Children are given four elementary shapes. They are prompted to use these shapes to form three drawings - a door, a window with a cat looking out, and a sun by a skyscraper. The fourth section is left open, inspiring them to make their original artwork using the given shapes.

This is a great way to practice recognizing shapes by relating them to things you see every day, like houses, cars, boats, and even pets! These are all made up of simple shapes you already know.

Teaching common shapes to help draw involves explaining basic shapes like circles, squares, triangles, and rectangles. These shapes form the foundation for most objects kids want to draw. For example, a house can be drawn using a square and a triangle (for the roof), a sun can be a circle with lines radiating out, etc. The aim is to not only familiarize them with these shapes but also show how combining these shapes can create different images and, therefore, help improve their drawing skills.