Circle Time Drawing

Today during circle we read a book that talked about all different kinds of lines. Straight lines, curvy lines, lines that wiggle, lines that zig-zag and lines that go around and around in a circle. After we finished our book we took out some clipboards and practiced drawing a variety of different lines. Drawing these lines are skills that these students have mastered but vary rarely have they been able to put words to the lines they are creating. This helped give them confidence in their drawing ability and allowed them to know that even though they are four there are things that they can draw and they look the same as in the book!

Since we are talking about writing and illustrating stories we also talked about drawing ants. Ants are three circles that touch and they have eyes and antennae. The group quickly became expert ant drawers. We made sure to emphasis to the class that there is no "right way" to draw an ant. You can look at pictures or other drawings to inspire you but your drawing is great even if it looks different from other student's art. Drawing from pictures and from stories allows students to really tune into their observation skills. Once they know to look for lines and shapes int he world around them they will be able to see these shapes everywhere and gain more confidence in independent drawing.