Canva Creations: Graphic Design Social Club
What's included
1 live meeting
25 mins in-class hours per weekClass Experience
US Grade 2 - 4
Beginner Level
Ready to unleash your creativity and dive into the world of graphic design? Welcome to our Canva Creations Social Club! Join us in this dynamic and interactive club where you'll get to share, present, and collaborate on individual or group projects using Canva, the popular graphic design tool. Whether you're using the free or paid version, you'll have the flexibility to create a wide range of visual content, from social media graphics and presentations to posters, documents, and more! Each week, we'll work on our projects during class. If you don't finish, don't worry! You can share a link to your completed design after class! We'll also brainstorm themes for our designs, allowing your creativity to flow freely. It's a supportive environment where everyone can offer feedback and encouragement to fellow Canva Creations Social Club members. No need to be a Canva expert! As long as you're somewhat familiar with the platform, you're welcome to join and learn as we go. Let's get creative together! Listing of Tuesdays/Wednesdays class dates: Week of May 7th/8th: Design a personalized card Week of May 14th/15th: Design a Vision Board or Digital Collage Week of May 21st/22nd: Design a Super Hero Poster Week of May 28th/29th: Design an Inspirational Quote Poster/Plaque Week of June 4th/5th: Design a travel brochure on a past or present trip Week of June 11th/12th: Design a book cover of their favorite book
Learning Goals
Learning goals for Canva projects with kids can focus on developing creativity, technical skills, and teamwork, while also integrating educational concepts. Here are some learning goals that could be associated with these projects:
1. Creative Expression: Encourage kids to use their imagination to create unique designs. This goal promotes creativity and artistic expression.
2. Basic Design Principles: Teach kids about design concepts like balance, color, contrast, and layout. This goal helps them understand the fundamentals of graphic design.
3. Technology Skills: Help kids become comfortable with digital tools, developing basic skills in using Canva and navigating technology interfaces.
4. Communication: Encourage kids to communicate their ideas effectively through visual elements, text, and layout choices.
5. Collaboration and Teamwork: Foster teamwork by allowing kids to work in groups on certain projects. This goal helps them learn how to collaborate and share ideas.
6. Project Planning and Organization: Teach kids how to plan a project, choose a theme, and organize their work. This helps develop project management skills.
7. Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving: Encourage kids to make decisions about design elements and solve problems as they work on their projects.
8. Learning Through Themes: Integrate educational content into the projects. For example, creating an animal fact sheet can involve researching and presenting information, while a comic strip might involve storytelling and scriptwriting.
9. Presentation Skills: Allow kids to present their projects to the group, building their confidence in public speaking and presentation.
10. Feedback and Reflection: Encourage kids to give and receive constructive feedback on their projects, promoting reflection and growth.
These learning goals aim to make the experience both fun and educational, providing kids with valuable skills they can use in various aspects of their development.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
To Parents:
By signing up for this class, you agree to the policies outlined above. Please take a moment to read them carefully before you register.
Please be aware that a parent-supervised Canva account is required for your child to participate in this class. This could be either a separate account created specifically for your child under your supervision or your existing Canva account that they are allowed to use for this class. An email address is needed to create a Canva account, so you'll need to assist your child with this step to ensure the correct setup.
Rest assured, Canva is a free online platform, and both the Free and Pro versions work for this class.
During the class, students will have the opportunity to share their designs and projects by screen sharing with their classmates. This is a wonderful way for them to receive feedback, showcase their creativity, and learn from their peers.
Pre-Requisites
Learners should have basic knowledge of the Canva platform but I share step-by-step, so no worries.
Supply List
Apart from the Outschool platform, we will also use Canva.
Teacher expertise and credentials
This online tool is like a vortex of creativity. I can spend hours experimenting with designs, fonts, and colors, and before I know it, the whole day has passed! That's why I'm starting this club for other Canva fans like me. We might not be professionals, but we know how to have a blast exploring the fantastic world of Canva. Come join me, and let's jump into Canva together!
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Live Group Class
$12
weekly1x per week
25 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-13
1-6 learners per class