How to Draw: Basketball
Ages 5–10 · 3 minutes · Art
Slam Dunk!
Required materials: pencil, paper, coloring utensils
In this step-by-step directed drawing, students will be guided through a basketball drawing.
Part of
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.
- MA19.1.21 — Build and draw shapes which have defining attributes.
Alaska
- K.G.5 — Build shapes (e.g., using sticks and clay) and draw shapes.
Arizona
- K.G.B.5 — Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components (e.g., sticks and clay balls) and drawing shapes.
- 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.
Arkansas
- K.GM.5 — Compose and draw shapes found in the world using objects (e.g., straws, toothpicks, clay balls).
California
- SL.2.2.a — Give and follow three- and four-step oral directions.
- K.G.B.5 — Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components (e.g., sticks and clay balls) and drawing shapes.
Colorado
- K.G.B.5 — Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components (e.g., sticks and clay balls) and drawing shapes.
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.
Georgia
- K.GSR.8.3 — Use basic shapes to represent specific shapes found in the environment by creating models and drawings.
- 2.GSR.7 — Draw and partition shapes and other objects with specific attributes, and conduct observations of everyday items and structures to identify how shapes exist in the world.
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.
Indiana
- 2.CC.6 — Give and follow oral directions with three or more steps.
- 1.CC.7 — Give and follow oral directions with two or three steps.
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
- K.G.B.5 — Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components (e.g., sticks and clay balls) and drawing shapes.
- L.PK.2.d — Develop fine motor skills necessary to control and sustain handwriting.
Massachusetts
- K.G.B.5 — Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components (e.g., sticks and clay balls) and drawing shapes.
- 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.
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.
- 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.
Mississippi
- K.G.5 — Model objects in the world by drawing two-dimensional shapes and building three-dimensional shapes.
- K.G.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.
Missouri
- 2.SL.1.A.b — following three-step instructions, according to classroom expectations
- K.GM.C.9 — Draw or model simple two-dimensional shapes.
Montana
- K.G.B.5 — Model shapes in the world from a variety of cultural contexts, including those of Montana American Indians, by building shapes from components (e.g., sticks and clay balls) and drawing shapes.
Nebraska
- LA.2.SL.1.e — Complete a task following multi-step directions.
- LA.3.SL.1.e — Complete a task following multi-step directions.
- LA.1.SL.1.e — Complete a task following one/two-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
- SL.K.NM.4 — With prompting and support: role play; make predictions; and follow oral and graphic instructions.
- K.G.B.5 — Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components (e.g., sticks and clay balls) and drawing shapes.
North Carolina
- NC.K.G.5 — Model shapes in the world by: • Building and drawing triangles, rectangles, squares, hexagons, circles. • Building cubes, cones, spheres, and cylinders.
Ohio
- K.G.5 — Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components, e.g., sticks and clay balls, and drawing shapes.
Oklahoma
- 1.1.L.2 — Students will follow simple two- and three-step oral directions.
- 2.1.L.2 — Students will follow multi-step oral directions.
- K.GM.1.6 — Use basic shapes and spatial reasoning to represent objects in the real world.
Oregon
- K.GM.B.5 — Represent shapes in the world by building shapes from components and drawing shapes.
Pennsylvania
- 3.5.K-2.P — Discuss that all designs have different characteristics that can be described.
- 3.5.K-2.Q — Apply skills necessary for making in design.
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).
South Dakota
- K.G.B.5 — Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components (e.g., sticks and clay balls) and drawing shapes.
Tennessee
- K.ETS1.2 — Describe objects accurately by drawing and/or labeling pictures.
Texas
- 1.6C — create two-dimensional figures, including circles, triangles, rectangles, and squares, as special rectangles, rhombuses, and hexagons;
- K.6F — create two-dimensional shapes using a variety of materials and drawings.
Virginia
- K.MG.2c — Describe a circle using terms such as round and curved.
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
- M.K.24 — Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components (e.g., sticks and clay balls) and drawing shapes.
- ELA.PK.WR.EW.5 — Experiment with a variety of writing tools and materials (ex: pencils, chalk, markers, sand, developmentally appropriate technology)
Wyoming
- K.G.I.5 — Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components (e.g., sticks and clay balls) and drawing shapes.