How to Draw: Unicorn
Ages 5–10 · 6 minutes · Art
A magically cute and sparkly advanced drawing lesson
Required materials: pencil, paper, coloring utensils (optional)
In this advanced step-by-step directed drawing, students will be guided through a unicorn drawing.
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Standards alignment
Alabama
- ELA21.1.40 — Describe ideas, thoughts, and feelings, using adjectives, drawings, or other visual displays to clarify.
- ELA21.K.33 — Express ideas orally and connect these ideas through drawing and emergent writing.
Colorado
- RWC20-GR.PS-S.3-GLE.1-EO.c — Use scribbles, shapes, pictures, and letters to represent objects, stories, experiences, or ideas.
- RWC20-GR.PS-S.3-GLE.1-EO.a — Experiment with writing tools and materials.
Georgia
- K.GSR.8.3 — Use basic shapes to represent specific shapes found in the environment by creating models and drawings.
Idaho
- K.G.B.5 — Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components/materials and drawing shapes.
Maryland
- L.PK.2.d — Develop fine motor skills necessary to control and sustain handwriting.
- K.G.B.5 — Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components (e.g., sticks and clay balls) and drawing shapes.
Missouri
- 1.R.3.A.d — follow written multi-step directions with picture cues to assist with understanding
Nebraska
- LA.1.SL.1.e — Complete a task following one/two-step directions.
- LA.2.SL.1.e — Complete a task following multi-step directions.
- LA.3.SL.1.e — Complete a task following multi-step directions.
New York
- NY-K.G.5 — Model objects in their environment by building and/or drawing shapes.
Oklahoma
- 1.1.L.2 — Students will follow simple two- and three-step oral directions.
- K.1.L.2 — Students will follow simple one- and two-step oral directions.
- K.2.W.1 — Students will express themselves through drawing and emergent writing.
- 2.1.L.2 — Students will follow multi-step oral directions.
Oregon
- K.GM.B.5 — Represent shapes in the world by building shapes from components and drawing shapes.
Pennsylvania
- 3.5.3-5.C — Follow directions to complete a technological task.
- 3.5.K-2.P — Discuss that all designs have different characteristics that can be described.
South Dakota
- 1.SL.5 — Create drawings or other visual displays when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings
Texas
- K.6F — create two-dimensional shapes using a variety of materials and drawings.
West Virginia
- ELA.PK.WR.EW.1 — Use scribbles, shapes, pictures, and letters to represent objects, stories, experiences, or ideas.
- ELA.PK.WR.EW.5 — Experiment with a variety of writing tools and materials (ex: pencils, chalk, markers, sand, developmentally appropriate technology)