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.
These comic templates are specifically and strategically designed to teach comic creation AND work with ACADEMIC projects in classrooms. Have students “show what they know” in SCHOOL with COMICS!
Note: Psst… All Comics in Classrooms Lessons 2-11 come WITH this set! (Including the Bundle!)
Pages Include-
Rough Draft page for Single Panel Comic. Includes guidelines for composition, narration, dialogue space, and drawing space. Asks students to define the area of academic study and what they are illustrating. (Book, original story, history, science process, math concept etc.)
Second Draft page for Single Panel Comic. Includes panel outline only. Asks students to define the area of academic study and what they are illustrating (book, original story, history, science process, math concept etc.)
(Final drafts work best on stronger paper with size and quality determined by teacher.)
Rough Draft page for Comic Strip (horizontal 4 Panels). Includes guidelines for composition, narration, dialogue space, and drawing space. Asks students to define the area of academic study and what they are illustrating. (Book, original story, history, science process, math concept etc.)
Second Draft page for Comic Strip. Includes panel outline only. Asks students to define the area of academic study and what they are illustrating (book, original story, history, science process, math concept etc.)
(Final drafts work best on stronger paper with size and quality determined by teacher.)
Rough Draft page for Comic Cover (Vertical). Includes guidelines for composition, directions, tips, and boxes.
Second Draft page for Comic Strip. Includes cover outline only.
(Final drafts work best on stronger paper with size and quality determined by teacher.)
Templates for Comic Pages (vertical page with multiple panels). These are considered advanced and are better suited to students who have already completed a comic strip or demonstrated mastery of the subject matter.
“Quick” Versions of Single Panel, Comic Strip, Comic Page, and Comic Cover.
These simple blanks are intended for teachers who want to make a quick comic assignment for classwork or homework. This is good for a single-use assignment that does not require additional drafts and is not part of a big project.
Check our the BUNDLE: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/comics-in-classrooms-full-bundle-lessons-1-11-3-weeks-of-lessons-11914325
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
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.
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)
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!
This Character Map is intended to supplement study materials for curriculum focus on "Julius Caesar" 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/ Chart
1 BW Visual Character Guide/ Chart to be used as study guide)
Bonus Clip-Art: Roman Emperor (Color & BW)
Background:
While working as a high school/middle school para, I began creating study guides for students in our special education program. However, we quickly discovered ALL students could benefit from the visuals! Soon, teachers from different grades and subjects were requesting custom cartoon visuals to assist students. Teachers loved having something they could save for future use and students seemed to really enjoy the quirky style/easy study reference. I especially love taking on projects for "hard-to-find" visual materials.
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 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?"
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.
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
Space rocks 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 three main varieties of space rocks (asteroid, meteor, comet) in cartoon form.
The visual provides quick representation but also encourages students to research two-three distinct features of each space rock.
Students also have space to record similarities between the three space rock types.
Keywords: Manga, anime, illustration, visual, science, space rocks, asteroid, meteor, comet
This Character Map is intended to supplement study materials for curriculum focus on "The Giver" by Lois Lowry. 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/ Chart
1 BW Visual Character Guide/ Chart to be used as study guide)
Bonus Clip-Art: Sled and Baby (Color and BW)
Background:
While working as a high school/middle school para, I began creating study guides for students in our special education program. However, we quickly discovered ALL students could benefit from the visuals! Soon, teachers from different grades and subjects were requesting custom cartoon visuals to assist students. Teachers loved having something they could save for future use and students seemed to really enjoy the quirky style/easy study reference. I especially love taking on projects for "hard-to-find" visual materials.
This is much more than an art lesson! These comic handouts and assignments are specifically and strategically designed to teach comic creation AND work with ACADEMIC projects in classrooms. Have students “show what they know” in SCHOOL with COMICS!
This lesson focuses on drawing cartoon character faces. Uses guidelines and tips for any styles and art levels!
All documents are pdfs.
This Lesson Includes:
1 Tips for Teachers Overview
Lesson Directions
1 Handout (Faces)
Assignment-Drawing Face
Advanced Assignment- Advanced Face Drawing
2 Lesson-Specific Pages from the Comics in Classrooms Guidebook
1 Homework Sheet (Finding Faces)
This lesson also includes 30 Blank Comic Templates
Includes Rough Drafts/Second Drafts for
-Comic Strips
-Single Panels
-Graphic Novel Pages
-Storyboard
-Cover
Includes “Quick” Versions for your own assignments and projects (apply to any academic!
