Animals sub plan · grades K–5 · 45 minutes Animals: draw, trace and grid Objective: students follow a step-by-step drawing, then choose a tracing page or a grid challenge and finish with their own details.
Materials: pencils, erasers, crayons or markers; copies of the three pages below; a screen for the video.
Warm-up, 5 min. Show the finished drawing and ask: what shapes can you see?Draw along, 15 min. How to Draw a Cute Cartoon Tiger : play the video and pause after each step. Print the steps (PDF) Choice time, 15 min. Easier start: Baby Snake Coloring Page (PDF ). Challenge: How to Draw a Baby Lobster (PDF, 2 pages ).Wrap-up, 5–10 min. Students give their character a name and write one sentence about it on a draw-and-write sheet , then share with a partner.
Early finishers: draw the character doing something new, or pick anything from the Animals page .
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Robots sub plan · grades K–5 · 45 minutes Robots: draw, trace and grid Objective: students follow a step-by-step drawing, then choose a tracing page or a grid challenge and finish with their own details.
Materials: pencils, erasers, crayons or markers; copies of the three pages below; a screen for the video.
Warm-up, 5 min. Show the finished drawing and ask: what shapes can you see?Draw along, 15 min. How to Draw a Robot Cat : play the video and pause after each step. Print the steps (PDF) Choice time, 15 min. Easier start: Baby Robot Coloring Page (PDF ). Challenge: How to Draw a Baby Bottle Robot The Easy Way (PDF, 2 pages ).Wrap-up, 5–10 min. Students give their character a name and write one sentence about it on a draw-and-write sheet , then share with a partner.
Early finishers: draw the character doing something new, or pick anything from the Robots page .
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Monsters sub plan · grades K–5 · 45 minutes Monsters: draw, trace and grid Objective: students follow a step-by-step drawing, then choose a tracing page or a grid challenge and finish with their own details.
Materials: pencils, erasers, crayons or markers; copies of the three pages below; a screen for the video.
Warm-up, 5 min. Show the finished drawing and ask: what shapes can you see?Draw along, 15 min. How to Draw a Funny Pizza Monster : play the video and pause after each step. Print the steps (PDF) Choice time, 15 min. Easier start: Potato Monster Coloring Page (PDF ). Challenge: Draw A Grumpy Cyclops (PDF, 2 pages ).Wrap-up, 5–10 min. Students give their character a name and write one sentence about it on a draw-and-write sheet , then share with a partner.
Early finishers: draw the character doing something new, or pick anything from the Monsters page .
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Animal Mashups sub plan · grades K–5 · 45 minutes Animal Mashups: draw, trace and grid Objective: students follow a step-by-step drawing, then choose a tracing page or a grid challenge and finish with their own details.
Materials: pencils, erasers, crayons or markers; copies of the three pages below; a screen for the video.
Warm-up, 5 min. Show the finished drawing and ask: what shapes can you see?Draw along, 15 min. How to Draw a Unicorn Panda : play the video and pause after each step. Print the steps (PDF) Choice time, 15 min. Easier start: Mutant Penguin Coloring Page (PDF ). Challenge: How to Draw a Dolphin Dude (PDF, 2 pages ).Wrap-up, 5–10 min. Students give their character a name and write one sentence about it on a draw-and-write sheet , then share with a partner.
Early finishers: draw the character doing something new, or pick anything from the Animal Mashups page .
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Unicorns & Mermaids sub plan · grades K–5 · 45 minutes Unicorns & Mermaids: draw, trace and grid Objective: students follow a step-by-step drawing, then choose a tracing page or a grid challenge and finish with their own details.
Materials: pencils, erasers, crayons or markers; copies of the three pages below; a screen for the video.
Warm-up, 5 min. Show the finished drawing and ask: what shapes can you see?Draw along, 15 min. How to Draw a Mermaid : play the video and pause after each step. Print the steps (PDF) Choice time, 15 min. Easier start: Trace Then Color A Cute Mermaid (PDF ). Challenge: How to Draw a Robot Dinosaur with Grid Drawing (PDF, 2 pages ).Wrap-up, 5–10 min. Students give their character a name and write one sentence about it on a draw-and-write sheet , then share with a partner.
Early finishers: draw the character doing something new, or pick anything from the Unicorns & Mermaids page .
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Aliens & Space sub plan · grades K–5 · 45 minutes Aliens & Space: draw, trace and grid Objective: students follow a step-by-step drawing, then choose a tracing page or a grid challenge and finish with their own details.
Materials: pencils, erasers, crayons or markers; copies of the three pages below; a screen for the video.
Warm-up, 5 min. Show the finished drawing and ask: what shapes can you see?Draw along, 15 min. How to Draw an Alien Space Captain : play the video and pause after each step. Print the steps (PDF) Choice time, 15 min. Easier start: Astronaut Coloring Page (PDF ). Challenge: Draw a Silly Alien (PDF, 2 pages ).Wrap-up, 5–10 min. Students give their character a name and write one sentence about it on a draw-and-write sheet , then share with a partner.
Early finishers: draw the character doing something new, or pick anything from the Aliens & Space page .
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Funny Faces sub plan · grades K–5 · 45 minutes Funny Faces: draw, trace and grid Objective: students follow a step-by-step drawing, then choose a tracing page or a grid challenge and finish with their own details.
Materials: pencils, erasers, crayons or markers; copies of the three pages below; a screen for the video.
Warm-up, 5 min. Show the finished drawing and ask: what shapes can you see?Draw along, 15 min. How to Draw a Cartoon Face : play the video and pause after each step. Choice time, 15 min. Easier start: Burglar Coloring Page (PDF ). Challenge: Draw by Grid: A Goofy Face (PDF, 2 pages ).Wrap-up, 5–10 min. Students give their character a name and write one sentence about it on a draw-and-write sheet , then share with a partner.
Early finishers: draw the character doing something new, or pick anything from the Funny Faces page .
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Halloween sub plan · grades K–5 · 45 minutes Halloween: draw, trace and grid Objective: students follow a step-by-step drawing, then choose a tracing page or a grid challenge and finish with their own details.
Materials: pencils, erasers, crayons or markers; copies of the three pages below; a screen for the video.
Warm-up, 5 min. Show the finished drawing and ask: what shapes can you see?Draw along, 15 min. How to Draw a Cartoon Witch for Halloween : play the video and pause after each step. Print the steps (PDF) Choice time, 15 min. Easier start: Vampire Coloring Page (PDF ). Challenge: How to Draw a Bird Robot (PDF, 2 pages ).Wrap-up, 5–10 min. Students give their character a name and write one sentence about it on a draw-and-write sheet , then share with a partner.
Early finishers: draw the character doing something new, or pick anything from the Halloween page .
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