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Thinking sheet · Art and artists
Art Supply Review
Test five art supplies on the same little drawing and review each one like a product tester.
- Grades
- 1–5
- Time
- about 25 minutes
- Topic
- Art and artists
- Kids practice
- comparing tools, opinion writing, testing
What kids do
“You are an art supply tester! Try each one, then give it stars.”
- Supply test results
- If I could only keep one supply, I’d pick… because…
How to run it
- Set up stations with one supply at each.
- Draw the same small thing (a star or a fish) with each supply.
- Collect the star ratings into a class chart.
Talk about it
- Which supply was best for details?
- Which was best for big areas?
- What supply would you invent?
Take it further
Write a short ad for your favorite supply.
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