Mazes

When I was gone on my trip to New York for the conference, one of the sub plans I left was to draw a maze.  The instructions were to draw a maze lightly with pencil, then color it as they wished.  They could choose to include a theme for their maze, or just make it artistic and creative.  

I am amazed at these mazes!  They are so beautiful and fun to look at.  

I think I'm going to start drawing some of my own mazes for fun now.

Some kids in this class LOVE Pac Man.

This tiny black and white maze was very interesting.

I think many of the kids enjoyed this project because it was sort of like designing their own video game!

The Longest Line

Here is a beautiful, awesome lesson plan I found from Kids Artists, called the Longest Line.  I used it for a sub plan when I was gone one day.  The kids loved it!

Easy LINE LESSON-- Kindergarten

This is an easy line lesson you can do tomorrow or with a substitute teacher.
Step one:  Draw lines in pencil across the page.  Make as many types of lines as you can... wavy, zigzag, straight, loopy, dotted, dashed, etc.
Step two:  Outline the lines in black marker.
Step three:  Color in other areas with marker or crayon.

Substitute Assignment

On Wednesday I had a substitute teacher.  I left this drawing assignment for the 2nd graders to complete.  Divide your paper in half.  On one side, draw what you imagine your life to look like when you are 30 years old.  On the other side, imagine how your body will look when you are 70.  What will your life be like then?  I got this idea from Teaching Drawing From Art.  This book is from 1988 and only has black and white pictures, but I loved reading this book.  I got a lot of great ideas for drawing lessons for kids.  As part of my professional development plan, I am researching how to teach sequential art skills.  Drawing from imagination is one of the components of a strong drawing curriculum.