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**Let's Create**!

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 * **3 links:**
 * @http://www.writingfix.com/ipod_prompts.htm ** Use music, video, and podcasts to inspire writing in all content areas! **
 * @http://www.artjunction.org/pushups.php** Like athletes, artists develop their “visual muscles” by continuous practice and use. They practice by looking at things closely, drawing them, and recording them in their minds' eye. Here are some “push-ups” you can do in your classroom or home to exercise your “visual muscle.” Each one can be done again and again for practice. **
 * @http://www.artjunction.org/as_mapcomm.php**I ****n this activity, you will get to make a map that shows the things that make your community a special place to live. **
 * ** Summary/Lesson Idea: I would love try the " visual muscle" activity! This activity can be accessed from the art junction website. I have many visual learners in my class and would love to give them opportunities that help them "exercise" their mind. Many drawing activities are given. Some examples are:**
 * **Draw a picture of something (like a bicycle or shoe) showing it from three different views on the same page.**
 * **Take an object apart and then draw it. (Get permission first!)**
 * **Fill a page with drawings of bugs, sea shells, or something you collect.**
 * **Examine an object for one minute. Put the object away. Then draw a picture of what you remember about it. When you finish drawing, look at the object again and see how much you remembered of it.**
 * **Use a magnifying glass to draw enlarged views of waterdrops, hair, plant leaves, and other small items.**
 * **Use a magnifying glass to draw enlarged views of waterdrops, hair, plant leaves, and other small items.**


 * **21st Century Skill Addressed:** Creativity and Innovation, Initiative and Self-Direction, Flexibility and Adaptability, Productivity and Accountability