Preschool guided drawing

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Do your students love Directed Drawing activities? Aly from Just a Primary Girl and Erica from The Enthusiastic Class mentioned through the week using pages from my packets to create books for their students. Aly uses them in her 'work on writing' stations and Erica is making a gift for her students for Christmas. I thought it might be nice to offer a generic cover for a 'drawing book' in case this is something you might like to do for your little learners. Here is the book I made for Sam…

We know you love our directed drawing and art projects! Here is another one for your little ones to enjoy. They can follow our step-by-step instructions here on the blog or by watching our video. Printable instructions are also available over in our store. Use a big piece of paper in portrait orientation. Draw a big oval for the flower. Draw an arc on the side, for the ladybug body. Give the ladybug a circle head. Add the ladybug detail - spots, face, antennae and a face! Draw flower stem…

Wondering whether or not you should add directed drawing to your pre-k curriculum? I answer this question for you today!

Ladybug! Ladybug! Fly away home. We drew ladybugs here in our creative space recently and would love to show you the steps we took so you can draw one too. Steps to draw a ladybug 1. Draw a big curve - like a tall rainbow! 2. Draw a second, smaller curve on the inside. 3. Draw a line across the bottom. 4. Draw six legs and little feet underneath. 5. Draw some curly antennae. 6. Draw some big oval eyes. 7. Draw some rosy cheeks and a big happy grin! 8. Draw some big beautiful spots on her…

This activity included using paint and markers to create fun and creative drawings. The Directed Drawing will help with fine motor skills and creativity.

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