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Must-See: 20 Inspiring Chalk Creations to Emerge From 2020’s #ChalkYourWalk, the Viral Campaign That’s Giving Students a Colorful Escape During the Pandemic

By Meghan Gallagher

April 20, 2020

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Fun, creative and inspiring for teachers, students and parents alike, #ChalkYourWalk is the colorful social media trend that’s spreading positivity — and a good dose of community pride — via neighborhood sidewalks. You can read more about the initiative from reporter Debra West — and also enjoy this coast-to-coast highlight reel assembled by video director James Fields:

In search of a little uplifting art, we took a spin through Twitter and Instagram ourselves over the past week. Below, an unforgettable gallery of brightness and positivity that offers a brief respite from the grim daily headlines — from artistic masterpieces to hilarious jokes, surprising math problems and memorable messages of perseverance:

Dana Bennett-Tejes (@BennettTejes / Twitter)

MyKidsFoodAllergies (@kidsfoodallerg / Twitter)

Montour School District teacher Sarah Brallier, McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania (@MSDHearing / Twitter)

Arlie Cooper, science teacher at Richmond Hill High School, Richmond Hill, Georgia (@arliecooper2 / Twitter)

Ms. Tran, teacher at Conrad Schools of Science, New Castle County, Delaware (@tran_science / Twitter)

Jazmin Hubbard (mrsjhubbard / Instagram)

Rucker Elementary teacher Cindy Parker, Houston, Texas (@parkpete8 / Twitter)

Nichole, a middle school math teacher, Tracy, California (@iTEACHiLEARN / Twitter)

Art teacher Sara Ketron, Dublin, Ohio (@SarahKetron1 / Twitter)

Rosenthal Montessori, Alexandria, Louisiana (@RosenthalRPSB / Twitter)

Corvian Community School, Charlotte, North Carolina (corviancommunityschool / Instagram)

Wake Forest, North Carolina (@WakeForest_NC / Twitter)

Mrs. Krupp, Bowling Green, Ohio (teenteacherla / Instagram)

Locust Point Families, Baltimore, Maryland (locustpointfamilies / Instagram)

Daniel Baldassi, Seekonk, Massachusetts (@dmb1077 / Twitter)

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                <h1>Must-See: 20 Inspiring Chalk Creations to Emerge From 2020’s #ChalkYourWalk, the Viral Campaign That’s Giving Students a Colorful Escape During the Pandemic</h1>

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                <p class="sans">By <a rel="author" href="https://www.the74million.org/contributor/545194/">Meghan Gallagher</a></p>

