My products and teaching styles are quirky and creative with an emphasis on Multiple Learning Styles and diversity. I create educational clip art, visuals, creative study guides and projects.
My products and teaching styles are quirky and creative with an emphasis on Multiple Learning Styles and diversity. I create educational clip art, visuals, creative study guides and projects.
FREE EMOTIONS SAMPLER! Everyone has feelings, but you can make them easier for students to manage, identify, and understand with this unique product. (Use them in your resources as well!) This fabulous clip-art set features 4 bw/4 Color emotions. Clips are 300 dpi pngs. about 3" by 5". This set is designed so buyers can determine if they prefer portrait style OR full body style if they plan to buy more Illumismart Emotions Clip-art.
Check out my other Emotions Clip-Art featuring 24 full body and 24 portrait style emotions!
Featured Emotions-
This set features four sample EMOTIONS
confused
disgusted
embarrassed (portrait style)
bored (portrait style)
Make preparing for the next school activity easy to understand for your students! This unique set of supplies cards features upper elementary/middle school and teen students and focuses on the types of supplies associated with these age groups!
With 48 cards, two prompt boards, and one page of signs to hang on white boards-demonstrating class needs has never been easier (or more colorful and fun!)
Make supplies predictable, get your students prepared, and help them understand what they need to be successful. Excellent resource for ELL, ESL, nonverbal, special education, and students with executive functioning issues.
Cards are in color on pngs. 300 dpi. (12 Cards/page). Individual card size is about 2.5" by 2.5". Great for special education teachers and school counselors!
This Set Contains:
48 School Supplies Cards Including:
General Supplies (pencil, pen, eraser, ruler)
Technology (i-pod, tablet, laptop, headphones, cellphone)
Academic Books (science, math, etc.)
Class-Specific Notebooks (math, science, etc.)
Color Folders (orange folder, blue folder, etc.)
...and MORE! This set goes great with the School Schedule and Subjects cards!
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Communicate quickly and discreetly with your SPED and ELL/ESL students! Quietly slip them one of these easy-to-understand cards with visuals. Better yet, this set also comes with cards designed to be from the student to the teacher as well, so that they can quietly and discreetly communicate with YOU!
While these cards were designed with autistic/special ed. populations with IEPs and 504s in mind, there are many ways they can be used! Cards are in color on pngs. 300 dpi. (6 Cards/page). Individual card size is about 2.5" by 2.5". Great for special education teachers and school counselors!
This Set Contains:
4 Sheets of "to Student from Teacher" Visual Cards"
(examples include fire drill warning, go-to reminders, suggestions, behavioral redirection, and check-ins)
4 Sheets of "to Teacher from Student Visual Cards"
(examples include requests to leave, self expression, requests for accommodations, requests for help, etc.)
The "Test Accommodations Cards" BONUS contains:
1 Sheet with All Cards
1 Sheet of "Do you want a scribe?" cards
1 Sheet of "Do you want to use technology?" cards
1 Sheet of "Do you want me to read aloud?" cards
1 Sheet of "Do you want a quiet space?" cards
1 Sheet of "Do you want to use notes?" cards
1 Sheet with checklist of above options (for multiple accommodations)
*discreetly give to and prompt students as reminders or check-ins (orange border cards are from teacher to student)
*give to student to use to give to teacher to request help, going elsewhere in the building, expressing feeling, or asking for accommodations
*communicate with autistic, ESL/ELL populations using visuals
* create your own personal/classroom use activities and games!
Ideal for special education but also a great fit for general classrooms, autism programs, ESL\ELL, and school counseling for upper elementary and middle school!
Posters are in color, 8.5" X 11", 300 dpi. and png format. Great for special education teachers and school counselors!
Many of these posters were created for teachers I've worked with in middle school settings. I've noticed teachers and teacher assistants often had to use their time and resources to create their own posters for themes that are not always available and for an age group with limited options. With this simple download, any teacher, anywhere, can have bold, colorful, posters with a clear message ready to be printed for their upper elementary and middle school classrooms.
