TeachersFirst Comics and Cartoons Resources
This collection brings together a dynamic mix of comic and cartoon resources designed to engage and inspire learners of all ages. Included are creative tools that empower students to design and publish their own original comics and cartoons, as well as ready-to-use educational comics and cartoons that make complex concepts more accessible and fun. Whether you are looking to spark reluctant readers, support visual learners, or give students a creative outlet for storytelling and expression, this collection offers something for every classroom. Check out all of our comics and cartoons resources.
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Comics English - Jonathan Pierrel
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6 to 12
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Comics English is a free educational website that helps English language learners build reading, vocabulary, and language skills through authentic comic strips. The site features a...more
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Comics English is a free educational website that helps English language learners build reading, vocabulary, and language skills through authentic comic strips. The site features a growing collection of comics accompanied by learning supports such as transcripts, vocabulary definitions, cultural and contextual explanations, and language notes that help readers understand idioms, grammar, and everyday English usage. A dedicated Teachers section offers ideas for classroom use, while the Learners section provides resources for independent study. Because the comics cover a variety of topics and humor styles, teachers should preview selections before assigning them to students to ensure they are appropriate for their grade level and learning goals.
tag(s): comics and cartoons (67), multilingual (81)
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Students can create a virtual bulletin board using Lino, reviewed here to display vocabulary. Students can use Google Slides, reviewed here to summarize the comic's meaning. Students can create their own comics using Witty Comics, reviewed here.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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GoComics A to Z - GoComics
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4 to 12
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GoComics A-Z is an extensive online collection of classic and contemporary comic strips, featuring hundreds of popular titles that appeal to a wide range of readers. Browse beloved...more
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GoComics A-Z is an extensive online collection of classic and contemporary comic strips, featuring hundreds of popular titles that appeal to a wide range of readers. Browse beloved favorites such as Peanuts, Garfield, Calvin and Hobbes, Big Nate, Ziggy, and many others, or discover new comics organized alphabetically for easy exploration. Each comic includes an About section that provides background information about the series and its creators, helping readers better appreciate the characters and themes. Because the collection includes comics intended for audiences ranging from children to adults, teachers should preview selections before sharing them with students to ensure the content is appropriate for their grade level and classroom setting.
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tag(s): comics and cartoons (67), media literacy (131), satire (7)
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Students can share their favorite comic on Padlet, reviewed here. Students can use Cartoon Comic Maker, reviewed here to create their own comic with their favorite comic cartoon. Students can use Kiddle, reviewed here, to learn more about the comic creator.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Wrong Hands - John Atkinson
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9 to 12
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Looking for a humorous way to spark discussion and critical thinking? Wrong Hands is a collection of clever comics and illustrations that blend satire, visual storytelling, and sharp...more
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Looking for a humorous way to spark discussion and critical thinking? Wrong Hands is a collection of clever comics and illustrations that blend satire, visual storytelling, and sharp observations about literature, history, science, technology, and everyday life. The site features witty single-panel cartoons, infographics, and diagrams that reimagine classic literary works, explore historical events, poke fun at modern culture, and present familiar topics from unexpected perspectives. These comics can serve as engaging discussion starters, writing prompts, or examples of how humor and visual communication can convey complex ideas. If you share or reuse content from the site, be sure to provide proper attribution as requested by the creator.
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tag(s): comics and cartoons (67), media literacy (131), satire (7)
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Students can pick a comic from the site and explain why they chose it. Students can post their favorite comic on Stormboard, reviewed here. Students can create their own comic about a particular subject/content area using ToonyTool, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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A Point of View Lesson Using Comic Strips - Teaching Made Practical
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3 to 12
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Help students master perspective through creative storytelling with A Point of View Lesson Using Comic Strips. This classroom resource demonstrates how creating comics can strengthen...more
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Help students master perspective through creative storytelling with A Point of View Lesson Using Comic Strips. This classroom resource demonstrates how creating comics can strengthen students' understanding of point of view by engaging them in both visual and written storytelling. The article shares five practical lesson ideas, including creating comic debates, comparing characters' perspectives, analyzing or challenging an author's point of view, illustrating how different people experience the same event, and practicing first- and third-person narration. In addition to instructional strategies, the resource includes book recommendations, free comic strip templates, and an example lesson using MakeBeliefsComix to guide students through the comic creation process. These activities provide engaging opportunities to reinforce reading comprehension, writing, and critical thinking skills across grade levels.
