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 "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
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
Communicate quickly and discreetly with your SPED and ELL/ESL students! Quietly slip them one of these easy-to-understand cards with visuals. Better yet, this set also comes with cards designed to be from the student to the teacher as well, so that they can quietly and discreetly communicate with YOU!
While these cards were designed with autistic/special ed. populations with IEPs and 504s in mind, there are many ways they can be used! 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:
4 Sheets of "to Student from Teacher" Visual Cards"
(examples include fire drill warning, go-to reminders, suggestions, behavioral redirection, and check-ins)
4 Sheets of "to Teacher from Student Visual Cards"
(examples include requests to leave, self expression, requests for accommodations, requests for help, etc.)
The "Test Accommodations Cards" BONUS contains:
1 Sheet with All Cards
1 Sheet of "Do you want a scribe?" cards
1 Sheet of "Do you want to use technology?" cards
1 Sheet of "Do you want me to read aloud?" cards
1 Sheet of "Do you want a quiet space?" cards
1 Sheet of "Do you want to use notes?" cards
1 Sheet with checklist of above options (for multiple accommodations)
*discreetly give to and prompt students as reminders or check-ins (orange border cards are from teacher to student)
*give to student to use to give to teacher to request help, going elsewhere in the building, expressing feeling, or asking for accommodations
*communicate with autistic, ESL/ELL populations using visuals
* create your own personal/classroom use activities and games!
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!
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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
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
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 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 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 is much more than an art lesson unit! 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 Lesson 11, where students put it all together in “Make a Comic”. All of the lessons(included in the above bundle) are listed here, and can be used independently.
All documents are pdfs.
Each Lesson Includes (at minimum):
1 Tips for Teachers Overview
Lesson Directions
1 Handout
1 General Classwork Assignment
1 Advanced Classwork Assignment
2 Lesson-Specific Pages from the Comics in Classrooms Guidebook
1 Homework Sheet
Lessons Include:
Introduction to Comics
Composition
Faces
Emotions
Panels
Backgrounds
Panel Variety
Using Text
Characters
Style and Symbols
put it all together and…MAKE A COMIC PROJECT!
Bundle also provides 30 Blank Comic 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.
Everyone has feelings, but these unique and lively cards will help make it easier for your students to interpret, identify, manage, and understand. While these cards were designed with autistic/special ed. populations in mind, there are many ways they can be used! Cards are in color on pngs. 300 dpi. (12 Cards/page). Individual card size is about 2.5" by 2.5". Visuals feature children from about 3rd to 6th grade. Great for special education teachers and school counselors!
This set contains:
32 Portrait Style Cards (with emotion identified)
32 Full Body/Body Language Style Cards (with emotion identified)
32 Portrait Style Cards NO TEXT
32 Full Body/Body Language Style Cards NO TEXT
32 Text Cards with Emotion Names
6 Sorting Cards (to categorize emotions by happy, sad, etc.)
2 Prompt Cards (Today I feel.... I want to feel...)
Suggested Use:
*to teach and identify emotions in 1:1 or small group settings (great for school counselors!)
*play a matching game
*spread out and ask a student how they are feeling
*ESL/ELL/foriegn language flash cards.
*give to students so they can keep them in their backpack/binder and place a card on their desk/hand it to you to show how they are currently feeling without speaking or disrupting a lesson.
*print for projects, collages,and your own activities.
*create your own games and classroom projects.
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)
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.
SAVE with this combined offer that includes BOTH the Special Education (Autism) and Calm-Down Visual Resource Kits!
This deal includes 200 pages/pieces in an extensive collection of illustrated of cards, forms, documents, games, posters, coloring pages, and BONUS clip-art!
This bundle is ideal for grades 4-9 (special education) and offers a variety of functions to meet the needs of different 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. All images are 300 dpi. png handouts and 2.5" cards in color.
