{"id":521,"date":"2018-11-28T13:57:16","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T20:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/managementtoolbox\/?p=521"},"modified":"2018-11-28T13:57:16","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T20:57:16","slug":"2-on-a-crayon-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/managementtoolbox\/2-on-a-crayon-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2 on a crayon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Student Contributor: A LaFrance<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/managementtoolbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/204\/2018\/11\/2-on-a-crayon-1.2-300x200.jpg\" class=\"size-medium alignleft wp-image-522\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/managementtoolbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/204\/2018\/11\/2-on-a-crayon-1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/managementtoolbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/204\/2018\/11\/2-on-a-crayon-1.2.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>2 on a crayon gives students a minute for a brain break. It breaks up the day, lets the kids have some fun, brings calm into the classroom, and most importantly helps students work together.<\/p>\n<p>When the class begins to get crazy and order needs to be restored, try two on a crayon. Have students buddy up with the kid sitting next to them and pass out one crayon and one piece of paper for each pair. Tell everyone they both have to hold the crayon the entire time and color until the song is over and that there is no talking about what to draw. Once everyone is situated, turn on a song and begin coloring. When the song ends, get the students attention, look at the art and talk about how there are leaders and followers and its okay to be either. This activity is a chance to talk about fighting for dominance, being too passive, and ideally sharing the power. It teaches and helps the students understand that we all need to work together to get the right picture. Sometimes we will be leaders, sometimes we should follow, and that is okay either way<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"249\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/managementtoolbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/204\/2018\/11\/2-on-a-crayon-21-300x249.jpg\" class=\"size-medium alignright wp-image-523\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/managementtoolbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/204\/2018\/11\/2-on-a-crayon-21-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/managementtoolbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/204\/2018\/11\/2-on-a-crayon-21-768x639.jpg 768w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/managementtoolbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/204\/2018\/11\/2-on-a-crayon-21-1024x851.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/managementtoolbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/204\/2018\/11\/2-on-a-crayon-21.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>This actively is entirely supportive. This activity is spur of the moment during a time of misbehavior or chaos. It is not intended to punish students or to prevent behavior, but rather to support the students. This activity is also student directed. There really isn\u2019t any teacher input, all you do as the teacher is facility the activity. The actions are done by the students, the artwork is the students, it was directed by the students. They lead the activity, what they are going to get out of it and why this task needs to happen. Two on a Crayon is beneficial to help students learn how to work together as students and teammates.<\/p>\n<p>More Information &#8211;<br \/>\nTool Source: Gus Nollmeyer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 on a crayon gives students a minute for a brain break. 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