Little Kids Draw

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Reproducible Patternsfor Early Learners!

Simple Patterns for DevelopingDrawing and Writing Skills!

Written and Illustrated by:

Karen Sevaly

Contributing Editor:

Libby PerezGraphic Designer:

Cory Jackson

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Table of Contents

Introduction.........................................4Step-by-Step Drawing Directions...........6Certificate ...........................................7I Can Draw Check List .........................7Tracing Practice...................................8Tracing Sun .......................................14

Tracing Snowman ..............................15Tracing Gingerbread Man ...................16Tracing Umbrella ...............................17

Whale ...............................................18Drawing Boy .....................................19Fish Bowl ..........................................20

Window.............................................21Pumpkin............................................22Turkey...............................................23Christmas Tree ..................................24

Garden Girl .......................................25Birds Nest.........................................26Dreamer............................................27In the Sky..........................................28

Scuba Diver.......................................29Clowns Balloons................................30Treasure Chest...................................31Face..................................................32Cake .................................................33Draw a Cat........................................34

Draw a Flower...................................35Draw a Turtle ....................................36Draw a Snake....................................37Draw a Fish.......................................38Draw a Horse ....................................39Draw a Reindeer................................40Draw a Turkey ...................................41Draw a Bee .......................................42Draw a Bunny ...................................43Draw a Elephant................................44

Draw a Teddy Bear ............................45Draw a Frog......................................46Draw a Christmas Tree.......................47Draw a Butterfly ................................48

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Teachers Friend, a Scholastic Company.

All rights reserved.

Printed in China.

ISBN 0-439-54955-8

Reproduction of these materials for commercial resale or distribution to an entire

school or school district is strictly prohibited. Pages may be duplicated for one

individual classroom set only. Material may not be reproduced for other purpos-es without the prior written permission of the publisher.

Safety Warning! The activities and patterns in this book are appropriate for children age

3 to 6 years old. It is important that children only use materials and products labeled child-saf

and non-toxic. Remember that young children should always be supervised by a competent adu

and youngsters must never be allowed to put small objects or art materials in their mouths

Please consult the manufacturers safety warnings on all materials and equipment used wit

young children.

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With these Little Kids...Books!, teachers canprovide easy patterns and projects that willhelp young children obtain the necessary skills needed for their development.The simple activities of cutting, tracing, coloring and pasting provide a varietyof cognitive learning skills that will help prepare young learners for readingand writing. These important developmental skills consist of:

Fine Motor Skillsfinger-wrist dexterity, arm-hand movement, eye-hand coordination

Perceptual Motor Skillsidentification, color and shape recognition, matching and location,spatial relationships

Expressive and Receptive Language Skillslistening, speaking, questioning, relating words and pictures,imitation, utilization, recognition and discrimination, visualperception and discrimination

Social and Emotional Skillscreativity and imagination, pride in accomplishments, self-reliance,

self-control, self-confidence

The early years of schooling helps determine how a child will learn for a life-time. During this period, children develop a sense of self and decide whetherschool is a burden or a joy. We hope these books assist you in your goal toprovide each child with a fulfilling and fun learning experience!

Little Kids...

Books!

Welcome to the wonderful world ofyoung learners where play is learning

and learning is fun!



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Introduction

Little Kids...Draw!

The art center in your classroom should be filled with a variety of art materials that offer children the opportunity toexperiment with colors, shapes, textures and designs. Drawing, painting and making art projects benefit all aspects ofa childs development. Through art, children can express how they think, feel and relate to the world around them.The materials used should provide a wide range of opportunity for imagination, discovery and experimentation. Inmost cases these art experiences need to be purely creative and not restrictive to a childs imagination and individuality

However, as small children develop their fine motor skills and eye-hand coordination, drawing specific shapes anddesigns can be introduced as a means to ready a child for reading and writing. The tracing and drawing patternsfound in this book will help young learners develop their fine and perceptual motor skills needed for beginning writing.These patterns and pages have been designed to help teach young learners in the following ways:

How to draw simple shapes and follow a given line How these shapes can be used to draw animals, objects, designs, etc. How to follow simple directions and more advanced step-by-step directions. How the skill of drawing shapes and lines can be used to write letters and eventually words.

