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Fish with Bird Legs Directed Drawing and Writing Worksheet
A free directed drawing worksheet with a writing page in three levels: kindergarten, 1st grade and 2nd–3rd grade. Kids draw the Fish with Bird Legs in six easy steps, then write about their fish with words made for this drawing.
The 1st grade writing page. Each PDF is two pages: the six drawing steps, then the writing page.
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Kindergarten
A big drawing box, the sentence “My fish is odd.” to trace, a five-word picture bank and one line to finish “My fish is ____.”
K PDF1st grade
A drawing box for the Fish with Bird Legs in a scene, an eight-word bank and three sentence starters on primary lines.
1st PDF2nd–3rd grade
A small sketch box, six strong words, a First, Next, Then, Last plan and ruled lines for the story “The Fish Who Came to School.”
2nd–3rd PDF- Grades
- K–3
- Time
- 25–40 minutes
- Category
- Monsters
- From the book
- How to Draw: Mutant Animals
Draw the Fish with Bird Legs step by step
Page one of every PDF shows the Fish with Bird Legs in six steps. The full drawing is a light gray guide in every box, and each step adds new black lines, so kids always know where the next line goes. The drawing comes from How to Draw: Mutant Animals by Kevin Coulston.
What kids write
Kindergarten
Trace “My fish is odd.” then finish “My fish is ____.” with a word from the bank.
- odd
- silly
- funny
- fast
- grumpy
1st grade
Finish three sentences:
- My fish’s name is ____.
- It likes to ____.
- It is scared of ____.
Word bank:
- fins
- legs
- scales
- beak
- walk
- swim
- teeth
- mix
2nd and 3rd grade
Write the story “The Fish Who Came to School.” Your fish shows up at school one morning. Write what happens. Kids plan it with First, Next, Then and Last and use at least two strong words:
- peculiar
- waddled
- scaly
- grumpy
- splashed
- mixed-up
“I can” checklists
Kindergarten
- I drew all 6 steps
- I traced the sentence
- I wrote a word
- I colored it
1st grade
- I started with a capital letter
- I left finger spaces
- I ended with a period
- My words match my drawing
2nd–3rd grade
- My first sentence tells who and where
- I used First, Next, Then and Last
- I used two strong words
- My ending wraps it up
Teaching tips
- Draw the steps together first, then let kids add color and a background that shows where their fish lives.
- Read the word bank aloud before kids write, and act out one or two of the words.
- Pair a kindergartner with an older buddy: one draws, both tell the story, the buddy writes it down.
- Print double-sided so the steps are on the back. Kids flip the page when they want to check a step.
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