Use a School Readiness Activity to provide early literacy thinking experiences for preschool children that will prepare them to do well in the early grades.
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Drawing A Face

Purpose/Skills
  • To understand that facial expressions convey emotion
  • To use fine-motor skills

Materials
Paper, crayons, mirror, chart paper, markers

Literature Suggestion
Read Oonga Boonga by Frieda Wishinsky, or any book with interesting faces to study and draw.

Vocabulary
draw eyes
nose eyebrows
mouth     lips
teeth hair
face

Warm-Up
Ask children to look in a mirror. Have them touch the different parts of their faces and name them.

Procedure

  • Read the book or just flip through the pages and talk about the faces. Help children notice face parts and expressions. Ask them to describe the faces.
  • Discuss the expressions: "This person is smiling; she must be happy."
  • Ask children to say the names of the parts of the face. Record their answers on the board or on chart paper. Write each word and draw a simple picture next to it. Ask children to choose a partner and draw their friend's face. Encourage children to have the friend write his or her name under the picture.
Enrichment
Have a face painting party, where you paint the faces of willing children with watercolors. Encourage children to describe the colors and images you use.

Observation Assessment

  • Proficient - Child knows the words that name parts of the face, and is able to draw a face and write his or her name or other scribbles.
  • In Process - Child can name one or two facial features, but is uncomfortable and awkward drawing and writing.
  • Not Yet Ready - Child cannot yet name face parts, or avoids drawing and writing.

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