Plan and reflect
Plan My Drawing
Before you draw: choose your idea, shapes and colors. After you draw: look back and set a goal.
Thinking sheet · Plan and reflect
Desk Makeover
Draw your desk now, plan a better setup and list what will help you work.
- Grades
- 1–5
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Topic
- Plan and reflect
- Kids practice
- organization, planning, drawing from above
What kids do
“Is your desk helping you or hiding your pencils? Plan a makeover!”
- My desk now (from above)
- My desk makeover plan
- I need to keep…
- Things that can go away:
How to run it
- Show what “from above” means with a quick sketch.
- Do the makeover right after.
- Works for a home desk or bedroom.
Talk about it
- What was lost on your desk?
- What helps you focus?
- How long did it stay tidy?
Take it further
Plan your backpack makeover.
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
More thinking sheets
Plan and reflect
Climb the “Yet” Ladder
Name something you can’t do yet, then plan the small steps that get you to the top.
Plan and reflect
Be a Kind Art Critic
Look at a friend’s drawing like a museum critic: describe it, praise it, ask a question and give it a title.
Plan and reflect
Then and Now Drawing
Draw the same thing today and again in a few weeks. Compare them and spot what improved.
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