Pocket Full of Colors: Magical World of Mary Blair - Book companion (BOOM CARDS)

Kick-off Women's History month with this follow-up interactive activity for Pocket Full of Colors: The magical world of Mary Blair -- famous artist, a book written by Amy Guglielmo & Jacqueline Tourville, and illustrated by Brigette Barrager. These Boom Cards™ were created to be an art book companion for reading comprehension. It's an engaging activity art teachers can use in their classroom to teach art history, and exercise observational and critical thinking skills. Initially, when I created these, it was to help me reinforce certain vocabulary words when it came to teaching my young ESL learners and artists.

Are you struggling to get your elementary art students engaged and inspired when kicking off a new art topic or activity? If so, have you ever considered using Boom Cards in your art room with your students? If you've never heard of Boom Cards before, I guarantee incorporating them into your art lessons will spark both joy and creativity.

What are Boom Cards? you might ask: They are interactive, paperless, digital task cards. They are a fun and engaging way for all students to learn. They provide students with instant feedback and they're self-checking. They are also educational resources created by teachers (like myself) and can be easily accessed on just about any digital device, via a web browser or their Boom Learning app.

How I use Boom Cards with my students: I will start by reading the picture book they were designed to accompany. I am sure to emphasize art vocabulary and what we observe in the pictures, making sure I translate key terms for my ESL learners. After I finish reading the book, I then display the Boom Card activity on a classroom interactive whiteboard and have students answer the questions like on a game show. The best part is: the cards will chime whenever you get the question right, and that motivates my students to keep on going!

PREVIEW the Boom Cards in action here!

!!! PLEASE NOTE: this TpT purchase is not the actual resource, but rather a PDF document containing a hyperlink to the Boom Cards on the Boom Learning website !!!

What are Boom Cards?!:

• Interactive, paper-less, digital task cards
• An engaging way for students to learn
• They provide students with instant feedback, and are self-checking
• Educational resources created by teachers
• Can be accessed on just about any digital device, via a web browser or their app

How to use these Boom Cards:

• Start out by reading the book. Be as descriptive and observational as possible!
• After reading the book, keep it close by so students may refer back to it as they answer questions.
• Students may answer Boom Card questions as a class, in small groups or individually (remotely or in-person).
• Sometimes there is more than one (1) correct answer. In those cases, you will need to select or drag & drop all the correct answers for it to chime/circle the answer(s) green.
• You will need an Internet connection when using these Boom Cards

***PLEASE BE ADVISED: this is NOT an editable product***

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PDF Mock-up from Wide World of Speech Therapy