This Set Contains:
20 Behavior Mini-Posters (half -page posters depicting good character traits such as respect, honesty, politeness, and ambition).
3 Bullying Posters
6 Diversity Posters
14 General Posters (such as reminders to plug-in electronics, meeting signs, testing signs, etc.)
3 Prompt Posters (includes checklists to redirect students for dismissal, class prep, and end-of-day jobs)
6 Whiteboard Posters (to be laminated and taped on the board over or near your handwritten information such as jobs lists, homework assignments, etc.)
Visual Cards Suggested Use and Tips
For extra strength and durability, it is highly recommended that cards are laminated or glued to card stock.
*redirect and remind students, for example, "what does the poster say?" "Check out the poster!" "Did you do everything mentioned on that poster?"
*use Whiteboard Appropriate Illumismart Posters (such as Lunch Jobs, Class Jobs, Change in Schedule, Today's Homework) to direct students to written information (such as student names, changes in schedule, or homework assignment)
* visually communicate with and teach nonverbal, struggling readers, some special ed. populations, and ESL/ELL students.
*use Behavior Posters to create your own games and classroom activities.
*use Behavior Posters to remind students about what certain values and good behavior examples look like.
Help your students understand their regulation choices and advocate for themselves with organized written letters and visuals. These forms (png, 300 dpi.) were designed to make student self-advocacy quick, painless, gentle, and maybe even fun! Help students advocate with BREAK requests, empower them with notes to teachers, and encourage them to share their emotions and alert teachers of the strategies that work for them. Visuals are more appropriate for and feature children from upper elementary, middle school, and early high school.
Big kids love to color too! While working with middle school students, I noticed that many of them LOVE to color and that there are all sorts of "down-time" or "quiet space" situations that could use some good coloring activities. These coloring pages are specifically designed to remind students of self regulation choices and peaceful thoughts.
This set of 20 Coping/Calm Down themed coloring pages for OLDER students will suit your middle school/upper elementary. Pages are 300 dpi. png and feature diverse teens/tweens/upper elementary kids(and Cthulhu!) in various coping strategies and themes.
Everyone has feelings, but these unique and lively cards will help make it easier for your students to interpret, identify, manage, and understand. While these cards were designed with autistic/special ed. populations in mind, there are many ways they can be used! Cards are in color on pngs. 300 dpi. (12 Cards/page). Individual card size is about 2.5" by 2.5". Visuals feature children from about 3rd to 6th grade. Great for special education teachers and school counselors!
This set contains:
32 Portrait Style Cards (with emotion identified)
32 Full Body/Body Language Style Cards (with emotion identified)
32 Portrait Style Cards NO TEXT
32 Full Body/Body Language Style Cards NO TEXT
32 Text Cards with Emotion Names
6 Sorting Cards (to categorize emotions by happy, sad, etc.)
2 Prompt Cards (Today I feel.... I want to feel...)
Suggested Use:
*to teach and identify emotions in 1:1 or small group settings (great for school counselors!)
*play a matching game
*spread out and ask a student how they are feeling
*ESL/ELL/foriegn language flash cards.
*give to students so they can keep them in their backpack/binder and place a card on their desk/hand it to you to show how they are currently feeling without speaking or disrupting a lesson.
*print for projects, collages,and your own activities.
*create your own games and classroom projects.
Help your students advocate for themselves with organized written letters and visuals. These forms (png, 300 dpi.) were designed to make student self-advocacy quick, painless, gentle, and maybe even fun! Help students advocate with alternate assignments, empower them with Learning Styles, and encourage them to share their emotions. Visuals are more appropriate for and feature children from upper elementary, middle school, and early high school.
This set contains:
Alternate Assignment Side A- Students can use visuals and a checklist to request a different type of assignment
Alternate Assignment Side B-Helps students organize their thoughts and write about their proposal for an alternate assignment
Confidential Note to Teacher-Helps organize students thoughts and provides them with an opportunity to let teachers know if they are having general trouble (and why) in a classroom and how to support them
Student Advocacy Sheet- Similar to Confidential Note to Teacher, but deals more with a specific class project or assignment and provides student with an opportunity to explain to the teacher in advance that they may need extra support (and why).
