This is our first year of homeschooling and we are very excited to be choosing the items we want to work with.  While browsing the Pioneer Woman’s homeschool section of her blog, I saw a link to a product on Timberdoodle.com.  I checked it out and ordered quite a few items for this year.  While there, I also applied to be a blog reviewer.  When offered the opportunity to review the Simply Draw book/DVD packet I was more than happy to accept.   Jalen’s lack of confidence in his drawing abilities was something I really wanted to help him with.

we received:

included in box:

• unbound book – When the product arrived, I was surprised to see it was an unbound book (even though it says it clearly in the description, I obviously was running low on coffee when I read that portion).

• DVD -instruction videos for watching via computer and pdf files of practice sheets.

items I bought to go with this product:

• 3 ring binder
• drawing pencils
• kneaded eraser
• cardstock

items I had on hand:

• fine tipped pen
• computer
• printer (to print extra practice pages)
• iTouch/iTunes

This program breaks down the process of drawing into simple tasks.  The first task was drawing short parallel lines.  Jalen practiced with a pencil first and did pretty well but did much better when I gave him a pen to work with.  The videos were straightforward and loaded automatically to my iTunes library and we could watch via iTouch as well.  Here is Jalen’s first practice sheet:

as you move through the lessons, each one builds on the last.  Jalen’s work is the cup on the bottom where he is copying the one on top. I was really impressed with his work and he was thrilled that he was able to draw.

I like this product for teaching drawing. It is an easy and effective tool.

here are a few links if you are interested in homeschool supplies or curriculum, homeschool art supplies, orSimply Draw.

disclosure: we received a free copy of this product in exchange for an honest review.

If you have any questions, I’d love to hear them!  Thanks for stopping by!

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