Intermediate

Instructions to share with/read to young drawers

What can I do with these?!

  1. Stick peopleThe sheet has one of these really thin people already drawn on the left. But it’s cold out, soadd stuff like boots, a hat and gloves. The one on the right is about to kick that football but needs you to add the kicking leg. Shoes and helmet might help too. Shoulder pads?
  1. Christmas trees The one on the left is beautiful and ready to decorate! Add whatever you’d like to see on your Christmas tree. The one on the right is missing half! So please draw in the missing branches and get back to decorating.
  1. Snowperson Is it a snowman or snowwoman? It’s up to you! One is already drawn. Add stuffa face, belt, arms, feet, a white cane… whatever! Next, there’s space to draw your own. The big bottom snowball is already there, so you can add the top one and decorate!
  1. Snowflake On the left is a simple snowflake. Feel how all six sides are the same. All snowflakes are like that. Most are much fancier so add whatever details you’d like. Try to make all six arms the same... or not! Now, use theoutline to make a snowflake of your own.
  1. MenorahIt's Hanukkah, so light this ancient candle holder!There are two candles, the lit one with a flame on top (feels like a diamond) and the unlit one with just a wick. Add more candles, some with flames, and maybe some dripping wax. You could adda dreidel, too.
  1. Sleigh with just one (!) present It’s almost ready for Santa Claus to climb on and get going. But the sleigh needs a much bigger pile of presents, don’t you think? Go ahead and draw them in, put antlers on the reindeer and add any other details you want.
  1. House with addition Here’s an old house with a new addition. Is it a porch? A garage? Add details to make it real. Does it need windows, or a chimney?The yard looks empty without people. So please add some – and whatever else you can think of for your home.

And most of all, learn to draw, show people

what you’ve done, and have fun!

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A note to parents and teachers

Being able to express ourselves through drawing is a powerful skill -- in STEM fields, the fine arts and everyday life. Drawing uses all of our senses, so it’snotjust visual and not limited to the sighted.

Kids should start drawing in their toddler days and do it often to get good at it! These Activity Sheets are intended to be fun tactile drawing experiences for children and youth - with the help of teachers, parents, friends or anyone else with even a little skill in drawing fundamentals. Even pre-school children who aren’t readingyetare old enough tolearntodraw!

These Activity Sheets are the only trulyinteractive drawing exercises accessible to blind and low-vision children. “Interactive”? This means that the pre-printed raised-line drawings on the sheets are not meant just to be felt. Instead, they need the young artist to sketch more raised lines on the same sheet to finish the image, or add their own detail, or play the game, or solve the puzzle.

For more information on freehand tactile drawing and using a Sketchpad, please go online to see the Drawing FAQ’s and the inTACT Sketchpad manual at:

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