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Directed Drawing for Kindergarten: Shape Stories

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Illustration Unit cover: shape stories and directed drawings for kindergarten and 1st grade: draw, write, create
Unit overview to show students before starting
What Is An Illustrator? Students learn illustrators draw characters and settings, then write what they like to draw
Opening discussion to introduce the illustrator's role
Shape Drawing Practice: students trace 10 shapes, draw them on their own, then color a house by shape color code
Fine-motor warm-up before directed drawing lessons
Build a Person: students cut out a face, hair, shirts, arms, legs and shoes, glue them onto a body and name their person
Cut-and-glue craft that leads into character writing
Build an Animal: students cut out a bear face, ears, legs, tail and paws, glue them on, then write the animal's name
Art center task for inventing a story animal
Happy Face directed drawing: six steps: circle, eyes, eyebrows, nose, smile and ears, then students draw their own
Guided step-by-step lesson on drawing feelings
Excited Face directed drawing: six steps ending in an open smiling mouth and ears, then a Your Turn space to draw one
Follow-along drawing for talking about emotions
Sad Face directed drawing: six steps adding eyes, upturned eyebrows, nose, a big frown and ears, then students draw one
Pair with a read-aloud about a character's feelings
Draw My Family: students draw a picture of their family, then finish the starter 'My family is special because...'
Personal writing page for an all-about-me week
Match the Animals: students draw lines matching pictures of a dog, cat, elephant, lion, rabbit and bear to their names
Early finisher or vocabulary review activity
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Kindergarten, Grade 1, 2

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Transform your writing block into an engaging illustration experience with this Shape Stories Writing Unit. Students learn how authors and illustrators work together while creating shape-based drawings, story characters, settings, and complete narrative pieces.

What's Included

✔ Directed Drawing Activities

✔ Shape Story Worksheets

✔ Build-a-Person Activities

✔ Build-an-Animal Activities

✔ Story Sequencing Pages

✔ Illustration Practice Sheets

✔ Narrative Writing Templates

✔ Shape Math Integration Activities

✔ Student Publishing Pages

✔ Illustrator Certificate

Skills Developed

  • Fine Motor Skills

  • Shape Recognition

  • Storytelling

  • Creative Thinking

  • Narrative Writing

  • Illustration Techniques

  • Visual Literacy

  • Sequencing

  • Vocabulary Development

Why Teachers Love It

  • No prep

  • Print-and-go

  • Writing workshop friendly

  • Centers compatible

  • Homeschool ready

  • Highly engaging

  • Cross-curricular

Perfect For

  • Kindergarten

  • First Grade

  • Writing Centers

  • Literacy Stations

  • Small Groups

  • Homeschool Lessons

  • Early FinishersTransform your writing block into an engaging illustration experience with this Shape Stories Writing Unit. Students learn how authors and illustrators work together while creating shape-based drawings, story characters, settings, and complete narrative pieces.

What's Included

✔ Directed Drawing Activities

✔ Shape Story Worksheets

✔ Build-a-Person Activities

✔ Build-an-Animal Activities

✔ Story Sequencing Pages

✔ Illustration Practice Sheets

✔ Narrative Writing Templates

✔ Shape Math Integration Activities

✔ Student Publishing Pages

✔ Illustrator Certificate

Skills Developed

  • Fine Motor Skills

  • Shape Recognition

  • Storytelling

  • Creative Thinking

  • Narrative Writing

  • Illustration Techniques

  • Visual Literacy

  • Sequencing

  • Vocabulary Development

Why Teachers Love It

  • No prep

  • Print-and-go

  • Writing workshop friendly

  • Centers compatible

  • Homeschool ready

  • Highly engaging

  • Cross-curricular

Perfect For

  • Kindergarten

  • First Grade

  • Writing Centers

  • Literacy Stations

  • Small Groups

  • Homeschool Lessons

  • Early Finishers

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