Science Coloring Book- HOMEWORK!

Science Coloring Book

Last year I chalk painted some doodling canvases of some of my hardest concepts to teach.  They hung in my classroom on the side wall.  I was going for the coffee shop chalk doodling.  When the subjects come up and I am teaching away with some lab or activity, inevitably one of my kiddos says, "Oh, I already knew this from your picture."  Or they will have a huge aha moment, "So this is like your painting!"  I thought it was so funny (interesting, poignant) that pictures could teach so much.  


I sat down over the winter break and doodled my whole curriculum.  My kids saw some of my drafts and have been begging for their own coloring book.  



I used my Coloring Book  for homework this year.  With a bunch of printing and three staples, each kiddo had their own book.  The homework assignment was to color (or highlight) one page of their choice.  When they arrived to class the next day, they traded their book with another student.  The 'in class' assignment was to look over their friend's coloring page and write a summary.