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.
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!
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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)
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
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 characters (upper elementary age). 14 BW and 14 color. Images are about 2" by 7", 300 png with transparent background. 28 kids are from Sets 1 and 2. 4 are new characters.*
Each image is hand drawn (individually)! There are no recolors. Each child is a different character, inspired by real school children.
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. Children in this set are African-American, Native American, Caucasian, Indian, Asian, bi-racial, mixed race, Arab, and Latino/Hispanic
5. Show happy children but give the characters a touch of personality you can use in your own products or classroom activities
Aztec Empire 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 6" (range).
Featured images:*
causeway -Aztec construction
chinampas- floating islands
macuahuitl -Aztec weapon
Montezuma II- Aztec king
pochteca -Aztec traveler
Quetzalcoatl-Aztec god
tortilla- Aztec food
Tenochtitlán-Aztec city
*Please not that the images are inspired by and intended to resemble Aztec artwork. Pleased be advised that some images may not be completely accurate (such as symbols or exact clothing) although they are designed to imitate Aztec works.
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
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 "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 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.
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 28 piece reading/library themed clip-art set includes 8 middle school/older elementary aged student characters. BONUS: This set also includes 1 reading teacher, 4 book pieces, and 1 e-reader piece.
14 BW and 14 color. Images are about 2" by 7", 300 png with transparent background.
Each image is hand drawn (individually)! There are no recolors. Each illustration is a different character, inspired by real students.
Featured Characters/Objects:
Brielle-reading book
Lin-carrying books
Dion-reading non-fiction
Maddox-reading E-reader
Sita -reading E-reader and books
Ali-reading sad book
Pilar- with library card
Meadow-reading comics/manga
Mr. Wiggins (reading teacher)
non-fiction book
book pile
blank book
novel
e-reader
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
6. Appeal to middle school students. This style is slightly exaggerated in a subtle anime style (since the 7th/8th graders I've worked with respond well to this type of art.)
This 12 piece clip-art set includes 6 teenage characters (high school age). 6 BW and 6 color. Images are about 2" by 7", 300 png with transparent background. Characters are presenting projects/speaking in front of the class. Blank posters can be filled in with any project or subject! Great for product and project covers!
Each image is hand drawn (individually)! There are no recolors. Each child is a different character, inspired by real students.
Featured Characters:
Karen (holding blank poster)
Juan (holding blank poster)
Eric (presenting to class with index cards)
Trish (presenting to class)
Mae (torso/holding blank poster)
Manny (torso/holding blank poster)
This 14 piece clip-art set includes 7 teenage characters (high school age). 7 BW and 7 color. Images are about 2" by 7", 300 png with transparent background. Characters are presenting using technology for studying. Great for product and project covers!
Each image is hand drawn (individually)! There are no recolors. Each child is a different character, inspired by real students.
Featured Characters:
Ana (cell phone)
Karima (cell phone)
Micah (E-reader)
Amber (desktop computer)
Jade (music player/mp3 player/i-pod)
Evan (laptop)
Jeff (tablet)
This great set features the 5 kings from the Ancient Empires clip-art series! Images are about 300 dpi png and sizes are about 4" by 5". Features kings from Aztec, Inca, Maya, and Mesopotamia Empires. Great for social studies projects, products, and presentations!
Featured Images:
Atahualpa (Inca)
MontezumaII (Aztec)
Pakal (Maya)
Nebuchadnezzar II (Mesopotamia)
Hammurabi (Mesopotamia)
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)
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.
By request! Grow with CommUNITY character "Jada" as she discovers a love of a science, graduates, and becomes a professional doctor/scientist. Features one character growing through the years and education experience. This 22 piece clip-art set includes 11 stages (various ages) of one character. 11 BW and 11 Color. Images are about 3" by 7", 300 png (some shorter or taller with transparent background.
Each image is hand drawn (individually)! There are no recolors. Each illustration is a different character, inspired by realpeople. Characters are named for organization purpose only and names/relationships may be changed.
Featured Themes (Includes BW and Color Version) Same Character
Baby
Toddler
Kindergarten
First Grade
Upper Elementary
Middle School
High School (Chemistry)
Graduate
College (Chemistry)
Professional
College Professor
By teacher request! This 14 piece clip-art set includes 7 images of diverse teen characters (high school age) interacting. 7 BW and 7 color. Images are about 2" by 7", 300 png with transparent background. Great for product and project covers!
Each image is hand drawn (individually)! There are no recolors. Each child is a different character, inspired by real students.
Featured Themes:
Two Classmates 1
Two Classmates 2
Girls Group (3)
Boys Group (3)
Mixed Group (3)
Standing Group
Students Talking