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Joyful lessons and resources to develop digital drawing abilities, increase technology skills, and cultivate a growth mindset from @tonyvincent.bsky.social

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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It's almost October, WITCH is the best month for Shapegrams. This post has all our spooky Lesson, Zippers, and new Junior puzzles. #EduSky shapegrams.com/october/
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October: Spooky, Fall & Halloween Digital Activities – Shapegrams
ORANGE you happy that it’s fall? 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.
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Let’s be grateFALL for Google’s free fonts. These GOURDgeous fonts have a fall feel. Available in Google Workspace and at fonts.google.com. #EduSky #GoogleEdu
Listing of Autumn Fonts
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Sip, sip, hooray! It's Funny Friday! #EduSky #Teaching P.S. Draw a colorful water bottle in the Tumbler Shapegram: shapegrams.com/tumbler
Tony leaning over a stove, talking to a kettle with steam. Speech bubbles say, “R.I.P. boiling water. You will be mist.”
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Did you know that porcupines can’t actually shoot their quills? Instead, when they feel scared, their quills can come off easily if a predator touches them. And, did you know that we have a Porcupine Zipper digital art challenge? shapegrams.com/porcupine Level = Growing Green ⬜️🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️
Digital drawing of a porcupine
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
If you ask a teacher who is a Shapegrams member, they’ll tell you that membership is a really great DILL. $35/yr gets you access to all 120+ Shapegrams for your students and dozens of PDF posters. shapegrams.com
Membership is a great DILL!

120+ templates in Google Slides and Google Drawings

Shapegrams logo made to look like pickles.
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Celebrate creativity and confidence with Shapegrams for #DotDay! The new Circle Pictures lesson shows students lots of examples so they can build their own creation in Google Slides using only circles. 😜 #EduSky
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Tomorrow is International #DotDay! Celebrate creativity and confidence with Shapegrams. 😜 Free Face Lesson: shapegrams.com/face 🐨 Free Koala Zipper: shapegrams.com/koala 🐼 Popular Circle Panda Lesson: shapegrams.com/panda 🀡 New Circle Pictures Lesson: shapegrams.com/circles
Shapegrams logo with four pictures: winking face, koala head, panda, and a variety of pictures made with circles
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The new Circle Pictures Shapegram provides students with dozens of examples of animals, foods, and objects drawn using circles ONLY. Makes for a fun #DotDay activity! #EduSky youtu.be/DW1LeJWfXgk
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603 Circles Become 36 Pictures!
The Circle Pictures Shapegrams Lesson features dozens of example pictures drawn with only circles. After watching this big reveal, head on over to Shapegrams.com to get the Google Slides template for…
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
International #DotDay is September 15th-ish! Read the newest update to celebrate creativity, confidence, and collaboration with Shapegrams. updates.shapegrams.com/p/circlepict...
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
NEW SHAPEGRAM! Just in time for International Dot Day. Celebrate creativity and confidence with the Circle Pictures lesson. Learn to draw and layer circles to create an animal, food, or object. #EduSky #DotDay shapegrams.com/circles Level = Beginning Blue 🟦⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️
Shapegrams logo above 12 colorful circles, each with a drawing of a animal, food, or object—all drawn with only circles.
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Yesterday Tony rolled down his green screen to record the video for a new Shapegrams lesson.
Photo of Tony smiling in front of a bright green roll-down screen.
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A good question to ask students after they've worked on a Shapegrams is...
Thinking emoji below the words, "What can you do now that you could not do before?"
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Each Shapegrams Lesson and Zipper templates are available in Google Slides and Google Drawings. Teacher choose which format to give their students.
Google Slides and Google Drawings character waving in front of a slide with the Shapegrams logo.
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
If Shapegrams is your JAM, please SPREAD the word to other teachers. It would be fanTOASTic to GRAIN new members. 😉 P.S. Whether you spread the word or not, have a KNIFE day!
Shapegrams logo showing on a piece of toast with purple jelly.
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Students become "balloon artists" when the learn to draw the balloon animal using shapes in Google Slides. shapegrams.com/balloon
An illustration with colorful party pennants at the top and a yellow balloon giraffe on the right. The text reads: "Stand tall when faced with a challenge. That's persAIRverance," with the Shapegrams logo at the bottom.
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Unlock creativity and inspire a growth mindset with 4 digital drawing lessons, lots of digital drawing challenges, 66 punny posters, and SG Junior shapegrams.com/free
Vector illustration featuring an avatar holding an orange pennant that reads "FREE." Stacked purple blocks display the words "LESSONS," "ZIPPERS," "POSTERS" , and "JUNIOR" in yellow text. Surrounding elements include colorful bunting flags, a sunflower, a puppy peeking from behind the blocks, Google Slides and Drawings mascot characters, and the website address "shapegrams.com/free" along the bottom.
