1st grade self portraits

So I decided to teach self portraits to first grade with the goal of teaching face proportion and realistic features. This was a good choice as it really helped kids become aware of their features, where they are placed, sizing and overall basic drawing techiniques. This project will probably take more than 2 visits. Here are some pictures of the pencil sketch stage. I LOVE how they experimented with big, toothy smiles. I also think they did an Awesome job ditching the triangle nose and trying out different nose drawing techniques! They are all so unique and different- my favorite part!