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Thinking sheet · Art and artists
One Shape, Six Ideas
Six circles, six different drawings. Can a circle become a clock, a pizza and a planet?
- Grades
- K–4
- Time
- about 15 minutes
- Topic
- Art and artists
- Kids practice
- flexible thinking, drawing with shapes, idea generation
What kids do
“Turn every circle into something different. No two the same!”
- Turn each circle into something new
- My most surprising idea was… because…
How to run it
- Do one together first: a circle can be a face, a ball or a wheel.
- Set a timer for one minute per circle to keep ideas flowing.
- Share and see how many different ideas the class made.
Talk about it
- Which idea came fastest? Which took longest?
- Did anyone have the same idea as you?
- What other shape would be fun to try?
Take it further
Try it again with six triangles.
Pairs well with
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