Directed Drawing and Creative Writing Prompts (12 Zoo Animals)

Need a fun way to help your students learn to follow instructions while increasing their drawing confidence? Check out this NO PREP directed drawing unit!

Perfect for elementary teachers and homeschoolers alike, this resource includes step-by-step drawing instructions for 12 zoo animals. Differentiated worksheets—primary lines, regular lines, and no lines—are included to match the student's handwriting skill level.

To spark even more creativity, this cross-curricular activity includes 24 optional writing prompts (2 for each zoo animal).

A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR:

Zoo animals or a specific zoo animal unit study (National Zoo Lovers Day is April 8)

• Art class

• Writing lessons or centers

• Early finisher work

• Sub plans

• ...or just for fun!
  
  This resource is designed with your ink cartridge in mind. It's no prep and "no frills" — everything you need and nothing you don't. Just print and go inspire those budding writers and illustrators with this fun directed drawing project!
  
  ZOO ANIMALS INCLUDE:
  
  Crocodile

• Elephant

• Giraffe

• Hippo

• Kangaroo

• Koala

• Lion

• Monkey

• Panda

• Rhino

• Tiger

• Zebra
  
  CROSS-CURRICULAR SUBJECTS COVERED:
  
  Art (drawing and coloring)

• Creative writing

• English language arts

• Grammar

• Reading

• Spelling

• Writing
  
  Are you interested in helping your students become experts about zoo animals? From alligators to zebras, you can explore five aspects—description, diet, habitat, life cycle, and predators—of each animal through cross-curricular activities. Each day's lesson plan appeals to different types of learners: curated videos (visual and auditory), reading passages (reading), research report pages (writing), interactive notebook and other activities (kinesthetic), and more.
  
  Check out my 5-day zoo animal units and more resources here!

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Teacher instructions

Directed drawing instructions for 12 zoo animals

Differentiated worksheets (3 levels)

Extra writing pages (3 levels)

24 optional writing prompts (2 for each zoo animal)