How to Draw: Woodland Animals: in simple steps

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Why not create a classroom display to remind children of all the different creatures and help them learn the key vocabulary? This will also help support children as they move on to topics such as Woodland Habitats and Animals that Hibernate. We’ve put together a list of common forest animals and animals in the woods, as well as some information about them:

Invite children to practise their fine motor skills using these Woodland Creature Pencil Control Activities. Now, the reason that we use a tally chart is to record how many of each type of animals we see. So, for every animal we see, we draw a line in the box just like this. And when I saw the butterfly, I would draw one right there. Now we're ready to continue our mission.Chantelle: Wow. What a list. And I bet you can't wait to find all the creatures that live here, but for now I have a mission.

Our Autumn Vocabulary Poster is a brilliant visual aid to use when you're teaching your pupils autumn words. It features 24 words all together, and each one has its own hand-drawn illustration to match. Grey squirrels. The grey squirrel was introduced into the UK in the 1800s and ran the red squirrels right out of town!

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To complete this pencil control activity, children can trace over the dotted lines to complete pictures of a variety of woodland animals. Perfect for children who love drawing and would like to draw different woodland creatures. They can choose: Chantelle: Okay Cece, it's time to add them to the tally chart. So, you've just found yourself five ants. So, we're going to put four little lines it's one, two, three, four, and then for number five, we're going to add it on sideways to turn it into a gate. Here are some fantastic resources for children to practise their pencil control skills while getting creative: