Teach students how to draw a girl with a directed drawing video that leads kids step-by-step through the instructions.
How to Draw a Girl with Step-By-Step Instructions
Walk your students through the process of drawing a girl, including the face, body and hands with a directed drawing activity that can be easily followed by young learners. The tutorial makes use of familiar basic shapes such as circles and rectangles, as well as various curved lines to give shape to the girl.
Follow the steps, line by line, and see how you and your students can create drawings that are sure to impress while improving their dexterity, concentration and listening skills. Most importantly, you can pause and replay the kids’ drawing video as many times as you need.
Drawing is a form of visual communication, and learning how to draw a girl can help your students develop their ability to communicate their ideas through visual means. By teaching your students to draw young people, you are enabling them to tell social stories through visual representation.
Cross-Curricular Links for This “How to Draw a Girl” Activity
The products of this deceptively simple “How to Draw a Girl” directed drawing video can be used in multiple ways across the curriculum! Here are just a few ideas from our experienced teacher team:
- Literacy – Students can write daily diary entries from the perspective of the girl, describing her day-to-day activities, thoughts and feelings.
- Cultural Studies – Ask students to dress their drawn girl in traditional attire from different cultures and then present information about the culture they chose.
- Visual Art – Create a large classroom mural or collage featuring all the drawn characters, allowing students to collaborate on a bigger art piece.
- STEM – Introduce simple STEM challenges, for example, “Design a bridge that the girl can cross.” This integrates engineering and creativity.
- Social-Emotional Learning – Discuss different scenarios where the girl faces challenges, encouraging students to think about problem-solving and empathy.
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This resource comes with an instruction card to provide further support to your students as they complete the activity. Here’s some more great “How to Draw” instruction cards to use in your classroom:
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