My Emotions- Students use a simple visual/checklist form to express how they feel without using any words.
Planner Substitute- Left the planner at home? Use this quick sheet to get the information you need for the day.
Learning Styles Survey Side A-Get to Know Me- Provides teachers with an opportunity to learn more about their students.
Learning Styles Survey Side B-A visual checklist allows students to choose the Learning Styles that they feel represents them. (Color and Grayscale Provided)
Ideal for special education but also a great fit for general classrooms, autism programs, ESL\ELL, and school counseling for upper elementary and middle school! Great for teaching coping skills!
Posters are in color, 8.5" X 11", 300 dpi. and png format. Great for special education teachers and school counselors! Each page features 2 posters (half-page). 14 pages, 24 mini-posters total!
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This Set Contains:
24 Behavior Mini-Posters (half -page posters depicting a variety of coping strategies including breaks, tools (fidgets, etc.), seats, counting, self hugs, dots and squeezies, stop and think, yoga, exercise, quiet space, and MORE!).
Visual Cards Suggested Use and Tips
For extra strength and durability, it is highly recommended that cards are laminated or glued to card stock.
*redirect and remind students, for example, "what does the poster say?" "Check out the poster!" "What can you do to cope?"
*keep a visual presence of self regulation options in the classroom
* visually communicate with and teach nonverbal, struggling readers, some special ed. populations, and ESL/ELL students.
*create your own games and classroom activities.
* remind students about what coping options look like
Check out the variety of "Calm Down" visual products from Illumismart!
Calm Down Student Self Advocacy
Calm Down Mini Posters
Calm Down Coloring Pages
Calm Down Handouts
Calm Down Cards
Pictures for Older Students! Make coping and self regulation easier for students to understand with handouts they can COLOR! Images feature diverse students using a variety of coping strategies (yoga, breaks, tools, fidgets, activities) from upper elementary, middle school, and teens.
Cards are in color on pngs. 300 dpi. (6 Cards/page). Individual card size is about 2.5" by 2.5". Great for special education teachers and school counselors!
This Set Contains:
8 "Checklist" style handouts featuring 4 Calm Down Options for Students to Color:
Things
Places
Strategies
Activities-Active
Activities-Quiet
Seats
Stop and Think
Breaks
Side A and B Handout (24 Calm Down Options Black and White)
Side A and B Handout (24 Calm Down Options COLOR ideal for laminating)
Make Learning Styles/Multiple Intelligence Theories easy to understand for students and staff with visuals! Includes a Learning Styles Scavenger Hunt game that involves finding other people and their learning preferences.
Cards are in color on pngs. 300 dpi. (6 Cards/page). Individual card size is about 2.5" by 2.5". Great for special education teachers and school counselors!
This Set Contains:
24 Learning Styles Cards- Scientific Terms
24 Learning Styles Cards-General Terms
Includes Logic, Speech/Words, Inter/Intrapersonal, Naturalistic, Tactile, Kinesthetic, Auditory, Spatial, and even Metaphysical!
Includes both symbols and student versions of cards.
*Learning Styles Scavenger Hunt Handout also included.
Suggested Use:
*teach students about Multiple Intelligence/Learning Styles
*teach adults about Multiple Intelligence/Learning Styles
*play Learning Styles Scavenger Hunt or create your own games!
*Spread out Learning Styles Cards and allow students to choose the way they prefer to have a certain subject/lesson taught to them (Ideal for 1:1 or small groups)
*visually demonstrate a graph or data showing how many students prefer each Learning Style
*for an anonymous class vote to determine how the next lesson will be presented (use black and white or grayscale print for this type of use)
*come up with your own ideas for Illumismart Learning Styles Cards!
