To download templates and samples, click on the title
or the picture and it will take you to GoogleDocs.
Fortune Tellers in PPT
This was an end of the year project for my students in grades 2-6. The kids customized with their own colors, numbers and fortunes (and pictures for my fast finishers!). Then they were cut out and folded, tutorial here.
(A make and take template for students to customize that can be done in 1-2 class sessions)
Pictographs in Excel
(Gathering and inputting data, creating a pictorial graph)
I showed this BrainPop video on Pictographs to introduce the topic. I then had my students input their data and create a single column bar graph and then open up the clip art window. Students need to click on the column they want to change 2x, so that only that column is highlighted, then click on the clip art image they want to replace it with. The image will be stretched, so double click on it and when the format menu pops up, click on "fill effects" and change to "stack."
Local Plants PowerPoint
(Taking and inserting photographs, labeling images, Plant ID)
This was a collaborative project between the classroom teacher and I. She placed students in small groups and took them on a plant walk with a checklist of plants types they needed to photograph an example of, then they created a PPT in the computer lab with me.
Door Signs in PPT
(A make and take template for students to customize that can be done in 1-2 class sessions)
Animal Kingdom Flow Chart in MS Word
(Animal Families, Comparing Differences, Chart Tool in MS Office)
or the picture and it will take you to GoogleDocs.
Fortune Tellers in PPT
This was an end of the year project for my students in grades 2-6. The kids customized with their own colors, numbers and fortunes (and pictures for my fast finishers!). Then they were cut out and folded, tutorial here.
(A make and take template for students to customize that can be done in 1-2 class sessions)
Pictographs in Excel
(Gathering and inputting data, creating a pictorial graph)
I showed this BrainPop video on Pictographs to introduce the topic. I then had my students input their data and create a single column bar graph and then open up the clip art window. Students need to click on the column they want to change 2x, so that only that column is highlighted, then click on the clip art image they want to replace it with. The image will be stretched, so double click on it and when the format menu pops up, click on "fill effects" and change to "stack."
(Taking and inserting photographs, labeling images, Plant ID)
This was a collaborative project between the classroom teacher and I. She placed students in small groups and took them on a plant walk with a checklist of plants types they needed to photograph an example of, then they created a PPT in the computer lab with me.
Door Signs in PPT
(A make and take template for students to customize that can be done in 1-2 class sessions)
(Animal Families, Comparing Differences, Chart Tool in MS Office)
(Science concepts from the water cycle to gravity, Basic Shapes Tool, Inserting Duplicate Slides then making minor changes)
(Using cell coordinates, formatting cell color and borders)
(Researching skills, finding quality resources, formatting a slide and inserting text boxes, importing a photo from the internet)
Christmas Shopping Spree in Excel
Students took a virtual shopping spree on the internet and recorded their spending
(Formatting a spreadsheet and using formulas)
Crossword Puzzle in Excel
Once the crosswords were complete, students moved around the room completing each others crossword puzzles
(Good for any Science or Social Studies vocabulary, Using cell comments for the word clues, Formatting cells)
Rainfall Data in Excel
I contact the local weather station for yearly rainfall amounts and had students each pick a year to complete a graph on.
(Comparing rainfall amounts, Inputting data in spreadsheet, Making and formatting a graph)
Creating Charts in Excel
(Gathering data, inputting in a spreadsheet, using the Chart Wizard, formatting charts)
Family Traditions Flip Books in PowerPoint
Once pages are printed, students trim the bottom portion of each page off to create a cascading flip book.
(Writing about individual family traditions, inputting info and graphics)
Graphics in PowerPoint
(Creating vector-style scenes using basic shapes)
Timelines in Publisher
Students brought in their Social Studies book and used the chapter they were studying in class to complete a timeline.
(Create a timeline reflecting a period in history, Formatting and adding text in Publisher)
Once pages are printed, students trim the bottom portion of each page off to create a cascading flip book.
(Using the internet to research world religions, creating a table and copying it onto each page, and inputting information)
(Note: Many of my ideas were inspired by other teachers, but I am not always good at remembering where I my inspiration come from. If a project looks remarkably similar to something you have posted on your site, you were probably my inspiration! Shoot me an email with the link and I will give credit where it is due:)
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