How to Draw: Dragon

How to Draw: Dragon

Ages 5–10 · 6 minutes · Art

Draw a dragon!

Required materials: pencil, paper, coloring utensils

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

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Standards alignment

Common Core State Standards

  • SL.K.5 — Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail.

Arizona

  • K.G.A.1 — Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.

Colorado

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

Florida

  • SC.K.N.1.4 — Observe and create a visual representation of an object which includes its major features.
  • ELA.K.C.1.5 — With guidance and support from adults, improve drawing and writing, as needed, by planning, revising, and editing.

Indiana

  • K.CC.5 — Follow simple two or three-step oral directions.

Maryland

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

Minnesota

  • 0.3.1.1.1 — Describe spatial information depicted in simple drawings and pictures. For example: While looking at a picture, the student says, "The boy is in front of the house. The house is at the edge of the woods." Other words describing spatial information in a picture include up, down, left, right, near, far, back, in front of.

Missouri

  • 2.SL.1.A.b — following three-step instructions, according to classroom expectations
  • 3.SL.1.A.c — following three-step instructions, according to classroom expectations

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.

New Mexico

  • SL.K.NM.4 — With prompting and support: role play; make predictions; and follow oral and graphic instructions.

New York

  • NY-K.G.5 — Model objects in their environment by building and/or drawing shapes.

Oklahoma

  • 2.1.L.2 — Students will follow multi-step oral directions.
  • 1.1.L.2 — Students will follow simple two- and three-step oral directions.

Oregon

  • K.GM.B.5 — Represent shapes in the world by building shapes from components and drawing shapes.
  • K.SL.5 — Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail.

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.

Tennessee

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

Texas

  • K.10C — revise drafts by adding details in pictures or words;

Utah

  • P4.SL.1.b — Follow two-step directions.

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)