Fall directed drawing kindergarten

I have become a little obsessed with directed drawings lately. It all started last year with Proud to be Primary and her Franken-Buddies. I made them with my kids and they were adorable–but I also saw something amazing happen with my students. They were drawing Franken-buddies on their own–all the time–and they were so proud of themselves. I saw the same thing the next month when we made her Turkeys. This year, I knew I wanted to make directed drawings a regular practice. I started out with…

Try this easy Bat directed drawing activity with your kiddos today! The directions are a free download and you can draw him using letters in the alphabet!

In this blog post: Download a set of decodable readers based on your favorite fairytales and folktales including The Little Red Hen, The Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Jack and the Beanstalk, and The Three Billy Goats Gruff. If you’ve been around for a while, you know that one of my favorite […]

Happy almost Thanksgiving. :) I love this time of year. The holiday season is just getting started. It's not yet December, so my kids aren't too crazy yet. Best of all, some delicious holiday eating

Our directed drawing printables will help you provide fun, structured art activities with your students. Drawing is a great first step in learning to write and we encourage you to use our pages as the starting point in letting your students be free and creative as they explore their imagination.

Educational and craft activities for kids and parents

A blog by Melanie Lloyd (From the Pond) about classroom activities and printables for K-3 learners.

I received many emails asking how I did this directed drawing activity with my class. So this year when I did it with my kiddos I snapped ...

Owls at Night {A Directed Drawing} 1 comment Directed Drawing, Owls, Tutorials I think it is safe to say that I have a new classroom obsession...directed drawings. While they aren't completely new to me, I have certainly been doing more and more of them lately. We recently made these super cute Owls at Night drawings. I love how directed drawings require the students to stop, listen, and think. There is nothing impulsive about a directed drawing. I always tell my kids to watch me carefully…

Looking for a fabulous October art project to hang in your classroom? These are seriously SO beautiful! My entire team of six kindergarten teachers tried these out for the first time this year and we all fell in love... and now the artwork looks so gorgeous hanging in our classrooms and hallways. I ADORE how directed drawings build kid's artistic confidence and listening / direction following skills at the same time. It's so good for them (and always insightful for us teachers to see how…