tag(s): comics and cartoons (67), perspective (33), point of view (9)
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Have students retell a scene from a novel or a historical event from the perspective of a different character. Students should illustrate how the character's thoughts, feelings, and motivations change the story. Assign students two opposing viewpoints from a historical event, scientific issue, or current topic. Working in pairs, students can create comic strip conversations with Cartoon Comic Maker, reviewed here that present each side's reasoning and evidence before discussing which arguments are most convincing. Ask students to identify the author's point of view or theme in a text. Students can create an original comic with Comic Strip Templates by Canva, reviewed here that either supports, questions, or offers an alternative perspective to the author's message. Finish with a gallery walk where classmates explain the evidence behind their creative choices.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Using Comics to Teach the 4 Cs - edutopia
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4 to 12
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Edutopia's Using Comics to Teach the 4 Cs shares how comics can foster the 4Cs: creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration skills in both elementary and secondary...more
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Edutopia's Using Comics to Teach the 4 Cs shares how comics can foster the 4Cs: creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration skills in both elementary and secondary classrooms. The article shares how comics develop each of the 4Cs, including resources and tools to use. In addition, comics also enrich verbal and visual skills as students use and create them.
tag(s): collaboration (139), comics and cartoons (67), creativity (93), critical thinking (191), thinking skills (137)
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Students can use Witty Comics, reviewed here to create a comic about their favorite book scene. Students can use Comic Strip Templates by Canva, reviewed here to teach about a significant historical event. Students can use Witty Comics, reviewed here to create political cartoons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Seven Ideas for Crafting Comics in History Classes - Classwork.com
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5 to 12
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Looking for a creative way to bring history to life? Seven Ideas for Crafting Comics in History Classes explores how comic creation can deepen students' understanding of historical...more
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Looking for a creative way to bring history to life? Seven Ideas for Crafting Comics in History Classes explores how comic creation can deepen students' understanding of historical events, people, and concepts through visual storytelling. The article presents seven practical classroom activities, including creating historical biographies and dialogues, imagining modern-day conversations between historical figures, designing political cartoons, illustrating sequences of events, recreating courtroom scenes, developing comic-style diagrams, and illustrating historical letters. Each idea includes a brief explanation, classroom examples, and recommendations for free or low-cost digital tools and primary-source resources to help teachers guide students through the creative process. Whether used as an assessment, discussion starter, or enrichment activity, these ideas encourage students to think critically, communicate visually, and engage more deeply with history.
tag(s): comics and cartoons (67)
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When creating a political cartoon, students can use ToonyTool, reviewed here. Students can use Comic Strip Templates by Canva, reviewed here to sequence events. Students can use Free Comic Strip Maker by Adobe, reviewed here to create courtroom scenes.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Creately Comics - Cinergix Pty. Ltd
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5 to 12
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Creately's Comics allows you to visualize characters on a storyboard, design panels, and add dialogue when signing up for a free account. The site offers templates, or you can create...more
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Creately's Comics allows you to visualize characters on a storyboard, design panels, and add dialogue when signing up for a free account. The site offers templates, or you can create your own background. Once you have picked your background template, customize the panels to add characters, images, dialogue, speech bubbles, and more. Collaborate with others in real time to edit and refine your comic. Comics can be exported as a PNG and JPEG. In the free version, you get unlimited canvases and collaborators, 45 items per canvas, a standard shape library, one folder, two imports, JPEG and PNG imports, and basic collaboration controls.
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tag(s): comics and cartoons (67)
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Instead of a book report, have students create a comic that showcases a specific scene from the book or proposes a different ending. Students can create a comic modeling classroom procedures or expectations. Students can also showcase their understanding of a math concept by creating a comic.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Comic Strip Maker - Lywi.com
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5 to 12
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Want to make a comic strip from scratch? Comic Strip Maker is your answer. Comic Strip Maker allows you to open a photo, create a new image, or choose from ...more
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Want to make a comic strip from scratch? Comic Strip Maker is your answer. Comic Strip Maker allows you to open a photo, create a new image, or choose from the samples. Once you have selected what you would like for your comic, you can add stickers, bubbles, text, draw, and add shapes. Comic Strip Maker also allows you to change the color, shadow, texture, and opacity of the images. After completing your comics, press Save in the left corner, and your image will be saved as a PNG.
tag(s): comics and cartoons (67)
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Students can create comics about themselves to share at the beginning of the year. Students can make historical figures or events into comics, explaining the person's importance or the event. Finally, engage in Comic Strip Maker by creating a 'show what you know' after a science lesson.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Lesson plan: Teaching 9/11 through Comics - PBS NewsHour
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6 to 12
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This PBS NewsHour Classroom lesson plan provides teachers with a structured activity to explore the events of September 11, 2001, using comic books and graphic novels. The lesson encourages...more
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This PBS NewsHour Classroom lesson plan provides teachers with a structured activity to explore the events of September 11, 2001, using comic books and graphic novels. The lesson encourages students to analyze images, discuss emotional reactions, and think critically about how historical events are represented in popular culture, helping them connect history, literacy, and media analysis. The resource is designed for secondary students and focuses on discussion, reflection, and interpretation, but the topic is emotionally heavy and should be carefully previewed by the teacher before use to ensure it is appropriate for the class's age and maturity level.
