Human stick figures that elementary school teachers must

know and be able to draw

Dr. Lalit Kishore

What is a stick figureA stick figure is a very simple type of drawing

made of lines, circles and dots, often of the human form or animals.

Often, in a human stick figure, the head is represented by a circle, sometimes with some details such as eyes, mouth or hair.

Importance in teachingStick figures are typically drawn by hand

with a chalk stick, crayon, pen, pencil, marker or whatever is at hand.

Stick figures have proven effective as a source of teaching since save the money, time and effort for illustrating ideas.

Even for producing video for teaching purposes, the stick figures are easy to draw and can be animated much faster than full drawings.

Simple stick figuresInvariably, the arms,

legs and torso are all represented by straight lines.

At times, for classroom instruction, you may have to show hands but you can avoid drawing the necks.

Showing torsoAt times, for classroom instruction, you may have to show torso as a thin rectangle for a man and triangle for woman but you can avoid drawing the necks.

Look and drawIn the coming slides stick figures

have been shownLook at them and drawThen draw two to three times you

found difficultDraw once again in dotted lines

Look & Draw-1

Look & Draw-2

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