Are you looking for a fun and engaging way for your elementary students to practice writing in your classroom the beginning of the school year? This back to school directed drawing and writing activities resource is popular among 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grade teachers! It combines writing with a simple pencil guided drawing activity. Students learn how to draw a pencil, add their own personal touches, and use their finished artwork as inspiration for meaningful writing activities. Learn more about the back to school directed drawing and writing activities for teaching elementary students how to draw a pencil below!
What is the Back to School Directed Drawing Resource?
The printable back to school directed drawing and writing activities resource combines a step-by-step drawing lesson with engaging literacy activities to help students build confidence in both drawing and writing this September. Students follow six simple drawing steps to create a pencil before extending their learning with creative writing, word work, or procedural writing activities. The manageable, step-by-step drawing instructions help students experience success regardless of their artistic ability. Once their drawing is complete, they use it as inspiration for writing. You can use it for writing centers, morning work, sub plans, art lessons, indoor recess activities, prep for classroom art projects, or a fast finisher task. This printable resource offers an engaging experience for elementary students.
What’s Included in the Back to School Directed Drawing Resource?
This back to school directed drawing worksheets resource includes the following:
- step-by-step drawing guide that shows the 6 steps for how to draw a pencil
- “Just Draw” pages that guide students through drawing the picture with space for them to draw it
- pencil “Draw and Write” pages (primary and intermediate-ruled lines) where students learn to draw the pencil, add a background or scene, and write a sentence or a full story about it depending on what template you select
- 2 word work activities (can, have, is chart and parts of speech chart) to support vocabulary development
- “How To” writing activities where students write step-by-step directions teaching the reader how to draw a pencil, which reinforces sequencing and procedural writing
Why Teachers Love the Directed Drawing Activities
Elementary teachers love the back to school guided drawing activities because…
- The printable art and writing activities require no prep – just print and go!
- Students love these classroom drawing activities and stay highly engaged from start to finish.
- They are great filler and fast finisher activities, so they’ll be covered in a pinch.
- There are several options to choose from, so they can determine what works best for them and their students.
- The structured, step-by-step format and differentiated templates help all students feel confident and successful when working on it, and allows them to continue to use the resource in the future even if they change grade levels.
Why Students Love the Directed Drawing Activities
Elementary students love the printable back to school directed drawing activities packet because…
- They feel proud when they can follow the steps of the draw along and complete a drawing on their own.
- Directed drawing is easy and enjoyable and helps them feel calm and focused.
- They love adding their own colors, patterns, and details after the drawing is done.
- They enjoy doing the same activity as their classmates and seeing different results.
- They’re excited to share and display their final work.
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In closing, we hope you found this post about our back to school directed drawing and writing activities for teaching kids how to draw a pencil helpful! If you did, then check out our other directed drawings (which are equally great for writing lessons and activities), as well as the list of related posts below.