tag(s): comics and cartoons (67), sept11 (19)
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Show one panel from a comic used in the lesson and have students write what they notice, what they think is happening, and what questions they have. Have students write a short reflection on why remembering historical events is important and how people help one another during difficult times. After learning about the event in an age-appropriate way, have students create a short comic strip using Comic Strip Templates by Canva, reviewed here that explains an important idea, such as helping others, bravery, or community.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Medieval Meme/Storyboard Generator - ClassTools
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3 to 12
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The ClassTools Meme Generator allows teachers and students to quickly create custom medieval-themed memes or comics by adding text to images using an easy drag-and-drop editor. The...more
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The ClassTools Meme Generator allows teachers and students to quickly create custom medieval-themed memes or comics by adding text to images using an easy drag-and-drop editor. The tool is part of the ClassTools website, which offers free interactive templates to help teachers create engaging classroom activities without installing software or creating an account. Students can design humorous or creative memes using knights, castles, kings, and other medieval characters to summarize learning, show understanding of a topic, or present ideas in a fun and memorable way. Finished memes can be saved as images and shared digitally or printed for classroom use.
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tag(s): comics and cartoons (67), digital storytelling (181), medieval (36), stories and storytelling (80)
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After reading a chapter or short story, have students create a medieval-themed meme that shows the main event, problem, or theme. Students must write a caption that clearly explains what happened using complete sentences or key vocabulary from the lesson. Students choose a character from a story or a historical figure and create a meme that shows one important trait. At the end of a unit, have students create a meme that shows the theme, lesson, or big idea learned. Have them include a short written explanation describing how the meme connects to the topic.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Free AI Comic Generator - Canva
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K to 12
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Use your imagination to quickly create comics from a prompt using Magic Media tools from Canva. Follow the "create" link to begin your creation, then scroll past the sample images ...more
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Use your imagination to quickly create comics from a prompt using Magic Media tools from Canva. Follow the "create" link to begin your creation, then scroll past the sample images to find the message box and add your description. Before generating your image, you can choose from the available style and layout options, if desired. Once created, download the images, share a link, or use the image in one of Canva's many options.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (348), comics and cartoons (67), digital storytelling (181), images (273)
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Bring history or literature to life by having students create AI-powered graphic memoirs of historical figures or protagonists from a class novel. Students can use specific text prompts to generate consistent characters that represent their chosen figure, focusing on capturing emotion and setting through descriptive language. To turn these comics into a collaborative class gallery, have students post their final panels to Padlet, reviewed here, where peers can leave comments and feedback on the narrative choices. For a more immersive experience, students can take their finished comic narratives and use them as scripts to record a dramatic reading using Soundtrap, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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A VISUAL HISTORY national archives and records administration 1940-1963 - National Archives and Records Administration
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4 to 12
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This visual history collection from the National Archives and Records Administration provides political cartoons from 1940 to 1963, covering important events such as World War II, the...more
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This visual history collection from the National Archives and Records Administration provides political cartoons from 1940 to 1963, covering important events such as World War II, the early Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement, and the presidency of John F. Kennedy. Before each section, view the blurb to learn about events occuring during that time period.
tag(s): 1940s (70), 1950s (33), 1960s (54), civil rights (223), cold war (39), comics and cartoons (67), kennedy (25), primary sources (148), world war 2 (168)
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Show students one historical photo from the collection and have them write what they notice, wonder, and infer. Students can discuss what the image shows, what time period it might be from, and what questions they still have. Give students a historical image without the description and have students write their own caption explaining what they think is happening. Assign students different events from 1940 to 1963 and have them create a timeline using images from the site and MyLens, reviewed here.
