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Activity 2: Circle Animals


When you ask a child to copy a drawing you have made, you are giving them a chance to learn all of these skills:
·         observation (example: That line is a little longer than this line.)
·         imitation (example: I need to draw the same kind of nose.)
·         motor skills (example: manipulating the pencil)
·         comparison (example: Does your drawing look like my drawing?)
·         symbolism (example: a curved line symbolizes a mouth)
·         self-discipline (working on their own to finish a task)

I recommend you make the first drawing on your own rather than use a printable because when you put in something of your own it leads to better bonding between you and the child.

Age: 3 – 6 years

Materials required:

1. a sheet of paper
2. a circular object to trace circles onto the paper (example: a bangle, the lid of a jar)
3. pencil


What to do:


1. Draw circles on the sheet of paper, three in each row.

2. Draw animals in the first circle of each row, as you can see in the image.
3. Ask the child to copy the same animal in the next two circles of that row. Leave them to it. This should give you ten or fifteen minutes of time to complete an urgent task like making a snack or checking your mail.
4. Go through the drawings with the child to provide constructive feedback on how they can make their drawing a little more like the one you drew. We are assuming here that you can draw better than your three-year-old.
5. Put the drawings up on the fridge to share with other family members or friends.

Extra

Name the animals together and discuss what sounds they make. You could share one interesting fact about each of the animals and try and recollect this fact at bedtime. This will exercise their memory.

Here are some interesting facts you can use:

Cats sleep 13 to 14 hours in a day, while we sleep for just 9 hours.
Dogs only sweat from their paws.
Pigs like to be clean. They leave their nest to go to their toilet area. Even little piglets do this.


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