First grade directed drawing

I wanted to share a free sample with you today, from my new Alphabet Directed Drawing file. Why do directed drawing? Directed drawing allows young students to feel successful on their journey learning to draw and helps to motivate their writing. Often drawing can be a great first step to helping your students organize their ideas for writing. Ask them to draw first, and then write about their drawing! Here is the page for 'a' - it features an ant and step-by-step illustrations to help your…

Robot Directed Drawing FREEBIE and a Shark Close read with a free video tutorial for the robot directed drawing

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

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

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.

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…

Let's draw a Love Monster for Valentine's Day! We painted ours with watercolor after drawing with black marker. We also added some expressive oil pastel strokes to add vibrancy and energy! First draw an arch - slightly wider at the top with curved corners. Hook in around each side to create 2 legs. Draw stick arms and antennae. Draw 2 big circle eyes and a mouth. Draw hearts on the antennae and hands. Connect the legs up, draw eyeballs and teeth! Draw some decorative hearts. This Love…

Students love directed drawing art activities, especially paired with writing projects! Art and writing centers are done for the year! #artforkids #directeddrawing #writing #teachingfreebie #craftsforkids #art #drawings

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