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30 Canva Templates……………..……………3

30 Google Slides Templates………………..10

20 Jamboard Templates…………..….…….17

10 Google Forms Templates ……..………..22

5 Google Docs Templates…………………..25

5 Genially Game Templates ………………. .27

Templates
 Favorites Ice Breaker
Take turns rolling the dice and responding to favorites.
Present on a screen or print for students.
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Roll and Tell

Get to know each other with this roll and tell template.
Present on a screen or print for students.
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First Day Ice Breakers

A great first week activity. Can be used with PearDeck
or Jamboard to make it interactive!
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Spot the Not

Similar to “Two truths and a lie” spot the not is a fun
activity for students to share more about themselves.
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Self Portrait
A quick and fun blended learning activity. Students will
complete a self portrait following the directions and
will discuss afterwards.
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 Feelings Check-in
A feelings check-in can be done at any time but at the
beginning of class each day is a great time to try it. Can
be presented in PearDeck or Jamboard to make it
interactive.
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Menu
Have your students choose one and write their own
math problems for the class. Your daily math warm-ups
are done and the problems have real-world application.
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Comic Strip
A comic strip can be a great bell ringer or exit ticket.
Have students summarize what they learned. Can be
downloaded and uploaded to Google Slides too.
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3-2-1 Exit Ticket

Have students share 3 keywords from the lesson, 2
questions they still have and one important thing they
learned.
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End of Lesson Exit Ticket

Take 5 minutes at the end of the lesson to have
students complete this exit ticket. Can be printed or
shared on the screen and completed on pape.
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 Elevator Pitch
A great addition to an engineering/game/digital
content design unit. Students will work together to
create an elevator pitch for their project.
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Mind Map
Use this mind map to capture students’ thinking.
Edit as needed to fit your class.
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Main Idea Graphic Organizer

Use this graphic organizer with any text to help
students pull out important information.
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Hexagonal Thinking
Students will work on making connections between
ideas with this visually appealing graphic organizer.
Learn more about Hexagonal Thinking here.
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Vocabulary Word Map

A simple but effective vocabulary word map that can be
used in all subject areas and at most grade levels.
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 Social Graphic
Use this social graphic to share information about
things going on in your classroom or at school or have
students design it for you.
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Newsletter
Challenge your class to write a monthly newsletter. Give
each group a different section to write and have one
"editor" each month put it all together. You can upload it
to a class Google site or SeeSaw to share with parents.
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Class Website
Did you know that Canva has websites? Bring the
beautiful designs of Canva to you class website. You
can create a URL in Canva or use your own domain.
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Google Classroom Banner

If you use Google Classroom then you know that an
engaging banner makes your virtual classroom more
fun for everyone. Canva has tons of templates to
choose from.
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All About the Teacher

Need a Back to school night presentation? Done. Edit
this template (or choose another) an present right
inside of Canva!
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 This or That
A great brain break for students and they discuss which
image they prefer. Use the images in the template or
swap out your own.
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Alphabet Chain
A fun game for students where they come up with
words that fit a certain category but with a twist!
Directions are included on the second page. Use the
categories in the template or use your own.
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The Emoji Game

Use the emojis on each page as clues to figure out the
English proverb. Swap out your own and change the
categories. You could do movie or book titles too!
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Boggle
You can print this game or present on the screen.
Students will try to make words by connecting the
letters. Points vary based on word length.
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Memory Game
A digital version of Memory. Students will click to turn
over two cards. If they don’t match they will click undo
to turn them back over.
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 Printable Research Report
There are so many printable research reports in the
templates library. Choose one that goes with whatever
you’re studying, edit the template or grab a blank one.
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Trace the Letters

Tracing is an important part of learning to print. These
Canva templates are easily editable to fit your class.
Need to work on C? They have it! Or edit and have your
students’ names be the words they trace instead.
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Writing Picture Prompt

A simple writing prompt with a picture, word bank and
editing checklist. Swap out the picture and the word
bank to change the prompt.
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Meet My Hero Writing Prompt

Students can use this colorful, comic-inspired,
background to write a story about their own hero.
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End of Term Survey

A great way to have students reflect on their time in
your class is with and end of term survey. Edit the
questions as needed then print it out for students to
use to give feedback.
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Google Slides
Templates
 Spotify Playlist
How students might curate a playlist could speak to
what they've learned about content in your class. Have
them explain why certain songs make their list.
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Instagram Stories
You don’t need the Instagram app to create the
Instagram Stories experience. You just need Google
Slides!
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Tweet for Someone

What would happen if a character in a story tweeted
about an event in the story? Or about a current event?
You can create those tweets with Slides!
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Yelp Review
How would someone rate the experience of visiting a
location you're studying? Or the services of a
character in a book?
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Tik Tok Template

