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Christmas & winter · Grades 4–6 · 13 steps

How to Draw a Penguin

Winter Penguin from The Drawing Fix™. An easy step-by-step drawing for Grades 4–6. Draw it with your class in about 15 minutes, one step at a time. Free to use and print. No sign-up.

By Christopher Allen · Ontario elementary educator13 stepsAbout 15 minutesUpdated Nov 5, 2026
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This one asks for a little more patience: overlapping shapes, pattern and detail. It is a calm, focused few minutes, and the finished drawing looks like real art.

Before you start: a pencil, an eraser, a sheet of paper and something to colour with.

Draw lightly at first. Dark lines come at the end, once the shapes look right.

Step-by-step: how to draw a penguin

  1. Step 1. Body

    Draw the big egg-shaped body.

  2. Step 2. Belly

    Add the smaller belly shape inside.

  3. Step 3. Eyes

    Draw two eyes with shine dots.

  4. Step 4. Beak

    Add the pointed beak.

  5. Step 5. Wings

    Draw a wing on each side.

  6. Step 6. Feet

    Add two flat feet.

  7. Step 7. Hat

    Draw a round winter hat on the head.

  8. Step 8. Hat brim and ball

    Add the brim and the pom-pom.

  9. Step 9. Scarf

    Wrap a scarf around the neck.

  10. Step 10. Scarf tail

    Add the hanging end of the scarf.

  11. Step 11. Snow ground

    Draw the snowy ground.

  12. Step 12. Snowflakes

    Add four snowflakes.

  13. Step 13. Create

    Make one part completely yours.

The pink line is the new part in each step.

Make it theirs

  • Add falling snow with dots or tiny stars.
  • Draw a second, smaller one beside it.
  • Fold the paper and turn it into a card for someone at home.
  • Colour last. There is no wrong colour for a penguin.

Teaching it with the projector

The projector version draws each step slowly on the board, pauses while students copy it, then checks in before the next step. Nobody has to talk, so you are free to walk around and help.

Quick Fix: 9 steps, about 10 minutes. Good for a brain break or the last few minutes before recess. Full Focus: all 13 steps, about 15 minutes, with the extra detail.

Open Winter Penguin on the projector → It works on any classroom screen. No accounts, no student names, no ads.

Curriculum connections

Visual arts: the elements of design (line, shape, pattern and texture) and creating art for a purpose. Language: listening to and following multi-step directions. Directed drawing also builds fine motor control and focus.

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