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Tell Your Life Story. Select a character to represent you and speak for you as you talk about yourself, your life story and your interests. Introduce yourself, talk about who you are, what you do, what you're interested in, what you like or don't like. If you came from another country, tell us where you're from and what your life was

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Tell Your Life Story. Select a character to represent you and speak for you as you talk about yourself, your life story and your interests. Introduce yourself, talk about who you are, what you do, what you're interested in, what you like or don't like. If you came from another country, tell us where you're from and what your life was

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My Favorite Memory. Printables Categories: Joy, Memory Quilt Panels, Play Therapy. MAKEBELIEFSCOMIX.COM EDUCATIONAL PRINTABLES. CLICK HERE FOR 700+ MORE FREE EDUCATIONAL PRINTABLES! Select any of over 700 free educational printables, print them out and write or draw on them! These printables are for educators to use with students, for parents COMIC STRIP STARTERS Use the templates on this page to start making your own comics! Click on the ‘’Tell-A-Story’’ comic panel below which poses a question prompt that appeals to you. Your chosen ‘’Tell-A-Story’’’ prompt will then appear as the first panel on the Create Comix! page. Then, name your comic and fill in the

author's name.

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CREATING COMIX Send us your comic creations and we will add it to our gallery. Send your creations to billz@makebeliefscomix.com, and an accompanying email giving us permission to exhibit your creation.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND CREATOR BILL ZIMMERMAN TOM BLOOM is an artist who finds an escape route in every blank piece of paper that passes across his desk. Over the years he has drawn for many books and publications, including The New York Times, Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker and National Geographic for Kids.Tom has also illustrated many of Bill Zimmerman's books, including the best-selling Pocket Doodles For Kids. LEARNING DISABILITIES Marga Zuzama, teacher, Fragile X Syndrome Primary School in Mallorca, Spain, submitted this excellent method for using MakeBeliefsComix to help students with learning disabilities: "Toni, a fourth-year student, aged 10, reacted extremely well when I suggested making a comic. Firstly, I have to add that he was already motivated as his sister had made a comic at home and our corridors have a WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT MAKEBELIEFSCOMIX.COM New York Times Learning Network (May 17, 2019): "Respond to News by Making Your Own Comics One easy way to start playing with ideas is through the free, online tool at MakeBeliefsComix.com. Created by Bill Zimmerman, a former newspaper reporter and editor, the site, he believes, can be especially helpful for struggling students, or students who are learning English, since it makes practicing PLAY THERAPY ARCHIVES MakeBeliefsComix.com © 2006-2020 By Bill Zimmerman, Guarionex Press Ltd. Privacy Policy CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT: TOM BLOOM - SITE DESIGN-ART

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their boys.

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CREATING COMIX Send us your comic creations and we will add it to our gallery. Send your creations to billz@makebeliefscomix.com, and an accompanying email giving us permission to exhibit your creation. VIEW STUDENTS’ CORONAVIRUS COMIC STRIPS VIEW STUDENTS’ CORONAVIRUS COMIC STRIPS for SEPTEMBER 1ST – SEPTEMBER 30TH 2020. Use the left and right arrows to view the next and previous Corona Comic. Click outside the comic page to remove the arrows. Zoom in or out with your browser to view details. VIEW STUDENTS’ CORONAVIRUS COMIC STRIPS for May 1st – May ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND CREATOR BILL ZIMMERMAN TOM BLOOM is an artist who finds an escape route in every blank piece of paper that passes across his desk. Over the years he has drawn for many books and publications, including The New York Times, Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker and National Geographic for Kids.Tom has also illustrated many of Bill Zimmerman's books, including the best-selling Pocket Doodles For Kids.

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author's name.

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Just give them the words they need! Instructions on how to use "Give Me Words" are below. CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE CHARACTERS FOR YOUR CONVERSATIONS! Remember, you can use the FLIP command in the tool bar box on the Create Comix! page to switch a character to look to the left – this way two characters can face one another. false. WRITING PROMPTS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND LITERACY 123 Something To Write About Something To Write About 123 An Interactive Digital Journal from MakeBeliefsComix.com This Book Belongs To (TYPE YOUR NAME HERE) Writing Prompts for English Language

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CREATING COMIX Send us your comic creations and we will add it to our gallery. Send your creations to billz@makebeliefscomix.com, and an accompanying email giving us permission to exhibit your creation. VIEW STUDENTS’ CORONAVIRUS COMIC STRIPS VIEW STUDENTS’ CORONAVIRUS COMIC STRIPS for SEPTEMBER 1ST – SEPTEMBER 30TH 2020. Use the left and right arrows to view the next and previous Corona Comic. Click outside the comic page to remove the arrows. Zoom in or out with your browser to view details. VIEW STUDENTS’ CORONAVIRUS COMIC STRIPS for May 1st – May ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND CREATOR BILL ZIMMERMAN TOM BLOOM is an artist who finds an escape route in every blank piece of paper that passes across his desk. Over the years he has drawn for many books and publications, including The New York Times, Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker and National Geographic for Kids.Tom has also illustrated many of Bill Zimmerman's books, including the best-selling Pocket Doodles For Kids.

