Suggestions+for+Incorporating+Sketchbooks

Here is a place for us to collaborate! Please edit this page as you wish with tips and suggestions for incorporating sketchbooks in the classroom and as a part of your daily life to inspire creative thought! **Sketchbooks in YOUR Life: **
 * Buy or make a book that you love and can easily carry with you.
 * Make both visual and verbal reflections
 * Try taking your notes for class in your sketchbook
 * Use it like a diary-- record you daily activities (try to draw them if you don't usually draw, and try to write them if you usually draw!)
 * Make using your sketchbook a habit-- try dedicating the last 5 minutes before you go to bed as sketchbook time
 * Try an electronic version!



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 * Sketchbooks in the CLASSROOM: **
 * Value your students' efforts
 * Tell students to "Be Creative" in their sketchbooks
 * Develop a sketchbook routine and time allotted in your class every week for reflection and creative thought
 * Model creativity in your classroom
 * Work in your own sketchbook alongside your students
 * Start with familiar activities and then fade into more complicated activities

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