Remember, before a child can write the letters of the alphabet, he or she needs to be able to draw sim-

ple lines and basic shapes.

While using this book, you can help foster each childs creativity by encouraging him or her to expand their artistic tal-ents beyond the given patterns. For example: Suggest that the children draw the cats tail any length they wish. Or,encourage them to color the cat their favorite color. How about purple polka dots!

HOLDING A PENCIL/CRAYON CORRECTLY- Young children will naturallytend to hold a crayon or pencil in their fist. Gently show children how they havemore control, if they hold the pencil similar to that of the second illustration. Youmay find that each child holds a pencil in a way that best fits his or her hand natu-rally. (Remember, some children have short fingers and others have long.) Simplyencourage a balanced, relaxed grip. Very young children may tend to use eitherhand when first drawing. Usually by five years old, the dominant hand is well estab-lished. Authorities agree that there is no merit in attempting to make a left-handedchild to use his or her right hand.

FIRST TIME DRAWING ACTIVITIES - Before children can trace a given line, they need experience at simple free-hand drawing. You will find that youngsters love to draw and experiment with different writing tools, colors and sur-faces. Here are some fun suggestions that will enhance their development:

Have each child draw using large-sized crayons (with paper peeled away) on an extra large sheet of butcherpaper taped to the classroom floor.

Instead of asking children to draw specific items, ask them to draw something happy, funny, pretty, etc.Encourage the children to attempt various methods of creativity and self-expression.

Have students practice drawing on a vertical surface by attaching a large sheet of paper to an easel, wall, dooror outside fence. This will enable them to exercise the muscles in their fingers and hands in a different way.

Provide a sand table or large dishpan filled with clean sand and have students draw designs and shapes usingtheir fingers or plastic utensils. (You may want to add water to the sand and have the children draw in wetsand as well.)

On a warm, sunny day, give students a cup of clean water and a paint brush and encourage them to draw onthe sidewalk or block wall. Food coloring can be added to the water for extra fun.

Place several dollops of shaving cream on a cookie sheet. Have the child smooth out the shaving cream andthen draw in the cream with a pointed index finger.

You can also cover a cookie sheet with chocolate pudding. Make sure the child has clean hands beforedrawing the designs and instruct him or her to not lick their fingers until after the exercise.

Cover an 8 inch square of cardboard with aluminum foil and have the child draw on the foil using a bluntpencil or craft stick.

Note: Before using the tracing patterns in this book, make sure the children understand that they are to follow thedirection of the arrows indicated on the pages. To illustrate the significance of the arrows you may want to drawarrows in four directions on the chalkboard--right, left, up and down. Have students point in the direction each arrowpoints. Children can also draw a chalk line from the arrow on the board to the direction in which it points.

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FIRST TIME DRAWING ACTIVITIES -After significant practice at drawing on their own, you can now beginintroducing the patterns in this book. Here are a few helpful hints:

Crayons Not Pencils - Have the children use crayons rather than pencils with beginning tracing anddrawing activities. Large crayons with the paper removed are easier for small hands to hold andmanipulate.

Lines - In most cases encourage children to draw vertical lines top to bottom and horizontal lines left toright. In this way, children will later be able to transfer their tracing and drawing abilities into the

writing of letters, numbers and words. Shapes - By drawing shapes, children can begin to draw objects and things rather than just squiggles.

Suggested Materials for the Early Childhood Art CenterPAPER

drawing paper construction papercardboard butcher paper newsprint craft paper crepe paper finger paint paper tracing paper newspaper tissue paper wallpaper

wrapping paper cellophanepaper plates manila paper

waxed paper cupcake liners

GLUEwhite household glue (in plastic squeezebottles, non-toxic)glue sticks

MISC. MATERIALScrayons chalkclay felt-tip pensrulers scissors (blunt ends)rubber bands hole punchpaper tubes egg cartonsclothespins paper lunch sacksbaby food jars stapler and staplesshoe boxes coffee cansmargarine tubs hangersdrinking straws paper cups

cellophane tape plastic wrapplastic bottles stamp pads & stamps

CLEAN UPpaper towels newspaperssponges anti-bacterial soapstudent smocks

PAINTtempera paint finger paint

watercolor paint

PAINT ACCESSORIES1 inch wide flat bristle brushesSize 4-6 (pointed) camel hair watercolor brushesSize 6-12 (round) camel hair or bristle brushessponges (various sizes and shapes)paint rollers