* Play Illumismart's Learning Styles Scavenger Hunt
Make Schedules and Subjects easy to understand for your students! This unique set of subject/schedule cards features upper elementary/middle school and teen students and focuses on classes and activities associate with these age groups!
With 60 cards, two prompt boards, and schedule signs to hang on white boards-demonstrating the class schedule has never been easier (or more colorful and fun!)
Make schedules predictable, get your students prepared, and help them understand what will happen during the day. Excellent resource for ELL, ESL, nonverbal, special education, and students with executive functioning issues.
Cards are in color on pngs. 300 dpi. (12 Cards/page). Individual card size is about 2.5" by 2.5". Great for special education teachers and school counselors!
This Set Contains:
60 Subject/Class Activity Cards Including:
Academics (Math, Social Studies, Science, etc.)
Arts (Drama, Dance, Art, Music, etc.)
Other Periods (Study, Internship/Voc, CSL, Speech, Life Skills)
Activities (Holiday, Seasonal, Graduation, Guest Speaker)
School Events (Fire Drill, Assembly, School Testing, Field Trip)
Religious Classes/Activities (Judaism/Hebrew, Christian Studies, Prayer, Mass, Islam Studies)
Frequent Visits (Library, Nurse, Counselor, Locker)
Common Middle School Periods (News, DEAR/Independent Reading, Tech)
....AND MORE!
Suggested Use:
*show schedules, change in schedules, or alternate schedules.
*display a schedule to a class or homeschool class so students know the agenda.
*teach nonverbal and ESL/ELL students the names of classes and activities.
*let students rate or rank their favorite and least favorite classes.
*make photocopies of visual daily schedules for students who have trouble processing other schedule formats.
*match with Illumismart's School Supplies Cards. "What do you need for this class?"
As a teacher assistant, these forms were a great help to both myself and the special education teachers I worked with! Forms include Teacher Feedback Form, IEP Meeting Reminder, Sub Report, Behavior Chart, IEP Goal Observations, Visual Project Checklist, Homework Gathering Chart, After-School Observations and After-School Cancellation Notice! With observations and documentation being such a crucial (and time-consuming!) aspect of a sped teacher's job, make it quick and easy with these simple and easy forms! See below for more detail!
Forms are in doc. format and can be imported into Google docs or opened with AbiWord and Microsoft Word. Word. docs can be edited. The pdf. Emotions and Checklist cannot be edited.
This Set Contains:
10 Forms/Documents Ideal for Special Education Teachers
Suggested Use:
Emotional Check-In- Gives students a chance to express themselves (using visuals) and show their emotional reaction to a topic or circumstance.
Field Trip Phone Numbers-Easy form to give to all parents and teachers on a field trip so everyone has the right contact information.
Homework Recording Log- record homework for the homework website or for homework planner time in sped rooms
Homework Support Observation Log- record student work, behavior, and track completion of projects in after school or study periods. Great for teacher assistants!
IEP Goals-Give to teachers and paras when they notice observations that pertain to specific goals on IEPs. These are beneficial to review when writing or rewriting IEPs or goal reports.
IEP Meeting Reminder- Quick form reminds parents and teachers of upcoming IEP meetings
Project Choices Visual Checklist- This visual checklist helps teacher track the type of project and gives students an opportunity to choose a type of project for open-ended assignments such as school fairs, museum projects, book reports, group work, etc.
Substitute Report-Teachers LOVED the format of this sub report. Quick, easy to understand, and helps teachers pick up right off where they left.
Teacher Feedback Form-give to teachers to track missing or incomplete assignments of special education students (or meet with teacher and record info yourself).
Daily Behavior Form-Tracks the daily behavior of a specific student (created mostly for intense cases/individualized behavior plans etc.)
Afrer-School Cancellation-Let teachers and parents know about after-school cancellations/end-of-year ending times.
Remind your SPED and ELL/ESL students of their testing accommodations without drawing attention to them! Discreetly slip them one of these easy-to-understand reminder cards with visuals. While these cards were designed with autistic/special ed. populations with IEPs and 504s in mind, there are many ways they can be used! Cards are in color on pngs. 300 dpi. (6 Cards/page). Individual card size is about 2.5" by 5". Great for special education teachers and school counselors!
