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Currently my students trace around a cut out shape. This method has its benefits, yes. BUT, a student lacks choice of where that line should go. With a light table a student can trace over an image and choose to follow the line placed in front of them. It takes more skill to stay your hand and willingly make that choice. It is a higher level thinking tool that I believe my students should have an opportunity to use in their artwork. Tracing an image can help you focus on the physical demands of drawing without worrying about whether you're getting it right. It can help you develop hand-eye coordination and muscle memory that are important for controlling the materials of drawing. It's like a kind of rehearsal for your future drawing development. Tracing starts in preschool. Tracing has so many benefits. You probably have used it in your own life and encouraged your children to use it also. After all, this is how most children learn to write their letters. It’s step one. Eventually you end up with a muscle memory that allows you to write short simple words without even thinking about each letter. This is often the way we teach children to draw basic shapes. Can’t you picture all those preschool worksheets with little dotted-line circles, squares, and triangles? How can tracing be useful in the art room? Tracing can free you from needing a teacher. Tracing can help simplify a complicated work of art. Tracing has been shown to improve other skills. Tracing helps you notice the details. Tracing boosts confidence. Tracing is fun!

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Currently my students trace around a cut out shape. This method has its benefits, yes. BUT, a student lacks choice of where that line should go. With a light table a student can trace over an image and choose to follow the line placed in front of them. It takes more skill to stay your hand and willingly make that choice. It is a higher level thinking tool that I believe my students should have an opportunity to use in their artwork. Tracing an image can help you focus on the physical demands of drawing without worrying about whether you're getting it right. It can help you develop hand-eye coordination and muscle memory that are important for controlling the materials of drawing. It's like a kind of rehearsal for your future drawing development. Tracing starts in preschool. Tracing has so many benefits. You probably have used it in your own life and encouraged your children to use it also. After all, this is how most children learn to write their letters. It’s step one. Eventually you end up with a muscle memory that allows you to write short simple words without even thinking about each letter. This is often the way we teach children to draw basic shapes. Can’t you picture all those preschool worksheets with little dotted-line circles, squares, and triangles? How can tracing be useful in the art room? Tracing can free you from needing a teacher. Tracing can help simplify a complicated work of art. Tracing has been shown to improve other skills. Tracing helps you notice the details. Tracing boosts confidence. Tracing is fun!

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