How Do You Make Educational Trading Cards?
Kids love trading cards. Here is a way to use trading cards in an educational way, reinforcing learning. You will find that students who balk at reports will gladly write information on the back of their cards. You can think of them as mini-reports. The students can either keep all of their own cards, or they make extras to exchange with friends. Either way, they learn a lot and have fun. Choose a topic for the cards. The topic should provide the students with plenty of choices without overwhelming them with options. For example: animals of the Arctic, seashells, wildflowers, chemical elements, flags of the world, state symbols or insects found in your county or state. Middle school students might be interested in doing topics such as great military generals or famous inventions. Provide sources of information about the topic, so that the students can glean the facts they will need for making the cards. Allow reading and research time before you distribute the art supplies. Distribute
