Planning Form

Name of Activity
Self Portraits
Originating Idea
Students draw a picture of themselves and try to write their name on their own.
Curriculum Area
Approaches to learning
Social and emotional development
Physical development and health
Language, literacy, and communication
Mathematics
Creative arts- 40 Art
Science and technology
Social studies
Materials- mirrors, paper, and crayons
Appropriate Age group: Preschool age
Beginning of Activity
Opening statement
I have some mirrors on the table and I want us to look at them and say some things we are
noticing about ourselves. Okay now that we have pointed some things out about ourselves I
want us to use our paper and crayons to draw a picture of ourselves by looking in the mirror.
Middle of Activity
Early: Student scribbles on paper and makes funny faces in the mirror.
Middle:Student draws a person with few simple details, copying off their peers around them.
Later:Student draws a person with many details and writes their name.

End of Activity
Students get a chance to share their pictures with their peers at the table, looking at the
differences between each other's work.
Follow-up Ideas
(2)
● Family portraits
● Play-dough people