Draw a Chick activity

In January I put out a Draw A Penguin activity on the art shelf and was really surprised and impressed with how well the children did with it.  Basically, I made a flip book showing the different steps to drawing a penguin.   Recently we have been studying oviparous animals (those that hatch from eggs), so I decided to set up a Draw a Chick activity.  Below you can see how I arranged it in a basket.  There is a laminated flip book showing the different steps to drawing a chick, a stack of white construction paper squares for drawing, and a little basket with a pencil and the three markers needed for this project.

 

To do this work, the child takes out the flip book and a blank piece of paper.  They write their name on the back of the paper.  Then they use the markers to draw each step as they flip from page to page.  The first photo below shows the first page of the flip book and the second one shows the last page.

 

 

The next photo shows two chicks that were drawn today by two different students.  One student is 4 and one is 5.  Aren't they cute??

Comments

[Laura]

ThatsGreat! Im glad you like the idea and I love the idea of applying it to names. Thanks for writing.
Laura

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[Beth]

Love this idea. I am thinking of using it with the childrens names. The first page would have the first letter and so on. the last page would have their full name.

[shaz]

wow, i have always wondered how to encourage kids to draw. i have some kids wo just doesnt get to the art table cos he cant draw. and this idea will encourage every child Im sure.
thanks for that beautiful idea. i will for sure bring it to the shelves right away.

[MarieUK]

This idea is fantastic- i tried this with my class with a 'wren' book and a 'daffodil' book (St Davids day) and the results were brilliat. This week i've made a penguin and a tortoise book and the plan is to make a large selection!
Thanks for the idea keep up the good work :)

[Elizabeth: The Double D's: Life with Dirk and Derek]

This is a great idea! :)

[Linds]

I love this! I am doing it with my son right now and he's really enjoying it. Thanks!

[Diane Aoto]

Those chicks are so cute!
Yet another idea to add to the list for when my little one is a bit bigger.
It's the first time I've commented here, but I read regularly - keep up the good work!

Diane
http://monkey-magic-blog.blogspot.com

[Andie]

I love this! I used your penguin idea back in the winter, and the kids loved it. I'm sure they would enjoy this one too!

Andie
http://montgomeryacad.blogspot.com