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                <p>This story first appeared at <a href="https://www.the74million.org">The 74</a>, a nonprofit news site covering education. <a href="https://www.the74million.org/about/newsletters/?utm_source=republish-button&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=republish">Sign up for free newsletters from The 74</a> to get more like this in your inbox.</p>
                <p>Fun, creative and inspiring for teachers, students and parents alike, #ChalkYourWalk is the colorful social media trend that’s spreading positivity — and a good dose of community pride — via neighborhood sidewalks. <a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/across-the-country-students-parents-teachers-chalkyourwalk-with-sidewalk-messages-of-love-and-hope-even-an-outdoor-exercise-routine/">You can read more about the initiative from reporter Debra West</a> — and also enjoy this coast-to-coast highlight reel assembled by video director James Fields:</p>
<div class="video-container"><iframe loading="lazy" title="Bringing Hope with Sidewalk Chalk Art #chalkyourwalk." width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6bdAzuMZcPc?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<p>In search of a little uplifting art, we took a spin through Twitter and Instagram ourselves over the past week. Below, an unforgettable gallery of brightness and positivity that offers a brief respite from the grim daily headlines — from artistic masterpieces to hilarious jokes, surprising math problems and memorable messages of perseverance:</p>
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<figure id="attachment_553752" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-553752" style="width: 1024px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/pasted-image-0-4.png"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-553752" src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/pasted-image-0-4.png" alt="" width="1024" height="637" srcset="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/pasted-image-0-4.png 1024w, https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/pasted-image-0-4-300x187.png 300w, https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/pasted-image-0-4-659x410.png 659w, https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/pasted-image-0-4-768x478.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-553752" class="wp-caption-text">Arlie Cooper, science teacher at Richmond Hill High School, Richmond Hill, Georgia (@arliecooper2 / Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_553753" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-553753" style="width: 680px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/pasted-image-0-5.png"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-553753" src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/pasted-image-0-5.png" alt="" width="680" height="509" srcset="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/pasted-image-0-5.png 680w, https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/pasted-image-0-5-300x225.png 300w, https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/pasted-image-0-5-548x410.png 548w" sizes="(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-553753" class="wp-caption-text">Ms. Tran, teacher at Conrad Schools of Science, New Castle County, Delaware (@tran_science / Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_553754" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-553754" style="width: 900px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-1.png"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-553754" src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-1.png" alt="" width="900" height="1112" srcset="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-1.png 386w, https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-1-243x300.png 243w, https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-1-332x410.png 332w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-553754" class="wp-caption-text">Jazmin Hubbard (mrsjhubbard / Instagram)</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_553755" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-553755" style="width: 800px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-2.png"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-553755" src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-2.png" alt="" width="800" height="1067"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-553755" class="wp-caption-text">Rucker Elementary teacher Cindy Parker, Houston, Texas (@parkpete8 / Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_553763" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-553763" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-3.png"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-553763" src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-3.png" alt="" width="600" height="450" srcset="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-3.png 512w, https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-3-300x225.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-553763" class="wp-caption-text">Nichole, a middle school math teacher, Tracy, California (@iTEACHiLEARN / Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_553764" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-553764" style="width: 700px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-4.png"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-553764" src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-4.png" alt="" width="700" height="525" srcset="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-4.png 512w, https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-4-300x225.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-553764" class="wp-caption-text">Art teacher Sara Ketron, Dublin, Ohio (@SarahKetron1 / Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_553765" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-553765" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/pasted-image-0-6.png"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-553765" src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/pasted-image-0-6.png" alt="" width="600" height="1031" srcset="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/pasted-image-0-6.png 524w, https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/pasted-image-0-6-175x300.png 175w, https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/pasted-image-0-6-239x410.png 239w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-553765" class="wp-caption-text">Dina Brady (@ThisIsDinaBrady / Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_553766" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-553766" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-5.png"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-553766" src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-5.png" alt="" width="600" height="450" srcset="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-5.png 512w, https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-5-300x225.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-553766" class="wp-caption-text">Rosenthal Montessori, Alexandria, Louisiana (@RosenthalRPSB / Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_553767" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-553767" style="width: 937px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/93421025_3245791505485821_8440572582183068053_n.jpg"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-553767" src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/93421025_3245791505485821_8440572582183068053_n.jpg" alt="" width="937" height="1171" srcset="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/93421025_3245791505485821_8440572582183068053_n.jpg 937w, https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/93421025_3245791505485821_8440572582183068053_n-240x300.jpg 240w, https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/93421025_3245791505485821_8440572582183068053_n-328x410.jpg 328w, https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/93421025_3245791505485821_8440572582183068053_n-768x960.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 937px) 100vw, 937px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-553767" class="wp-caption-text">Corvian Community School, Charlotte, North Carolina (corviancommunityschool / Instagram)</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_553768" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-553768" style="width: 693px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Joke-Chalk-1.jpg"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-553768" src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Joke-Chalk-1.jpg" alt="" width="693" height="303" srcset="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Joke-Chalk-1.jpg 693w, https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Joke-Chalk-1-300x131.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-553768" class="wp-caption-text">2829royalo / Instagram</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_553769" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-553769" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-6.png"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-553769" src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-6.png" alt="" width="600" height="420" srcset="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-6.png 512w, https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-6-300x210.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-553769" class="wp-caption-text">Wake Forest, North Carolina (@WakeForest_NC / Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_553770" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-553770" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-7.png"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-553770" src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-7.png" alt="" width="600" height="274" srcset="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-7.png 512w, https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-7-300x137.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-553770" class="wp-caption-text">Wake Forest, North Carolina (@WakeForest_NC / Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_553771" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-553771" style="width: 599px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screen-Shot-2020-04-20-at-3.24.59-PM-1.png"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-553771 size-full" src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screen-Shot-2020-04-20-at-3.24.59-PM-1.png" alt="" width="599" height="561" srcset="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screen-Shot-2020-04-20-at-3.24.59-PM-1.png 599w, https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screen-Shot-2020-04-20-at-3.24.59-PM-1-300x281.png 300w, https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screen-Shot-2020-04-20-at-3.24.59-PM-1-438x410.png 438w" sizes="(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-553771" class="wp-caption-text">Mrs. Krupp, Bowling Green, Ohio (teenteacherla / Instagram)</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_553774" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-553774" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-8.png"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-553774" src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-8.png" alt="" width="600" height="600" srcset="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-8.png 512w, https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-8-300x300.png 300w, https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-8-410x410.png 410w, https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-8-215x215.png 215w, https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-8-350x350.png 350w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-553774" class="wp-caption-text">Wake Forest, North Carolina (@WakeForest_NC / Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_553773" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-553773" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-9.png"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-553773" src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-9.png" alt="" width="600" height="600" srcset="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-9.png 482w, https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-9-300x300.png 300w, https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-9-410x410.png 410w, https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-9-215x215.png 215w, https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-9-350x350.png 350w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-553773" class="wp-caption-text">Locust Point Families, Baltimore, Maryland (locustpointfamilies / Instagram)</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_553772" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-553772" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-10.png"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-553772" src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-10.png" alt="" width="600" height="800" srcset="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-10.png 384w, https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-10-225x300.png 225w, https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed-10-308x410.png 308w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-553772" class="wp-caption-text">Daniel Baldassi, Seekonk, Massachusetts (@dmb1077 / Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_553775" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-553775" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/pasted-image-0-8.jpg"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-553775" src="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/pasted-image-0-8.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="506" srcset="https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/pasted-image-0-8.jpg 600w, https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/pasted-image-0-8-300x253.jpg 300w, https://www.the74million.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/pasted-image-0-8-486x410.jpg 486w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-553775" class="wp-caption-text">Daniel Baldassi, Seekonk, Massachusetts (@dmb1077 / Twitter)</figcaption></figure>

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