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COMIC STRIP STARTERS Use the templates on this page to start making your own comics! Click on the ‘’Tell-A-Story’’ comic panel below which poses a question prompt that appeals to you. Your chosen ‘’Tell-A-Story’’’ prompt will then appear as the first panel on the Create Comix! page. Then, name your comic and fill in the

author's name.

GIVE ME WORDS

Just give them the words they need! Instructions on how to use "Give Me Words" are below. CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE CHARACTERS FOR YOUR CONVERSATIONS! Remember, you can use the FLIP command in the tool bar box on the Create Comix! page to switch a character to look to the left – this way two characters can face one another. false. WRITING PROMPTS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND LITERACY 123 Something To Write About Something To Write About 123 An Interactive Digital Journal from MakeBeliefsComix.com This Book Belongs To (TYPE YOUR NAME HERE) Writing Prompts for English Language

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CREATING COMIX

CREATING COMIX Send us your comic creations and we will add it to our gallery. Send your creations to billz@makebeliefscomix.com, and an accompanying email giving us permission to exhibit your creation. PARENTS - MAKE BELIEFS COMIX 4 PARENTS: INTRODUCTION IDEAS TO HELP OUR CHILDREN THRIVE Dear reader, Much of my life's work, both in writing books and creating this family web site, has been directed toward helping strengthen families and giving children more power in expressing themselves. This is important to me because I grew up in a family that began

STORY IDEAS

Tell Your Life Story. Select a character to represent you and speak for you as you talk about yourself, your life story and your interests. Introduce yourself, talk about who you are, what you do, what you're interested in, what you like or don't like. If you came from another country, tell us where you're from and what your life was

like.

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Create Comic Page: Users will be prompted to log in or create an account before creating a comic. Users may view various features for composing comics: characters, animals, talk balloons, thought balloons, words, backgrounds, background colors, comic prompts, etc. Choose Characters: Users may click on the character of their choice to

see the

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Just give them the words they need! Instructions on how to use "Give Me Words" are below. CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE CHARACTERS FOR YOUR CONVERSATIONS! Remember, you can use the FLIP command in the tool bar box on the Create Comix! page to switch a character to look to the left – this way two characters can face one another. false. SAVING & RETRIEVING-YOUR COMIX SAVING & RETRIEVING YOUR COMIX We heard you! Many educators and students have requested the ability to be able to save a comic strip electronically so that students can build on what they create. Now Comic Creators can create a user account with just a user name and FATHERS AND SONS: WORDS FATHERS NEED TO SAY AND BOYS NEED When fathers ask me for suggestions about the things they can do with their sons to build stronger bonds, the advice I give them always centers on words. By that I mean they need to make time to listen to their sons' words - even their silences which can convey much information - and they need to speak and write important words to

their boys.

BEING A LOVING PARENT A good parent also lets his child have a sense of privacy and freedom to explore. A child must have some breathing room in which to grow and even make mistakes. She needs to be given the chance to find her own answers. That is the way a child becomes an independent, self-sufficient human being. Lastly, loving parents take time to point

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VIEW STUDENTS’ CORONAVIRUS COMIC STRIPS VIEW STUDENTS’ CORONAVIRUS COMIC STRIPS for SEPTEMBER 1ST – SEPTEMBER 30TH 2020. Use the left and right arrows to view the next and previous Corona Comic. Click outside the comic page to remove the arrows. Zoom in or out with your browser to view details. VIEW STUDENTS’ CORONAVIRUS COMIC STRIPS for May 1st – May ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND CREATOR BILL ZIMMERMANBILL ZIMMERMAN ACTIVIST TOM BLOOM is an artist who finds an escape route in every blank piece of paper that passes across his desk. Over the years he has drawn for many books and publications, including The New York Times, Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker and National Geographic for Kids.Tom has also illustrated many of Bill Zimmerman's books, including the best-selling Pocket Doodles For Kids.

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COMIC STRIP STARTERS Use the templates on this page to start making your own comics! Click on the ‘’Tell-A-Story’’ comic panel below which poses a question prompt that appeals to you. Your chosen ‘’Tell-A-Story’’’ prompt will then appear as the first panel on the Create Comix! page. Then, name your comic and fill in the

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MULTICULTURAL PARADE Printables are part of the mission of MakeBeliefsComix.com to encourage people of all ages to express their creativity through writing, drawing and storytelling. We hope you enjoy them and welcome your feedback and suggestions for future printables. Printed from www.MakeBeliefsComix.com where you can create your own comic strips

online.

