Simon Says – Draw!

by | Apr 9, 2020 | Creativity

This is a great partner or group activity that helps 4-5 year olds build thinking skills and follow directions.

What you need:

  • Crayons, pencils or pens
  • Paper

How to play:

The leader calls out directions, and the player(s) draw what they hear.

Tips for playing:

Ideas for drawing prompts to bake learning into the game:

???? Shape or number-based (“Draw 3 squares!”)

➖Directional (“Draw a line from the top to the bottom of your page”)

????Spatial (“Draw a triangle inside of 1 square”)

〰️ Open ended (“Fill in the empty space with whatever you like”)

Author

Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos
Jody has a Ph.D. in Developmental Science and more than a decade of experience in the children’s media and early learning space.