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teaching drawing

by nicole

Apr 20, 2012

hey guys, I am wondering how you guys teach drawing; I have kids in my class (prek -- special ed) who have goals to draw 3-5 recognizable pictures, and I have tried tracing or copying simple pictures, but they tend to draw the same thing (face). Do you think connect the dots is teaching drawing? thanks, nicole

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nicole Thank you guys for your suggestions. It is hard for them, I have one kid who can make recognizable pictures, but the other ones either draw faces or lines. I like the idea of adding literacy to sample pictures and using shapes also. I could not find appropirate dot to dot pictures for them, too many numbers for them, but I will make my own. nicole ...See More

Apr 22, 2012

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pksped I found some simple dot to dot books (1-5, 1-10, 1-20, A-G, A-J, A- Z) a long time ago in the grocery store's school section. I laminated the pages and the students have used them literally hundreds of times over the years. I just laminated them as they are and students choose which side to do. Many students choose to do both sides!

Apr 22, 2012

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Connie You don't really 'teach drawing' to preschoolers. But you can give them ideas. Like at circle time ask them what their favorite toy is. Then tell them to draw it. You can bring up a lot of ideas at circle time for drawing. Picture of family, favorite food, favorite bug, favorite animal, all within your lesson plans. That way they are deciding what ...See More

May 7, 2012

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meeeha/ece/hi Aloha, Nicole --

I work with the same population and work on helping the kids "learn to draw", as well. (Drawing pictures that are recognizable is needed when our kids hit kindergarten, as it helps them prepare for writing as they "draw their story" before trying to write it out.) I do the "tracing" route early-on ... later on (when the ki...See More

May 8, 2012

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nicole thanks guys, this is so helpful. Nicole On 5/08/12, meeeha/ece/hi wrote: > Aloha, Nicole -- > > I work with the same population and work on helping the kids > "learn to draw", as well. (Drawing pictures that are recognizable > is needed when our kids hit kindergarten, as it helps them prepare > for writing as they "draw their stor...See More

May 8, 2012

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