Trading Card Creator - ReadWriteThink

I know one of our History teachers, Mr. E. has his students make trading cards for his class.  This could be done in the English class too.  ReadWriteThink has on their website a trading card creator. 

According to their website, "The Trading Card tool gives students an alternative way to demonstrate their literacy knowledge and skill when writing about popular culture texts or real world examples. This interactive allows students to create their own trading card about a real or fictional person, place, object, event, or abstract concept.

These cards are can be used with any type of book students are reading or subjects that they are studying, and make for an excellent prewriting exercise for students who are writing narrative stories and need to consider characters, setting, and plot. Specific prompts guide student through the various types of cards, expanding students' thinking from the basic information and description of the topic to making personal connections to the subject."

To see the website click here.

Is that a Wayne Gretsky rookie card?

Well no it's not a Gretsky rookie card but your students can make their own trading cards for a series of characters in a novel or from any fictitious source or even from historical figures in history class.  They could even make trading cards for countries in a geography class, a battle in history, an element in science, a disease in science or health class.

The first card maker that gave me the idea is an IPAD App (not to be confused with an IPHONE App as did originally and  therefore I was not able to test it but do have the app downloaded on my computer if someone with an IPAD would like to try it).

You can download this from the App Store or from ITunes by clicking here.  It is FREE too.

The next site to look for trading cards is from 

click here

Thanks for the link Ms. Dillworth.  The card maker is fine but you must find just the right picture to fit into the frame or it will be cropped funny.  Here is the card that I made.