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Chalkboard Compass Clip Compass Flip Chart Compass

FIGURE 8-9. Commercial Alternatives for Drawing Circles
wooden ruler or yardstick, drilling holes at every inch point, and using it to draw circles
of the circumference you need. You do so by inserting a pencil tip through a hole, hold-
ing the end of the ruler/yardstick in place with one hand, then drawn in the shape of a
circle. There are also at least four commercial alternatives for drawing circles:

Chalkboard compasses (see Figure 8-9) can be used to hold chalk or small markers when
drawing on chalk or dry erase boards or flip chart paper. These can be found at most
teacher supply stores.
Clip compasses (see Figure 8-9) are sold in art supply stores and have a spring loaded clip
for holding a marker, pencil or crayon and can draw circles up to nine inches round.

Flip chart compasses (see Figure 8-9) are actually multipurpose drawing tools that have been
modified for use as a protractor, compass, straight edge, angle template, and horizon-
tal ruler. You simply insert a marker at one end, position it on your paper and start
drawing perfect circles (see Trainer’s Warehouse in the Resources for Trainers section).
Shape templates are available with various sized circles and can be obtained at craft, art
or other stores selling school or office supplies.

Flip Chart Stickers
These colorful stickers come in a variety of shapes and colors and can be added to your
flip charts to highlight or bullet a line of text or key points (see Trainer’s Warehouse in
Resources for Trainers section).
Fluorescent Tape

You can add impact and color to single words or entire lines of text by covering them with
this transparent tape that allows the words underneath to be read. You can reposition the
tape, which comes in green, orange, yellow, purple, and blue (see Trainer’s Warehouse).