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.
This guide is intended to supplement study materials for curriculum focus on "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho. 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.
If you like this product, check out other Illumismart Literature Visual Guides HERE. We have The Outsiders, Shakespeare Plays, Lord of the Flies, The Giver, and more
Keywords: Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist, Santiago, Fatima, Character Map,Illustration, Manga, Illustrated, Anime, Visual, Guide, Study Guide,Characters, Language Arts, Personal Legend, book, reading list, summer reading
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. I especially love taking on projects for "hard-to-find" visual materials.
Honor Teachers with cards, pictures to decorate bags, and a variety of visuals! OR make an exciting comic cover and comic pages with guided prompts! Perfect for the Superhero TEACHER, EDUCATOR, or COACH!
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 Teacher Appreciation/End of Year activity kit.
Check out more Comics in Classrooms for 4th-9th grade!
<a href=“https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/30-comic-book-and-comic-strip-templates-graphic-novels-visual-notes-11913713”>Comics in Classrooms Lessons 1-11 BUNDLE</a>
<a href=“https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/30-comic-book-and-comic-strip-templates-graphic-novels-visual-notes-11913713”>30 Blank Comic Templates</a>
<a href=“https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/comics-in-classrooms-lesson-making-comics-class-project-11913645”>Lesson 11- Making Comics (Class Project)</a>
…and more to come!
Comes with 3 BONUS Clip-Art pieces of female Islamic dress! Headscarf, niqab, and burqa!
This guide is intended to supplement study materials for curriculum focus on "The Breadwinner" by Deborah Ellis. 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
Smaller Grayscale Guide for internet use if needed
3 Color Islamic themed Clip-Art pieces (hijab, niqab, burqa)
If you like this product, check out other Illumismart Literature Visual Guides HERE. We have The Outsiders, Shakespeare Plays, Lord of the Flies, The Giver, and more
Keywords: Deborah Ellis, map, mind map, characters, Parvana, Kaseem, The Breadwinner, Islam, Islamic, hijab, niqab, headscarf, burqa, Muslim
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 about comics AND work with ACADEMIC projects in classrooms. Have students “show what they know” in SCHOOL with COMICS!
This lesson introduces students to the world of comics through handouts and assignments. Use before comic projects or graphic novel reading units! Includes Anatomy of a Comic Strip handout and Comic Vocabulary list! Bonus: Graphic Novel notes!All documents are pdfs.
This Lesson Includes:
1 Tips for Teachers Overview
Lesson Directions
1 Handout (Anatomy of a Comic Strip)
1 Handout (Comic Vocabulary)
Assignment Pages 1 and 2-Introducing Comics
Comics Survey (for Class)
2 Lesson-Specific Pages from the Comics in Classrooms Guidebook
1 Homework Sheet (Choose a Comic)
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 Character Map is intended to supplement study materials for curriculum focus on "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton. 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: Books, Pigeons
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.
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 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
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.
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
This Character Map is intended to supplement study materials for curriculum focus on "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding. 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: Fire, Fly, Shell
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.
This guide is intended to supplement study materials for curriculum focus on "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck. 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.
If you like this product, check out other Illumismart Literature Visual Guides HERE
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 products!
Comes with BONUS farmland clip-art! (chicken, farmhand, carrot)
Keywords: John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men, 1930s, Great Depression, Visual Map, Characters, illustration, illustrated, guide, study guide, George, Lennie, Curley, Slim, Crooks, Carlson, farmland, okies
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.
This Character Map is intended to supplement study materials for curriculum focus on "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien. 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: mouse, crow (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.
This Character Map is intended to supplement study materials for curriculum focus on "A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle. 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: planet, nebula, white dwarf (Color & BW)
Details
Found Treasures "Ink Wells" Clip-Art features ten versions of selections revised in six different files. This clip-art is a reformatted public domain image (now!) fit for scrapbooking, classroom, and product use! Enjoy a worry-free* image that has been through digital restoration and reformatting to make them perfect for projects , presentations, and fun!
*No restrictions for United States sellers only. Status in other countries is unknown.
Includes 9 Variations of Vintage Ink Well with Feather
1 Silhouette
All images are 300 dpi, png. Images range from about 3" to 5" but can be adjusted for print and web.
Images are in color.
Background:
While viewing public domain images for references, I found myself in awe of the beauty, precision, and uniqueness of these spectacular images. It seemed to be a shame that many of these timeless images would go unseen when they had so much to offer students, crafters, enthusiasts, and teachers. While there were many fantastic pictures available, most needed a variety of edits and touch-up work to be suited for reuse. I decided it would be worthwhile to restore and share my "Found Treasures" in a format that would be better suited for projects.
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
Celebrate the 200th Anniversary of Mary Shelley's classic horror novel with this exciting vintage graphics set! Found Treasures "Frankenstein" Clip-Art features vintage illustrations extracted and edited for a variety of uses. This clip-art is a reformatted public domain image (now!) fit for scrapbooking, classroom, and product use! Enjoy each image* that has been through digital restoration and reformatting to make them perfect for projects , presentations, and fun!
Commercial use ENCOURAGED as long as TOU is abided by!*
Includes png Clip-Art of books and images of the mighty monster (extracted!)
*Public Domain status declared copyright free in United States for this product. Please check public domain law if you live in another country. Works were published between 1949-1960 but listed as public domain in U.S. with no copyright restrictions.
Set Information:
Contains 16 files in all.
Includes 4 Cover Variations
Includes 4 Frankenstein Font Variations
Includes 8 Monster Variations
All images are 300 dpi, png. on transparent background. Images vary from 4" to 7" but most can be adjusted for print and web.
Background:
While viewing public domain images for references, I found myself in awe of the beauty, precision, and uniqueness of these spectacular images. It seemed to be a shame that many of these timeless images would go unseen when they had so much to offer students and teachers. While there were many fantastic pictures available, most needed a variety of edits and touch-up work to be suited for reuse. I decided it would be worthwhile to restore and share my "Found Treasures" in a format that would be better suited for projects.
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 creating characters and combining a well written character with interesting visuals. Combine the comic lesson with ANY academic subject!
All documents are pdfs.
This Lesson Includes:
1 Tips for Teachers Overview
Lesson Directions
1 Handout (Characters)
Character Sheet Page 1
Character Sheet Page 2
2 Lesson-Specific Pages from the Comics in Classrooms Guidebook
1 Homework Sheet (Characters)
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 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 creating better backgrounds and immersing a character in a visually interesting environment. Improve all types of styles and art levels!
All documents are pdfs.
This Lesson Includes:
1 Tips for Teachers Overview
Lesson Directions
1 Handout (Panels)
Assignment-Panels
Advanced Assignment- Panels (extended)
2 Lesson-Specific Pages from the Comics in Classrooms Guidebook
1 Homework Sheet (Panels with Purpose)
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.