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.
Inspired by teen/tween notebook doodles, this original hand-drawn clip-art collection is available to enhance church, school, homeschool, or commercial products you sell!*
All pieces all color, 300 dpi, ranging from 3-6 inches.
Includes:
Creation
Devotion
Faith
Hope
Joy
Kindness
Love
Peace
Prayer
Renewal
Salvation
Wisdom
Lesson Plan Includes 2 Character Sheets*, 2 Instant Character Activity Sheets, 2 Teacher Guides, 1 Character Traits Handout, and 8 pc. Teen Character Clip-Art. *My students loved these Character Sheets and yours will too! In fact, many asked for extras to use in their own stories!
Make character development fun and easy for your students! This uniquely visual approach to character development is ideal for grades 6-9.
2 Lesson Plans are included with this bundle:
*Instant Character Activity (Use unique Illumismart visuals to
introduce character traits and treat the class to a fun character development activity. Students create characters based on visuals, cut them out, and put them in a class Character Vault. 2 characters are then drawn from the "Vault" to be featured in a class writing exercise.)
*Using Character Sheets (Use the organized Character Sheet method to create distinct characters prior to an independent writing assignment.)
This Bundle Includes
2 Teacher Guides (4 pages each/doc. format)
1 Character Trait Handout (for student reference)
2 Visual Instant Character Sheets (These sheets feature nine visual characters for quick development and ideal for a fun classroom activity that can be used throughout the school year!)
2 Character Sheet Pages (One "side" features list-style categories for character traits. The other "side" features factors for students to consider while creating character backstory.)
8 pc. clip-art of 4 teen characters
This lesson was designed to introduce students to character development. My students loved this method and I am sure yours will too! Character sheets provide a quick and easy way for struggling students to organize a character while challenging advanced students to create more personalities and flesh out their creations.
Quick VISUAL reference for literary terms. Includes handout guide and blank guide for students to fill in either as homework or with a lecture. Also includes 4 bonus clip-art pieces! (Repetition, Simile 1, Simile 2, and Symbol).
Check out my Literary Terms Clip-Art Bundle for more B&W and Color Clip-Art!
This pack includes:
1 Color Guide (shows answers)
1 Grayscale Guide (shows answers)
1 Grayscale Handout (Blanks next to illustrations/examples for students to fill out.)
4 Literary Terms Clip-Art pieces (repetition, simile 1, simile 2, symbol- in BW and COLOR!
Featured 12 Literary Terms:
Alliteration, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, repetition, oxymoron, irony, symbol, simile 1 (like a), simile 2 (as a), personification, metaphor, foreshadowing
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)
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.
Need a quick checklist for the class nature walk? Looking for signs of spring? This product includes 2 Nature Walk checklists (beginner and advanced) 2 Signs of Spring checklists, and 2 coloring pages. Make the class walk easier for teachers, and challenging (in a fun and colorful way!) for students. Fun-to-color illustrations are original and hand-drawn. 12 images/page.
Checklists also make great drawing references, center game ideas, and cut-outs for lamination!
Nature Walk-2 variations
1. For Beginners (with words to trace)
2. For Advanced Learners (with space to label)
Signs of Spring-2 Variations
1. For Beginners (with words to trace)
2. For Advanced Learners (with space to label)
Coloring Pages
1. Nature Walk Theme
2. Signs of Spring Theme
All pages are BW lineart, 300 dpi. PDF format.
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)
There are numerous opportunities for this set that features children sitting criss cross applesauce with their backs turned. This diverse clip-art set features 12 BW with at least 2 Color variations. Clips are 300 dpi pngs. about 3" by 5". Features children sitting on specialized seats.
This set features 6 boys and 6 girls with a variety of color variations.
4 Inner planets (Color Clip Art!) included!
These two visual worksheets provide space for guided or independent student work or labeling for the inner and outer planets. Easy labeling for visual learners! There is one worksheet for inner planets, one for outer. Clip-art includes Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
Inner Planets, Outer Planets, Solar System,
Includes Visual Volcano Guide, Visual Volcano Journal (for science news), and 12 Volcano Clip-Art Pieces! Clip-Art and worksheets are available individually, however you can SAVE by purchasing the entire bundle!
This clip art is intended to visually represent the three main varieties of volcanoes (composite, cinder, shield) and 3 volcano status types (active, dormant, extinct). Ideal for website/computer
presentations.
12 Volcanoes* (separate) 3.5 by 2 inches (approx), 300 dpi, COLOR, in both cartoon and non-cartoon forms.
Includes:
Composite
Cinder
Shield
Active
Dormant
Extinct
*Please note, the text is not included. The clip art only has volcano character, no text.
Keywords: fun, illustration, visual, science, volcano, composite, cinder, shield, dormant, active, extinct, lava, earth science, geology, plain
Stars are already awesome, but with popular anime style and easy reference, they can be student-friendly as well!
This guide is intended to visually represent the life cycle of a star. The worksheet is provided in standard form (non-cartoon) while the guide (with answers) was created with the anime style. The guide is in color but should be able to be printed and copied for classroom use.
