How to Make Worksheets for Your Classroom Using Illustrator

Using Adobe Illustrator to make worksheets 因为我的课堂是我最喜欢的创意活动之一。我不仅可以研究有助于学生的想法，还可以使用设计元素。

For me, that is a major bonus!

If you are interested in learning to make worksheets…keep reading (and watching) for the basics.

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How to Make Worksheets

There are a few different options when it comes to which software to use when you decide to make worksheets or printables for your classroom.

对于大多数教师而言，最常见的选择是PowerPoint。它具有足够的功能来制作一些出色的资源，并且它’s user-friendly.

I prefer to use Adobe Illustrator 因为它速度更快，并且可用于设计可打印件的工具功能更强大。我可以在两个程序中进行设计，但是Illustrator是我的爱。

有许多按键可以帮助您快速移动，对齐和复制对象。您可以通过缩小工作空间来在一个窗口中查看整个文档，并且可以快速导出和保护文档。

Main Tools in Illustrator to Make Worksheets

This video covers the basic tools that you would use to make worksheets in Illustrator。它’这是一个非常强大的程序，具有大量的选项和设计功能，但是您没有’无需学习所有内容即可获得优质的教育资源。

Once you have the basic tools and design features figured out (you don’t even have to master them yet), you are ready to get started.

5 Easy Steps to Make Worksheets

工作表可以根据您的需要而复杂或简单。轻触一下就可以使它们在视觉上更具吸引力，但主要重点应放在内容上。

Figure Out Your Content

First, decide what skill you want to make worksheets for. Do your students need to practice a math concept? Work on sight words? Maybe you need a set of journaling prompts.

Second，找出需要您的资源包括多少页。大多数时候，我会在一张草稿纸上勾画出我的想法。如果我想区分课程，并且需要至少3天的课程时间，则可能需要9页。

3 levels each day for 3 days.

I make quick thumbnails of each page, write quick notes about the level and content for the page, and what information I need to cover.

Make Worksheets That Rock

Third，打开Illustrator并制作一个新文件，尺寸为8.5 x 11（对于横向工作表则相反），并指定需要多少个画板。这是您决定是否要执行的步骤 sell or share your resource. If you do, add some borders, relevant clipart, and your copyright.

如果你不是’尚不确定要出售您的资源，这些要素可以等待。 Illustrator的优点是您可以添加图层并将这些设计功能稍后放置在您的项目中。可能有些事情需要更改或调整，但是’创建基础后，添加或更改文件并不难。

Fourth，添加您的内容。创建带有问题的数学工作表，以帮助学生练习特定技能。设计一种资源，通过为特定元素上色来帮助您的学生提高视觉单词的流利度。

这一步是让您的创造力和教学能力接管的地方。寻找一种方法来分解您最喜欢的课程，并以其他方式与学生分享。您对该主题的兴奋将不断。我为学生提供的几乎所有资源都可以帮助他们更好地理解主题，这已成为他们最喜欢的活动之一。

My kids love when I make worksheets just for them and they ask for more! (They also love finding my mistakes and being my“editors”…there is nothing wrong with that. We both learn from it!)

Ready to Use and Change if Needed

第五，最后，用两种不同的格式保存文件。将其另存为Illustrator文件（扩展名为.ai），然后再次将其另存为PDF文件。

开发一种保存文件的方法，使您在搜索时可以轻松快速地找到它们。我的文件名通常是这样的“Double_Digit_Addition_Math_Worksheets”so I can find them quickly based on what I am looking for.

Double-digit addition.

Got it.

Math Worksheets.

Found them.

将它们另存为两种不同格式的原因是可以使用的。使用.ai文件，您可以快速轻松地进行编辑。总是会有您要更改或修复的内容。进行调整后，请记住将它们重新保存为PDF。

PDF文件版本是您用来共享资源或打印资源的版本。您可以从Illustrator文件中进行打印，但并非所有人都可以打开该文件类型（他们需要该程序）。每个人都可以打开并从PDF打印。

If you decide that you want to share or sell your worksheets, you will need to save them as the smallest file size and also secure your PDF. This protects your work and any clipart or fonts that you purchased.

The artists TOU will state that before sharing, you will need to flatten or secure your document.

Are You Ready to Make Worksheets?

There you have it. The process really isn’t that complicated. You can make worksheets quickly and easily for your students, your teaching team, or teachers around the world.

一旦开发了自己的创作过程，您会对创建的某些东西感到惊讶。质量会提高，您制作的越多。设计过程变得越来越快。

Eventually, you will wonder how you ever made it through a unit without designing something for it quickly and efficiently in Adobe Illustrator!

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