I always start my kindergarten artists out with this self-portrait artwork. It serves as a great introduction to art class because it has lots of steps that help me teach common artmaking procedures that we use over and over again. The kindergartners learn to slow down and really focus on their drawing (we make these drawings one step at a time!), they learn how we paint in the art room (dip your brush in the water and then pull it up the side of the water bucket to get rid of excess water and don't tap!), and they learn to cut out their drawings with "white frosting" or "snow" around their black outlines so that none of their precious drawing gets snipped. We also learn how to trace our drawings with Sharpies so they show up better and to flip our papers upside-down to better reach the top.
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