Fall directed drawing preschool

Apple, apples, apples! Did you know that there are more than 8,000 varieties of apples?! Me either! It does feel like I have drawn that many over the years and I especially love adding a cute face, arms and legs to bring them to life! I drew these little Apple Cuties a few years ago and wanted to remind you that the directions are still up on my blog. There is a printable pack of directed drawing papers too. FIND THE DRAWING STEPS Directed drawing can allow young students to feel successful…

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

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Kid art is my favorite kind of art, which is why it’s so fun to incorporate directed drawings into the primary classroom. This pumpkin directed drawing is perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first gr

This free Q-tip painting printable is a must-have for fall! Easy pumpkin painting ideas for kids with a cute autumn theme. Great for fall lessons and Thanksgiving crafts. 🍂🎃 #FallPreschool #QTipPainting

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…

Apple Ideas for Teachers and Letters R-U Crafts! Apple Week Freebie and Aliens Love Underpants Freebie and Pete the Cat directed drawing

"This was THE BEST directed drawing! My kinders loved it and they turned out awesome!" You guys. I am SOOOO in love with how these turkeys look hanging in our hall this month!!! Most of these were actually done my my teacher-friend's K class... tiny 5 year olds created these! They're so precious! I just have to share how beautiful and unique they are (and also sharing so I have it easy for myself to find to show my next year's class as awesome examples!)! If you're doing the directed drawing…

Looking for a fabulous October art project to hang in your classroom? These are seriously SO beautiful! My entire team of six kindergart...

I finally caved and made the reindeer portraits by ARTventurous! I am so glad I did because my class loved making them! We started with a directed