Guided Drawings of Pilgrims and Native Americans

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For the past two years, I have completed these guided drawings with my students.  It usually takes two class sessions to complete them.  On the first day, we make Pilgrims.  Girls will draw a Pilgrim girl and boys will draw a Pilgrim boy.  The following day, girls will draw a Native American boy and boys will draw a Native American girl.  These become keepsakes for their memory box.  

Today, I am sharing my step by step drawings with you.  To complete the lesson, you will need about 45 minutes to 1 hour.  You will also need to copy a U-shaped smile on 12x9 white construction paper.  I have found that giving this starting point helps them tremendously.



I model each step with the students.  As I model, students draw in pencil.  Once completed, they will trace their pencil drawing with marker.   


Along the way, I monitor each student's drawing. Usually, I am giving directions specifically for the boys and then, directions specifically for the girls.  This means, students have to pay close attention.


I model coloring and limit what colors that they can use because these are meant to be realistic drawings.  


As a final touch, we color the background in a color that we did not use in the drawing.  This gives it a pop of color.  I love how they turn out and my students are always so proud of their work.  

I hope you found this helpful.  

Happy Thanksgiving!
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9 comments

  1. Kimberley MoranNovember 25, 2013 at 5:59 PM

    I love these! I wish I'd seen them earlier, but I'm going to save them for next year. Guided drawing makes such a difference in my kids' self esteem around illustrating. I don't know why we think kids should just 'know' how to draw.

    Kimberley
    First in Maine

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  2. AnonymousNovember 26, 2013 at 5:23 AM

    I love guided drWing, since I have less artistic ability than m kinders -- I need all the help I can get!
    Thanks!

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    1. Learning with Mrs. ParkerNovember 26, 2013 at 11:47 AM

      Ann,
      I feel like my "art" is very much fits into the kindergarten mold. I often have a kindergartner or two who can out draw me. I am okay with that. :)

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  3. HeidiSongsNovember 26, 2013 at 10:29 AM

    Your drawings are so cute! I absolutely LOVE doing guided drawing with my students! It's such fun and it is so good for their visual perception! It's also great for practice in drawing shapes, so it fits in nicely with the CCSS.
    Heidi

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    1. Learning with Mrs. ParkerNovember 26, 2013 at 11:45 AM

      Thank you, Heidi! I love that these types of lessons. I agree about how it helps with visual perception. I often see these skills transferred into their writing.

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  4. vgwNovember 26, 2013 at 2:22 PM

    This was so fun! I did it with my 4th graders today. We thought and hoped we were having a snow day, but they really enjoyed it and I was able to inter grate LOTS of math vocab. Thanks again. Is there an email address I can send my pictures?

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    1. Learning with Mrs. ParkerNovember 26, 2013 at 3:31 PM

      I am so happy that you were able to use this with older students. I would love to see how they turned out. You may send an email at learningwithmrsparker@gmail.com.

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  5. learningmyselfNovember 27, 2013 at 5:03 PM

    Love the guided drawing! The kids would love this! Thanks for sharing! :)

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  6. CynthiaNovember 27, 2013 at 7:40 PM

    I LOVE these! I will for sure do them next year with my 1st graders. Thank you!!

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