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Can you recreate this porcu-FINE piece of art using only shapes in Google Slides? shapegrams.com/porcupine Level = Growing Green ⬜️🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️
Drawing of a porcupine and the Shapegrams logo
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The Backpack Shapegram introduces learners to the small and mighty adjustment handle. Tony shows how sliding the little yellow diamond changes a shape's feature. shapegrams.com/backpack Level = Beginning Blue 🟦⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️
Tony looking at a digital drawing of a backpack
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Tony would love to show you his COMBINATION of shapes that eVENTually make for an aDOORable drawing. shapegrams.com/lockers
Tony standing in front of a drawing of lockers
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Q: What do you call a whale on a rollercoaster? A: Stuck! P.S. Members can get the Whale Zipper: shapegrams.com/whale
A cartoon illustration of a gray whale and a scuba diver telling jokes underwater. The whale asks, "What kind of hair does the ocean have?" The diver asks, "What kind?" The whale replies, "Wavy!" and the diver responds, "I whale-y love your sense of humor!"
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The “round same side corner rectangle” shape has two adjustment handles. One to change the roundness of the top corners and another to change the roundness of the BOT-tom corners. This roBOT contain 3 “round same side corner rectangle” shapes. shapegrams.com/robothead
Arrows pointing to 3 round same side corner rectangles in a robot head drawing
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Announcing Shapegrams Junior! 🥳 Self-checking picture puzzles made for K-3 with 7 ways to play from Snappy to Tricky. Read all about it! shapegrams.com/hi-shapegrams-junior
Shapegrams Junior Logo
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Shapegrams is about to take a new twist...
Colorful swirled image
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Coming soon → A new kind of Shapegrams. Are you a little curious? Stay tuned...
Shapegrams logo with question marks after it
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Teachers can RELISH that when students copy the Pickle Zipper template, they get everything they need in one file, including animations and space to draw their own pickle. shapegrams.com/pickle
Screenshot in Google Slides showing the Pickle Zipper Template
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
What can you get for $2.92 a month? A Shapegrams membership! Access dozens of instructional videos, digital art templates, and posters to level up students' tech skills, creativity, and mindset. shapegrams.com
Promotional banner for Shapegrams featuring three main statistics in large rainbow numbers: 69 Lessons (video tutorials, PDF posters, side activities), 55 Zippers (quick challenges, drawing tips, side comics), and 35 Dollars per year per teacher (license to use with students, 92-page PDF). The bottom text notes that files are available in Google Slides and Google Drawings.
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Earth Day is April 22. How about DRAWING some attention to the planet we call home? Read about Shapegrams that fit naturally this time of year: updates.shapegrams.com/p/earthday
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🌱 Nature Shapegrams for Earth Day
Draw animals, plants, and the globe with shapes!
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Earth Day is Wednesday 🌎 Shapegrams has ready-to-use Lesson and Zipper templates in Google Slides to help learners draw plants and animals. Levels range from Beginning Blue to Outstanding Orange. updates.shapegrams.com/p/earthday
6 drawings of plants and animals
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Earth Day is April 22. How about DRAWING some attention to the planet we call home? Read about Shapegrams that fit naturally this time of year in the latest update.
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🌱 Nature Shapegrams for Earth Day
Draw animals, plants, and the globe with shapes!
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
The latest Shapegrams update features 3 challenging lessons.... 🐣 Spring Scene ⬜️⬜️⬜️🟥⬜️ 🌈 Rainbow ⬜️⬜️🟪⬜️⬜️ 🦍 Dr. Jane Goodall ⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️🟧
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Egg-cellent Spring Shapegrams
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Celebrate with these fonts—available for free in Google Workspace and downloadable at fonts.google.com.
A graphic titled "SPRING FONTS" features a list of nine decorative font names written in their respective styles: Over the Rainbow, Irish Grover, Mystery Quest, Arima Madurai, Ruge Boogie, Spicy Rice, Indie Flower, Bonbon, and Boogaloo. The design uses a blue and white color scheme and includes an illustration of a gray bunny popping out of a blue Easter egg.
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Pastel colors are soft and calming, like baby blue, pale yellow, pastel pink, peach, and periwinkle. Pastels are often associated with spring. Perhaps because spring brings us flowers and ice cream?
An infographic titled "Pastel Color Codes" featuring 12 circular swatches of soft, calming colors on a pastel gradient background. Each swatch displays its unique hex code (e.g., #B9F4D7 for mint, #FFA0C1 for pink). The image includes a brief description of pastel colors and the Shape Grams logo.
