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Materials Needed:• Prang® Classic Markers, #X80128• UCreate® Marker Pad #P4622• Tru-Ray® Construction Paper, P103029• Ticonderoga® Yellow #2 Pencil, #X13806 • Prang® Glue Stick, #X15371• Scissors

Cut out your mandala template (see next page). Cut your Marker Paper to the same size as the template (8 in x 8 in). Tape the template

to the backside of the paper. You should be able to see the lines of the template faintly through the Marker Paper.

Using a pencil, start at the center and draw shapes and lines to create your mandala. Use the circular grid template guides to help you place the shapes

and lines with radial symmetry.

Once you have a design you like, use markers to color in those shapes using the colors you chose in

step three.

Choose 3-5 colors that will be the dominant colors in your mandala.

Choose colors that represent you, or the feeling you'd like your mandala to represent.

Cut a piece of black construction paper to a 9 in x 9 in square. Carefully remove the template from the back of your Marker Paper. Glue your mandala design to the black

construction paper square.

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Mandala Symmetry

Confident, Friendly, Brave

Exciting, Strong, Loving

Royal, Smart, Ambitious

Secure, Formal, Sad

Simple, Dependable, Rugged

Peaceful, Trusting, Loyal

Nature, Healthy, Calm

Creative, Cheerful, Happy

Brain Break adapted from Art Makes U Smart

Continue exploring mandalas with the following reading suggestions, and pique students' interest with these fun facts about mandalas. This project also teaches some of the Visual National Core Arts Standards, listed below.

National Core Arts Standards—Visual• Anchor Standard #1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work• Anchor Standard #2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work• Anchor Standard #3: Refine and complete artistic work

Fun Facts• The word mandala comes from the Sanskrit word for circle• The circular patterns usually have radial symmetry• Mandalas are works of art with deep meaning in many Asian cultures• When Buddhist monks traveled the silk road teaching people about their

religion, they would carry mandalas and teach others how to make them• Mandalas often represent the artist's connection with the universe and their

journey toward enlightenment• Mandalas can be drawn, painted, or made of sand• When mandalas are made of sand, they are associated with prayers and

ceremonies in which the process ofmaking and destroying the mandala are very important components

Teacher Info & Tips

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Mandala TemplatePrint this template at 200% so the square around the outside is 8 in x 8 in.