Directed Drawing + Writing - Easy Art Activities Seasonal Easter
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This bundle of 60+ Directed Drawing and Writing worksheet activities for kindergarten and 1st grade will fill your writing centers all year! Students independently practice directed drawing and supported writing about Easter, Spring, March, Fall, Winter holidays, Earth Day and more! The differentiated writing activities support all of your students because they allow ALL students to work on the same drawing lesson at many different writing levels. Directed drawing is fun, easy, and no prep for your weekly art project, early finishers, or a fun writing center!
Now includes links to 25+ FREE Directed Drawing VIDEOS as well!
This bundle includes 60+ directed drawing lessons, each with 10 differentiated writing templates!
UPDATE 1 - Editable: I've added a set of EDITABLE writing templates that you can use with any of the step-by-step drawing instructions.
UPDATE 2 - VIDEOS! I've added a link to my growing collection of 25+ Directed Drawing VIDEOS! These videos are SO fun and simple - just click PLAY and let your students draw along! You can pause the video at any time and play it as many times as you like!
There are over 25 different videos to watch, and the list is growing!
These videos are always free to use with your students.
NOTE: Commercial use such as Outschool is not permitted as per the TOU.
UPDATE 3 - I've updated the layout and format for all 53 drawing topics. Please note these are slightly different than the pictures in the preview video as far as the layout of the drawing steps.
Why Directed Drawing?
♥ excellent for fine motor development
♥ a good way to practice following directions
♥ reading for direction using the simple reading under each picture
♥ need a quick lesson with no prep? Grab any template for a whole class lesson
♥ always have a seasonal writing center, and lots for any time of year
♥ a great way to build confidence as students work independently
♥ perfect for your sub plans!
♥ a fun way to send home writing practice - homework students and parents will love!
I've chosen to include the drawings that my students have found the MOST engaging over the years. Other topics are driven by curriculum and season, and some can be used any time of year. There are LOTS to choose from!
55+ DRAWING THEMES and TOPICS
Autumn - scarecrow, apple with worm, sunflower, schoolhouse, squirrel
Halloween - carved pumpkin, bat, witch, black cat, spider and web
Thanksgiving - turkey, cornucopia, pilgrim, native girl, Mayflower
Spring - ladybug on grass, rainbow frog, baby bird nest, Easter bunny, butterfly
Insects Spiders - butterfly, dragonfly, bee, ladybug, spider
On the Farm - sheep, cow, pig, rooster, duck
African Animals- cheetah, elephant, giraffe, lion, zebra
My Pets - bunny, bird, cat, mouse, turtle, Bonus Set: A cute puppy
Sea Creatures- crab, fish, jellyfish, octopus, shark
Patriotic Symbols - eagle, flag, Statue of Liberty, Liberty Bell, White House
Mother's Day- A meaningful gift for mom (Grandma templates included!)
Father's Day- A meaningful gift for dad (Grandpa templates included!)
Winter - Polar Bear, Penguin, running reindeer, swirly tree, snowman, silly reindeer, Santa (This set has two bonus sets for Christmas themes.)
Pets, Bugs, Sealife, Farm Mini-Bundle
NEW! Frankenstein, Leprechaun, Groundhog, Earth Day, Spring Flowers!
The total number of topics is now over 60, plus 25 free drawing videos! Each of the new topics has a complete set of 15 writing templates to choose from. If you own this bundle, new additions are always free.
Writing Templates
There are several levels of supported writing prompts:
- Write a comic
- Write a sentence
- Write a sentence with self-editing checkboxes
- Write four sentences with sentence starters
- Write four sentences with story guides for "first, then, next, finally"
- Write with two, three and four lines
- Write a whole page of lines, smaller picture area
- EDITABLE templates to add your own text or sentence starters!
- Editable templates can also be used for 25 FREE directed drawing videos
READ MORE: Using Directed Drawing as a Writing Prompt Blog Post
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This bundle has 53+ directed drawing packs that are perfect for adding to your weekly routine, literacy centers, early finishers, or seasonal art lessons. Each topic has 10 differentiated templates to draw a picture and then write about it. Everything is embedded on the page, so it's no prep!
It also includes 25+ Drawing VIDEOS - just press play and students draw along! See some of them by clicking HERE.
I genuinely appreciate the lovely feedback I've received on these art units! Keeping art alive in classrooms by integrating it with other subjects is near and dear to my heart - thank you for helping!
Please note: These sets have been compressed to fit under the TPT file size limits. Please contact me if you have any resolution issues and I will resolve them for you!
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