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Q: What's the difference between wisdom and luck? A: One is clever. The other is clover. P.S. Draw a clover in this Zipper digital art challenge: shapegrams.com/clover
A colorful illustration of a man standing next to an ironing board, delivering a pun. On the ironing board sits a green four-leaf clover and a blue iron. Two speech bubbles appear above the man; the first asks, "Why is it a bad idea to iron a four-leaf clover?" and the second answers, "Because you would be pressing your luck!" The man is wearing a dark blue t-shirt with a "Shapegrams" logo and light blue pants, set against a striped green wallpaper background.
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
"Irish" you good luck in drawing a clover using shapes. Get the Shapegrams Zipper template in #GoogleSlides or #GoogleDrawings:
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Clover
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
🍀 Fun Fact: There are about 5,000 three-leaf clovers for every four-leaf clover. ☘️ Another Fun Fact: You can draw a clover with heart shapes. 🆓 Get the Zipper: shapegrams.com/clover #DigitalArt #EdTech #EduSky
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
What animal might Tony draw using these shapes? Find out if it’s animal you’ll want to kiss by clicking this link: shapegrams.com/animal-guess Level = Progressing Purple ⬜️⬜️🟪⬜️⬜️
A collection of various black geometric silhouettes on a white background, including hearts, circles, ovals, and a crescent. The arrangement looks like a set of building blocks for a character or graphic.
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Zooming can make it easier to draw with shapes. There are multiple ways to zoom in and zoom out in Google Slides and Google Drawings. #EduSky #EdTech
An educational infographic titled "Change the Zoom" by Shape Grams. It explains how to adjust zoom settings using toolbar icons, manual percentage entries (25% to 1600%), and touchpad gestures like pinching or stretching fingers.
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
The Basketball Zipper digital art challenge comes with a PDF showing how to draw a basketball. These same instructions are also included inside the #GoogleSlides template. 🏀 shapegrams.com/basketball
Drawing of a basketball and screenshot of a PDF with instructions for drawing a basketball with shapes.
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Tony actually cut shapes from felt so he could demonstrate layering shapes in his tutorial video for the "Heartfelt Animals" Shapegram. You could get yourself a membership today and share it with your students tomorrow! Great for Grades 2 and up. shapegrams.com/heartanimals
DIY felt animal projects arranged in two rows. Each animal—an owl, dog, mouse, frog, fish, penguin, crab, and bee—is assembled using cut-out felt hearts to create faces, wings, fins, and feet. The bright colors stand out against a clean white surface.
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Q: What did the envelope say to the stamp? A: “Stick with me, and we will go places!” Learn to draw envelope, bear, and arrow pictures in the Hearts lesson:
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Hearts
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Here's a very condensed preview of the video in the new "Heartfelt Animals" Shapegram. The video uses felt to demonstrate layers, rotation, and drop shadows. Become a member and get instant access for you and your students! #EdTech shapegrams.com/heartanimals
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
There’s no substit-CUTE for a sweet Shapegrams lesson! February may be short, but it’s packed with chances for students to create, experiment, and share something kind. birdsend.page/7854/2wkD0qq...
Shapegrams logo with digital drawings of animals, hearts, cupcakes, and more.
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
The land in the Island Zipper is drawn with the Curve tool. shapegrams.com/island Each time you click with the Curve tool, it leaves an anchor point. Anchor points are connected with curved lines.
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
🗓 Happy Groundhog Day! 😁 Hoping you're having a good LAIR day.
Cartoon of a groundhog with crazy hair poking out of one hole. A photo of Tony poking out of another hole, looking at the groundhog.
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
LEAF it to Tony to draw a desert island with shapes! The Google Slides template includes animations showing how to draw it. WATER you waiting for? Give this to your students: shapegrams.com/island Level = Growing Green ⬜️🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️ #EduSky #EdTech #GoogleEdu
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Sink your teeth into this YouTube playlist from Sarah Wood with 21 short videos for kids about Groundhog Day. #EduSky #Teaching www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Screenshot of YouTube playlist
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
💥 3 Fun Facts 💥 1️⃣ Groundhogs are also known as woodchucks. 2️⃣ Groundhog Day is February 2. 3️⃣ We've got an adorable groundhog digital art lesson:
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Groundhog
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Q: What animal takes up the most land? A: A ground hog! 😉 P.S. The picture in the Groundhog Lesson is drawn with 56 shapes and 18 lines. shapegrams.com/groundhog
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Your students can trace a photograph to make a silhouette in Google Slides! That's the challenge in the Dr. King Silhouette lesson: shapegrams.com/mlk
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Dr. King Silhouette
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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Tony shows you how to trace a photo with the Curve tool to make a silhouette in the Dr. King Silhouette lesson: shapegrams.com/mlk **All lessons are included with a Shapegrams membership.
Tony standing next to a silhouette of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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