MOVEMENT

Time Needed: 1 session @ 30 minutes

Inspired by the children’s book:

Yoga Frog by Nora Carpenter

Yoga frog

DEEP SPACE SPARKLE & THE SPARKLERS CLUB 2

DRAWING THE FROG Before beginning, think about the position you’d like your frog to

be in. Turn your paper accordingly.

Start by drawing a curved line, like a candy cane, near the top of

the paper in the center. Add a curved smile and two circles for

eyes. Close off the body with a curved line and a straight line for

the belly. Add long, thin arms and three zig zags for hands. The

hands can be straight or bent. Add legs. The legs are similar to

the hands, but should be longer. The arms and legs are what

helps to give your frog the feeling of MOVEMENT, so be

creative!

You can finish off your drawing by creating a background. Is your frog

on a lily pad in a pond? In a yoga studio? In its living room? The

choice is yours!

OPTIONAL COLORING TECHNIQUE Using different versions of colors can help add some VARIETY to

your artwork. Choose several different VALUES of the same color,

like a light green, a medium green and a dark green. Using

different values will help your artwork look more interesting. And

remember: not all frogs are green!

Color in your background. Try to include a few different values

in your background colors.

What You’ll Need:

Drawing paper Drawing utensil Crayons (optional)

MOVEMENT: Creating the

impression of action in a piece of artwork.

Today I will learn about MOVEMENT so that I CAN draw a frog in a yoga position.

NCAS: CREATING Anchor Standard #1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

YOGA FROG

DEEP SPACE SPARKLE & THE SPARKLERS CLUB 3

Yoga frog

Draw a curved line, like a

candy cane, near the top of

the paper in the center.

Add a curved line for a smile,

then add two eyes and

eyebrows.

Start at the bottom of the

smile and draw a curved line

that connects to the bottom

of the candy cane line.

Draw two lines for each arm.

The arms can be bent or

straight. Made three zig zags

for each hand.

Add long legs. The legs are

drawn just like the arms,

but longer.

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