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Make Comics - Book Creator
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K to 8
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The comics feature in Book Creator allows students to design their own comic books using built-in panel layouts, speech bubbles, stickers, captions, and customizable backgrounds. Students...more
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The comics feature in Book Creator allows students to design their own comic books using built-in panel layouts, speech bubbles, stickers, captions, and customizable backgrounds. Students can add images, drawings, text, audio, and video to create interactive comic stories, making the tool useful for writing projects, storytelling, and content explanations in any subject area. The feature is part of the Book Creator platform, which is designed for classroom use across grade levels and subjects, allowing teachers to have students create digital books, comics, journals, and projects in one easy-to-use tool. This makes it especially helpful for engaging reluctant writers and encouraging creativity while still demonstrating understanding of academic content.
tag(s): comics and cartoons (67), digital storytelling (181)
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Students can create a comic showing an important historical event or a famous person. Each panel can depict a single moment in the event, with dialogue explaining what is happening. Have students create a comic in which a character solves a math problem step by step. Each panel shows part of the thinking process and explains how the answer was found. Students can create comics showing situations involving empathy, flexible thinking, persistence, or problem-solving. One panel can show the problem, and another can show a better choice.Edge Features:
Includes an education-only area for teachers and students
Parent permission advised before posting student work created using this tool
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Premium version (not free) includes additional features or storage
Products can be embedded
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Multiple users can collaborate on the same project
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Free Comic Book Maker - Brush Ninja
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K to 12
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This online comic creator from Brush Ninja allows students to design simple comic books that can be printed and folded into small booklets using a single sheet of paper. The ...more
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This online comic creator from Brush Ninja allows students to design simple comic books that can be printed and folded into small booklets using a single sheet of paper. The tool lets you create or upload up to 8 images and arrange them into pages that form a mini comic, magazine, or booklet, making it easy to turn drawings or digital art into a finished product. Because the program runs in the browser, no download is required, and it can be used on most devices, making it a good option for classroom projects, storytelling activities, or creative writing extensions. The site is part of the Brush Ninja collection of free creative tools designed to be simple, safe, and accessible for learners of all ages.
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tag(s): comics and cartoons (67), creative writing (126), stories and storytelling (80)
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After reading a story or chapter, have students create a short comic showing the beginning, middle, and end of the text. Have students illustrate a scientific concept or process, such as the water cycle, the life cycle, or experimental steps. Students can create a comic where a character must solve a math problem. Each panel can show one step of the solution with explanations.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Webcomics Web Archive - Library of Congress
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8 to 12
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The Library of Congress presents this collection which features comics created explicitly for the web beginning in 2014 and ongoing. Selections include award-winning comics as well...more
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The Library of Congress presents this collection which features comics created explicitly for the web beginning in 2014 and ongoing. Selections include award-winning comics as well as those featured based on significance in the field of comics. Browse through the collection items or use search features to narrow your selection by different criteria including format, date, subject, and location. Please note that all content is provided in its original form and may not be suitable for all ages.
tag(s): artists (105), comics and cartoons (67), politics (121)
In the Classroom
Include this collection in art classes during the study of comic book art. Share comics with students in history classes along with newspaper comics to demonstrate the use of comics to depict historic events or share political beliefs and satire. In literature classes, include this site along with others to share comics depicting characters in novels. Have students create their own comics or cartoons to summarize story events or depict characters and events from history using a comic creation tool like ToonyTool, reviewed here, to create single frame cartoons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Free Comic Strip Maker - Adobe Express
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K to 12
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Easily design and share comic strips using one of the many templates available from Adobe Express. Select any shared templates on the home page to begin, or sign in to ...more
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Easily design and share comic strips using one of the many templates available from Adobe Express. Select any shared templates on the home page to begin, or sign in to your Adobe Express account and select comic strips from the template options. Searching through the templates is most accessible by viewing only free designs. After choosing a template, use the dashboard to add and modify the contents of the comic strip. Options include changing backgrounds, adding text and images, adding shapes, and much more. When finished, download your design as a JPG, PNG, or PDF document. Then, use the publish option to create a link, share to Google Classroom or Teams, or choose from other social media sharing options.
tag(s): comics and cartoons (67), graphic design (55)
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Engage students by using the templates to display the day's vocabulary word, the math puzzle of the week, or a concept your students are learning in social studies or science, for example. Have students create comic strips for dialog-writing lessons, summarizing, predicting, and retelling stories. Use comic strips for literature responses. For pre-reading students, create a comic of pictures and tell the story based on the pictures/scenes. It's a good idea to require students to create a rough draft of their comic using Canva Comic Strip Templates, reviewed here. Make a class book of the comics created throughout the year. That book is likely to become a class favorite! Use comics to show the sequencing of events. For example, when studying characterization, they create a dialog to show (not tell) about a character. World language and ENL/ESL teachers can assign students to create dialog strips as an alternative to a formal assessment. Have students share all of their comics on your interactive whiteboard or projector.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Cartoon Comic Maker - Magazine Pro
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4 to 11
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This comic book maker is a fun and free resource that is easy to use and suitable for any grade level. Students can create comics quickly and easily using this ...more
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This comic book maker is a fun and free resource that is easy to use and suitable for any grade level. Students can create comics quickly and easily using this step-by-step comic template. Choose from a list of pre-made templates, then start creating! Ready-made clipart characters and speech bubbles are provided; students can upload their own pictures, or search the free Pixabay library, reviewed here, within this website.
