Which stage is described by the description 'like the feel of it'?

Which stage is described by the description 'like the feel of it'?

• A. Scribble stage
• B. Tadpole stage
• C. Preschematic stage
• D. Schematic stage

Answer: (A)

The description points to a period where the child is primarily focused on the sensory experience of mark-making. In this early stage, drawing is driven by motor action and how the tool feels on the paper—the motion, pressure, and texture—more than by trying to depict objects or people. The marks are often scribbles and loops, made to explore sensation and control, and the pleasure comes from the act itself, not from creating recognizable imagery. This makes sense for the scribble stage, which is about exploring the medium and the tactile feedback from drawing. The other stages move toward more representational drawing—tadpole figures with basic shapes, preschematic with emerging recognizable forms, and schematic with organized symbols and standardized representations—so they don’t fit the description of focusing on the feel of the process.

The description points to a period where the child is primarily focused on the sensory experience of mark-making. In this early stage, drawing is driven by motor action and how the tool feels on the paper—the motion, pressure, and texture—more than by trying to depict objects or people. The marks are often scribbles and loops, made to explore sensation and control, and the pleasure comes from the act itself, not from creating recognizable imagery.

This makes sense for the scribble stage, which is about exploring the medium and the tactile feedback from drawing. The other stages move toward more representational drawing—tadpole figures with basic shapes, preschematic with emerging recognizable forms, and schematic with organized symbols and standardized representations—so they don’t fit the description of focusing on the feel of the process.