How to Teach Students to Create Shape People and Move Past Stick Figures- Kindergarten Art

[@Managingthemess]

FREE SHAPE PERSON RUBRIC! www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Shape-Person-Rubric-Kindergarten-Art-Figure-Rubric-10625587

[@juztnlast953]

I like how you use the rubric as a evaluation of your own methods and processes as their art teacher and then re-evaluate yourself later on to see how you (or they) have made progress beyond the 'tadpole' phase of their depiction development. I know adults that still draw stick figures so this kind of interventionist drawing instruction can really make an impact on people even if they never pursue art later on. Bravo on a very interesting topic of portraiture for early elementary school!

[@Managingthemess]

Thank you for taking the time to share a thoughtful comment!

[@tiffanynash9490]

What a great instruction video. Thank you

[@Managingthemess]

Glad it was helpful!

[@JulissaMaldo]

This is AWESOME! Question- In the guided drawing of shape people, do your students draw with pencil or crayon? I notice that when students (especially young ones) are drawing with me, if they make a mistake, they may waste a bit of time erasing and starting again and trying to keep up.

[@Managingthemess]

Both! Crayon in the beginning of the year and pencil closer to the end. I also use pre cut shapes that students trace around when we do pencil so they can get the sizing correct.

[@JannahRose]

Can you link the month by month kindergarten self portraits? I'm not sure which one you'd recommend. Thank you for all your help!

[@Managingthemess]

This is the one I have used for years - it’s updated yearly www.teacherspayteachers.com/My-Purchases?search=Portrait

[@kaerbear]

This makes me uneasy as an artist. I don’t know how to feel about showing wrong and right and using rubrics. Art is about creativity and expression, not correctness. I’m sorry, don’t mean to be negative or anything, but I worry about developmental differences and fine motor function and giving them the idea that their way is not valid. I think they need to feel free to experiment and play with their own ideas with confidence. I like how you demonstrate your drawing with them in a shared way, the “noticing” and observation is great, it’s just the language of right and wrong and rating scales that worry me.

[@Managingthemess]

To clarify, the rubric isn’t shared with students but is used to evaluate my own effectiveness as an art teacher teaching the concept of using shapes to create a figure. My district provides 4 art grades for students for each quarter in different parts of the artistic process on progress reports that go to families. I realize that grading art is a practice that is not done everywhere. We are required to show student growth to the district so the rubric helps me to show that growth in kindergarten art. Thanks for sharing your thinking.