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The two-part approach combines quick, pressure-based scribbling with a guided, calming mandala-design phase using circle templates and markers. Instructions include warm-up scribbling, creating balanced center-to-outward mandalas, brief reflection, music cues, and classroom observations, with adaptations for varying time and materials. 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In this two-part series about the use of therapeutic art approaches, I draw on my practice and experience as an art therapist working with adolescents and young  \nStudents can use this opportunito release or let go of whatever the need to, b cribbling it out.  \nadults in a hospital and special education school and as an art educator in a university setting.  \nThese art experiences are suggestions for use in the classroom or other alternative settings and as self-care strategies for educators. It is important to note that the art experiences presented here have therapeutic value; however, they are not art therapy.  \nHave you ever wondered…  \n• what to do when students’ energy levels are high and they need to calm down?  \n• what to do when students are stressed and need to de-stress?  \n• how to transition students into a lesson when they need to refocus?  \n• what you could do as an art teacher when there has been a  \ntraumatic event in your school or community?  \n• how to use art to take care of yourself when you hear students’sad and painful stories?  \nScribbling  \nFor this activity, you’ll need large sheets of drawing paper and paper with a circle drawn on it. To warm up, take a crayon in both hands and scribble large circles in the air for a minute. Next, transfer those marks to the large paper. Fill the entire paper with scribbling. Channel any frustration, stress, and tension in the body through your arms onto the paper. Use deep pressure to scribble as hard as you can.  \nAfter scribbling for three to four  \n22 SEPTEMBER 2018 SchoolArts  \nStudents use two markers to create a balanced mandala design that starts at the center and radiates outward.  \nminutes, select two marker colors. Use the markers on the paper with the circle to create a balanced mandala design that starts at the center and radiates outward. After drawing the mandala, cut it out, give it a title, and place it on the large scribble paper.  \nAdaptations  \nProvide students with 18 x 24\" (46 x 61 cm) newsprint paper and ask them to scribble solo. If time is an issue, you can use smaller paper for the scribble portion and smaller circles for the mandala drawings.  \nWhen the mandala drawings are complete, ask students to reflect on the process—what they noticed, what they liked or didn’t like. Ask  \nthem to compare and contrast the scribble drawing with the mandala drawing in their journals. Arrange the mandala drawings in a circle on the scribble drawing and discuss.  \nRefocusing  \nStudents can use this opportunity to release or let go of whatever they need to by scribbling it out. They are often surprised to be asked to scribble; some students have not scribbled since they were quite young. Play energizing music during the scribbling phase of this experience and calming music for the second part. Music is used to guide the process of discharging the negative feelings and refocusing inward.  \nIt’s interesting to observe and lis-  \nten as students participate in this art experience. They are actively engaged, talking and laughing with each other during the scribble phase. They enjoy the playful, regressive activity of scribbling and then the calming, centering experience during the mandala drawing. The contrast is usually dramatic. The energy in the room shifts from playful and lively to meditative. One student explained,“This was an interesting exercise because while it did have limits, there were also a lot of possibilities within the limits.”   \nLisa Kay is associate professor and chair of Art Education and Community Arts Practices at the Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 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