Welcome fall with this Scarecrow Directed Drawing and Writing Activity! Students follow step-by-step directions to draw a scarecrow with a patched hat and a friendly smile, then describe their creation on the coordinating My Spunky Scarecrow writing page.

Students can describe their scarecrow's appearance, give it a name and personality, or write a story about its adventures in the field, making it a fun way to practice descriptive writing and adjectives.

What's Included

• Teacher page with a finished example and writing ideas
• Step-by-step scarecrow drawing directions with picture and written steps
• Student directed drawing page with visual steps
• Blank drawing paper
• My Spunky Scarecrow writing pages: full-page options with regular lines and primary handwriting lines, plus half-page options
• Editable PowerPoint version

How to Use

1. Project or print the step-by-step directions and draw together, one step at a time.
2. Students add color and details to make their drawing their own.
3. Students complete the coordinating writing page.
4. Display the finished drawings and writing together.

Writing Prompt Ideas

• Describe what your scarecrow looks like
• Give your scarecrow a name and personality
• Write a story about your scarecrow's adventure
• Explain the job of a scarecrow

Perfect For

• Fall writing
• Descriptive writing and adjectives
• October and November writing centers
• Scarecrow read aloud follow-up
• Fall bulletin boards

The multiple line styles and page sizes make this activity easy to use with kindergarten through third grade writers.