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Draw Write Now, Book 5 by Marie Hablitzel and Kim Stitzer
 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 5 focuses on drawing the human body, the face and the body in motion. It shows basic proportions for drawing people.
Unit Studies
Each book has three unit studies. (See the table of contents, shown below.) The lessons in this book are:
The United States Flag, We the People / Washington, United We Stand / Snake, Divided We Fall / Lincoln, Liberty / Statue of Liberty, Justice / Capitol, For All / Rosa Parks
From Sea to Sea New Nation / Mt. Vernon, The Frontier / Log Cabin, Louisiana Terr. / Lewis and Clark, Texas / The Alamo, Oregon Territory / Fort on Trail, The Southwest / Mining, Alaska & Hawaii / Map of US
Moving Forward Waterways / Flatboat on the Ohio, Trails / Wagon on the Oregon Trail, Railroads / Transcontinental Rail, Roadways / Model T Car, Flight / Lindbergh's Flight, Space Travel / Walking on the Moon, Cyberspace / Girl Using the Internet
 Comments
". . .I give lessons to seven children; my children and the neighbor's children, ages five to twelve!"
-- parent
When I was a child, I didn't think about The Pledge of Allegiance as I recited it each school morning, but gained new insight as I worked on this book. Marie (my coauthor and mother) taught a unit on George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, but we decided to change the focus for this book from the two presidents to a basic description of our country's government. We had several lessons relating to the general topic, but nothing to tie them together. So, I searched for a song. One morning, I woke, not with a song on my mind, but with the Pledge of Allegiance. As I said it over to myself, I was able to match Marie's lessons to the statements in the pledge. It was just what we were looking for - a promise full of hope and pride. We used seven main concepts as the frame for our lessons: pledging allegiance, republic, one nation, indivisible, liberty, justice, and these things for all.
-- Kim Stitzer
Coauthor, Draw Write Now, Books 1 - 8
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