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! Lessons 1-10 lead up to THIS Lesson 11, where students put it all together in “Make a Comic”. Combine the comic lesson with ANY academic subject! All documents are pdfs. This Lesson Includes: 1 Tips for Teachers Overview Lesson Directions 2 Comic Review Pages 4 Lesson-Specific Pages from the Comics in Classrooms Guidebook (Drafts, Peer Conferences, Inking, and Comic Covers) Comic Project Outline Comic Project Checklist Feedback Form (Checklist) Peer Conference Checklist Alternate Comic Proposal My Comic Portfolio Cover Sheet 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 product (Comics in Classrooms-Lesson 11 Making Comics) may be used for personal, educational, and non-commercial use. This bundle/images contained is for private/classroom use only. Please consider purchasing Illumismart Clip-Art for your products. Individuals may not remove images from the guide or sell/resell/distribute the images/documents individually or in bundled packets. This visual may not be distributed on any site, for profit or non-profit use. Images may not be lifted from the document and used as clip-art or in any other projects or products.

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 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.

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.

Help your students 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 alternate assignments, empower them with Learning Styles, and encourage them to share their emotions. Visuals are more appropriate for and feature children from upper elementary, middle school, and early high school. This set contains: Alternate Assignment Side A- Students can use visuals and a checklist to request a different type of assignment Alternate Assignment Side B-Helps students organize their thoughts and write about their proposal for an alternate assignment Confidential Note to Teacher-Helps organize students thoughts and provides them with an opportunity to let teachers know if they are having general trouble (and why) in a classroom and how to support them Student Advocacy Sheet- Similar to Confidential Note to Teacher, but deals more with a specific class project or assignment and provides student with an opportunity to explain to the teacher in advance that they may need extra support (and why). My Emotions- Students use a simple visual/checklist form to express how they feel without using any words. Planner Substitute- Left the planner at home? Use this quick sheet to get the information you need for the day. Learning Styles Survey Side A-Get to Know Me- Provides teachers with an opportunity to learn more about their students. Learning Styles Survey Side B-A visual checklist allows students to choose the Learning Styles that they feel represents them. (Color and Grayscale Provided)

CALM DOWN with this extensive visual kit for older students! With a variety of cards, a illustrated forms/documents, colorful posters, and unique visuals, this Calm Down/ Self Regulation resource kit will make your school life easier and your resource room and more accessible to your students. This kit is ideal for grades 4-9 (special education) and offers a variety of functions to meet the needs of a variety of students. With age appropriate visuals (featuring upper elementary, middle school kids, and teens) coping with stressful situations, this resource was designed to make communication clearer for students with learning disabilities, ESL/ELL and language barriers, autism spectrum/nonverbal populations, and beyond. While it was designed with special ed. and school counseling in mind, many of the resources included in this bundle are also a great addition for general classrooms. This extensive kit includes... (300 dpi. png handouts and 2.5" cards in color). Calm Down Self Advocacy Calm Down Mini Posters Calm Down Coloring Pages Calm Down Handouts Calm Down Cards

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)

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.

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

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 using text successfully in comics. Includes discussion of onomatopoeia, narration, word balloons, and Combine the comic lesson with ANY academic subject! All documents are pdfs. This Lesson Includes: 1 Tips for Teachers Overview Lesson Directions 1 Handout (Using Text Examples) Assignment- Test the Text Advanced Assignment- Onomatopoeia 2 Lesson-Specific Pages from the Comics in Classrooms Guidebook 1 Homework Sheet (Find a Font) 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 30 piece clip-art set includes 15 Friends and Family characters (various ages). 15 BW and 15 Color. Images are about 3" by 7", 300 png (some shorter or taller with transparent background. All characters are Muslim or Arabic. This set is a repackaged alternate organization of various CommUNITY characters. Repackaged CommUNITY (Hispanic, Asian, Indian, Muslim) sets in the "Friends and Family format are designed to help teachers represent their school populations when visual representation is hard to find! (4 SETS) These sets feature specific concentrations of underrepresented communities. Each image is hand drawn (individually)! There are no recolors. Each illustration is a different character, inspired by real people. Characters are named for organization purpose only and names/relationships may be changed. Featured Characters (Includes BW and Color Version) 2 Senior Citizens 3 Adults 3 Teens 5 Kids 1 Baby

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.

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.

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!

By teacher request! Sometimes students make "bad" behavior choices, but visuals can help them understand and reflect! Images are ideal for special education and counseling themes, featuring diverse students facing different behavioral challenges in the school day! Some examples include teasing, cyber bullying, cheating on test, vandalism, stealing, and defiant behavior. Set features 20 BW and 20 Color Images that are about 2" by 7", 300 png with transparent background. (Varies.) Great for special education and school counseling! Variety and Diversity! This set includes the following themes: Arguing with Teacher Lying Cheating on test Getting in personal space Losing temper in class Not doing work Distracting other students in class Cyber bullying Hitting Pushing around Teasing Ignoring Talking behind back Gossiping Bathroom Vandalism Throwing Chair Not cooperating with work group Swearing Defiant Stance Stealing

EMOTIONS-By teacher Request! 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 54 bw/54 Color (Full Body AND Portrait) emotions. Clips are 300 dpi pngs. about 3" by 5" Great for products, projects, and resources for older kids (upper elementary and middle grade!)_= Featured Emotions-in BOTH portrait AND full body (body language) styles! NOTE: Both Portraits and Fulls are the same characters/images, just different styles (full body and torso/head). This set features MAD (based) EMOTIONS mad grumpy annoyed enraged This set features HAPPY (based) EMOTIONS) happy overjoyed silly proud anonymous This set features SAD (based) EMOTIONS sad depressed anxious stressed This set features SURPRISED (based) EMOTIONS surprised excited shocked scared This set features four STANCES calm passive assertive aggressive This set features seven CONDITIONS hot cold hungry tired sick fidgety hyper This set features four sample EMOTIONS confused disgusted embarrassed (portrait style) bored (portrait style)

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! 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.