Learn face proportions: where the eyes, nose and mouth go.
Drawing Faces teaches fifth graders that faces follow simple rules called proportions. Kids learn where the eyes, nose, mouth and ears really go, then draw a face step by step using guidelines.
Art & Creativity course · Grade 5
Drawing Faces · Learning goals
Faces follow simple rules called proportions. Learn where the eyes, nose, mouth and ears really go, then draw a face step by step using guidelines.
Why it matters
Proportions help kids draw faces that look right.
Kids learn that the eyes are halfway down the head, a surprise for most beginners.
Guidelines make one of the hardest subjects feel achievable.
Inside Drawing Faces
A short read-aloud lesson first, then hands-on games and a quiz to lock it in.
Step 1 · Lesson
A short read-aloud lesson in 5 steps.
Step 2 · Draw step by step
Use light guidelines to draw a face with good proportions.
Step 3 · Quiz
4 questions to check what stuck.
Lesson preview
This is the real lesson text your child hears, read aloud by a friendly voice.
A drawing of a person is called a portrait.
Proportion means how big parts are compared to each other.
Surprise: the eyes sit in the middle of the head, not near the top!
The nose is halfway between the eyes and chin. The mouth is halfway between nose and chin.
Ears line up between the eyes and the bottom of the nose.
For parents
Learning sticks best when kids use it in real life. Here are simple ideas from this course.
Draw each other's portraits using guidelines, then compare. Did the eyes end up halfway down the face?
Practice
Real questions from Drawing Faces. Try them with your child, then tap to see the answer.
Question 1
In the middle
Question 2
Portrait
Question 3
How big parts are compared to each other
The full course has 4 questions with instant feedback, stars and rewards. Create a free account to play them all.
Drawing Faces · Questions from parents
Drawing Faces is a grade 5 art & creativity course for kids ages 10–11. That is Year 6 art & creativity in the UK and Year 5 in Australia. It also works well for review in the next grade, or as a challenge for a confident younger learner.
Faces follow simple rules called proportions. Learn where the eyes, nose, mouth and ears really go, then draw a face step by step using guidelines. Along the way they practice: Draw a Face.
About 20 minutes in total, split into 3 short levels. Most kids finish it over two or three sessions. Progress is saved, so they can stop any time and pick up where they left off.
Yes. Drawing Faces is one of the first 2 courses in Grade 5 Art & Creativity. Create a free parent account and your child can start right away.
No. Every lesson has a friendly read-aloud voice, questions are read aloud too, and the pictures help kids follow along. Confident readers can turn the voice off.
Yes. SkillBloom is built for homeschooling families. Kids work through lessons, games and quizzes on their own, and the parent dashboard shows what they finished and which skills need more practice. It works on phones, tablets and laptops.
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