tag(s): comics and cartoons (67), creative writing (126), descriptive writing (45), digital storytelling (181)
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Creating comics can have many practical and engaging uses in the classroom. Students can retell stories to demonstrate comprehension or show their knowledge of scientific processes in a way that allows them to be creative. Comics can also be used to enhance social and emotional learning skills by having students create scenarios they might encounter in daily life. Teachers may also wish to create comics to provide a fun way to relay information, or as an engaging set to a lesson.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Role of Women - Digital Inquiry Group
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8 to 12
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Students use a political cartoon as a starting point to determine how the evidence supports a historical argument. The focus of the 1912 cartoon is on the shift of women ...more
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Students use a political cartoon as a starting point to determine how the evidence supports a historical argument. The focus of the 1912 cartoon is on the shift of women from more traditional roles at home and their move toward non-traditional places in the workforce. Register for a free account to access the materials, including directions for the assessment, a rubric, and links to Library of Congress materials.
tag(s): 1900s (87), 20th century (171), comics and cartoons (67), politics (121), womens suffrage (64)
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Include this assessment as part of any American History lessons focused on the changing role of women and lessons about life in the early 1900s. Use the ideas found in this quick assessment with other political cartoons of the time. Running for Office - Cartoons Of Clifford K. Berryman, reviewed here, is a resource for finding additional cartoons from the early 20th century. After students spend time assessing the features that make up political cartoons, enhance learning and ask them to create their own cartoon using Comic Strip Templates from Canva, reviewed here. Extend learning by sharing student-created cartoons using Odyssey, reviewed here. Use Odyssey to share and compare the political feel of the time through stories told across the country.
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Thomas Nast's Political Cartoons - Digital Inquiry Group
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9 to 12
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Using two cartoons created by Thomas Nast, students analyze the content to learn about northern attitudes toward freedmen during Reconstruction. Download this lesson that offers an...more
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Using two cartoons created by Thomas Nast, students analyze the content to learn about northern attitudes toward freedmen during Reconstruction. Download this lesson that offers an instructional plan that guides students through evaluating and discussing the messages found in each political cartoon. This lesson includes downloadable materials for teachers and students. Free registration is required to access the PDF materials.
tag(s): 1800s (90), civil war (146), comics and cartoons (67), politics (121)
In the Classroom
Use cartoons to engage student learners and as a resource for providing deeper context to complicated issues such as Reconstruction. Upload images of each cartoon onto an interactive whiteboard tool such as Whiteboard Chat, reviewed here, that provides many tools for sharing and creating digital annotations. Upload each cartoon and add student comments and use drawing tools to draw attention to specific portions of cartoons. As a culminating project, ask students to create political cartoons representing different views of Reconstruction. Use Canva's Comic Strip Templates, reviewed here, as a starting point for templates and ideas or have students create cartoons from a blank slide.
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Comic Strips Templates - Canva
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Design and share high-quality comic strips using the many free templates from Canva's Comic Strip Templates. Choose from numerous colorful designs in various formats, including single...more
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Design and share high-quality comic strips using the many free templates from Canva's Comic Strip Templates. Choose from numerous colorful designs in various formats, including single strips or comics with multiple frames. Begin by clicking Create and using the dropdown box to find free templates for comics, narrow choices by color if desired. After selecting a template, choose the link to customize. Each template includes several pages that form a complete cartoon, a blank frame, and illustration sets to enter with your design. The share option offers the ability to share creations with others and allow them to edit the comic. When complete, download your finished cartoon to your device as a PDF file or PDF, JPG, or GIF image.
tag(s): comics and cartoons (67), graphic design (55)
In the Classroom
Engage students by using the templates to display the day's vocabulary word, the math puzzle of the week, a concept your students are learning in social studies or science as an example. Have students create comic strips for dialog-writing lessons, summarizing, predicting, and retelling stories. Use comic strips for literature responses. For pre-reading students, create a comic of pictures and tell the story based on the pictures/scenes. It's a good idea to require students to create a rough draft of their comics. Make a class book of the comics created throughout the year. That book is likely to become a class favorite! Use comics to show sequencing of events. When studying characterization, create a dialog to show (not tell) about a character. World language and ENL/ESL teachers can assign students to create dialog strips as an alternate to a traditional assessment. Have students share all of their comics on your interactive whiteboard or projector.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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