Second graders learn what a self-portrait is — a picture an artist makes of themselves — and practice drawing a face step by step, from the head shape to the eyes, nose, mouth, and hair.
Students will be able to…
Artists have drawn pictures of themselves for hundreds of years — they’re called self-portraits. How do you draw a face of your very own?
Project this and have students put the steps to draw a face in order — head, eyes, nose, mouth, hair.
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
Artists draw pictures of themselves — they’re called self-portraits. How?
Students explore.
Students create.
Students share.
Students respond.
Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Visual Arts).
Generate ideas for a self-portrait.
Use drawing materials to make art.
Add details and reflect on artwork.
Connect art to personal experience.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students look in a mirror and add one special detail to their self-portrait that shows who they are. A printable self-portrait sheet is in the Arts library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.