Drawing: Lines, Shapes and Everyday Things
Primary 1 · Creative Arts
Drawing: Lines, Shapes and Everyday Things
Lesson 1 of 8
10 min
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Uwase sits on the mat with an old exercise book.
She scribbles all over one page, round and round.
Her mama laughs and says the page is full of lines.
Today you will find lines all over your own home.
Hold up one finger. Move it slowly through the air.
That path is a line.
A line does not have to be on paper. It does not need a ruler.
The edge of your door is a line. Follow it with your finger and see.
Look around you. Point at each one and say it out loud:
That is five lines, and you drew none of them.
Careful! Many children think a line only counts inside an exercise book. A line is any path your finger can follow.
You do not need a pencil to make a line.
Take a stick outside. Drag it slowly through the dust.
That is a line.
Wet your finger and draw on a smooth stone. That is a line too.
A piece of charcoal from the fire makes a strong black line.
Stand up. Draw a long line in the air with your finger.
Now draw a short one. Now a wiggly one.
Your arm is the pencil and the air is your page.
Tip
A line is a path, not a drawing
If your finger can follow it, it is a line.
Walk once round your home and count ten lines out loud.
Do each one, then tap Show answer to check.
Name one line you can see on a door.
Answer: the long edge of the door frame. Run your finger down it.
Is the handle of a cup a line?
Answer: yes. Your finger can follow it all the way round.
Find one line outside, not in a book.
Answer: there are many. A path, a fence wire, the edge of a roof.
Draw a long line in the dust with a stick. Now a short one.
Answer: both are lines. Only the length changed.
Uwase says lines are only in her exercise book. Is she right?
Answer: no. Lines are on doors, cups, brooms and roofs too.
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