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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's not homework, it's a family engagement thing. It does not have to be long and involved or even messy. Give your kid a piece of paper and 3 of the thick crayons and let him scribble away. You write his name on top. That's it. It will take 5 minutes. I know you have a lot on your plate, but doing things like this together is important for the kids to link school and home. As a preschool teacher I actually prefer it when the kids do the bulk of the work and not the parents. I don't want to see a perfectly crafted cut out paper family, I want to see scribbles and splotches and rips.

That said it's not required--your kid isn't getting a grade and they won't kick you out if you don't do it. But if you can keep it simple and child-oriented, I think there will be payoffs for your little one. [/quote]

OK if my kid were actually in preschool and at a developmental level where they could draw the most rudimentary of stick figures I can see doing this approach.  
The kids have already painted frames for this family portrait. I don't think random squiggles are enough - there would be no family based on my kid's current level.  So I will need to add the family.  I mean it's not like kids that age are even capable of the symbolic reasoning needed to connect a squiggle to a person.

At minimum - I will add some stick figures of myself my kid and our cat. they will probably not be as good as a 4 year olds.   
At maximum - I will try to upload some photos to my work computer and print them out at a size where they can be a collage on the sheet with a squiggle (DC produced) background.

These things are going to be hung in the classroom and are part of "family week" project -  I wouldn't want my kid to be the only one left out.  So yes we won't get kicked out of daycare but I do care about her feelings. [b]For pp who thinks that a 15 month old won't know[/b] . - I'm not so sure about that.  They were telling me a month ago about an instance where a kid had lost a shoe and when they asked whose shoe is this, she pointed across the play-yard identifying the kid with the missing shoe.  It seems like she would know that her family picture is missing if everyone else has one. Particularly if they pictures are used in some way during circle time.

Since I still go to breastfeed her once a day and do other parent engagement things when I can,  I feel like daycare -home connection is solid without creating busy work.  Art is not part of our home routine and I think that is ok right now.    I'm happy to send them photos of us and our cat for them to use in a project.  Sorry but I'm too tired for more family engagement and maybe I will make mention of this to director/assistant director (In a nice way of course.)

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A 15 month old isn’t even as smart as a dog yet. They’ll be ok. I promise. [/quote]

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