Sketchbooks Should Be…

During the first Sketchbook Meet Up to help support teachers on their Sketchbook Journey, we asked participants what they wanted pupils (and teachers) to gain from using sketchbooks. We put the answers through a word cloud tool so that we can see what is important. Although the larger words are vital, there are also clues in the smaller words which came up less often – but which also offer insight into what kind of place a sketchbook might be.

Sketchbooks are places for

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