Second-grade reporters in Ms. Quintana’s class tested how they would feel after drawing. They drew a Zentangle. A Zentangle is a design that anyone can make.

The reporters noticed that they felt calmer and their breathing was slower and more peaceful while they were drawing.

Here are directions to make a Zentangle. There are no right or wrong ways to do this!

• Find any kind of blank paper.
• Draw a square on paper.
• Inside the square, draw lines from one side to another–straight or curved. You’ll have empty spaces where the lines cross.
• Inside each empty space, create a pattern with colors or shapes.