Over the last few months I have been making these how to draw worksheets to pass out for specific projects. Covid19 constraints has made it difficult in the art room to share things like drawing books, printed photographs, and folders and folders and folders full of the drawing resources I have used in the past. Hence, "Drawing for the Elementary Art Curriculum" was born!
It began years ago with Zoo Animals, Farm Animals, and Sea Creatures. I made some drawing pages by hand for these projects I often do with Kindergarten and First Grade. Then, I started thinking about how I teach those kids how to draw fruits and vegetables for projects like still life drawing, and Arcimboldo faces. For years I've stood at the board teaching how to draw cave animals, and dinosaurs.... !
I started by making a list of things that kids are either learning from me how to draw step-by-step, or using my drawing books, folders, and photographs to help with a project. I got to work making the pages on ProCreate.
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| I actually haven't done a project with the Zodiac Animals. I came up with the idea in January, but didn't finish it till April! |
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| I teach a Rousseau inspired jungle picture with first grade. |
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| I used this page in third grade for a Basquiat project and I've used it in second for the silhouette landscape. |
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| I teach an Under The Sea picture in Kindergarten. |
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| It's been several years, but I used to teach a farm animal landscape every year and it was so cute. |
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| I actually used this with first grade, but it would be better for second or third. |
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| Another oldie I would teach to first grade at the end of the year after they visited the zoo on a field trip! |
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| This one is new and for a new project. I taught "Surreal Sandwiches" with fifth and sixth this year. Check out the link for my unlisted project video. |
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| Early in my career I started doing an era specific art history project with each grade, so at the end of their six years in elementary school they would go through ALLL the fancy art eras. Of course, kindergarten would start with Paleolithic Cave Paintings. |
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| I do an op-art project and Notan project with fourth. This page is simplified and helpful, but man - leaves are hard for kids to draw. |
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| This is my guide when teaching some Thiebaud inspired still life. |
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| As mentioned above, this one is perfect for still life and Arcimboldo fruit faces. |
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| The Vegetable page is also hand with the Arcimboldo faces and still life. |
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| Australian Animals pairs well with the Aborigine Dream Paintings! |
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| Drawing Woodland Animals and Drawing Sleeping Woodland Animals go together for some winter scenes I've done with 2nd and 3rd. |
And finally,
Spring Things - this is an oldie I would use for a Spring Landscape.,
The
entire bundle is on my TPT store for only $18. I know, there are mixed feelings about buying and selling things on TPT, but I have a lot of free things
on there too. Check it out.
I have at least THREE more incomplete pages that are just waiting to be part of this bundle! Flowers, insects, and musical instruments are in the works. Any other you can think of?
