About Maths & Art Cross Curricular Workshops
Mental Health, Well Being and Growth Mindset Workshops Combining Practical Mathematical Skills & Art.
Promoting Key Life Messages, Values & Teaching Transferable Skills. Ideal For Boosting Confidence, Self-Esteem and Building Resilience.
Fun & Enjoyable for Children & Adults with Immediate & Long-Term Benefits For Everyone.
Free No Obligation Timetable Planning Available
& Detailed Feedback Provided After Workshops Have Been Delivered At No Additional Cost.
Workshop Days Can Be Completed With An End Of The Day Motivational Assembly.
Afterschool or Inset Day Staff Training Sessions Available To Promote Growth Mindset & Build Resilience Further In Schools.
Work Completed For Nearly 500 UK Schools So Far.
A Member Of The Derbyshire County Council Trusted Trader Scheme for over 10 years.
Enhanced DBS Certificate & Public Liability Insurance.
Business established in 2003.
WORKSHOP PRESENTATION
I stand at the front of the class with a flip chart and place
a completed picture on the wall behind me. I use Cartoon Characters as they capture the children's imagination and keep them focused.
The pupils are seated at their tables with A4 pieces of paper or sketchbooks, pencils and erasers (all supplied by the school).
I break the pictures down by highlighting individual lines and areas of the completed pictures, draw it step by step on my flip chart and after each step the pupils also draw the relevant step on their piece of paper by following my instructions and watching my demonstration.
Everybody uses a dotted line technique as this allows elements of the pictures to be changed more easily and makes the creative process more accessible regardless of age or ability.
I work the room by asking different questions throughout the workshop sessions and this helps everybody with regards to maintaining good levels of concentration and focus.
Full workshop days consist of either three or four sessions based on the year groups involved, structure
of the school day, class sizes and the time of the year. When possible, the workshop days are completed with
a Motivational Assembly.
I work with pupils in KS1, KS2 and KS3 and the later the workshops are delivered in the academic year, the more the sessions benefit Reception aged pupils.
There are a wide range of benefits if teachers can take
part and whenever possible, I recommend they do so. The session lengths are important because the longer the sessions are, the better results the pupils achieve which increases the confidence and self-esteem boosts and the more references to life skills I can implement within the sessions.
Another reason why the session lengths are key relates to the building of resilience element of the workshops, some parts of the pictures require pupils to make more than one attempt to be successful so that is factored in to the
session lengths..
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SKILLS BASED LEARNING
The workshop sessions promote Skills Based Learning as they require the pupils to use a wide range of skills with regards to not only the creative process but also in other elements of the sessions like answering the questions I ask and problem solving. Other key skills which are utilized in the sessions include observational, listening, measuring, thinking and decision making skills. Research has indicated that learners remember more effectively when they can use skills to access, process
and express their knowledge. The emphasis on Skills Based Learning is evident throughout the sessions as is the previously mentioned concepts of Independent Learning and Cognitive Thinking.
MATHS & ART CROSS CURRICULAR LINK
The workshops have a Maths and Art Cross Curricular link as everybody completes a picture but the creative
process focuses on a Mathematical approach. The elements covered include Spatial Awareness, Ratios, Proportions, Fractions, Shapes, Angle of Lines,
Length of Lines, Coordinates and Measuring Distances. Symmetry is a very significant part of the pictures, this ensures that the results are not always achievable at the first attempt but this aspect does prove beneficial
especially with regards to building resilience.
GROWTH MINDSET ELEMENTS
The workshops and motivational assemblies are linked to The Growth Mindset as they not only highlight the importance of Growth Mindset traits including Trying Your Best, Persevering & Being Resilient, Not Giving Up, Learning From Mistakes and Problem Solving by engaging the brain BUT they also give visual evidence of why all of those elements are beneficial in the form of the
completed pictures. The motivational assembly includes further references to The Growth Mindset but also highlights how all of those elements can help pupils further not only at school but also for life in general.
MENTAL HEALTH & WELL BEING
These benefits are obtained from the workshops in different ways but confidence and self-esteem boosts will be very evident during the sessions and at the end
of the sessions when the pictures are completed.
HOLY SAVIOUR RC PRIMARY SCHOOL - LANCASHIRE ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"Once again lan has been brilliant. The children thoroughly love the sessions and benefit from the clear instructions that lan provides. It's always great to see the look of amazement on their face's when they have completed one of the pictures. In a short space of time lan is able to develop the confidence and resilience of the children by using simple techniques that can
be used again and again in other areas of the school curriculum.
Thank you once again."
HIGHOVER JMI SCHOOL - HERTFORDSHIRE ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"The workshops were fantastic and really allowed our pupils to see their own growth mindset. The children thoroughly enjoyed the art activity and remained focused throughout, you could hear a pin drop! An assembly for the rest of the Key Stage and
parents was the icing on the cake - thank you."
LANTERN COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL - CAMBRIDGESHIRE ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"lan provided our school with some very thorough workshops based on growth mind-set and an assembly at the end of the school day. The workshops were well structured and organised and the children were fully engaged in the tasks provided. The assembly rounded the day off in a very positive way. I would
recommend The Doodle Bug to other schools."
BLOFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL - NORFOLK ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"lan spent 2 days at our primary school and worked with children from Reception to Year 6. Every child produced a super picture and thoroughly enjoyed the session. an adapted his workshops appropriately to suit the age group and knew exactly how to talk to the children and work effectively with them. An excellent experience for all involved — teachers as well as children!"
LOCATIONS COVERED:
All over the UK!
PRICING:
We offer a cost-effective way to enrich your pupils' learning and can provide you with an individual quote based on your specific requirements.
You can find out more about our pricing, multi-booking discounts and termly visit package at our website.
CONTACT DETAILS:
Please visit our website to find out more, or email thedoodlebug@rocketmail.com
You can also call Ian at
07719188996
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