DECORATIVE MATERIALSNatural Things

seeds nuts beadsshells feathers dried beansacorns pine cones pebbles

Fabricsburlap corduroy cotton ginghamfelt fake fur laceterry cloth denim canvas

Building Thingsnails tiles wood scrapslinoleum wire mesh wiresandpaper

Decorations

buttons glitter gummed starsstickers confetti colored tapesequins tin foil cotton ballscorks paper clips dried macaronistring yarn popsicle sticksstyrofoam toothpicks pipe cleanersribbons

Please Remember! It is important that children only use materials and products labeled child-safe and non-toxRemember that young children should always be supervised by a competent adult and youngsters must never ballowed to put small objects or art materials in their mouths. Please consult the manufacturers safety warnings oall materials and equipment you use with young children.



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I Can Draw!Step-By-Step Directions!

Patterns can be found on pages 34-48.

LEARNING ESSENTIAL SKILLS WITH STEP-BY-STEP DRAWING PATTERNSThe step-by-step drawing pages offer young learners a fun way to practice a variety of essential skills. Theseskills include:

fine motor skills - finger-wrist dexterity, eye-hand coordinationperceptual motor skills - shape recognition, matching and location, sequencing and spatial relationsexpressive language skills - questioning, imitation, utilization, visual perceptionsocial and emotional skills - pride in accomplishments, self-reliance, self-confidence

DEVELOPMENTAL DRAWING

Drawings that a child creates himself/herself is known as developmentally appropriate art. Dictated art cosists of art projects that require children to follow a set pattern. The step-by-step patterns found in this bookrepresent a type of dictated art.

Children experience four specific drawing stages as they learn to use simple art materials. Very young childrenwill at first only scribble in a disorganized way. Later this scribbling will become more controlled. As the childprogresses in development he will give his pictures names even though the drawings are unrecognizable. Andlastly, the young child will draw pictures representing a specific object or scene. It is during this later stage, anonly when the child shows interest in making their drawings look more grown-up, that the step-by-step directions pages should be introduced. Not all young learners will be ready to follow the step-by-step directions, bmost four and five year olds will enjoy making a simple shape transform into a cute animal or object.

ENCOURAGE CREATIVITY

Encourage each child to be creative in modeling the simple step-by-step drawings by choosing unusual colors,varying the size or by adding details. You could also have the children cut their pictures out and paste them to

large sheets of colored construction paper. Each child can then draw their own background or enhancements their original drawings.

IDEAS ON USING THESE PATTERNS IN YOUR ART CENTER

1. Laminate the step-by-step patterns for durability and keep them for children to use again and again.2. Select three or four step-by-step patterns to keep in your center. Let each child choose one of the

pages to model into their own creation using supplied colored paper, crayons, markers, etc.3. With more advanced students, make copies of the patterns and have them available for individual u

The child can duplicate the drawing of box 6 in the other five boxes. Encourage the child to coeach drawing differently or alter the drawings in different ways.

4. More advanced students may also like to cut the step-by-step directions apart and then paste them isequence to a larger sheet of paper.



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Teacher Date

Name

I can

Draw!

BeginningDrawing Skills

Check List!

Group

Nam

es

Vertical Lines

Horizontal Lines

Simple ShapesCopies Simple Model

Draws Recognizable

Pictures

Finds ways to be

creative in drawing



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Trace and draw these lines.



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Trace and draw these lines.



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Trace, complete and draw these shapes.

circle

square

triangle

rectangle



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Trace, complete and draw these shapes.

oval

diamond

octagon

heart



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Complete the second shape to look like the first one



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Complete the second shape to look like the first one



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Trace and color this sun. Draw a face.



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Trace andcolor thissnowman.

Draw a

face.



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Trace andcolor this

gingerbreadman. Draw

a face.



