Some people find candy corn EARresistible, while others think it is EARitating. Sure, it is a bit like eating a candle, but its yellow, orange, and white layers are iconic.

The newest Shapegram helps students create a custom candy corn gradient. Instead of blending colors together, this gradient changes colors suddenly to make clean stripes.

Level = Progressing Purple
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Hard Stop Gradient

A gradient with solid, sudden color changes is called a hard stop gradient. It is made by placing gradient stops right on top of each other so the colors do not blend.

Creating this type of gradient can be CORNfusing. The Candy Corn Gradient Shapegram includes step by step directions to help students build the hard stop gradient, and teachers can download a PDF version to display or share.

Use the Gradient Again and Again

Once students make a custom gradient in Google Slides, they can use it to fill other shapes and word art. The custom gradient will appear under Fill color → Gradient, right along with the built in options.

Custom gradients stay inside the presentation where they were created. If you want the same gradient in a new presentation, copy a shape that uses it and paste it into the new file. The gradient will then appear in that presentation’s Gradient menu.

Students can use the gradient to make any shape or word art look aMAIZEing.

Fall Shapegrams

If turkey and pie are already on your mind, these Shapegrams are ready for your classroom.

Slice of Pie Zipper

This zipper is drawn with 3 rectangles, 5 ovals, 2 triangles, 2 round same side corner rectangles, and 1 wave. The document highlights the shapes used and includes an animation that shows how everything fits together.

Level = Growing Green
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Turkey Lesson

This picture uses 17 shapes and 7 lines. Unlike most Shapegrams, it has a black outline. The tutorial video shows how to use the Arc shape to draw the wings and tail feathers.

Level = Progressing Purple
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Leaf Zipper

Draw a maple leaf by rotating, overlapping, and duplicating shapes. The Shapegram contains an animation to help students create a symmetrical leaf.

Level = Progressing Purple
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Pie Crust Zipper

This Shapegrams Zipper has an interwoven lattice pattern. Students stack rectangles to create the look of woven crust strips. The instructions walk students through the process of drawing the delicious pie.

Level = Remarkable Red
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Corny Joke

When you share the Candy Corn Gradient Shapegram with students, feel free to tell them this joke:

Q: What do you call an insect that gets top scores for how well it can arrange colors?

A: A Grade A Ant!

Smiles from Iowa,
Tony

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