This Week's At-Home Project: Shoebox Houses

This week I have asked my students to create a shoebox replica of their home.  We are learning about Neighborhoods and Communities in the classroom, and this project is always a lot of fun.  Students will bring in their shoebox homes at the end of this week and we will attempt to recreate our Cordelia Community with a 3-D model.  I've done this activity in previous years, and it was so much fun for the students that participated.  We can look at mapping skills, identify how near/far we live from our classmates, and gain a greater sense of connectedness to our community when we realize how close we truly live to one another.

I am providing a copy of the lesson I sent home in the student's Homework Folders in case anyone lost theirs or simply wants to try this activity on their own.  I hope everyone has fun with it!!

Students, don't forget to send my your pics of the completed shoebox homes so that I can post them on the blog.  I will post mine later this week.
-Mr. Linnet

Here are two samples of Shoebox Houses I found online.

Directions:

Shoebox House Project

This week, I am encouraging each child to create their own Shoebox House.  Simply take an old shoebox, wrap it in paper.  Make doors and windows.  Decorate as needed to make this house resemble yours.  Make the house number visible on the front (like at home).  Cut and place the provided label at the bottom of your Shoebox House so we know who it belongs to.

Bring in the project by Friday so that we can build a Shoebox Community in our Classroom.  

Happy Building!  -Mr. Linnet

This House belongs to: ___________________ My House Number is: ____________________ My Street Name is: _____________________ I live in Fairfield, California. (Cordelia) Two people that live close to me are: _____________________________________