In the year before kindergarten, children need to build confidence and skills that will ease their transition to elementary school. Prekindergarten teachers have the responsibility of providing learning experiences that foster social and emotional development. A classroom fashion show combines learning with creative expression and gives the children a chance to show off for their classmates, teachers and parents. Have a fashion show as the main event at open house or graduation. Before designing costumes, choose an age appropriate theme that allows for student input and participation.

A fashion show modeling reusable materials teaches children to care for their environment. Students can tailor paper clothing by cutting, folding and taping old newspapers. Children can also use paper grocery bags, cardboard paper towel tubes and lightly used paper plates and foil to make costumes for a futuristic fashion show. After students collage foil pieces onto the plates, bags and tubes, you can cut a hole in the bag for their heads and arms and attach tubes onto the plates. Have the children wear the bags as futuristic suits and the plates as hats.