🏠 My Family and Home: A Heartwarming Preschool Lesson Plan

 Theme: It’s All About Me – Day 4

Ideal For: Ages 4–5 | Preschool | Daycare | Homeschool
Focus: Family identity, creativity, and communication

Photo credit: www.freeimages.com/illustrations/clipart/family-house

---

💡 Why Teach About Family in Preschool?

Families are the first communities children know. Learning to talk about “who I live with” and what makes their home special is key to building emotional security, self-awareness, and respect for diversity.

This activity—Family House Collage—gives preschoolers the chance to express who matters most to them, while building fine motor and language skills.

---

🎨 Activity: Family House Collage

Objective:
Children will talk about the people they live with and express their understanding of home through a hands-on collage.

---

🧰 Materials You’ll Need:

• Construction paper (for the background and house shape)

• Glue sticks or white glue

• Crayons, markers, and scissors

• Family photos from home (optional)

• Old magazines or catalogs

• Optional: multicultural clipart of families

---

📝 Step-by-Step Guide

1. Start with Circle Time

Begin the day with a gentle conversation:

“Who do you live with?”
“What is your home like?”
“What do you love to do with your family?”

Keep it inclusive—some children live with grandparents, foster families, single parents, or relatives. Every family counts.

---

2. Create the Collage

Each child will create a visual “home” using the materials provided.

Steps:

• Cut out a house shape from construction paper and glue it to a large sheet.

• Find or draw pictures of family members to place inside the house.

• Label each person with their name or role (e.g., Mom, Lola, Baby Brother).

• Decorate the house with windows, pets, flowers, and personal touches.

Encourage imagination and emotion. This is their version of “home.”

---

3. Circle Sharing

Once finished, invite children to show their collage and talk about it:

“This is my brother. We play trucks.”
“That’s my mom. She hugs me when I’m sad.”

This step builds confidence and strengthens classroom community.

---

📚 Book Pairings

Pair the activity with heartwarming books like:

• The Family Book by Todd Parr (a great way to celebrate diversity!)

• A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams

• Who’s In My Family? by Robie H. Harris

---

🧠 Learning Benefits

✔ Encourages self-expression and storytelling
✔ Develops fine motor skills (cutting, gluing, drawing)
✔ Teaches appreciation for different family types
✔ Builds emotional vocabulary and connection

---

🌈 Extension Ideas

• Use labels in home languages (Nanay, Tatay, Ate) for multicultural classrooms

• Create a “Class Family Book” with one page per child’s collage

• Have a Family Show-and-Tell Day where children bring in an item from home

---

🧺 Clean-Up Tip

Turn clean-up into part of the lesson:

“We take care of our classroom like we take care of our homes!”

Use music, assigned jobs, or color-coded bins for easy sorting.

---

💬 Final Thoughts

Family is at the heart of every child’s world. This sweet and simple Family House Collage project helps children honor where they come from—and share it with pride.

Let them express what “home” means in their own way. You might just learn something beautiful.