Daily
by Marie Hablitzel
I did a drawing lesson with my second grade class each morning. I am retired now, but here is the basic daily schedule I followed:
Class Instruction
10 minutes, 1. present the subject
15 minutes, 2. draw the subject
Independent Work*
15 minutes, 3. draw the background
Class Instruction
15 minutes, 4. handwriting practice
Independent Work**
15 minutes, 5. color the picture
* While the children worked independently, I worked one-on-one with individual students, or presented more information on the subject being drawn.
** I used this time for "centers", rotating the children between three or four small group centers: Group 1) reading with teacher or aid, Group 2) writing (composition) with teacher or aid, Group 3) coloring drawings at their desks. Group 4) sometimes I got an extra aid and could have another reading or writing center.
Weekly
You can't fit drawing into the schedule? Consider doing one lesson each week by breaking the lesson into fifteen minute segments, Monday through Friday.
Monday
15 minutes, 1. present the subject
Tuesday
15 minutes, 2. draw the subject
Wednesday
15 minutes, 3. draw the background
Thursday
15 minutes, 4. write or talk about the drawing
Friday
15 minutes, 5. color the drawing
Draw With Your Children
by Kim Stitzer
Drawing is a great activity to do with your children! We did it each morning right after breakfast. I'd help the kids draw a subject, then washed the morning dishes while they worked on their background drawings. I was nearby, so they could easily ask me for help or suggestions. I rejoined them to work on writing, and each child worked at their own level. After writing, the kids colored their pictures -- they always wanted to color the picture.
