Fluency Practice Worksheet

This worksheet supports your warm-up for the Smooth Moves Selfie Plan. Use your crayon to trace, practice, and draw smooth shapes and lines before creating your self-portrait!

1. Trace Over the Dotted Shapes

Trace each shape by drawing over the dots. Try to make your lines smooth and continuous!

a. Circle:

b. Loop:

c. Zigzag:

d. Wave:

2. Draw Smooth Circles

Now practice on your own! Draw 3 smooth circles below.

3. Practice Shapes for Your Face

Use the shapes you’ve practiced to draw parts of your face:

a. Draw an oval for the head:

b. Draw two circles for the eyes:

c. Draw a curved line for the smile:

4. Free Drawing: Your Self-Portrait

Use all your smooth strokes and shape-building skills to draw a self-portrait. Have fun adding hair, ears, and any details you like!

Good job practicing your fluid strokes and shapes! Get ready to share your portrait with the class.

Teacher Script

Introduction

“Good morning, artists! Today we’re going to have a Smooth Moves Selfie art adventure. Can everyone stand by their tables? (Pause) Wonderful—let’s get ready to draw smooth lines and make our own self-portraits!”

Warm-Up: Movement & Strokes (5 minutes)

“First, I want you to stand up and make big circles in the air with your arms, just like this.”
(Teacher models a large circle in the air.)
“Now you try! Great job. Let’s make loops and wiggles like spaghetti—feel your arms move smoothly. One, two, three… Excellent work, super smooth!”

Demonstration: Basic Shapes (7 minutes)

“Please sit back down and focus on our shapes chart.”
(Teacher points to chart.)
“Here is a circle. Can you say ‘circle’? (Pause) Circle! And here is an oval—it looks like an egg. Say ‘oval’! (Pause) Oval! Where do we see circles on our faces? Yes—our eyes! And our head is an oval. Watch me draw an oval for the head, then two circles for eyes… Just like that.”

Guided Practice: Fluid Strokes (8 minutes)

“Now it’s your turn on paper. Take a sheet and a crayon. Draw three big circles—one, two, three. (Pause) Amazing loops! Next, draw some squiggles or waves from one side to the other. Make your line go ‘swoosh swoosh,’ nice and smooth. I’ll walk around and cheer you on. If you need help, raise your hand—perfect smooth lines, everyone!”

Self-Portrait Creation (8 minutes)

“Are you ready for your Smooth Moves Selfie? Here are your mirrors—hold them up so you can see your face. First, lightly draw an oval in the middle of your paper for your head. (Pause) Nice! Now draw two circles for your eyes. (Pause) I see great circles! Next, add a little curved line for your smile—remember that happy curve. Wonderful! Now let’s add hair using wiggles, loops, or zig-zags. What color is your hair? Use your favorite crayon and make each stroke smooth. Don’t forget your ears—tiny ovals or curved lines on the sides. Take your time and keep it smooth.”

Sharing & Reflection (2 minutes)

“Time to share your portraits! Who would like to show their drawing first? Raise your hand. (Pause) Ethan, come on up and show us your work. What shapes did you use? (Allow response) I see an oval head and two circles for eyes—beautiful smooth lines! Let’s give Ethan a big round of applause. (Pause) Who would like to share next?”

Closing

“Fantastic work today, everyone! You practiced smooth strokes and shapes to create your self-portraits. I am so proud of you—you are super artists! Please put your crayons away and wave goodbye to our Smooth Moves Selfie lesson!”

Air Stroke Warm-Up

Time: 5 minutes
Purpose: Loosen up arms and practice fluid, continuous strokes before drawing on paper.

Materials: None (just open space beside each student’s workspace)

Instructions:

1. Invite students to stand up next to their tables with arms stretched out.
2. Teacher models making big circles in the air with one arm, naming the motion: “I’m drawing a circle—smooth, round, and continuous.”
3. Students mimic the circle motion three times, then switch arms.
4. Model loops (up-and-down infinity signs) while counting “One loop, two loops, three loops,” encouraging smooth transitions.
5. Invite students to try three loops on each side.
6. Model zigzags across the imaginary board: “Sharp points, straight lines—zig, zag, zig, zag.”
7. Students draw zigzags in the air for five counts.
8. Finish with a final wave motion: smooth, flowing curves from side to side.

Teacher Tip: Use enthusiastic voice and count out loud to keep the pace lively. Praise big, smooth movements to build confidence.

Shape Shout-Outs

Time: 2–3 minutes
Purpose: Reinforce shape vocabulary and celebrate your artists’ smooth strokes as you close out the lesson.

Instructions:

1. Gather students in a circle or back at their seats.
2. Explain: “We’re doing Shape Shout-Outs! When I point to you, shout one shape you used in your self-portrait and show me with your fingers.”
3. Point to a student. They call out a shape (e.g., “Circle!”) and hold up that many fingers if they used it more than once.
4. Teacher echoes: “Fantastic smooth circles for eyes!” and gives a thumbs-up.
5. Continue around the group until most students have shared or time is up.
6. Close with: “Give yourselves a big round of applause for your Smooth Moves Selfies!”

Teacher Tip: Keep your praise enthusiastic and brief. You can also invite students to draw the called-out shape in the air before moving on.

Wrap up by reminding everyone how they used shapes in the Smooth Moves Selfie Plan.