THIS SET (Test Accommodations Cards is also featured in the Teacher/Communications Cards Set. For a little more than $1 get them ALL~!!)
This Card Set is part of the Visual Classroom Resource Kit! Save with the Bundle!)
This set contains:
1 Sheet with All Cards
1 Sheet of "Do you want a scribe?" cards
1 Sheet of "Do you want to use technology?" cards
1 Sheet of "Do you want me to read aloud?" cards
1 Sheet of "Do you want a quiet space?" cards
1 Sheet of "Do you want to use notes?" cards
1 Sheet with checklist of above options (for multiple accommodations)
Suggested Use:
*discreetly hand to students to remind them of their test accommodations
*empower students to have the choice of whether to utilize their accommodation
*provide a confidential method of alerting/reminding students of test accommodations without drawing attention to the student
*help ELL/ESL/Autistic students understand their accommodation through visuals
This set of student rewards cards features themes and pictures appropriate for grades 4-7! Students love the bright visuals and easy-to-identify themes. Bold and exciting cards make the rewards more fun! Rewards and illustrations are geared towards to older students.
This set includes variations of timed rewards (such as listen to music, games, computer, social time, extra recess) and a variety of other student-approved rewards such as lunch with a teacher, choice seat, leave class early, choice jobs, and more!
Pick and choose the reward cards that will work best for your students, and use these fun cards as tangible incentives. Two golden "grand prize" cards for you to determine-are included.
Suggested Use:
Place Rewards Cards in a "Rewards Bag or Rewards Box". Students can choose a reward when you "catch them" doing something good (behavior or academic). Remind students this happens sometimes when you observe them (not always!) and that rewards will not be given to students who do something they are supposed to then ask for a reward. Remember to pick and choose which rewards are appropriate for your students. For some rewards, make sure all involved teachers are aware if it affects them in any way (such as joining a class, 5 minutes late etc.) For extra durability and damage resistance, it is strongly recommended that cards are laminated before use (with the exception of quick-use and discard activities).
Use a points or token system to earn a choice Reward Card or choose a card from bag/box.
Use Rewards Cards as prizes in Study Group/Homework Club/After School games to make studying for a test more exciting for students. Let all participating students get a reward, but let the winners get to choose first.
Use Reward Cards as holiday/birthday gifts.
Use Reward Cards for random trivia, tough study questions, or extra effort acknowledgement.
If using the Golden Grand Prize cards, decide what that prize is and how it is won. Make it special and distinguished from the other cards.
Develop your own system using Illumismart Rewards Cards!
Make Noise Levels easy to understand for your students-especially those on the autism spectrum! Includes cards intended for a matching game (match visuals to the noise level "number").
Cards are in color on pngs. 300 dpi. (12 Cards/page). Individual card size is about 2.5" by 2.5". Great for special education teachers and school counselors!
This Set Contains:
48 Noise Levels Cards
(20 Action Cards, 5 Place/Time Cards, 20 Number Cards, 8 Word Cards)
2 Prompt Boards
2 Noise Level Chart Posters (for sorting cards)
Suggested Use:
*demonstrate appropriate noise levels with visuals and numbers.
*play a matching game in which noise situations are matched to the noise level number (they are color coded!)
*have students sort and place on the Noise Levels boards.
*have students place on the prompt boards (time/place (place card such as school, library, emergency) action (action card such as quiet study time, sports time, time with friends) and level by number (number card such as 1,2, 3, etc.).
*visually compare (using the "Sounds like THIS", SHOULD sound like this" prompt board) how the class should sound.
*make small signs using popsicle sticks to remind a group of students what the space SHOULD sound like or show them what it DOES sound like.
*Think of your own creative games and methods for using Illumismart's Noise Level Cards!