Let’s use an app that millions of students already have
access to — Google Slides — to recreate the TikTok
experience instead of using the app.
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 YouTube Channel
The YouTube template allows students to create their
own Youtube channel. Create a video and insert it in
the template in Google Slides.
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Air BnB
How would you review the home of a character you're
studying? Or the residence of an historical figure? So
much potential with this template!
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Apple Review
The App Store is a hub for app reviews. Users leave
star ratings and their honest opinions about the apps
they use. Create your own review with Google Slides.
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Social Media Reply

How would you reply to a social media post by a
classmate? What about a post by a celebrity? Replying
appropriately on social media is a skill.
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Reddit
Reddit is a very popular social news website that our
students will likely use in the future. Teach them how
to use it ethically and responsibly with this template.
Get the template created by Bryan Robitaille-Vézeau
 Interactive Map
This interactive map template will have you doing
more with maps than you realized! Add a map
background then start adding your own content!
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Virtual Field Trip Postcard

This template lets students write about their
experience on a virtual field trip. It's a great way for
them to summarize and reflect what they've just seen!
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Caption This
When you add a speech bubble or thought bubble to
an image, you let students speak or think for the
subject of the photo. Insert your own photo and try it!
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Comic Strip
Comic strips captivated us as children. Use this
template to tap into that energy in the classroom with
comic strips!
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Which One Doesn’t Belong

Since there is no “right answer” students can use their
observations and mathematical reasoning to justify
why their choice is correct.
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 Unboxing Video
The Unboxing Video Planning Guide is a 3-page
document that guides students through the planning
and recording process of doing an unboxing video.
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Infographic
The Great Big Icon Board is a massive 20″ x 10″ board
with plenty of space for all your students’ ideas.
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Storyboard
A storyboard is a graphic organizer that consists of
illustrations or images displayed in sequence. Use this
graphic organizer to plan a video.
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Shades of Meaning
This template will help your students broaden their
vocabulary and understand the nuanced differences
between words.
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Blackout Poetry
Blackout poetry is a fun way to manipulate text and
create with it. You can do it with markers OR Google
Slides!
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 Now, Then and Way Back
You can use this simple protocol as a bell ringer or exit
ticket. It has three parts: Now (recent), then (not long
ago) and way Back: (awhile back)
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Design a T-Shirt
Use this template and modify to have students design
their very own t-shirt that showcases what they
learned that day.
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4 Step Summary
Use this template to have students summarize what
they have learned in a concise way.
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Share a Big Win

Use this template and modify to have students
identify a big win they had during the week.
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Describe to a Child
Have students come up with a way to explain what
they learned simply but clearly as if they were
explaining it to a much younger classmate.
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 Family Feud
Games can make class and professional development
more fun! Here is a template to create a Family
Feud-style.
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Jeopardy Game Template

Google Slides and PowerPoint can be used to create
lots of different games. Try editing this one to create
your own Jeopardy game.
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Who Wants to be a Millionaire

Try editing this Google Slides template to create your
own Who Wants to Be a Millionaire game.
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Would You Rather Snapchat Game

The classic “choose between two options” game.
Students snap a selfie with the webcam on their
device with them pointing up or down to their answer.
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This or That
In this game, students drag an outline on their choice
and then describe why they made that choice in the
text box at the bottom.
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Jamboard
Templates
Jamboard Bell Ringers, Exit Tickets
Take attendance
Write each student’s name on a sticky note and copy
the jam for each day. Students pull their name to the
top if they are present. Those left are absent.
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Brain dump
Retrieval practice tells us that a "brain dump," where
we recall everything we can about a topic. Provide a
space where students can do a brain dump.
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Fist to five
This engagement strategy is a multi use check in. You
can use it at the beginning of a lesson and then have
students move their post it as the lesson closes up.
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How do you feel?

Begin your day with a feelings inventory. Have
students write their name on a sticky and place it in
the appropriate corner. Use shapes to be anonymous.
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Confused/Got it? Check in

A quick mid-lesson check can be made more fun with
an animated GIF. Students add their name with text or
sticky. Or use shapes to be anonymous.
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Jamboard Engagement & Community Building
Pros/Cons discussion
Give students a situation and let them debate the pros
and cons. They can do this on their own individual
frames in a jam or all together on one big frame.
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Top 10 list
Students can collect the best items and then justify
why they fit the collection easily in a jam by adding
images, text, sticky notes or even drawings.
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Mad Libs
Have students write out their words on one frame.
Then, they can cut the sticky notes with the words and
paste them on the second page, with the story.
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Two truths and a fib

Start your year off right with a great get to know you
game. Use this template to have students share about
themselves in a fun and collaborative platform.
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Would you rather?

