Family or Self Portrait
Here's What To Do
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Your child can draw or paint a picture of their family, or themselves. They can also choose to draw their friend or someone else.
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While they’re drawing or painting, encourage your child to describe some of the attributes of the person or people they are drawing.
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You can involve the whole family by having each person choose someone to draw or paint. After, everyone can share the attributes they notice in each drawing.
Put PEER Into Action
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Pause:
- Pause and set up a place to talk and draw. Have your paper and crayons all ready? Let’s begin!
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Engage:
- “You can draw or paint a picture of our family, yourself, or someone else you choose.” Who would you like to draw?
- What do you notice about ___?” What makes them special?
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Encourage:
- Demonstrate how to consider and include different attributes.
- “___ has short brown hair so I will use my brown crayon to draw that. What color are their eyes?”
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Reflect:
- “Tell me about your picture please. What did you notice about ___ that you included in the picture?”
Not quite ready?
Reference the picture or the mirror, and create the art together. Describe the attributes you notice for your child.
Ready for more?
Your child can include more detailed attributes in their artwork.
As your child masters this skill...
They will shift their attention on a few qualities of objects, tasks and people.