Have you Tried this Connect the Dots Sketchbook Exercise?

Posted in how to be more creative, teacher tools, the high school perspective

 

Sketchbooks are a wonderful tool to teach students to use, but they can also feel intimidating to students as they stare at ALL of the blank pages. The exercise below is based on the idea of connecting the dots, but with a slight twist. It helps students to begin understanding how they might design their own constraints and gives them a safe way to start creating in their sketchbook.