A fish is an oval body with a triangle tail on the back end. Add a circle eye at the front and a little triangle fin on top.
A bird has an oval body and a circle head. Give it a small triangle beak, a curved line for the wing and a triangle tail.
Key idea
Fish: oval body, triangle tail at the back end, eye at the front. Bird: oval body, circle head, triangle beak.
Why it works
The eye and the tail tell us which way an animal is facing. The eye goes at the front, where it is going. The tail goes at the back.
Common mistake
Some children put the fish's tail on the same end as the eye. Put the eye near the front and the tail on the other end.
Worked example: Let's look
Where does the bird's beak go?
- The beak is part of the face.
- It goes on the head, at the front, next to the eye.
Answer: On the front of the head.
For the grown-up. Draw a pond or a sky together, and let your child fill it with fish or birds facing different ways. Ask, "Which way is this one swimming?"