Sketchbook Doodles Drawing Fan: 200 Upper Elementary Art Sketchbook Prompts

Turn “I don’t know what to draw!” into “That gives me an idea!” with this fan deck of sketchbook prompts. Reach even your most unenthusiastic, upper elementary or middle school art student. With 200 drawing prompts to choose from, there will be no short supply of ideas. Plan weekly sketchbook assignments bell ringer activities, and even be prepped with last minute art sub plans. These prompts are designed to be fun, engaging, and easy enough to capture kid's attention.

FEATURES

• 200 unique drawing assignments your students will love, so you don't have to spend all your time coming up with ideas
• Clear, crisp printing to make a professional looking resource for your lessons
• Basic to intermediate drawing prompts to help spark ideas
• Step-by-step assembly directions with pictures, so you don't struggle figuring out the best way to put it together
• Simple, clean design that enables students to focus on the task at hand

EXAMPLES OF SKETCHBOOK ACTIVITIES

• There are many tools an artist uses to create art. Select a few tools and sketch them.
• You're a tooth that's escaped someone's mouth. Draw your adventures on the outside.
• Draw a chicken dressed as a ballet dancer.

WAYS TO USE THE FAN DECK FOR ART JOURNALING

1. These sketchbook prompts make great bell ringers. Ease kids into your art lesson with a “do now” to focus their attention. Then, have them finish it as their weekly or bi-weekly homework assignment.
2. This fan deck makes an awesome fast finisher activity. My students were required to have a sketchbook in class so they could work on something of their choosing. Have a set of decks prepped in advance so students can peruse them for drawing ideas. Consider breaking the deck apart into two smaller decks so more students can share them. In this case, a 2” binder ring works just fine.
3. If you’re a TAB (teaching for artistic behavior) teacher, this is a wonderful resource to have in your lessons. It’s a great vehicle for self-exploration and to encourage experimentation on their own terms.
4. Going to be absent tomorrow? Leave these as art sub plans with your substitute teacher to have students pick a sketchbook assignment for the day. For this purpose, you might find it easier to have a small, hand-selected deck you keep in your sub tub with prompts that use dry art media such as pencil, markers, and colored pencils.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

1. Why use a drawing fan deck? We all know upper elementary and middle school kids can sometimes get stuck overcoming what to draw on that white piece of paper. This encourages creativity because their minds need to be exercised and challenged.
2. How many sheets of paper does this use? That depends if you choose to print it one-sided (51 sheets) or two-sided (26 sheets). I give more specifics in the PDF download about why I chose to make it one-sided.
3. Who is this designed for? I designed this for art teachers.
4. What grade level is this for? This resource can be used for upper elementary art students. However, if you have middle school kids who struggle with drawing, some of these sketchbooks assignments would work for them.
5. What materials do I need? Cardstock paper is preferred for durability. But regular copy paper that's been laminated would work, too. You also need a hole puncher, 2.5" or 3" book binder ring, and scissors (and/or a paper cutter). I chose to cut it with scissors because both ends of the pencil graphic needed to be cut with scissors anyways.

YOU WILL RECEIVE

• 1 Non-Editable PDF (51 pages containing sketchbook ideas to draw and 3 pages with step-by-step assembly directions)

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Created by Amie Bentley, © Glitter Meets Glue Designs, LLC