A simple but lively discussion about the preference of
on one thing over another can be a fun way to get kids
talking and build community.
Get the templates: Pizza or Tacos, Superheros, Cat vs Dog
Jamboard Interactive Activities
Add text to a Jam and annotate
Take a screenshot of a text. Encourage students to
annotate and justify it by using the highlighter or
dragging frames around important sentences.
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Which one doesn’t fit?

In this activity, students add images or text for four
different things. The student drags a red X over the
one that doesn't fit and then describes why.
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Which one doesn’t belong? (GIF)

In this activity, students choose between four
different things. The student adds a sticky note in the
corner of the one that doesn't fit and describes why.
Get the template: Shapes, Sports, Numbers

Circle and guess

A fun part about learning something new is guessing.
This circle and guess activity can be engaging -- and
get students thinking deeply.
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Drag a GIF to answer

Leave animated GIFs on a frame in Jamboard and let
students drag one into a box to choose the use text
box to describe why they answered as they did.
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Jamboard Collaborative Activities
Digital Poster
We've done posters forever in the classroom, right?
Use Jamboard to have student collaborate on one.
Plus Jamboard gives you access to TONS of images.
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Add and Pass

Use Jamboard for an add and pass activity to tell a
story. Each student adds a slide with an image and
some text to the story then passes it on.
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Graffiti Wall
A Graffiti Wall is a phenomenal check in that is
focused on art. Students collaborate on the wall to
create a mural of thoughts of feelings.
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Jot Spot
Pose a question or have them reflect on the learning
on this collaborative jam. They can use their parking
spot to write or draw their thoughts down.
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Character Notes
Have students can gather details on different
characters on different frames of a jam. Add images,
lots of details. Maybe draw a picture of that character!
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Google Forms
Templates
 Student Interest Survey
When we know our students we build a level of trust. So
how do we find out what students are into?
Student interest surveys!
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Google Forms Database

Sometimes, you learn little things about your students
at surprising times. Interesting things. Important
things. Keep track with this form.
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Brain Dump
The idea here is simple: get everything you've learned
out of your brain. Type it out then click submit. It's like a
dump truck. Tip the bed over and get that stuff out!
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3-2-1 Self Reflection

Students will identify three things they did well, two
concepts they need to practice more, and ask 1
question of their teacher.
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Two Things Protocol

Encourage retrieval and participation. Jotting down
just two things gives students a simple way to think
about what they have learned.
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 Quiz Maker
Embed a video in the first part of the quiz then
challenge students to create a multiple choice
question for the video.
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How well did you understand?

Sometimes a simple linear scale is a great way to gauge
how well students feel that they understood a lesson.
Get the data in a spreadsheet for easy analyzing.
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Self Correcting Quiz

A self correcting form adds an extra element of
gamification and fun because the user must go back to
the question and try again in order to advance.
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Digital Escape Room

In a Google Form digital escape room everything you
need to figure out the clues and unlock the locks are all
inside the form. No clicking around for clues.
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Magic Automatic Lesson Planner

You can use Google Forms to create a lesson planner
that creates documents — automatically! — with all your
plans in a format nicely designed by you!
Get the template Get Step by Step Instructions
Google Docs
Templates
 Explore-Explain-Apply Lesson Plan Template
Put learning in the hands of your students. Use the
Explore Explain Apply method to guide your blended
learning lesson planning.
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Madeline Hunter Lesson Plan Template

This template was created using the Madeline Hunter
framework with the Reading Rainbow template in
Google Docs.
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Simple Google Docs Lesson Plan Template

Sometimes simple is best. This Google Docs lesson
plan template provides an easy to adapt outline for you
to write your lesson plans from.
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Customized Newsletter Template

Make solid connections with families by creating
custom email newsletters for every student. It's easy
with Google Docs, Sheets and Forms templates.
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Virtual Field Trip Observation Journal

Ask students to jot down their observations while on a
virtual field trip. You can have them use this journal
while on a trip of your choosing.
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Templates
 Hidden Picture Game
Pique your students' curiosity with this interactive
template for creating a game in which they guess what
image is hidden behind the pieces.
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Spaceship Quiz
Hold on tight, the spaceship is taking off! Use this
template to create a quiz in which your students'
mission is to stop aliens from invading planet Earth.
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Guess the Character

Use this template to create a game in which your
students will have to guess which character is hiding
behind the clues. They'll learn while they play!
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Interactive Flashcards
Create fun and interactive flashcards to accompany
any lesson or video!
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Snakes and Ladders

Create your own version of the popular 'Snakes and
Ladders' game with this interactive template. Edit the
instructions your way and add prizes and surprises
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