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.

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

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 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.

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

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.

With all the seasons, holidays, awareness themes, and special school days, a teacher and/or parent sure has a lot to plan! Let Illumismart make it EASIER for YOU (and your students!) with this one-source, BIG VALUE, bundle of well over 40 KITS!!! AND WELL OVER 200 pages of everything you need to make your holidays, seasonal activities, and special school days complete! This (possibly growing!) expansive kit is hosted on Microsoft One Drive. After purchasing, you will be given directions on how to obtain access to the file. (Please allow up to 24 hours for access email. (We try to respond sooner-but sometimes it ends up being within the 24 hours range due to our 1-year old.) :) Check spam and junk mail and contact Illumismart [!at] gmail.com at any time with any questions. This Bundle comes with at least... 40+ Character Gifts (PLUS 3 different versions-drawing faces for kids, color and add photo for kids, and pre-colored add photo for teacher!*) of EACH character *Pre-colored Children Characters come with 3 skin tones if required. Characters are cartoon children or animals. 40+ People Pictures Page (for cut-outs or drawing reference) 40+ Object Pictures Page (for cut-outs or drawing reference) 40+ Text Pages (for cut-outs or copying) 40+ Original Kid Poems to put in cards (though most kits come with more than one!) Some kits come with poems that are appropriate for teachers to give to other adults (such as parents and co-workers!) 40+ Simple Coloring Pages featuring seasonal/holiday characters (in marked folder within access file). Now for the fun...this drastically inclusive kit features a variety of holiday and seasonal themes..including those that seem hard-to-find! Check out the list of all of the 40+ themes included in this AMAZING value. (EACH kit is set at about $1.50 at its lowest price! With this bundle you get ALL 40+ for $9.99! That comes to .25/kit! Card-Making Kits: 4th of July 100th Day April Fools Back to School Chinese New Year Christmas Christmas-Christian Cindo De Mayo Diwali Earth Day Easter Easter-Christian End of Year/Teacher Appreciation Fall Fall Pumpkin Patch Father's Day Field Day Graduation Grandparents' Day Groundhog Day Halloween Hannukah Kwanzaa Mardi Gras Martin Luther King Jr., Day Mother's Day New Year's Presidents' Day Ramadan Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Spring St. Patrick's Day Summer Thanksgiving Talk Like a Pirate Day Valentine's Day Veteran's/Memorial Day Winter ...and MORE!

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 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?"

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! T 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

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.

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

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.

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 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 "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.

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! 2212 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!) 444|4'?|'\//////////////////////////////////////|111 \.1121114101..1

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.

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.