Being remote for a whole year in our district was pretty detrimental to our mental statuses, and we worried about teaching and reaching all our students but tried to find the silver linings! We still had an incredible group of students who needed us to instruct, entertain, and bring normalcy into their lives! Many of us did that, and I created and used multiple Google slides™ for our remote learning. Little did I know that these exact slides would be instrumental in providing engaging and interactive in-person learning for my students during whole-group instruction! Read on to discover why I LOVE using Google Slides™ in my classroom!
I use these two sets of Google Slides™ throughout my entire teaching year. They are perfect for whole-group instruction and for individually assessing each of my students. While students are dragging and dropping, I record data for IEPs and progress reports! They are also utilized for report cards and parent-teacher conferences! Both sets contain multiple activities and are created around multiple preschool standards. These provide exposure to pre-academic skills for all of my preschoolers, including those on IEPs. They are perfect for young learners, especially those who can’t seem to sit and attend for long periods.
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Beginning Sound Activities for GOOGLE Slides™
Use these four sets of beginning sound Google slides™ to help teach your students about the beginning sounds of each letter. The slides are differentiated for each student. The first set is errorless and can be completed by students learning their letters and vocabulary. The next set has a ten-picture sort involving five words with the beginning sound and five pictures with different beginning sounds. The third set involves five pictures and five circles with each word. Finally, students can read a simple “I see” sentence and drag and drop the correct picture into the box. These slides are fun and interactive, keeping students engaged during whole-group instruction.
Here are some of the reasons I am using Google Classroom™/ Google Slides™ Digital resources this year:
- great way to integrate technology during whole group instruction
- easy, low-prep activity for teachers
- great way to assess by assigning these slides to your students on their own devices and then checking for mastery
- students can access these materials anywhere
- students can use these materials on iPads, Chromebooks, and other devices such as a computer
There is a PDF included in the download to explain how to add this to your Google Drive™ and how to assign these slides to your students in Google Classroom™.
This pack of 105 slides has four differentiated activities that involve beginning sounds:
- drag and drop pictures into the circle with the uppercase letter and the lowercase letter- errorless tasks
- drag and drop five pictures that start with the letter and five pictures that don’t begin with the letter
- drag and drop five pictures to match the single-word
- drag and drop five pictures to match the complete sentence
Math Activities GOOGLE Slides™
Use these six sets of Math Google slides™ to help teach your students about six basic math standards. The slides are differentiated for each student. The first set is errorless and can be completed by students learning numbers 0-10. The next set has students working on different ways to show numbers 1-10. One-to-one correspondence is next with different colored circles. One set compares groups of bears and numbers to see which has more, less, or is equal to the other set. The next set extends patterns with shapes. Finally, the last set is measuring bears with cubes and counting the cubes when done. These slides are fun and interactive, keeping students engaged during whole-group instruction.
This pack of 34 slides has six different math activities to work on various standards:
- Match the numbers to the numbers in the circle.
- Match the numbers in three different ways.
- Drag and drop counters to count to 10 using one-to-one correspondence.
- Compare sets and numbers. Drag and drop more than, less than, or equal signs into the box.
- Extend the patterns.
- Measure bears and shapes with cubes. Drag and drop the number of cubes you used into the boxes.
I create these Google Slides™ around different themes and seasons to keep my instruction fresh and fun. Click any of the following links to see the various other resources.
- Spring Literacy Activities GOOGLE Slides™
- Spring Math Activities for GOOGLE Slides™
- INSECTS/BUGS Activities GOOGLE Slides™
- Space Literacy & Math Activities GOOGLE Slides™
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