Drawing · Talking
Draw something you made
Draw a thing you made or built carefully, and talk about how good work speaks for the person who did it.
- 25 minutes
- On your own
- Ages 9–12, Ages 12+
- At home or classroom
- Printable: drawing frame
What to do
- Read the meaning: the work praises the workman. Talk about what it means for a piece of work to praise the person who did it.
- Choose something you made that you are proud of: a model, a cake you helped bake, a tidy room, a drawing, a garden bed.
- Look at it closely if you can. Notice the details that took care.
- Draw it in the frame as carefully as you can. Take your time.
- Use the lines under the frame to write what you made and the part that took the most care.
- Show someone your drawing. Let them say what they notice before you explain.
Questions to talk about
- What did the other person notice first?
- Does careful work say something about the person who did it, even when they are not there?
You will need
- The printed drawing frame
- A pencil and an eraser
- Coloured pencils (optional)
- The thing you made, if you can look at it
Make it fit
Simpler: Draw something simple, like a sandcastle or a block tower, and talk instead of writing.
More of a stretch: Draw it twice: how it looked at the start and how it looked at the end.
Printables
The instructions card is for the adult running the activity; the worksheet is for the children. Prints on A4 or US Letter at 100% / actual size; colour is optional.
The drawing frame
Draw something you made
Name
Draw something you made with care. Show the details.
The instructions card
How to run it · Drawing · Talking
Draw something you made
Draw a thing you made or built carefully, and talk about how good work speaks for the person who did it.
25 minutesOn your ownAges 9–12, Ages 12+
What to do
- Read the meaning: the work praises the workman. Talk about what it means for a piece of work to praise the person who did it.
- Choose something you made that you are proud of: a model, a cake you helped bake, a tidy room, a drawing, a garden bed.
- Look at it closely if you can. Notice the details that took care.
- Draw it in the frame as carefully as you can. Take your time.
- Use the lines under the frame to write what you made and the part that took the most care.
- Show someone your drawing. Let them say what they notice before you explain.
You will need
- The printed drawing frame
- A pencil and an eraser
- Coloured pencils (optional)
- The thing you made, if you can look at it
Talk about
- What did the other person notice first?
- Does careful work say something about the person who did it, even when they are not there?
Make it fit
Simpler: Draw something simple, like a sandcastle or a block tower, and talk instead of writing.
Stretch: Draw it twice: how it looked at the start and how it looked at the end.
Goes with the printable drawing frame.