The visual provides quick representation but also encourages students to research features of each part of a
star cycle. Students have space to write the answers. Works as a follow-along lesson or independent guide.
Features stages of a star's life include (anime color only):
Black Dwarf
Black Hole
Nebula
Neutron Star
Red Giant
Super Red Giant
Sun
Supernova
White Dwarf
Sizes range from .96" (for small stars like white dwarf) to 6" (red super giant) 300 dpi.
Keywords: Manga, anime, illustration, visual, science, space rocks, star, nebula, neutron star, red supergiant, black hole, white dwarf
Mesopotamia Clip-Art! Enjoy 16 B&W and 16 color clip-art pieces to compliment your products or classroom lessons! 300 png, sizes vary. Most images are about 2"to 5".
Gilgamesh
Hammurabi
Cyrus the Great
Nebuchadnezzar II
The hanging gardens of Babylon
A ziggurat
A stele
Cuneiform
SAVE by purchasing this Bundle of CommUNITY Classroom Sets 1 and 2! Also, you will get 4 new characters (color and b&w) that are available ONLY in the bundle edition! : )
This 64 piece clip-art set includes 32 diverse teenagers(high school). 14 BW and 14 color. Images are about 2" by 7", 300 png with transparent background. 28 students are from Sets 1 and 2. 4 are new characters.*
Each image is hand drawn (individually)! There are no recolors. Each illustration is a different character, inspired by real students.
This set is intended to:
1. Express diversity in the classroom
2. Express diversity within races
3. Exhibit more distinct hair, facial features, etc.
4. Feature a variety of difference backgrounds. Students in this set are African-American, Native American, Caucasian, Indian, Asian, bi-racial, mixed race, Arab, and Latino/Hispanic
5. Show happy students but give the characters a touch of personality you can use in your own products or classroom activities
This guide is intended to supplement study materials for curriculum focus on "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare. All artwork is original. This guide provides quick visuals and symbols for characters and briefly describes their relationships in the story.
Includes:
1 COLOR Visual Guide
1 BW Visual Character Map- with character names (to be used as study guide)
Bonus Clip-Art: Laertes
Comes with BONUS Clip-Art piece of Odysseus' infamous ship!
This guide is intended to supplement study materials for curriculum focus on "The Odyssey" by Homer. Please note: I DO take requests for these types of guides! All artwork is original. This guide provides quick visuals and symbols for characters and briefly describes their relationships in the story.
Includes:
1 COLOR Visual Guide
1 BW Visual Character Map- with character names (to be used as study guide)
1 BW Visual Character Map-BLANK-for students to fill in
1 BW Clip-Art piece of Homer's ship for use in your own Odyssey products!
Comes with 4 BONUS Clip-Art pieces! Allie's Mitt, Pencey Prep badge, Holden, and Holden's Hunting Hat
This guide is intended to supplement study materials for curriculum focus on "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger. Please note: I DO take requests for these types of guides! All artwork is original. This guide provides quick visuals and symbols for characters and briefly describes their relationships in the story.
Includes:
Color Visual Guide
Print-Grayscale Guide
4 Color Clip-Art pieces ( mitt, Holden, Holden's hat, Pencey Prep badge)
4 lineart Clip-Art pieces (same as above)
Keywords: J.D. Salinger, Holden Caulfield, Catcher in the Rye, Mr. Andolini, Visual, Clip-Art, hat, mitt, Pencey Prep
Get ready for a class nature walk adventure with this unique seasonal-meets-science clip-art set! Average 4" to 8" inches (varies), all png. transparent images. Lineart and Color included and 300 dpi. 17 images color (17 BW versions).
Featured objects
Kid-Girl pointing with checklist (Kimberly)
Kid- Boy looking at nature on ground (Luis)
acorn
beetle
fall seeds
feather
fly
grasshopper
leaf 1
leaf 2
leaf 3
mushroom
newt
rabbit
squirrel
tree
turtle
By Teacher Request! What is Dystopia, anyway? This popular subgenre is familiar to many adolescent students. Examples: The Hunger Games, Mazerunner, Fahrenheit 451, Divergent, The Giver, and more! It typically features a science fiction future that explores social and political structures in societies that are often all too familiar!
This unique literary set features generic Dystopia characters ideal for a variety of sci-fi themes and stories. Enjoy 11 BW and 11 color clip-art pieces to compliment your products or classroom lessons! 300 png, sizes vary. Most images are about 3"to 7" (range). The hand-drawn style works well with print-outs and digital!
Featured Images:
Leader
Rebel
Navigator
Student
Trainer
Fighter
Hero
Friend
Soldier
Aristocrat
Survivor
By teacher Request! Teens and tweens have feelings, but you can make them easier for students to manage, identify, and understand during the turbulent time of adolescence. (Use them in your resources as well!) This diverse clip-art set features 15 BW.15 Color (Portrait Body Style) moods and 15 BW/15 Color (Body Language Full Style). Clips are 300 dpi pngs. about 3" by 5". Great for special education and counseling projects!