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Visual Journal Page 30: Postsecret Projects

As a teacher my goal is to create a sense of community in my classroom. Although the majority of the time my students work on individual projects, I still want them to respect, interact, and grow with each other. Often my projects focus on teaching and refining skills such as drawing, painting, and building with…

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Craft Project: DIY Chalkboard

If you haven’t heard of chalkboard paint yet, you must be living under a rock, or in another country that doesn’t carry chalkboard paint in their hardware stores. I have known about chalkboard paint for awhile, but I finally mustered up the courage, and the time to buy a pint and try it out for…

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Visual journal page with magazine collage

Visual Journal Page 27: Discover Beauty in the Unexpected

A visual journal page about finding beauty in unexpected places. Explanation on how to create a mod podge and tape transfer are included.

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Night sledding themed visual journal page

Visual Journal Page 26: Night Sledding

A page made using tissue paper, India ink, white paint, and colored pencils to recreate a night of sledding I got to enjoy during snowmageddon in Atlanta.

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Visual Journal Page 25: Snowmageddon

As I am sitting here at work, posting on my blog, when I really should be doing actual work, my mind wanders to this time two years ago… Snowmageddon. A term coined for the snow storm that hit Atlanta in January 2011. Snowmageddon meant the city of Atlanta was shut down for practically a week……

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Guest Post: Visual Journal Page by Kalin

A guest post about a visual journal page one of my students made in my book. She explains the story, supplies, and how to.

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