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Hidden Word Mandala

$10.00
9 to 10 periodsGrades 6-10
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Students pick a word or name that means something to them, then fold and trace it into a radial mandala with bubble or block letters, a color harmony and two patterns. The folding method does the symmetry for them, so the focus stays on design and meaning. A great end-of-year display.

What's Included

  • Teacher instructions: prep checklist and a 10-day schedule
  • 5 slideshows: project intro with student gallery, symmetry, color harmonies, visual rubric with graded examples, and step-by-step folding
  • Student packet: symmetry, word brainstorming, color harmony practice and letter practice
  • Standards-based rubric (4 categories), a completed rubric example, and grading slides for typed feedback (Google Slides only)
  • Google Form to collect each student's word and color plan

Good to Know

  • Tips for simplifying for middle school
  • Materials: 12x12 drawing paper, pencils, black Sharpies, colored pencils or thin markers, and lightboards (6 to 10 shared per class)
  • Files: Google Slides and PDF

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