Products from the “Special Education” Visual Resource Kit Includes:
Classroom Posters (themes include general classroom reminders and expectations, behavior, diversity, anti-bullying, jobs, and daily changes)
Coloring (for older students!) and Downtime Activities include coloring pages for older kids, blank bookmarks, blank game, blank rpg cards template, and more!)
Student Rewards Cards (with visuals and rewards appropriate for students in upper elementary, middle school, and special ed. high school)!
Test Accommodation Cards (discreetly remind students of upcoming tests and accommodations)!
Teacher/Student Communication Cards (communicate with students over a variety of issues from break requests to fire drill alerts to behavior redirection)
Emotions Cards (teach or communicate emotions using visuals of diverse upper elementary students)!
Learning Styles Cards (use visuals to teach students (and staff!) about multiple intelligence theories. Includes Learning Styles scavenger hunt game!)
Noise Levels Cards (play a Noise Level matching game or use visuals to demonstrate appropriate times and places for certain noise levels.)!
School Supplies Cards (help teach students which supplies they need to be prepared and successful…or double as a teaching tool for ESL and nonverbal students!)
Schedule and Subjects Cards (this extensive variety of visual schedule possibilities makes it easier for you and your students to foresee the day’s coming attractions!)
Student Advocacy Sheets (help students express and advocate for themselves in organized letters to teachers)
Quick Forms and Documents for Special Ed. Teachers (quick editable docs for IEP meeting reminders, teacher feedback requests, sub reports, and more!
BONUS! Autism “People and Puzzles” Clip-Art for your own Products!!
BONUS! Ninjas" Clip-Art for your own Products!!
Stars 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 life cycle of a star. The worksheet is provided in standard form (non-cartoon) while the guide (with answers) was created with the anime style. The guide is in color but should be able to be printed and copied for classroom use.
The visual provides quick representation but also encourages students to research features of each part of a
star cycle. Students have space to write the answers. Works as a follow-along lesson or independent guide.
Features stages of a star's life include (anime color only):
Black Dwarf
Black Hole
Nebula
Neutron Star
Red Giant
Super Red Giant
Sun
Supernova
White Dwarf
Sizes range from .96" (for small stars like white dwarf) to 6" (red super giant) 300 dpi.
Keywords: Manga, anime, illustration, visual, science, space rocks, star, nebula, neutron star, red supergiant, black hole, white dwarf
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
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.
Commercial Use OKAY within own products but NO reselling as Clip-Art. FREEBIE. Please read TOU.
Use visuals to help teach the timeless message of Dr. King! This 16 piece clip-art set includes 8 BW and 14 color clip-art pieces. Images range from about 3" to 7", 300 png (some shorter or taller with transparent background.
Each image is hand drawn and inked (individually)! Hand-inked illustrations look great on worksheets! There are no recolors.
Featured Images in BW (lineart) and Color:
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Speaking
Martin Luther King, Jr. Forever (face in clouds)
Dr. King's Speech
Civil Rights March
Segregation
Racism
Friends Forever (3 children)
Thank you for trying out my Freebie! Leave a review for surprise FREE three piece GRAB BAG clip-art! What will it be? It's a SURPRISE! Leave a review and send an email with your store name to Illumismart@gmail.com!
Thank you for downloading my Freebie. For more Illumismart visuals, freebies, and commercial use clip-art, please check out my store!
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)
Commercial Use OKAY but NO reselling as Clip-Art. FREEBIE.
Includes 4 pieces of color clip-art! In png form, 300 dpi, runs about 3"-7" each.
Includes:
2 Boys (in color)
2 Girls (in color)
***BONUS (Includes a blank paper version of the girl holding up the "A+" to promote one's own projects if needed.
Thank you for trying out my Freebie! Leave a review for surprise FREE three piece GRAB BAG clip-art! What will it be? It's a SURPRISE! Leave a review and send an email with your store name to Illumismart@gmail.com!
Thank you for downloading my Freebie. For more Illumismart visuals, freebies, and commercial use clip-art, please check out my store!