Brain Thaw

We had a fun little drawing activity for our brain break yesterday. Students viewed a short how-to-draw-a-cute-ice-cream-cone video, followed the simple directions, and were invited to share their work by posting to our LMS course. Most kids enjoyed creating the playful image as directed, but there were a few who chafed at the prescription, too. 

One student, in particular, created an impressive pencil drawing of a very realistic scoop of ice cream in one of those handmade waffle cones. Both the ice cream and the cone were textured and well-shaded, and there were certainly no shiny eyes or sprinkles.

"That's really good!" I told him as I circulated throughout the room.

"What kind ice cream is it, though?" asked the student next to him with a sniff. "It's gray."

"It's dust-flavored," he laughed without missing a beat.