[b]What you need:[br][br][/b]Pencils[br]Paper[br]Compasses[br]Colored pencils[br][br][b]Instructions:[br][br][/b]1. Show your students one or more of these short videos about mandalas.[br]a. [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3UhTAK1Q5g]A mandala made in 2015[/url] in honor of the Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday[br]b. [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ2yDtqWvQw]5 colorful mandalas drawn in 9 minutes[/url] with colored pencils.[br]c. [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0eC2nhRXA8]Using a compass,[/url] this Russian artist makes an intricate black-and-white mandala.[br][br]2. Have students make a dot in the center of their paper.[br][br]3. Next, ask them to measure 1/2″ from each side of their dot (see image): above, below, left, right and diagonally. They create a dot to represent their measurement.[br][br]4. Then they measure 1′ from their 1/2″ dot.[br][br]5. Finally they measure 1.5″ from their 1″ dot.[br][br]6. Once dots are laid out on the paper, students connect them![br][br]7. Then they use their compasses to create 3 circles (connect the dots again).[br][i]This is a good time to discuss radius and diameter![br][br][/i]8. Once their circles are laid out, students are encouraged to unleash their creativity to make designs within each “compartment” using their colored pencils.[br][br]Reference[br][br]https://www.weareteachers.com/making-mandalas-the-ultimate-art-math-meditation-combo/