Make a colorful statement about Autism Awareness with this puzzle (and people!) themed clip-art set! This set features 4 BW puzzle pieces, 16 recolors of puzzle pieces, 5 puzzle kids (color only), and 5 puzzle people (color only) clips. Images are about 2" by 7", 300 png with transparent background. (Varies.) *Puzzle theme is intended for aesthetics only, does not work as a real puzzle. Diversity and Variety!
Great for resources, products, and projects! Commercial use encouraged!
By teacher request! Images are ideal for special education and counseling themes, featuring the tools and objects often used in their classrooms. Some examples include fidgets, medication themes, swing, technology and more. Set features 20 BW and 20 Color Images that are about 2" by 7", 300 png with transparent background. (Varies.)
This set includes:
Fidgets (Soft, Bracelet, BeanBag)
Counseling Pillows (3)
Swing
Pills (5)
Medication Bottle
Laptop
I-pod
Tablet
Cellphone
Headphones (2)
Messy Backpack
Binder
CALM DOWN with this extensive visual kit for older students! With a variety of cards, a illustrated forms/documents, colorful posters, and unique visuals, this Calm Down/ Self Regulation resource kit will make your school life easier and your resource room and more accessible to your students.
This kit is ideal for grades 4-9 (special education) and offers a variety of functions to meet the needs of a variety of students. With age appropriate visuals (featuring upper elementary, middle school kids, and teens) coping with stressful situations, this resource was designed to make communication clearer for students with learning disabilities, ESL/ELL and language barriers, autism spectrum/nonverbal populations, and beyond. While it was designed with special ed. and school counseling in mind, many of the resources included in this bundle are also a great addition for general classrooms.
This extensive kit includes...
(300 dpi. png handouts and 2.5" cards in color).
Calm Down Self Advocacy
Calm Down Mini Posters
Calm Down Coloring Pages
Calm Down Handouts
Calm Down Cards
With 30 Original illustrated poems that focus on individual emotions, you can help students understand their feelings and learn empathy for others. This bundle has a variety of functions. Each poem page includes a body language illustration of the topic emotion and a space for students to draw themselves experiencing the same feeling.
A simple handout accompanies each poem! Includes end-of-unit project (students write their own emotion poem) and visual examples! BONUS! Includes 10 coloring pages featuring kids expressing emotions in different ways! Great for school counseling or create your own projects with the visuals!
This product...
Teaches students how to recognize and respond to different emotions with different learning styles(combines poetry, written answers, numbers (rating scale), and art)
Works as a Center Activity, Start of Class/Tone-Setting Activity (15-20mins), Full Class Activity (20-45 mins), or 1:1 Activity! (Timing can be adjusted by teacher based on what is appropriate for their student/class).
Uses age-appropriate illustrations of diverse children in different poses and showing different expressions
Demonstrates how and why others feel the same type of emotions and experiences
Offers an opportunity for classroom discussion and sharing
Helps students differentiate between similar emotions (depressed/sad shocked/surprised fear/anxiety)
Utilizes different learning styles and activates different regions of the brain! (language, art, rhythm etc.)
Introduces students (subtly) to different types of poetry (cinquain, limerick, acrostic, haiku, rhyming, non-rhyming)
Provides a chance for teachers and counselors to understand how their students experience and handle emotions
Uses a visual learning tool that is helpful for ESL,ELL, autism, nonverbal, special education, and school counseling
Works for small groups and classrooms
This bundle contains:
30 Illustrated Emotions Poems! (happy, overjoyed, proud, silly, sad, depressed, lonely, anxious, stressed, surprised, shocked, scared, excited, embarrassed, disgusted, confused, bored, aggressive stance, passive stance, assertive stance, relaxed, curious, inspired, determined, distracted, hyper, mad, enraged, annoyed, grumpy
1 handout (Side B) to accompany Poem
2 extra work options
1 First Draft (Create-a-Poem) Project Page
1 Final Draft Page
Teacher instructions, tips, and examples are provided!
10 Illustrated Coloring Pages (happiness, sadness, anger, surprise, fear, stress, stances, general emotions, determined, distracted)