8th Grade Graphic Arts Games

Unlock the imagination and storytelling skills of your students with our Dungeons and Dragons Character Creation Template for Kids! This versatile resource is designed to introduce children to the exciting world of tabletop role-playing games (RPGs) while fostering their speaking and listening skills in the classroom.

Key Features:

1. Engaging Creativity: Dive into the fantastical realm of Dungeons and Dragons as students create their own unique characters. From brave warriors to cunning wizards, the template allows children to unleash their creativity and develop compelling backstories for their characters.
2. Interactive Learning: With a focus on speaking and listening, this template encourages students to collaborate and communicate with their peers. As they discuss character traits, abilities, and motivations, they hone their verbal communication skills and learn to articulate their ideas effectively.
3. Critical Thinking: Character creation in Dungeons and Dragons involves strategic decision-making and problem-solving. Students must consider various factors such as race, class, and skills, fostering critical thinking skills as they make choices for their characters.
4. Narrative Development: Through character creation, students develop narrative skills as they craft detailed backgrounds and personalities for their characters. They learn to weave compelling stories and develop empathy as they step into the shoes of their fictional personas.
5. Social Interaction: Dungeons and Dragons is a collaborative game that encourages teamwork and cooperation. By working together to create characters, students build positive relationships with their peers and learn the value of communication and cooperation.

Why Use This Resource for Speaking and Listening Classes?

• Promotes Oral Communication: The character creation process provides ample opportunities for students to engage in oral communication as they discuss character traits, motivations, and goals with their peers.
• Fosters Active Listening: Students practice active listening skills as they listen to their peers' ideas and contributions during group discussions and collaborative decision-making.
• Encourages Collaboration: By working together to create characters, students learn to collaborate effectively, share ideas, and negotiate decisions, fostering a supportive and inclusive classroom environment.
• Develops Storytelling Skills: Character creation encourages students to develop storytelling skills as they craft detailed backstories and personalities for their characters, enhancing their ability to communicate ideas and narratives effectively.

How to Use in Your Classroom:

• Integrate the Dungeons and Dragons Character Creation Template into speaking and listening activities, allowing students to discuss character creation choices and collaborate with their peers.
• Use the template as a creative writing prompt, inspiring students to write stories based on their character creations.
• Incorporate role-playing exercises where students assume the roles of their characters and engage in dialogue with classmates.

Combine With:

• The Chimera Compendium - A monster manual of all the monsters in the game... so far.
• The Character Creator Template - a fresh character creator template for creating new characters for Classrooms & Chimeras
• The 6 Premade Character Sheets - 6 Premade characters including Gorim, Zephyra, Shadowtide, Aerin, Valerius and Whispering Wind
• The Character Creator + Premades Bundle with bonus Ghorbash - The whole character bundle with a bonus feathered fury with a pretty terrifying ultimate attack!
• The Student's Handbook - A guide to everything Classrooms & Chimeras instructing you on how to make a unique character and play, but more importantly, how to play well!
• The Classroom Master Guide - Episode 1: The Portals of Possibilities Campaign - A guide on how to run a TTRPG Classrooms & Chimeras game including all the content from the first campaign with the dreaded Mr. Jenkins, Slimes and Goblins!
• The Portal of Possibilities Interactive Presentation - Episode 1 - An interactive hyperlinked version of the TTRPG Classrooms & Chimeras game!

Ignite the imagination and communication skills of your students with our Dungeons and Dragons Character Creation Template for Kids. Watch as they embark on epic adventures and develop lifelong speaking and listening skills along the way!

Unlock the power of role-playing in your classroom with our exclusive bundle offer, now featuring six premade character cards, a versatile do-it-yourself character template, and a bonus premade character—all for just $5. This is a dollar cheaper than purchasing them separately, providing unparalleled value. This unique package is designed not only to engage students in imaginative play but also to significantly enhance their speaking and listening abilities, perfectly aligning with early CCSS speaking and listening anchor standards for all ages.

Why This Bundle?

• Exceptional Value: Get seven diverse characters for the price of five, offering more variety and creative options for your students at an unbeatable price.
• Includes a Bonus Premade Character: To further enrich your classroom's role-playing experience, we're including an additional premade character in the bundle. This bonus character comes with its own unique backstory and abilities, adding even more depth and diversity to your game.
• Improves Speaking Skills: Through role-playing with both the premade characters and characters they've created using the DIY template, students practice articulating thoughts, debating viewpoints, and storytelling, fostering confidence in their speaking abilities.
• Enhances Listening Comprehension: Active listening is crucial in role-playing as students follow the unfolding narrative, understand character actions, and respond thoughtfully, supporting CCSS listening standards.

