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Thinking sheet · Art and artists
Me as an Animal
Which animal is most like you? Draw a self-portrait as that animal and explain the match.
- Grades
- K–4
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Topic
- Art and artists
- Kids practice
- self-portrait, self-reflection, animal drawing
What kids do
“If you were an animal, what would you be? Draw yourself!”
- My animal self-portrait
- How we’re alike
- My animal is a…
- One thing about me that’s NOT like my animal:
How to run it
- Keep something of yourself in it: your glasses, your hair color, your favorite shirt.
- Use a how-to-draw animal page if kids want a starting point.
- Hang them as a class zoo.
Talk about it
- Did anyone pick the same animal for a different reason?
- Which animal would your family pick for you?
- Would you want to be that animal for a day?
Take it further
Draw a friend as the animal they’d pick.
Pairs well with
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