How to Draw: Cheetah Cub

How to Draw: Cheetah Cub

Ages 5–10 · 6 minutes · Art

The purr-fect advanced drawing lesson

Required materials: pencil, paper, coloring utensils

In this step-by-step directed drawing, students will be guided through an advanced, realistic cheetah cub drawing.

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Standards alignment

Alabama

  • MA19.K.22 — Model shapes in the world by building them from sticks, clay balls, or other components and by drawing them.

Alaska

  • K.G.5 — Build shapes (e.g., using sticks and clay) and draw shapes.

Arkansas

  • K.GM.5 — Compose and draw shapes found in the world using objects (e.g., straws, toothpicks, clay balls).

California

  • K.G.B.5 — Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components (e.g., sticks and clay balls) and drawing shapes.

Colorado

  • RWC20-GR.PS-S.3-GLE.1-EO.c — Use scribbles, shapes, pictures, and letters to represent objects, stories, experiences, or ideas.

Connecticut

  • K.G.B.5 — Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components (e.g., sticks and clay balls) and drawing shapes.

Delaware

  • K.G.B.5 — Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components (e.g., sticks and clay balls) and drawing shapes.
  • 1.G.A.2 — Compose two-dimensional shapes (rectangles, squares, trapezoids, triangles, half-circles, and quarter-circles) or three-dimensional shapes (cubes, right rectangular prisms, right circular cones, and right circular cylinders) to create a composite shape, and compose new shapes from the composite shape.

Florida

  • SC.K.N.1.4 — Observe and create a visual representation of an object which includes its major features.
  • SC.K2.CS-CS.2.6 (Discontinued after 2024-2025) — Illustrate thoughts, ideas, and stories in a step-by-step manner using writing tools, digital cameras, and drawing tools.

Georgia

  • K.GSR.8.3 — Use basic shapes to represent specific shapes found in the environment by creating models and drawings.
  • K.GSR.8.2 — Describe the relative location of an object using positional words.
  • K.GSR.8.4 — Use two or more basic shapes to form larger shapes.

Hawaii

  • K.G.B.5 — Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components (e.g., sticks and clay balls) and drawing shapes.

Idaho

  • K.G.B.5 — Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components/materials and drawing shapes.

Iowa

  • 1.G.A.2 — Compose two-dimensional shapes (rectangles, squares, trapezoids, triangles, half-circles, and quarter-circles) or threedimensional shapes (cubes, rectangular prisms, cones and cylinders) to create a composite shape, and compose new shapes from the composite shape. Students do not need to learn formal names for these shapes.

Kansas

  • K.G.5 — Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components (e.g. sticks and clay balls) and drawing shapes.

Louisiana

  • K.G.B.5 — Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components (e.g., sticks and clay balls) and drawing shapes.

Maine

  • K.G.B.5 — Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components (e.g., sticks and clay balls) and drawing shapes.

Maryland

  • L.PK.2.d — Develop fine motor skills necessary to control and sustain handwriting.

Minnesota

  • K.3.1.3 — Use basic shapes and spatial reasoning to model objects in the real-world. For example: A cylinder can be used to model a can of soup. Another example: Find as many rectangles as you can in your classroom. Record the rectangles you found by making drawings.

Missouri

  • 1.SL.1.A.c — following two-step instructions, according to classroom expectations
  • 2.SL.1.A.b — following three-step instructions, according to classroom expectations
  • K.GM.C.9 — Draw or model simple two-dimensional shapes.

Nebraska

  • LA.2.SL.1.e — Complete a task following multi-step directions.
  • LA.1.SL.1.e — Complete a task following one/two-step directions.
  • LA.3.SL.1.e — Complete a task following multi-step directions.

Nevada

  • K.G.B.5 — Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components (e.g., sticks and clay balls) and drawing shapes.

New Jersey

  • K.G.B.5 — Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components (e.g., sticks and clay balls) and drawing shapes.

New Mexico

  • 2.G.A.1 — Recognize and draw shapes having specified attributes, such as a given number of angles or a given number of equal faces. Identify triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons, and cubes.

Ohio

  • 1.G.2 — Compose two-dimensional shapes (rectangles, squares, trapezoids, triangles, half-circles, and quarter-circles) or three-dimensional shapes (cubes, right rectangular prisms, right circular cones, and right circular cylinders) to create a composite shape, and compose new shapes from the composite shape. Students do not need to learn formal names such as "right rectangular prism."

Oklahoma

  • 2.1.L.2 — Students will follow multi-step oral directions.
  • K.2.W.1 — Students will express themselves through drawing and emergent writing.

Pennsylvania

  • 3.5.3-5.C — Follow directions to complete a technological task.
  • 3.5.K-2.Q — Apply skills necessary for making in design.
  • 3.5.K-2.P — Discuss that all designs have different characteristics that can be described.

Rhode Island

  • K.G.B.5 — Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components (e.g., sticks and clay balls) and drawing shapes.

South Carolina

  • K.G.5 — Draw two-dimensional shapes (i.e., square, rectangle, triangle, hexagon, and circle) and create models of three-dimensional shapes (i.e., cone, cube, cylinder, and sphere).

Tennessee

  • K.ETS1.2 — Describe objects accurately by drawing and/or labeling pictures.

Texas

  • K.6F — create two-dimensional shapes using a variety of materials and drawings.

Washington

  • K.G.B.5 — Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components (e.g., sticks and clay balls) and drawing shapes.

Washington, D.C.

  • K.G.B.5 — Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components (e.g., sticks and clay balls) and drawing shapes.

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)