Bundle Includes:

• Six Diverse Premade Character Cards: Each character, including the bonus character, features a rich backstory, unique abilities, and personal goals, ready for immediate use in your classroom activities.
• Do-It-Yourself Character Template: This customizable template allows students to create their own characters, providing a personalized approach to learning and an additional layer of engagement.
• One Mysterious Bonus Character Card: All I can say is a character of untapped potential, someone who can light up a room with their personality.

Combine With:

Find our other Classrooms & Chimeras materials below!

• The Chimera Compendium - A monster manual of all the monsters in the game... so far.
• The Character Creator Template - a fresh character creator template for creating new characters for Classrooms & Chimeras
• The 6 Premade Character Sheets - 6 Premade characters including Gorim, Zephyra, Shadowtide, Aerin, Valerius and Whispering Wind
• The Character Creator + Premades Bundle with bonus Ghorbash - The whole character bundle with a bonus feathered fury with a pretty terrifying ultimate attack!
• The Student's Handbook - A guide to everything Classrooms & Chimeras instructing you on how to make a unique character and play, but more importantly, how to play well!
• The Classroom Master Guide - Episode 1: The Portals of Possibilities Campaign - A guide on how to run a TTRPG Classrooms & Chimeras game including all the content from the first campaign with the dreaded Mr. Jenkins, Slimes and Goblins!
• The Portal of Possibilities Interactive Presentation - Episode 1 - An interactive hyperlinked version of the TTRPG Classrooms & Chimeras game!
• The Classrooms & Chimeras Daily and Lesson Planner - A day-by-day companion to make sure you can be the best teacher you can be!
• Classrooms & Chimeras - Episode 2 The Machine - The second instalment of the Portals of Possibilities Campaign!
• Classrooms & Chimeras - Hitpoint HUD Tracker - A way to track your damage and where you get hit for more immersive roleplay
• Classrooms & Chimeras - Leveling Up! - Spells & Cantrips - A helpful guide to helping your students/players level up effectively!
• Classrooms & Chimeras - Coloring Book - A coloring book for mindful C&C coloring!

Transform your classroom with this comprehensive role-playing bundle, designed to make educational activities both fun and impactful while meeting key CCSS standards. Don't miss out on this opportunity to enhance creativity, teamwork, and communication skills among your students. Get your bundle today!

This set contains 81 characters (Letters, Numbers & Symbols) for you to decorate your class with a Minecraft theme. Contains all uppercase and lowercase characters, and numbers 0 through 9. Lowercase characters are small caps (see thumbnail). These images are with a soil look to them based off the graphics in the game. The capital letters are each 4" tall and the other letters/symbols/numbers are based off that height. Graphics are for personal use only. This set contains a PDF with the images saved in the PDF and PNG files for each set of letters. Contains the following symbols: ! ? + " , # . = @ : / - * { } [ ] ' The clip art images are saved as 300 dpi png files, on a transparent background. There are two sets, a "distressed" set which has the cracks and a non-distressed set, which is just the symbols without the cracks. Enjoy & Please leave feedback if you find this useful! Thanks! Brian If you like this product, please take a minute to "LIKE" it and "PIN" it! Keywords: minecraft, mine craft, bulletin board, letters, clip art, presentation, classroom decoration, cut out, letters, numbers, symbols, math, writing, algebra, printable, manipulatives, alphabet, numbers, punctuation, multiplication, division, flashcards, color, pack, clipart, search, pattern, design, zebra, www.zisforzebra.com

