Draw Write Now, Book 1 by Marie Hablitzel and Kim Stitzer
Boxed Set • Book 1 • Book 2 • Book 3 • Book 4 • Book 5 • Book 6 • Book 7 • Book 8 • Workbook
Each of the eight Draw Write Now books have 21 lessons. The lessons are presented on two pages showing a colorful drawing, four sentences, and step-by-step drawing instructions. See the sample lessons.
Writing
It's not hard to show a child how to form letters -- the challenge is motivating them to practice carefully. The short, simple sentences relate to the subject drawn, allowing the child to focus on developing their handwriting skills. Shown in manuscript writing, the lessons may be used with cursive, D'Nealian, modern manuscript, Italic -- any style! The child or teacher simply transposes the letters to the selected handwriting style or the teacher customizes the sentences using StartWrite Handwriting Software.
Awards
Awards and Endorsements
Art Concepts
Book 1 demonstrates how to isolate the shapes and lines in a subject to be drawn. It encourages children to be observant of their own world and to use those observations in their background drawings.
Unit Studies
Each book has three unit studies. (See the table of contents, shown below.) The lessons in this book are:
Farm Animals and Farm Life Hen, Pig, Sheep, Cow, Horse, Turkey, Barn, Duck, Goose, Tractor
Kids and Critters Girl, Boy, Cat, Dog, Bird, Swan, Rabbit
Storybook Characters Little Red Hen, Three Little Pigs, Three Bears, Gingerbread Boy
Comments
". . . my students are eager to get to work and can't wait to know what we're going to draw and write about next."
"My four-year-old son loves his Book 1. He takes it to bed each night."
At the beginning of my teaching career, I gave my students opportunities to draw, but some of the children were hesitant to draw or simply stated, "I can't draw." Individually, I showed them how to look at an object and confidently draw it on paper. As the school year progressed, I found that the entire class became quiet as I gave drawing tips to an individual or a small group. Some of my suggestions showed up in the pictures of the students who were already comfortable with drawing. I realized I was giving drawing instruction to the entire class, so I integrated drawing lessons into my curriculum. The lessons in our books are the social studies, science, geography, history, and language arts lessons I created for my students.
-- Marie Hablitzel
Coauthor, Draw Write Now, Books 1-8
I wanted to sit beside my daughter and draw with her, like my mother had with me, but I lacked the tools to get started. My mother began mailing a lesson to us each week with little notes and drawings. These letters, the first written instructions of her lessons, became the inspiration for the Draw Write Now series.
-- Kim Stitzer
Coauthor, Draw Write Now, Books 1-8
". . . (the children) take great care in their writing, even though they have to translate the writing into the D'Nealian format. In their old handwriting sessions, the writing would start neat and quickly deteriorate by the end of the page, but using this program, the writing is beautiful from beginning to end. It is almost as if they want their writing to look nice because they are so proud of their drawings."
--Book Lover, review
