At the end of a lesson or experience, reflection can help us remember new things, integrate them into our lives, and provide closure. The collaborative doodle can be a simple way for everyone to share something about what they learned, felt, or what was meaningful to them.
Paper/drawing surface
Drawing utensils
You may read parts of this verbatim or use this as a guide for personalizing the experience for the students you are working with.
Depending on the group, this can be done all at once on one surface, in smaller groupings, or individually.
Reflect on what the group just experienced, and how you individually lived it. What happened? What did you do? What did it feel like emotionally or physically? What sensations (touch, smell, taste, sound, sight) were a part of it? Did you work with anybody? Did you help somebody? What did you learn? Has your view on anything changed? Of all this, what is feeling most present or important to you right now?
Either envision how you want to portray this, or just let it out with your drawing utensil(s). If you are unsure of what to draw, you can let your hand be in charge, or start to draw with your non-dominant hand. Trust that something meaningful will come through.
Optional extension: how can the individual doodles mingle to create a cohesive representation of the whole-group experience?
VA:Cr2.1.5a - Experiment and develop skills in multiple art-making techniques and approaches through practice.
VA:Re.7.1.1a - Select and describe works of art that illustrate daily life experiences of one’s self and others.
VA:Re.7.1.2a - Perceive and describe aesthetic characteristics of one’s natural world and constructed environments.
VA:Re.7.2.3a - Determine messages communicated by an image.
VA:Re.7.2.4a - Analyze components in visual imagery that convey messages.
VA:Re.7.2.Ia - Analyze how one’s understanding of the world is affected by experiencing visual imagery.
Self-awareness
Social awareness