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CREATE COMICS ONLINE MAKEBELIEFSCOMIX IN THE NEWS! April 30, 2020 - The New York Times has cited MakeBeliefsComix as a useful resource in a feature on Digital Comics. CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE. May 20, 2018 - The New York Times Learning Network has cited MakeBeliefsComix as a fun classroom resource to teach students about the news – "One easy way to start playing with ideas is through the free, online tool SIGN UP - MAKE BELIEFS COMIXWE COMICS ONLINETOP WEB COMICSWE COMICSWEBCOMICS ONLINE LOG IN

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VIEW STUDENTS’ CORONAVIRUS COMIC STRIPS VIEW STUDENTS’ CORONAVIRUS COMIC STRIPS for SEPTEMBER 1ST – SEPTEMBER 30TH 2020. Use the left and right arrows to view the next and previous Corona Comic. Click outside the comic page to remove the arrows. Zoom in or out with your browser to view details. VIEW STUDENTS’ CORONAVIRUS COMIC STRIPS for May 1st – May ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND CREATOR BILL ZIMMERMANBILL ZIMMERMAN ACTIVIST TOM BLOOM is an artist who finds an escape route in every blank piece of paper that passes across his desk. Over the years he has drawn for many books and publications, including The New York Times, Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker and National Geographic for Kids.Tom has also illustrated many of Bill Zimmerman's books, including the best-selling Pocket Doodles For Kids.

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COMIC STRIP STARTERS Use the templates on this page to start making your own comics! Click on the ‘’Tell-A-Story’’ comic panel below which poses a question prompt that appeals to you. Your chosen ‘’Tell-A-Story’’’ prompt will then appear as the first panel on the Create Comix! page. Then, name your comic and fill in the

author's name.

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MULTICULTURAL PARADE Printables are part of the mission of MakeBeliefsComix.com to encourage people of all ages to express their creativity through writing, drawing and storytelling. We hope you enjoy them and welcome your feedback and suggestions for future printables. Printed from www.MakeBeliefsComix.com where you can create your own comic strips

online.

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CREATING COMIX

CREATING COMIX Send us your comic creations and we will add it to our gallery. Send your creations to billz@makebeliefscomix.com, and an accompanying email giving us permission to exhibit your creation.

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Tell Your Life Story. Select a character to represent you and speak for you as you talk about yourself, your life story and your interests. Introduce yourself, talk about who you are, what you do, what you're interested in, what you like or don't like. If you came from another country, tell us where you're from and what your life was

like.

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HEARING IMPAIRED Jennifer Vincent, itinerant hearing teacher in Bartlett, Hanover Park and Streamwood in Illinois, explains how she uses MakeBeliefsComix to help students who are hearing impaired:"I work with students who are deaf and hard of hearing. I usually do an activity with students where they can create a comic to show how to

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WRITING TO CHILDREN TELLING YOUR CHILDREN IN WRITING WHAT THEY MEAN TO YOUBy Bill Zimmerman, Creator, MakeBeliefsComix.comTry to think ahead, say 25 years from now. Your child has grown up and is living on her own. It's a rainy, lonely Saturday for her and, to get a moral lift, she's rummaging through a chest of COMIC STRIP STARTERS Now, using MakeBeliefsComix.com, create a comic strip in which you choose a character to represent you and write your character's response in a talk or thought balloon. Use as many blank panels as you need. Or you can PRINT the template above and have your ESOL students complete the second panel by hand. Click on the panel below. PHYSICAL DISABILITIES PHYSICAL DISABILITIES Here's a story shared by Sonia Camara, a teacher in Bilbao, Spain, on how she uses MakeBeliefsComix to help students with physical disabilities. "I am a Spanish teacher of handicapped children very interested in how new technologies can improve the access to knowledge to this group with special needs, so I created an

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HEAD INJURIES, BRAIN TUMORS Melissa Potter, a Recreation Therapist with the Brain Injury Community Rehabilitation Team (Royal Rehabilitation Centre, Sydney) comments about MakeBeliefComix and students with head injuries. "What a great idea! This could be used with my clients who have suffered head injuries and are not good at talking/communicating." FATHERS AND SONS: WORDS FATHERS NEED TO SAY AND BOYS NEED When fathers ask me for suggestions about the things they can do with their sons to build stronger bonds, the advice I give them always centers on words. By that I mean they need to make time to listen to their sons' words - even their silences which can convey much information - and they need to speak and write important words to

their boys.

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