In June 2017 I wanted to make a way for educators in my Classy Graphics workshop to practice using the tools in Google Drawings. I

In order for a student to recreate the picture in a Shapegram, they need a Chromebook, Windows, or Mac computer and their own Google account.

Students in second grade and up are having a blast learning computer and drawing skills through Shapegrams! In fact, many teachers are tweeting photos of

“Savvy students share sensational Shapegrams!” Say that five times fast.  Shapegrams 02 features a winking face with a tongue sticking out. It makes us smile

Shapegrams encourages students to recreate existing pictures. You might be thinking, “Why limit a student’s creativity?” and “Do we really want cookie cutter drawings?”

Mrs. Debra Segiet tells us about why her 6th graders love Shapegrams!

Paula Frank’s second and third graders designed a bulletin board with an inspiring message.

See what skills are introduced, practiced, and mastered in the Shapegrams scope and sequence chart.

Read how a Shapegrams membership is similar to a Netflix subscription.

Wouldn’t it be awesome to have Shapegrams tips and puns posted on your classroom wall? Of course it would be!

There is an avenue for public school teachers to get funding for Shapegrams memberships: DonorsChoose.

Teachers wrote some kind words about Shapegrams. We appreciate the affection, and we love you too!

I want you to know that the picture in each Shapegram is not something that I get right the first time. Creative work involves multiple iterations to construct something better.

Mary Berelson writes about how she uses Shapegrams with middle schoolers.

Emma is a sixth grader in Garden City, New York. Emma has always enjoyed expressing herself through creating art, specifically digital art.

Dr. Juli Lorton tells us how she’s been using Shapegrams in her computer science lessons with fourth graders. Check out the examples!

October really is a GOURD month for drawing with shapes. We’ve got four Shapegrams that are faBOOlous any time of year, especially in October.

If Shapegrams are your jam, spread the word and get stickers in the mail.

Download a PDF or view slides with all 60+ silly growth encouragement messages. You will have “groan” after viewing these posters.

The International Society for Technology in Education’s standards provide a roadmap for effective use of technology in schools. Shapegrams help meets the standards.

Font suggestions for summer, winter, autumn, and spring.

Each Shapegram is packaged inside a Google Slides and a Google Drawing document, and this post has some things you might want to know.

If a student completes a Shapegram in a super speedy time, you might have a CHEAT-ah on your hands. Read this comic for a quick way to spot a Shapegrams CHEAT-ah.

Generate intriguing writing and drawing prompts with Character, Setting, and Plot spinners.

Generate intriguing writing and drawing prompts with Character, Setting, and Plot spinners.

Sharon Sinclair’s second graders drew themselves with shapes. They also gave their drawings different facial expressions.

There are two flavors of Shapegrams: Lessons and Zippers. While both are delicious, this chart might help you decide what to offer students.

We can make digital stop motion in Google Slides. Each slide is a frame in the animation. There are no transitions or motion effects applied in stop motion. The animation is all done by making small changes to what’s on each slide.

Second through fifth graders in Angela Von Hagel’s classes contribute their Shapegrams artwork to a giant wall. See photos and read how Angela uses Shapegrams in her technology classroom.