Spring guided drawing

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…

Teach students how to draw a butterfly with an easy to teach, step-by-step lesson. Kindergarten and primary kids love directed drawings!

Inside you'll find an easy step-by-step How to Draw Simple Flowers Tutorial and Coloring Page. Stop by and download yours for free.

A cute directed drawing project for kindergarten and first grade - flowers in a vase. Step by step guide provided on the blog! Enjoy

Last week my class made these adorable frog artworks. We read a frog based story that complemented our unit of work on water. I cannot remember the title, but when I am back at school I will find it! Here are just a few of them. I started with a 'directed drawing' and then guided the students through completing their artwork with oil pastel and a thin paint wash. We mounted them on thin card and then drew a few white oil pastel clouds on them also. My students loved making these and they…

To help you make addition fun, hands-on and engaging we added a spring flower set of play dough mats (or activity cards) to our collection! Your students will use fine motor skills to make petals for each flower and then find the total on their mat (totals up to 20). A recording sheet has been included as an option. Flower Pot Pinning Page If you are doing 'flowery' things in your classroom presently, why not do a 'pinning page' - to also strengthen fine motor skills. You can find a FREE one…

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.

Draw and paint a funny ice cream for a whimsical summer art project.

April Round Up 2 comments Freebies, Monthly Round Up, Social Studies April is just around the corner. Can you believe it? How is time flying by so quickly? Well, if you are in the market for some fun activities for the month of April, you've come to the right place! When I think of April, I think of spring and all things earthy. Did you know that Arbor Day takes place in April? Celebrating the importance of trees ties in perfectly with Earth Day, which also takes place in April! This quick…

Looking for some No Prep ways to integrate art and literacy? Students use their own independently completed directed drawings as writing prompts! Read our list of ways to use directed drawing in the classroom and grab some free packs of step-by-step drawing and writing templates for your literacy centers.