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Trace and color this umbrella.Draw some raindrops.



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Trace and color this whale.Draw his spout.



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Help this boydraw a picture.Color the boy.



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Drawwhatsin this

fishbowl.

Colorthe girl.



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Draw what is outside this window.



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Draw a faceon this pumpkin.

Color the cat.



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Draw this turkeys tail feathers.Color the turkey.



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Draw presentsunder this treeand the treesdecorations.

Color thetree.



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What is growing?Color the girl.



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Draw what is in this nest. Color the birdand nest.



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Draw what this boy is thinking.Color the boy.



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Draw what is in the sky.Color the scene.



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Draw what this diver sees. Color the diver.



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Draw this clowns balloons.Color the clown.



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Draw what is in this treasure chest.Color the chest.



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Draw a face. Color the face.



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Decorate this cake. Color the cake.



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Draw a cute face. Draw the cats whiskers.

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I Can Draw a Cat!

l

3

5

2

4

6

Draw a circle forthe cats head.

Draw 2 ears.

Draw the cats body.

Draw a tail.



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I Can Draw a Flower!

l

3

5

2

4

6

Draw a circle.

Draw large petals.

Draw small petalsaround the circle.

Draw two leaves.

Draw a cute face.

Color yourflower.



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I Can Draw a Turtle!

l

3

5

2

4

6

Draw the turtles shell.

Draw four feet.

Draw the head and neck.

Draw a cute face.

Draw the toes.Draw designs onthe turtles shell.



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I Can Draw a Snake!

l

3

2

4

Draw a pair of eyes.

Draw the snakes body and head.

Draw a face.

Draw designs on the snake.



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I Can Draw a Fish!

l

3

5

2

4

6

Draw an oval for the fishs body.

Draw another fin.

Draw one fin.

Draw the tail.

Draw a face. Draw scales on the fish.



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I Can Draw a Horse!

l

3

5

2

4

6

Draw an oval forthe horses body.

Draw the four legs.


Draw a face and two ears.

Draw a mane and tail. Draw a saddle.



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I Can Draw a Reindeer!

l

3

5

2

4

6

Draw an oval forthe deers body.

Draw two ears.


Draw four legs.

Draw the deers tail,eyes and nose. Draw the deers antlers.



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I Can Draw a Turkey!

l

3

5

2

4

6

Draw an oval forthe turkeys body.

Draw and eye and beak.

Draw the neck and head.

Draw the turkeys wattle.

Draw the tail feathers. Draw the turkeys feet.



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I Can Draw a Bee!

l

3

5

2

4

6

Draw a circle for the head.

Draw two wings.

Draw the body.

Draw the antennae.

Draw a face and the stinger. Draw stripes on the bees body.



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I Can Draw a Bunny!

l

3

5

2

4

6

Draw a circle forthe bunnys head.

Draw the front feet.

Draw the bunnys body.

Draw the ears.

Draw a fluffy tail. Draw a cute face.



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I Can Draw a Elephant!

l

3

5

2

4

6

Draw the elephantshead and trunk.

Draw his body.

Draw his ears.

Draw his four legs.

Draw a cute face. Draw his toes and tail.



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I Can Draw a Teddy Bear!

l

3

5

2

4

6

Draw a circle forthe teddy bears head.

Draw the ears.

Draw a body.

Draw the arms and legs.

Draw a cute face.

Color theteddy bear.



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I Can Draw a Frog!

l

3

5

2

4

6

Draw an ovalfor the frogs body.

Draw the frogs eyesand mouth.

Draw two smallcircles for the eyes.

Draw the back legs.

Draw the front legs.

Color thefrog.



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I Can Draw a Christmas Tree!

l

3

5

2

4

6

Draw the top of your tree.

Draw the third layerof branches.

Draw the second layerof branches.

Draw the fourth layerof branches.

Draw the trees trunk.

Color anddecorate the

Christmas Tree.



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I Can Draw a Butterfly!

l

3

5

2

4

6

Draw an oval forthe butterflys body.

Draw two more wings.

Draw two wings.

Draw the antennae.

Draw your own

designs on thebutterflys wings.

Color yourb tt fl

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