First you help kids identify and learn the shapes. Each kindergarten should be able to identify and draw circles, semi-circles, squares, and rectangles of all types. I use a smart board to draw each animal "recipe" in front of them during the lesson intro, but also while they are working. Once they get the formula, they begin flying away and making their own amazing drawings.
To make these lines and shapes more palatable and easier to draw I will often give the line/shape a simple, kid-friendly name. For the scales I might use the words, "u-shaped line"for the humps on the bat wings I used the words a "very long M"to describe them
Do not draw perfect circles when demonstrating. Being ultra-perfectionist towards your own work while demonstrating will send the message that mistakes are bad. Mistakes are fine and I would even have kids not get erasers and demonstrate how they could turn their mistakes into new ideas. This child (above) may need to be directly told that mistakes are okay so that she will move forward in her development.
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