ArtK12 Draw the World Package includes the individual countries and continents that make up the series! Since the books are not consumable, you can use them with multiple students learning together or save them for a later child to use. All you need is several sheets of printer paper and a pencil to get started drawing the world! Students with some drawing talent can likely use the guides without much help. Or, you can use the free digital templates as needed for the less confident artist. Look under PACKAGE CONTENTS to see the list of what is included. ~Sara
ArtK12 Draw the World Package
Product Overview
- Collection of countries and continents to draw the world!
- Requires only printer paper and a pencil to get started
- Digital templates are available for the less-confident artist
Description
Drawing a map, like reading, or algebra, is a difficult skill to learn and if one sets an 8-year-old down with a map of the US and says "draw this," the child will be as overwhelmed as if he were confronted with reading Shakespeare before he could read The Cat in the Hat, and will quickly abandon it. Sure, a child could understand and appreciate the story of Hamlet as well as read a map at the age of 8, but if you ask her to READ Hamlet or DRAW a map, that is another story. The intellect of a child far outpaces her skills and if you ask too much too soon from her skills you can forever extinguish a desire for more.
In this series of books I simply want to introduce children to geography by giving them a primer in the borders and locations of states, provinces and countries. By doing so I hope to invite them further into the beautifully complicated world of geography.
Are these drawings cartoons? Absolutely they are, and in the best sense of that word. The word "cartoon" originated in the Middle ages and meant what we would today call a "sketch," something that the artist drew as he thought out, or prepared to draw his masterpiece. By engaging students in drawing "cartoon" maps I hope to give them enough self-confidence to someday give the real thing a try.
ArtK12 Draw the World Series offers a hands-on geography learning experience for students with variable drawing abilities. Every page walks you through drawing one portion of a complete map. You will use your own blank paper and pencil for this part. Shapes are not too precise. An older student can follow an atlas or map reference to add more detail if they wish, while a younger child can focus on more basic outlines of states and countries.
Digital templates are free from the publisher’s website for many of the books. Some have reproducible templates in the back of the book. A child who is not confident diving right in can use these to get started, following the instructions from that point. Others will simply begin and go! You will only need 1 or 2 pieces of paper per student to create these maps. Each drawing step is in red, either dots or lines. When finished, outline your entire map with a marker and have fun coloring it in!
Read the informational blurbs and discuss as you draw. Maybe look up a particular feature and learn more details! Refer to an actual map and look at what surrounds your map. Is it land or ocean? Mountains or plains? Do you know about the animals and people who live there?
Add an ArtK12 book to a unit study about an animal’s habitat, a part of history, or your geography lesson. Your kids will remember the process as much as the product. Maps can be abstract for some learners. Drawing a map themselves is an accomplishment and makes world geography more relatable. Because you are not writing directly in the books, you can keep them for more students to use.
You could finish your map in one sitting, or stretch it out, taking a deeper dive as you go. Draw the World comes with flexibility to make it fit your learners. FYI – the various maps are not in scale to create a large world map. ~Sara
| Product Format: | Product Bundle |
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| Grades: | 3-8 |
| Brand: | Rainbow Resource Center |
