Because the kids love drawing so much, we continue our art with the school wide "Identity" theme by drawing portraits, many portraits. We have sketched one another, family, friends, pets, and ourselves. We have taken photo copy portraits, viewing them upside down, and drawn with some unexpected results. Drawing from an upside down picture bypasses our preconceived notions of what we think we can and can't draw, helping us see more easily the shapes, lines and forms that make up the image.
