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5 Useful Types of Visual Aids

Are you still unsure what some good visual aids are? In the How do visual aids help students with learning disabilities? post, we covered six different types of aids that specifically can be beneficial to teaching kids with learning disabilities. Those things included graphs and charts, peer models, photographs, graphics, videos, and objects. These are just as great for kids that don't have learning disabilities. In this post, we will cover five additional visual aids that could help in a classroom setting. These will include posters, handouts, props, presentations, and hands-on experience. Posters Posters are a great way to add colour and variety to a classroom while being educational. Common uses of posters may include calendars, task charts, infographics, maps, and diagrams. Calendars are common in elementary school classrooms. These are great when teaching kids about days, weeks, months, and years. Along with calendars, weather charts are commonly placed beside to help kids id...
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How to Create Effective Visual Resources - Part 1: Elements of Design

So you want to create your own visual aid, but have no clue where to start? Have you ever heard of the element and principles of designs? These elements and principles of design are used by artists, designers, and many others to create effective and powerful visual content. This post has been broken up into two parts. Part 1 will cover the elements of design which include: line, shape, form, colour, value, texture, and space. In Part 2 we will cover the principles of design. The principles build upon the elements, so it is important to know and understand what the elements are. Once you know what the elements of design are, you can start using them to create effective visual aids. Elements of Design Line Lines are marks with a greater length than width. Lines can be straight, horizontal, vertical, diagonal, or curved. Straight lines are called structural lines while curved lines are expressive lines. Lines can be thick or thin in intensity. Contour lines are lines that go around an obj...
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10 Websites Providing Free & Cheap Visual Resources

Printing free printable. Are you a teacher or parent struggling to find good visual resources? There are many resources available on the internet, and sharing them all could take several blog posts! Here is a list of some of my favorite websites or resources that offer free or low-cost visual aids. Most of these deal with printables. There are a couple of video resources included as well. 1. Printable Mom Containing, easy, simple, ready-to-print activities, Printable Mom provides parents and teachers with visual resources at a very low cost. Two of the more educational-based resources offered include a student clock and chore charts. The resources sometimes come in Spanish in addition to English. Click here to go to Printable Mom Etsy shop. “I SPY”  printouts from Paper Tail Design. 2. Paper Trail Design Paper Trail Design provides fun printable activities, decor, and organizational material. The “I SPY” worksheets are not only fun but educational in more than one way. They come on...
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