowy owl

Snowy owl

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Screech owl

They all turned out so adorable!

Painted Penguins

 

When we learned about penguins in preschool, the children painted their very own penguin.

We had talked about penguin bodies and penguin habitats.  We pointed out how penguins have round heavy bodies and short wings.  As a class we learned how penguins and birds are the same and different.

The children used black, orange and blue paint to create their penguins. Then they used cottonballs for the ice and snow.  You will notice that this boy even painted the baby penguin egg that the daddy penguin holds.

 

When the projects were finished, we had some of the cutest penguins on the planet!

Group Zoo Project

After learning about zoo animals and zoo keepers, the class worked on a group project to create their own zoo.  They each got to choose an animal (from a selection we had cut out of animal magazines) and their task was to create a habitat for that animal. 

We had supplies such as green paper for grass, blue paper for water, and black for caves or whatever else they needed.  We added popsicle sticks and those were used for everything from gates and fences to trees.

 

The children took their task of creating habitats for their animals very seriously and this was a very effective group project that hung in our room for a long time.

 

Ghost Supper

 We read the story, Ghost Supper, which is a cute book about ghosts who eat colorful foods for supper and change to whatever color the foods were.  Then we showed the children some colorful ghosts and brainstormed foods that those ghosts may have eaten. 

 

The children were then given the opportunity of making their own ghost supper.  They could choose the colors they wanted and they cut their ghosts out and glued them on to paper.

 After they finished their ghosts, they told the teacher what the ghost had eaten.

We ended up with some very colorful and creative projects.