Palm Tree Directed Drawing Worksheet
Can you follow the arrows to complete a drawing of a palm tree without lifting your pencil with this directed drawing worksheet?
What is a Directed Drawing Worksheet?
A directed drawing worksheet features a set of directions (notated by numbers and arrows) and a segment of graph paper with a starting dot marked.
Follow the arrows to reveal a hidden picture — starting at the dot, move the number of squares indicated in each direction, connecting the points as you go. Work through every instruction in order without lifting your pencil, and the mystery image will appear!
The directions must be followed from left to right to make the correct image appear.
Here is a very simple directed drawing example.
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Activity Inspiration
I discovered this type of activity as “Dessins algorithmique” (Algorithmic Drawings) in the documentation of ProfCollege (pg 348-349), a LaTeX package for French math teachers by Christophe Poulain.
Instructions
Starting at the dot, move the number of squares indicated by the first number and arrow. Continue the process by following the directions from left to right.
Work through every arrow in order without lifting your pencil, and watch the hidden image of a palm tree appear before your eyes!
Files
This palm tree directed drawing activity for summer is available as a free PDF file and an editable PPT file. In order to edit the PowerPoint file, you will need to unzip it first.
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PPT (in ZIP Folder)
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Activity Solutions
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