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Make Sidewalk Chalk with Your Students

This is a favorite experience I like to do with my students to:

  1. encourage them to write and draw on the pavement outdoors
  2. let them experience taking turns while doing a group project
  3. introduce them to following directions or a recipe
  4. use measurement in a real-life situation

I have found that children who normally do not color on the pavement (often times, boys) are more interested to do it when they have made the chalk themselves – and chosen the color of the chalk to make.… Continue reading