Rose Drawing for Valentine's Day

I needed a quick and effective one day lesson for a new group of students I had. This rose drawing lesson gave me a really good indication of each student's level. As well, they were able to take their art home that day and give it to someone for Valentine's Day. 

I found the drawing tutorial on Art Projects for Kids. 

My class is a mixed group of Grade 4,5,6 students, so this tutorial has enough detail 

to make the rose look dimensional, but not so much to make it difficult. 

I demonstrated for them how to draw the rose, then some simple shading techniques using coloured pencils. Students were encouraged to add their own details to make it their own style.