Re: Help with Zentangles

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This is great, I ran across the zentangle .ppt on a google search this
week and decided I was going to start next week with my 6th graders. And a
discussion thread had already started about this.

The youtube idea is great, but it is blocked by my school district. I will
use my TV and the zentangle .ppt demonstration to get the point across.

I am utilizing a warmup activity I also found on the internet dealing with
line "squirkles" that leads into the Billy Blob Blended , that I
redesigned it to create my own "Blobby" handout.

On 9/29/11, Josie wrote:
> On 9/29/11, HipWaldorf wrote:
>> Josie's explanation of her leason was interesting to read. Thanks
>> Josie! I did not do a warm up the second year I taught this and the
>> drawing was much better, so I have stuck with that. I agree that
>> the burn out factor is why I do not use pencils and I believe that
>> is why I get a better quality drawing without a warm up because they
>> can get tired fast from the tedious nature of this project...maybe
>> depends on the grade you are teaching? I am K-5.
>>
>>> Oops--I forgot---NO PENCIL---they will get burned out if they
>>> have to copy everything over (plus it isn't the 'zentangle way'
>>> lol
>>>
>>> I will say that the warming up days helped the final composition
>>> though.... as they got more confident their designs got more
>>> intricate---way more so then they were on the first day of
>>> zentangling.
>
>
> Yes-- This was a High School group---so a bit longer attention spans
> (not always that much more though right? LOL) K-5 would definitely be
> fine just going for it imo

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