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TEKS ELA Standard: 1.11.B

develop drafts in oral, pictorial, or written form by:

massive snow drawings

massive snow drawings

frozen soap bubbles

frozen soap bubbles

ice bike with circular saws for wheels

ice bike with circular saws for wheels

Mechanical Dinosaur Costume

Mechanical Dinosaur Costume

Stop-motion animation made entirely out of carved pumpkins

Stop-motion animation made entirely out of carved pumpkins

from a single piece of paper

from a single piece of paper

tiny, no-staples, photocopy-able book

tiny, no-staples, photocopy-able book

Omni-Directional Sidewinder Forklift

Omni-Directional Sidewinder Forklift

a square-wheeled tricycle

a square-wheeled tricycle

Apple Harvesting Machine

Apple Harvesting Machine

Backdraft in Slow Motion

Backdraft in Slow Motion

surreal woolen carpets

surreal woolen carpets

polluted water

polluted water

stop-motion animation

stop-motion animation

invents a seed-launching backpack

invents a seed-launching backpack

embroidered food

embroidered food

LEGO-compatible stubs

LEGO-compatible stubs

10 Ballons, 10 Arrows, 1 Shot

10 Ballons, 10 Arrows, 1 Shot

built out of LEGO

built out of LEGO

best pre-game warmup trickshots

best pre-game warmup trickshots

Hand-Painted Rock Portrait

Hand-Painted Rock Portrait

giraffe costume

giraffe costume

optical-illusion sculptures

optical-illusion sculptures

just drawing some Peanuts characters

just drawing some Peanuts characters

3D-Printed Zoetrope

3D-Printed Zoetrope

self-leveling pool table

self-leveling pool table

creating faux-shadows on street

creating faux-shadows on street

Insects Made From Plant Clippings

Insects Made From Plant Clippings

jetpacks flying over Dubai

jetpacks flying over Dubai

a 3D staircase

a 3D staircase

underwater volcanoes erupting

underwater volcanoes erupting

one piece of rolled-up paper

one piece of rolled-up paper

working Lego car

working Lego car

toss leftover tea in -40°C

toss leftover tea in -40°C

portrait of Jackie Chan

portrait of Jackie Chan

cube-shaped watermelons

cube-shaped watermelons

floating ball of water

floating ball of water

Portraits With Globs of White Paint

Portraits With Globs of White Paint

Shredding Paper With Lego

Shredding Paper With Lego

Wood Bending Machine

Wood Bending Machine

Scythe vs Brushcutter

Scythe vs Brushcutter

Boiling Water at -41°C

Boiling Water at -41°C

Mathematical Art Flip Book

Mathematical Art Flip Book

Time Lapse of a Tiny Painting

Time Lapse of a Tiny Painting

Hair Dryer Kinetic Art

Hair Dryer Kinetic Art

Making a Chain Link From a Red-Hot Rod

Making a Chain Link From a Red-Hot Rod

Maze Generator

Maze Generator

Create and print mazes for your students – with bonus side quests!

Halloween Problems and Solutions

Halloween Problems and Solutions

When we try to solve a problem, sometimes we end up creating new problems. Which lead to new solutions. Which lead to new problems.

Emoji Stories 🚗

Emoji Stories 🚗

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Emoji Stories 🐻

Emoji Stories 🐻

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Emoji Stories 🛥️

Emoji Stories 🛥️

Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?

Super Specific Similes: Quick Baby

Super Specific Similes: Quick Baby

Let’s make this simile about a quick baby even more specific.

Squiggles Collection 3

Squiggles Collection 3

Everyone starts with the same squiggle. No two drawings end up the same. What do you see?

Squiggles Introduction

Squiggles Introduction

What do you see in this squiggle?

Squiggles Collection 1

Squiggles Collection 1

Everyone starts with the same squiggle. No two drawings end up the same. What do you see?

Squiggles Collection 2

Squiggles Collection 2

Everyone starts with the same squiggle. No two drawings end up the same. What do you see?

New Uses For A Chair

New Uses For A Chair

So, what can a chair be used for other than, you know, sitting in?

New Uses For An Aluminum Can

New Uses For An Aluminum Can

So, what CAN a CAN be used for other than storing liquids?

Random Emoji Prompt Generator

Random Emoji Prompt Generator

Click up an interesting, visual writing prompt suitable for any grade or purpose.

Create A Civilization: Currency

Create A Civilization: Currency

What type of currency will your civilization use? What symbols will be on it? Why are they significant?

Self Portraits: Text Art

Self Portraits: Text Art

What if a students’ self-portrait was made of words that describe the student!?

SCAMPER: Scaffolding Creativity

SCAMPER: Scaffolding Creativity

Asking students to “think creatively” won’t get you far. They won’t know how to start, they’ll get stuck with simple ideas, or they’ll just go completely wild. SCAMPER is a tool for scaffolding the process of creativity.

Improving Presentations 3: The Storyboard and Slides

Improving Presentations 3: The Storyboard and Slides

It’s time to turn that outline into a storyboard and then some actual slides.

Writing Clear Directions

Writing Clear Directions

Can you write directions so clear that a group of kids can put a toy together with no illustrations?