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Can you beWEAVE it? The Spider Web Shapegram challenges students to draw a web and a Black Widow with shapes. A fang-tastic October activity! shapegrams.com

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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

October really is a GOURD month for drawing with shapes. 🎃 We've got Shapegrams that are faBOOlous any time of year, but especially in October! Find them all in one spot → shapegrams.com/october/

Collage of seven Halloween illustrations drawn with shapes: a witch silhouette, a witch's hat, a mansion at sunset, a black cat with a ghost and jack-o'-lantern, an eye, a spider on a purple web, and a pickle in a jar.

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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Hocus focus! 🧙 The Witch's Hat Zipper challenges students to recreate a witch's hat with just 7 shapes — ovals and trapezoids layered for a 3D effect. shapegrams.com/witchhat

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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🎃 Spooky season is here! Challenge your students to recreate the Spooky Things Shapegram — a black cat, ghost, jack-o'-lantern, and bats, all drawn with shapes in Google Slides or Drawings. shapegrams.com

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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

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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 ⬜️🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️

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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

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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

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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 🟦⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️

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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.

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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!

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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

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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

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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 ⬜️🟩⬜️⬜️⬜️

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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

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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Shapegrams is about to take a new twist...

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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...

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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 · 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

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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?

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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

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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 · 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...

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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...

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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 · 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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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

It may be wintery where you are, but you can dream of a tropical getaway! #EdTech The new Shapegram is a desert island. The sand is drawn with the curve tool and the tree is drawn with moon, trapezoid, and oval shapes. For just a few shapes, the island SHORE looks good! shapegrams.com/island

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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

👀 Seven shapes make one picture. “Sea” if you can guess what the next Shapegram will be. Email subscribers get the first look. Sign up at the bottom of any page on shapegrams.com.

7 shapes spread out: 4 moons, 1 trapezoid, one oval, and one organic shape.

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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

🧐 What could this be? #EduSky #EdTech Email subscribers get the first reveal of the next Shapegram. Sign up at the bottom of any page on shapegrams.com. Zoomed-in peek below. Email goes out Tuesday.

Zoomed in image that is mostly green with a light blue background

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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

⚠️ Don't leave a fire burning in the fireplace tonight! 🔥 You don't want to wake up to a crisp Kringle!

Fireplace drawing with all shapes outlined

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Shapegrams @shapegrams.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Season's eatings to every educator! 😋

Cookies on a tray that spell out "Have an ex-TRAY special break!"

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