Picture Cards turn a topic into a finite deck of personalized visual learning cards. Use them for vocabulary, recognition, matching, sequencing, early reading, or exploring a new concept.
Why personalize picture cards?
Connect words and images: pair clear pictures with the concepts a child is learning.
Use relevant examples: focus the deck on current classroom vocabulary, family routines, interests, or a specific learning goal.
Adjust the challenge: choose pictures only or pictures with words, then match the reading level to the child.
Take learning beyond the screen: use the cards for naming, sorting, matching, memory games, scavenger hunts, or conversation.
Before you begin
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Step 1: Open Picture Cards
Open Create and choose Make one thing.
Select Picture cards, or open Explore all and choose Picture Cards.
Enter a topic or choose a suggestion such as recognizing numbers, learning fruits and vegetables, practicing the alphabet, or naming countries.
Select Let’s design magic.
Step 2: Choose the cards’ hero
Choose Start with a photo or Describe their look. Review the character before continuing. A character can make the deck feel familiar, but the learning topic should remain clear.
Step 3: Customize the deck
On the content-details page, set:
Number of cards using the minus and plus controls.
Reading level from Prereader through Advanced.
Card style: Pictures Only or Pictures and Words.
Language, with the option to change it.
Familiar people who may appear in the cards.
Anything else to know, such as classroom vocabulary, favorite foods, a holiday theme, or a narrower concept.
Select Let’s craft [child’s name]’s cards when the settings are ready.
Step 4: Review the draft
Read every card before continuing. Check spelling, word-picture matches, reading level, duplicates, cultural context, and whether each card serves the intended learning purpose. Edit the available text or request a fresh version when needed.
Step 5: Continue to checkout [if not subscribed]
Select Continue after approving the draft. Follow the live account, email, credit, subscription, or purchase steps shown. Review current terms on the live page before proceeding.
Step 6: Review and Edit your images
After finalizing your cast, you'll be redirected to review your draft and edit text and images.
You can click on the text and edit its content, font size, font-weight and underline. You can also change its position on the screen by clicking on the grid icon.
For images, you can describe your edit, replace the background with a white fill or upload a reference photo to influence the change applied.
Good to know
Pictures Only works well when the task is visual recognition or recall.
Pictures and Words supports explicit vocabulary or reading practice.
Keep each deck focused; make a second deck instead of mixing unrelated concepts.
Review generated cards before sharing them with a child.