Looking for a quick, creative, and low-prep art activity for your students? This resource is perfect for warm-ups, brain breaks, or a transition task.
What’s included
- a PDF of 25 ready-to-use drawing prompts featuring a squiggle or shape
- Flexible use: display on an interactive whiteboard, have students work on mini whiteboards, paper, or print as booklets
- Suitable for all grades and abilities
How it works
- Display the drawing prompt squiggle or shape for students to see.
- Set a 5-minute timer and let students transform the prompt into a drawing of anything that inspires them.
- Share students' creations and celebrate their creative ideas!
Curriculum Link (NSW Creative Arts K–6, 2024)
CAE‑VIS‑01 - Experiments with and identifies ways materials and techniques are used to represent subject matter and ideas in artworks.
This activity allows students to experiment with drawing techniques while representing their own ideas visually, building artistic thinking and creativity.
Why teachers love it...
- Low-prep, high-engagement activity
- Encourages creative risk-taking and self-expression
- Works well as a warm-up, brain break, transition task or lesson starter
- Perfect for casual teachers, substitutes, and across all grades
- Can be easily printed into booklets in black and white ink if preferred
