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Draw Write Now, Book 8 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 8 includes map drawing lessons of each of the continents (except Antarctica, which is in Book 4).
Unit Studies
Each book has three unit studies. (See the table of contents, shown below.) The lessons in this book are:
Savanna Animals (tropical grasslands) Giraffe, Hippopotamus, Zebra, Lion, African, Elephant, Cheetah, Hyena, Ostrich, Rhinoceros
Grassland Animals (temperate grasslands) Horse, Anteater, Armadillo, Prairie Dog, Pronghorn
Mountain & Desert Animals Map of Europe and Asia, Yak, Golden Eagle, Llama. Camel, Thorny Lizard, Coyote
 Comments
"After my daughter's class got the Draw Write Now series, all the books were quickly selected during the free choice times. During recesses, I often witnessed the teacher needing to insist that a child put a book away and go outside to play."
--parent of child, age 7
My mother challenged her students and expected the most from everyone in her class. I was a bright seven-year-old, but I remember joining the class midyear, working on math and thinking, "These kids are smart . . . this is hard . . . but it's so much fun here," then getting back to work with resolve. Everyone's attitude in the classroom was positive -- we were there to learn! We began the school day drawing pictures together. Each child in the class -- bright or slow to learn, English-speaking or struggling with the language, artistic or non-artistic -- looked at their drawing and could say with pride, "Look what I made!" Drawing instruction made success the main ingredient of my mother's classroom.
--Kim Stitzer
Coauthor, Draw Write Now, Books 1-8
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