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Well, let me share, it took me awhile to get to this place of ultimate love of chalk pastel projects. After I realized that it just takes some creative ways to manage the dust, the dread of these messy lessons was lifted. And, by making it fun, it turns a heavily focused lesson into a favorite of many of my students. So what are these chalk management techniques? It’s pretty simple really. There are two things that need managing: chalk dust and messy fingers. Practicing the Triple T and Pet the Pony help manage my little messy marvins. The first rule I explain is NO BLOWING the dust. It’s just not safe for anyone and who wants a face full of blue chalk dust? Instead, we do the Triple T. The Triple T stands for Tilt and Tap on the Towel. I give each student a disposable paper towel, because I want to be able to fold them up and throw them away at the end of class. Checks the box for safe and proper media management. Then we simply practice by tilting the project paper onto the paper towel and give it a couple of taps. Then we start the project and as soon as there’s a little accumulation of chalk dust, we do the Triple T together. We do it together a couple more times and then I tell them that they are on their own to remember to do it when they start seeing a pile of dust. . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f32ca677c3af1055fac6579/1751843413328-ZF86Z691V8HN1RFYR3UA/PXL_20241002_151903014%7E2.jpg Blog - Yes to chalk pastel! - Chalk Pastel Pumpkin by Third Grader I created visual slides that I use along with my document camera to demonstrate these techniques. But I also us the slides for much more. We talk about color theory, and certain elements of art. For instance, if orange and blue are complementary colors, if we blend them together, what color will they make? Will this color perhaps come in handy at some point in your project? We also talk about if orange and blue are complementary, and we have an orange pumpkin, what color would be good for the background to pop the pumpkin? Another element of art we talk about is form. The outcome of this project, after all of this learning, is to have pumpkin that looks like it has volume, and that the moon is lighting it from one side. In the end, they truly do a fantastic job. When they come in at the start of the year they always ask - “when are we going to do the pumpkins?” It’s almost become aright of passage and they get excited knowing that their pumpkins will soon be on display like others have in the past. If you’d like to try this lesson out, this link will take you to my TPT store. 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