Three months ago I clicked on my Instagram DMs to see a message from Lisa Johnson.
“We should totally do a month long doodle/journal project together, ” it said.
Before this message, Lisa and I were not strangers. I had spent a lonnnnnng time watching, consuming, smiling each time one of her newsletters wooshed into my inbox and completely loving all the resources, heart, thoughtfulness, honesty and creativity shares. Heck we had also spent a lot of social distancing DMing each other momma solidarity messages on surviving being in your house all day, every day for months with our children. Between the smiles and connecting and honesty Lisa’s awesomesauce x all kinds of holy wow was everything I had hoped she would be.
So when she asked, “We should totally do a month long doodle/journal project together?”
I instantly replied, “Are you serious?!” (because it’s always exactly what you should ask the person who just asked you to work on a project with them…build confidence! )
Followed by another super professional, “WOOT WOOT!! Let’s do this,” message later she knew I was in! (sighhhhh….what can I say. It’s just how I am)
I mean…Heck yeah I was in. How fun would this be!! I mean duhh!
Fast forward to the end of July. School had ended, summer school was over and Lisa and I had some time to recharge. A brainstorming google doc, a Zoom call and several phone calls and tons of texts later, Lisa and I knew exactly what we wanted. We wanted a project that would weave together ways for teachers to connect with students and a way to build relationships with their students, all while allowing students to connect with their goals, strategies that work well for them, connect with self-care tools and define organizational and time management strategies. Most of all we wanted something that would empower others to share about themselves and facilitate opportunities for classrooms to feel more connected all while giving them a virtual / print, hands on, visual thinking, create to connect learning experience.
Soooo between the conversations, getting to know each other, oh my gosh yeses, idea sharing, exchanging stories and oooohhhh I love thats…Home Room: One Room That Shares All About You
A project designed to connect thinking, learning about who we are and what brings out the best in us with doodles and images that will enhance our learning and connect us with each other.
With virtual and print versions, students, teachers and classrooms will be given 5 weeks of weekly experiences that include weekly topics with daily prompts (and bonus prompts) to get them connecting with themselves and each other, visual components that participants can color, add their own images to and then combine them to create parts of their room that shares all about them.
Home Room Activities and Materials:
Week #1: Getting To Know You Week 1 PDF | Week 1 Google Slides
Week #2: Goal Setting Week 2 PDF | Week 2 Google Slides
Week #3: Self-Care and Self Regulation Week 3 PDF Week 3 Google Slides
Week #4: Organization and Time Management: Week 4 PDF Week 4 Google Slides
Week #5: Learning Mascots: Week 5 PDF Week 5 Google Slides
Home Room has quickly become so much more than something for us to create together. It has become a passion project. Something that is bigger and more special than we could have hoped for. A project jam packed with potential to be impactful in ways that are so deeply DEEPLY important to me and Lisa. We absolutely can not wait for all of you be a part of Home Room: One Room That Is All About Us
Don’t Miss Any of the Home Room Fun:
COME BACK and visit this post each week and we will have the new week’s Home Room package available for download
WATCH FOR GOODIES… Lisa and I will be giving away a copy of our books every other week to randomly selected people. Snap a pic and share examples of what you and/or your student’s are creating using #HomeRoomEDU on Instagram or Twitter.
FIND EXTRA RESOURCES HERE! Lisa and I LOVE to share! Lisa has tons of templates and additional resources for you to expand your love of journaling, mindfulness, time management, organization and so much more here and I have resources, activities, vlogs and all kinds of creative, doodlie, sketchnoting fun here.
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Lisa and I not say enough how super excited we are to see is next for this project! We can not wait to hear all about what works, what needs improvements and/or suggestions for additions and ways to make it better! CLICK HERE to give us your feedback.
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