Your Child Will Learn
Create a portrait with bright colors, shapes, and patterns
Here’s What to Do
- Ask your child’s teacher to take a picture of your child and print a large black and white copy of it for you.
- Give your child crayons, markers, or colored pencils to color different parts of the portrait
- Ask your child to add drawings of lines, shapes, and patterns
- For example: your child can color their eyes green, draw red stripes on their lips, and give themselves spiky hair
Put PEER Into Action
PAUSE
- Direct your child’s attention to the photo
ENGAGE
- Ask your child, “what can you draw to make this portrait fun and wacky”?
- Smile, laugh, and show enthusiasm for your child’s artistic choices
ENCOURAGE
- Ask your child to describe the patterns and designs they create
- If they’re stuck, trying asking a question like, “What about your eyes? What could you do to make them special or fun?”
REFLECT
- Ask your child to talk about the part of their portrait they like the most. What do they like about it?
Not Quite Ready
Ask your child to draw and color on one part of the face at a time
Ready for More
Have your child create a portrait of you using the same patterns and designs they used in their own portrait.
As Your Child Masters This Skill
The portraits of people that they create will become more detailed and expressive
Time to Complete
10 minutes
Materials Needed
Black and white printed portrait, drawing and coloring materials like crayons, colored pencils, and markers