Zentangle Doodles

Have you ever heard of Zentangles?  It is a fun doodle drawing that encourages visual motor skills, creativity and relaxation.  Simply start out by drawing a rectangle on a small piece of paper (ie half of an index card).  Draw a few squiggle lines inside the rectangle.  Now doodle different patterns in each box.  There is no right or wrong for this activity.  If you google zentangle, you can find many different examples of different doodles and pictures. One of the great things about zentangles is that you can make them very small therefore it does not take too long to finish the picture.

Read another blog post on the benefits of doodling here.  Check out Doodle Diaries for doodling prompts. 

Doodling and Science

A recent study indicated that students who drew or doodled while learning had improved memory recall over students who did not. The researchers reported that students applied more effort when they drew pictures to indicate they understood text that they previously read. This appears to be especially helpful during science class to motivate and engage students.

Nice study to refer to if generating educational based goals for why a student needs to learn how to draw or doodle.

Reference: Drawing to Learn in Science, Science 26 August 2011: Vol. 333 no. 6046 pp. 1096-1097. DOI: 10.1126/science.1204153


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