This set contains 81 characters (Letters, Numbers & Symbols) for you to decorate your class with a Minecraft theme. Contains all uppercase and lowercase characters, and numbers 0 through 9. Lowercase characters are small caps (see thumbnail). These images are with a Stone fill, based off the graphics in the game. The capital letters are each 4" tall and the other letters/symbols/numbers are based off that height. Contains the following symbols: ! ? + " , # . = @ : / - * { } [ ] ' The clip art images are saved as 300 dpi png files, on a transparent background. There are two sets, a "distressed" set which has the cracks and a non-distressed set, which is just the symbols without the cracks. Enjoy & Please leave feedback if you find this useful! Thanks! Brian If you like this product, please take a minute to "LIKE" it and "PIN" it! Keywords: minecraft, mine craft, bulletin board, letters, clip art, presentation, classroom decoration, cut out, letters, numbers, symbols, math, writing, algebra, printable, manipulatives, alphabet, numbers, puncuation, multiplication, division, flashcards, color, pack, clipart, search, pattern, design, zebra, www.zisforzebra.com

This set contains 81 characters (Letters, Numbers & Symbols) for you to decorate your class with a Minecraft theme. Contains all uppercase and lowercase characters, and numbers 0 through 9. Lowercase characters are small caps (see thumbnail). These images are with a Lava fill, based off the graphics in the game. The capital letters are each 4" tall and the other letters/symbols/numbers are based off that height. Contains the following symbols: ! ? + " , # . = @ : / - * { } [ ] ' The clip art images are saved as 300 dpi png files, on a transparent background. There are two sets, a "distressed" set which has the cracks and a non-distressed set, which is just the symbols without the cracks. Note these are for personal use only. Enjoy & Please leave feedback if you find this useful! Thanks! Brian If you like this product, please take a minute to "LIKE" it and "PIN" it! Keywords: minecraft, mine craft, bulletin board, letters, clip art, presentation, classroom decoration, cut out, letters, numbers, symbols, math, writing, algebra, printable, manipulatives, alphabet, numbers, puncuation, multiplication, division, flashcards, color, pack, clipart, search, pattern, design, zebra, www.zisforzebra.com

This set contains 81 characters (Letters, Numbers & Symbols) for you to decorate your class with a Minecraft theme. Contains all uppercase and lowercase characters, and numbers 0 through 9. Lowercase characters are small caps (see thumbnail). These images are with solid grey fill, based off the graphics in the game. The capital letters are each 4" tall and the other letters/symbols/numbers are based off that height. Contains the following symbols: ! ? + " , # . = @ : / - * { } [ ] ' The clip art images are saved as 300 dpi png files, on a transparent background. There are two sets, a "distressed" set which has the cracks and a non-distressed set, which is just the symbols without the cracks. Enjoy & Please leave feedback if you find this useful! Thanks! Brian If you like this product, please take a minute to "LIKE" it and "PIN" it! Keywords: minecraft, mine craft, bulletin board, letters, clip art, presentation, classroom decoration, cut out, letters, numbers, symbols, math, writing, algebra, printable, manipulatives, alphabet, numbers, puncuation, multiplication, division, flashcards, color, pack, clipart, search, pattern, design, zebra, www.zisforzebra.com

This coordinate plane Summer Olympics/Paralympics Sports Game graphic art would be ideal for students that are just beginning with graphing coordinates or students that need a little extra practice. It is also a great fun activity for Olympics. Use for Olympics, or any time of the year.

The pictures have two different graphing options to easily provide differentiation in your classroom. Prep free! Differentiated! Independent!

- One picture to be graphed in first quadrant with positive whole numbers only only

- One picture to be graphed in all four quadrants with positive and negative whole numbers

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This coordinate plane Summer Olympics/Paralympics Sports Game graphic art would be ideal for students that are just beginning with graphing coordinates or students that need a little extra practice. It is also a great fun activity for Olympics. Use for Olympics, or any time of the year.

The pictures have two different graphing options to easily provide differentiation in your classroom. Prep free! Differentiated! Independent!

- One picture to be graphed in first quadrant with positive whole numbers only only

- One picture to be graphed in all four quadrants with positive and negative whole numbers

Save $$$s when you buy in bundles!

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If you like this lesson, you may also like my other products in these categories:

All Coordinate Plane Graphing Products

All Super Bowl/Sports Products

All Math Products

All Four Seasons Products

All Product Bundles

All Language Art Products

All Science Products

All History Products

All Arts/Crafts/Projects Products

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Thank you so much and I hope you enjoy this lesson.

• Check out my store https://www.TeachShare.com/store/Qiang-Ma for more lessons to help your students have fun while learning!

• Comments, suggestions, feedback and questions always welcomed!

• Each time you give feedback, TeachShare gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. I value your feedback greatly!

• Be sure to click on the green ★ to follow me for updates and new product announcements!

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