Drawing Animals Using Shapes – Free Printables
Drawing animals can be a lot of fun! You can use basic shapes to create the outline, and then add details to make it look like a cute animal. Practice drawing animals using shapes with this free printable packet. Not only with they practice drawing skills, they also need to move like the animal. Get your students drawing and moving with this ready to go activity. Download your FREE copy at the bottom of the blog post.
HOW TO DOWNLOAD THE DRAWING ANIMALS USING SHAPES PRINTABLES
All you need to do is follow these three steps to access the drawing brain break activity for preschool, elementary and homeschool students:
- Click on the link at the bottom of the post.
- You will be redirected to download the PDF format file of the animal drawing using shapes packet.
- Print or screen share the activity and get drawing and moving!
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WHAT SKILLS ARE KIDS WORKING ON WHEN THEY COMPLETE THE PACKET?
This Drawing Animals With Shapes Activity PDF works on the following skills:
- pre-writing
- shape recognition
- drawing shapes
- visual spatial skills
- visual motor skills
- copying
- imagination when they move like the animals
- balance
- coordination
- physical activity
Wow! Those are a lot of skills to practice with one no prep activity!
HOW TO USE THE DRAWING ANIMALS USING SHAPES PACKET
- Open up the drawing animals with shapes packet on your computer or print it.
- You can give each student the printed packet or you can screen share the activity and they can draw on any piece of paper.
- Provide the students with pencils, markers, pens, or crayons.
- Start with the chick. Draw a circle and then add the details. Move like a baby chick when you are done drawing it.
- Try the sheep next starting with a square and adding ears, eyes, nose, wool, and feet. Move like a sheep when you are done. Baa! Baa!
- Continue with the bear, rabbit, fish and cat.
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WHEN IS A GOOD TIME TO USE THIS PACKET?
Here are some suggestions of when to complete the Drawing Animals Using Shapes Packet:
- add it to a math lesson on shapes
- fine motor station – drawing animals using shapes in kindergarten is a great activity!
- indoor recess
- brain breaks
- occupational or physical therapy session
- at home anytime the kids unplug!
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