Playlist: Bookmarks
Looking Closely at Holiday Photos
Let’s write from multiple perspectives using an old timey holiday photo!
Tournament of Ancient Inventions
Which of these inventions of the ancient world is most influential? Least useful today? Most taken-for-granted?
Writing About Art: The Scream
Your students will turn the iconic painting The Scream into a vivid, sensory poem.
A Lunar Survival Mission
A favorite of mine! This task is delightfully complex and ambiguous, forcing students to make choices without enough information and with no right answer. How will they survive on the moon for three days?
An Escher-Style Tessellation Project
Create a piece of repeating art in the style of MC Escher!
Think Like A Philosopher
What would Socrates have thought if he watched Frozen?
Paradox: Crocodile Dilemma
A crocodile makes a deal. But the deal creates a paradox. Can your students untangle a 2,000-year-old logic puzzle?
How to Play Go
Ready to learn a 2,500-year-old Chinese board game? Let’s… Go!
The Game of 100
Who can get to 100 first in this simple, but delightful, math game?
Introduction to Watercolor
For TeachersA mosaic technique that makes watercolor approachable. Students walk away with something they’re proud of.