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Thinking sheet · Art and artists
Draw Your Hand Five Ways
Trace it, wave it, fist it, point it, then turn it into a creature. Five hand drawings, five challenges.
- Grades
- 1–5
- Time
- about 25 minutes
- Topic
- Art and artists
- Kids practice
- drawing from life, observation, creativity
What kids do
“Your hand is the model that’s always with you!”
- 1. Trace your hand
- 2. Waving
- 3. A fist
- 4. Pointing
- 5. Turn a hand into a creature
- The trickiest pose was…
How to run it
- Draw with the other hand posing (lefties and righties swap).
- Start with simple shapes: a mitten for the palm, sausages for fingers.
- Count fingers! It’s easy to draw six.
Talk about it
- Which pose looked most real?
- Why are hands hard to draw?
- What did the creature hand become?
Take it further
Draw a grown-up’s hand and compare it to yours.
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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