Core Skills Analysis
Visual Arts
Daivey drew sketches of people, using drawing to represent human figures on a page. Through this activity, she practiced observing and depicting people’s visible forms and making choices about how to communicate those forms with lines and shapes. She developed foundational drawing skills and explored how images can represent people. The activity also gave her practice expressing an idea visually.
Language Arts
Daivey used pictures rather than written words to communicate the idea of people. Her sketches could provide a starting point for describing a person, creating a character, or telling a story, connecting visual representation with oral and written language. By drawing, she practiced expressing meaning in a form that can prompt discussion and description.
Tips
Tips Invite Daivey to choose one of her sketches and describe the person using details she can see in the drawing, then turn that description into a short character story. Offer a mirror or a partner as an optional reference for a new sketch, encouraging her to notice how people can be represented in different poses. Explore portraits by artists from different times and places, and discuss the choices artists made in showing people. Finally, create a small gallery of her sketches and invite her to give each one a title and share what she wanted viewers to notice.
Book Recommendations
- Ish by Peter H. Reynolds: A picture book about creative expression and finding confidence in making art.
- The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds: A story that encourages children to experiment with art and take pride in their creative efforts.
Learning Standards
- Ontario Arts Curriculum, Grades 1–8, Visual Arts — Creating and Presenting: Drawing people connects to developing and producing visual art works using elements and principles of design. The exact grade-specific expectations depend on Daivey’s grade and the details of the sketches.
- Ontario Arts Curriculum — Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing: Naming and discussing choices in a sketch can support describing and interpreting visual art.
- Ontario Language Curriculum, Grades 1–8, Oral Communication and Writing: Describing a sketch or developing it into a character story can connect visual ideas with oral and written communication.
Try This Next
- Drawing prompt: Sketch a person in a pose of your choice, then add a title.
- Writing prompt: Choose a sketch and write three sentences describing the person as a character.
- Observation activity: Compare two sketches and identify lines or shapes used to represent people.