Trading Cards

click here to check out Trading Cards for the iPad

I'm sure you remember a time in your life when you had a fascination with some type of trading card. Maybe you had an entire collection of baseball or basketball cards. This free app allows students to create version of a trading card on people, places, or events. Although the app version is only for the iPad, there is also a website you can visit to make these cards on your computer.

Click here to visit the Trading Cards website to create on your computer

Mrs. Young's class recently used the fictional person card to create a trading card based on a character they had read about recently. The card has you fill in the "stats" on your character; including things like setting of the story, character traits, and the problem and solution of the story. You are even able to add a picture of your character using the camera of your device. What makes this app great for use at home is that each box has a guiding question that gives your child a clue to help them answer the question for that box.

Check out a great example from Mrs. Young's class below.

Great ideas to try out at home include:

• Create a fictional or real person card based on someone you have read about. There is a guiding question for each box that gives your child a clue to help them answer the question.
• Review vocabulary for a unit or story by creating a vocabulary card. This would also be a great card for discovering synonyms and antonyms.
• Create a card for a significant event  we are studying or a holiday that is coming up.

Give it a try. I am sure your child will love it!