End of Year Grid Drawings, Art Activity Worksheets for 1st-4th Grade
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Description
20 End of Year, Cartoon Grid Drawings for students to practice and to reinforce drawing and observational skills for 1st to 4th Grade. Perfect for a quick, no-prep art activity OR leave for a sub! These Grid Draw worksheets are perfectly themed for End of the Year. Use this to help your students become confident, independent drawers & artists.
All drawings are design by artist Kathleen McGiveron (Ms Artastic) and are not created with clip art. They’re designed for End of the Year and are perfect to allow children to develop fine motor skills, creative thinking, and observation skills. Let them copy the grid draw into their own blank grid template, and then let them add their own artist flavor or choice details to their design.
These End of the Year Drawing pages are all black line ready for easy printing!
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ABOUT THIS RESOURCE:
Benefits of Grid Drawing for Kids:
Grid drawing is a fun and educational activity that can help kids develop their drawing skills in a structured and systematic way. It offers several benefits, including:
1. Proportion and Scale: Grid drawing helps children understand proportion and scale by breaking down complex images into smaller, manageable parts.
2. Hand-Eye Coordination: Copying each square onto the blank grid template improves hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills.
3. Attention to Detail: Grid drawing encourages kids to pay attention to detail and closely observe the elements of the image they are recreating.
4. Patience and Perseverance: Completing a grid drawing requires patience and perseverance, promoting a sense of accomplishment and confidence when finished.
5. Artistic Foundation: It lays the foundation for more advanced drawing techniques and artistic expression.
5 IDEAS FOR USING THEM IN YOUR CLASSROOM:
1. Art Center Activity: Set up a dedicated art center with grid drawing worksheets and drawing materials. Students can choose their favorite images to recreate during their free time or as part of structured art sessions.
2. Warm-Up Exercise: Use grid drawing as a warm-up activity before other art lessons. It helps students focus, sharpen their drawing skills, and get into a creative mindset.
3. Art Lesson Integration: Incorporate grid drawing into art lessons that involve the same theme.
4. When You’re Done’s: Use as a fast finisher activity in your classroom that encourages creativity, fine motor development, and drawing skills.
5. Educational Reinforcement: Use as a tool for developing hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, and observation skills.
Remember, the key to using grid drawing pages effectively is to encourage creativity, patience, and perseverance while providing an enjoyable and rewarding experience for the kids.
WHAT IS INCLUDED:
THIS GRID DRAWING RESOURCE INCLUDES: Non-Editable PDF Version
1) Cover Page
2) KWL
3) End of the Year Poem
4) 20 End of the Year Themed Grid Drawing pages
- Certificate
- Grad Cap
- Ribbon
- Owl with Cap
- Mouse on Book
- Mouse Graduate
- Celebrating Monster
- School Bus
- Apple
- Paper Airplanes
- Student Graduating
- Pencil
- Spelling Bee
- Friendship
- Owl
- Star
- School’s Out
- Friends
- Balloon
- Trophy
5) End of Year Art Challenge: Bonus choice-based art page
NOTE: This resource uses American English and is not editable.
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About the Author:
Kathleen McGiveron (Ms Artastic) is an artist who has been featured on NBC LX News and designs Art Lessons for Kids and Educational Resources for Teachers. She is the founder of Ms Artastic and hosts the Ms Artastic YouTube Channel and Podcast. You can start your own child's or classroom's creative journey by grabbing this FREE Art Lesson Starter Pack: https://www.artastickids.com/freeart
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