Drawing Cartoons- Bundle! Cartooning Booklet & Funny Folded Face Middle School

Easy Middle School Art Drawing Lesson: Cartooning Unit Resources! Ready to Print and Go! This BUNDLE will provide you with a 25-page Printable Cartooning Booklet and a Folded Faces Art activity to accompany it! Students will enjoy their ability to "mix and match" their favorite features to make numerous funny faces as they learn basic cartoon techniques!

2-D Art" Middle School Beginning Cartooning + Printable Cartooning Book

This product will show you how to teach beginners basic Cartooning and then provide you with tons of resources to support your lesson!

⭐If you are new to teaching cartooning to kids, this resource makes it so fun and easy!

• Introduce basic cartooning techniques to students from 5th to 12th grade (that are not anime style).
• Includes a 25-page printable cartooning book PLUS a step-by-step illustrated Lesson Plan ready-to-go!
• Students will first learn how to show facial expressions and emotions on caricature faces.
• Next students build upon this knowledge and learn how to create more interesting and original caricatures with cartoon-style head shapes, hairstyles, eyes, noses, and mouths.
• This knowledge then is built upon again to learn how to create a caricature with a full cartoon-style body in a pose that shows movement.
• The best part of this lesson is that... if you hear laughter in your classroom it means students are doing this activity correctly!
• Fun for the kids and fun to teach!
• Can be delivered for virtual online art lessons!

⭐This 49-page PDF resource contains:

-8 page, illustrated, step-by-step lesson plan (which includes scripted words I use to teach the lesson if needed)

-Cartooning vocabulary handout

-National CORE Visual Arts Standards

-25-page, reproducible cartooning book to make a cartooning book for each student to use or to deliver as a PDF for distance learning at home!

The cartooning booklet contains:

-How to Make Facial Expressions

-9 pages of hairstyles and head shapes for inspiration

cartoon-style eyes, noses, mouths, feet, hands, and clothing

-2 methods to make drawing bodies in poses easy

cartoon caricature examples

-Grading rubric included

-A summarized handout to review the first-day lesson for absent students or to explain the lessons to a substitute.

- Color contrast handout to help students select colors to make their caricatures "show up well".

-3 worksheets to practice new skills

-2 activity worksheets for a sub lesson, sketchbook activity, or extra credit if finished before others

A great way to start the year or introduce beginning figure drawing simply!

A valuable addition to your favorite teaching resources to have on hand!

"Print & Go Funny Folded Suprise Faces Cartooning Lesson" – the perfect addition to your middle school art curriculum! This lesson is an excellent fit for a CARTOONING UNIT or serves as a low-prep, fun emergency ART SUB PLAN!

Middle School students can’t get enough of these Surprise Funny Face Drawings! Making this lesson a sure hit as a project or lesson a substitute teacher will appreciate.

⭐This life-saving resource comes with:

• Step-by-Step "Print & Go" 5-page instructional handout, making it easy for both students and substitute teachers to follow along. While many students might be familiar with this drawing method, your substitute teacher may not be.
• The instructions are a helpful guide for your students, especially for the details inside the mouth – tackling the challenge of teeth, tongue, and throat.
• Kid-Friendly Instructions: The instructions are written and illustrated to be easy to understand and follow, assisting most students to follow the steps independently!
• Your substitute teacher will appreciate the simplicity, and your students will enjoy the freedom to express their creativity with ease.

⭐Minimal Supplies Needed

• This lesson is budget-friendly, requiring only copier paper, markers, and colored pencils.
• The drawing and shading activities will keep your students engaged for at least an hour, ensuring they stay productive while you're away.

⭐How to Use This Resource:

1. Print and staple Printable Packets for Students:

• Distribute the printable packet to your students, providing them with a structured guide for creating their cartoon caricatures.

2. Provide copies of the 2 Inspiration Handouts:

15 Easy Animals to Draw & Drawing People:

• Fuel your students' creativity with an inspiration sheet featuring 15 easy-to-draw animals or 10 head shapes to draw a person if they are unsure how to start.

3. Teacher Resources

• Benefit from pre-made color examples! Increase student understanding by showing them finished projects with 4 "Print & Fold" project examples featuring a cat, dog, bug, and dragon.

4. Optional Printable Paper with Fold Lines

• While a printable paper with fold lines is included, students can also use plain white copy paper to start their designs.

⭐Expand this lesson to be part of a Cartooning Unit!

Supplemental Resource Available as a BUNDLE!

• Follow this link to a printable 25-cartooning packet that teaches basic cartooning techniques, covering expressions, drawing bodies, and using props and exaggeration to create funny cartoon caricatures.

This resource makes it easy to create a cartooning unit you & your students will enjoy!

⭐This 21-page PDF Resource includes:

Printable 5-page Instructional Packet for Students

•Design Inspiration Handout-15 Easy Animals to Draw

•Design Inspiration Handout-10 People & Features

Supplemental Teacher or Substitute Teacher Resources

• Optional Printable Paper with Fold Lines great for Accommodation

•“Print & Fold” Project Example: CAT

•“Print & Fold” Project Example: DOG

•“Print & Fold” Project Example: BUG

•“Print & Fold” Project Example: DRAGON

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Optional Supplemental Resource Available!

• LINK to Printable 25 Cartooning Packet Resource BUNDLE

Make cartooning a breeze for both you and your students with this creative Cartooning Lesson. Watch as creativity unfolds and artistic skills flourish in your middle school art classroom!