Includes 5 different Visual Note-taking Templates
Great for alternate projects, classroom comic projects, or as an arts unit. Use this popular and effective medium of to illustrate classroom novels and literature, bring history to life, discuss science and math concepts, educate about awareness, and MORE. While most resources use an artist perspective, Illumismart’s guides and assignments were designed for any academic purposes. NO DRAWING BACKGROUND required for students OR teachers! Lessons focus more on ideas and concepts rather than art skills. The handouts and assignments were created in a way to improve and entertain students of ALL drawing levels from beginners to advanced. While they work best in order, lessons and Focus Areas can work well as individual assignments. All assignments were designed to lead up to the Original Comic Strip final assignment.
This 24 piece clip-art set includes 12 images of diverse characters demonstrating values, character, and good behavior. Make character education clear and exciting with these unique visuals ideal for upper elementary and middle school. 12 BW and 12 color. Images are about 2" by 7", 300 png with transparent background. Great for product for character education!Great diversity and image variety!
Also check out the BEHAVIOR and EMOTIONS Bundle-(featuring all emotions clip-art!)
Featured Themes Include:
Accountability
Respect
Empathy
Responsibility
Organization
Patience
Politeness
Friendship
Participation
Creativity
Effort
Positive Attitude
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
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!
SAVE with this Christmas Bundle featuring a festive selection of all your holiday needs! Christmas Objects, Christmas Kids, Christmas Cookies, and Christian Christmas themed clip-art sets can be found in this hand-illustrated collection!
This clip-art set is part of the MEGA December Bundle! SAVE and get more themes!
Images are about 2" by 7", 300 png with transparent background. (Varies.) There are about 50 BW and 50 Color (plus some variations).
This exciting value features the following clip-art sets:
Christmas Objects
(includes Christmas Cookies!)
Christmas Kids
Christmas (Christian)
Prepare your students for coping, self regulation, and calm down choices with 56 Clip-Art themes! (28 BW/28 Color) From yoga to dots n' squeezies to simply getting a drink of water-these hard-to-find themes are perfect for upper elementary, tweens, and teens! Great diversity and variety!
This extensive value set includes 28 Color pictures and 28 BW images. Images are 300 dpi and range from 2" to 10" in png format.
Themes include:
Breathe In
Breathe Out
Count to Ten
Do Dots
Do Squeezies
Draw
Exercise
Get Drink
Have Snack
Listen to Music (2)
Puzzle
Quiet Space
Read
Relax
Self Hugs
Sit in Chair
Stop and Think
Naps (2)
Talk to Teacher
Use Technology
Visualize
Yoga (4)
Celebrate Presidents' Day with meaningful cards and a variety of visuals! Enjoy card-making pictures,coloring pages, text,poem, and photo face characters! Cut out and color Abraham Lincoln and George Washington or give students a chance to try out the role of Commander in Chief with photo-insert fun! Includes Original Poem, "Presidents".
With all the seasons, holidays, awareness themes, and special school days, a teacher sure has a lot to plan!Let Illumismart make it EASIER for YOU (and your students!) with this fun and patriotic Presidents' Day card.
Look for more kits to be added throughout the year or Get ALL Illumismart's 40+ Holiday and Seasonal Card-Making Kits NOW with the MEGA VALUE Bundle! INCREDIBLE Value!
Most kits come with (at least!)...
1 Character Gift (in 3 different versions-drawing faces for kids, color and add photo for kids, and pre-colored add photo for teacher!*)
*Pre-colored Children Characters come with 3 skin tones if required. Characters are cartoon children or animals.
1 People Pictures Page (for cut-outs or drawing reference)
1 Object Pictures Page (for cut-outs or drawing reference)
1 Text/Greetings/Phrases Page- (for cut-outs or copying)
1 Original Kid Poem to put in cards (though most come with even more!)
Some kits come with poems that are appropriate for teachers to give to other adults (such as parents and co-workers!)
Some kits come with coloring pages.
With all the seasons, holidays, awareness themes, and special school days, a teacher sure has a lot to plan! Features both secular (non-religious) and Christian characters for extra fun! Includes Elf and Choir themes. Elf yourself or sing out the news!
Let Illumismart make it EASIER for YOU (and your students!) with this vibrant Christian Christmas card-making Kit (featuring ELF and BELL CHOIR Characters! Create beautiful and meaningful cards!
Great for Sunday School!
Get ALL Illumismart's 40+ Holiday and Seasonal Card-Making Kits with the MEGA VALUE Bundle! INCREDIBLE Value!
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Most kits come with (at least!)...
1 Character Gift (in 3 different versions-drawing faces for kids, color and add photo for kids, and pre-colored add photo for teacher!*)
*Pre-colored Children Characters come with 3 skin tones if required. Characters are cartoon children or animals.
1 People Pictures Page (for cut-outs or drawing reference)
1 Object Pictures Page (for cut-outs or drawing reference)
1 Text Page (for cut-outs or copying)
1 Original Kid Poem to put in cards (though most come with even more!)
Some kits come with poems that are appropriate for teachers to give to other adults (such as parents and co-workers!)
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