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Astronomy - Sun, Moon, Tides
Colorful in appearance, but without any photos or graphics, this PowerPoint is best used as a note-taking guide for your lecture. Viewers in your earth science class will discover characteristics and phases of the moon, its role in...
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Living Things
Alive or not? After viewing this presentation, life science learners will know how to answer this question. They are introduced to the seven processes of living systems and the classification hierarchy. Because it only covers...
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Soils: One of Our Natural Resources
"God made dirt, so dirt don't hurt!" In fact, dirt is soil, which is an amazingly dynamic material that we cannot live without! Dig into the depths of soil development, topography, and layers with this PowerPoint. The photos are fuzzy,...
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Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Solar System
Fifteen questions about our solar system make up this interactive review game. It was written by a teacher in the UK, and therefore the monetary winnings for answering correctly are in pounds. The content applies, however, to any...
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Sugar in Tea
Little chemists address whether or not you can get sugar back out of tea after it has dissolved. The PowerPoint itself simply walks them through the questioning process, considering different possibilities. The final slide settles on...
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Teddy Bear Multiplication
A colorful presentation on basic multiplication problems awaits your class. Learners solve a variety of problems and match their answers with the choices on each slide. This basic and brightly colored resource is good for the younger set.
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Fractions and Decimal Fractions
Here you will find a presentation on fractions and their decimal equivalents. In this format, your students don't really do any calculations; rather, they view a bunch of tables and charts that show how fractions have equivalent decimal...
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Geometry
A simple presentation on compound shapes. A compound shape (like a compound word), is two shapes put together to make one. In this geometry PowerPoint, learners are shown a shape, such as a hexagon. Then, they must choose between three...
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9 Times Table
Looking for a presentation to help your learners practice their 9 times tables? Youngsters look at each of the slides and try to recall the multiplication facts they've learned. One nice thing is that the slides use language like...
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Plants
One slide reviews the main plant parts and most of the remaining slides address seven plant processes of life. This is a different approach to introducing the life of a plant. Three tasks are assigned to viewers on the last slide, making...
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Addition Using Partitioning
Learners discover an alternative way to add numbers called partitioning. It's a way of breaking down numbers into their place values before adding them. This would be a good way of reinforcing place value when teaching addition to your...
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Transportation Then and Now
Compare and contrast how transportation has changed throughout the years. This image-driven slide show depicts a variety of advances in transportation. Covered wagons, coaches, trolley cars, boats, and bikes are shown as they were in the...
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Native American: Did All Indians Live in Teepees?
Clear up misconceptions about Native American dwellings. Not all Native Americans lived in teepees, show the class images and information about four different tribes that lived in very different homes.
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Adding and Subtracting: Examples
If you'd like to show learners a variety of ways to solve addition and subtraction problems, consider this slide show. It contains several examples of four-digit addition and subtraction problems that are solved several ways. Vertical...
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Contractions: An Introduction
A solid introduction to the concept of contractions is provided in this resource. The definition of contractions and how they are used is discussed and shown in example sentences. Students also look at several example sentences and a...
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Non Calculator Math Quiz
Here is a quiz which does not allow calculators. Kids solve a variety of problems that range from addition and subtraction of decimal numbers to probability and perimeter. There are 24 problems to solve. As stated on the resource, this...
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Pitch Perimeters
Teach your class how to calculate the perimeter of a rectangle with this handy visual aid. Perimeter is described and calculated. Next, students are shown a rectangle and asked to determine the perimeter and discuss their strategies....
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How to Draw an Angle
How do you draw an angle? Dispel the confusion with this step-by-step teaching tool. Seven steps to angle drawing are shown in a simple format. While these steps are easy to follow, no explanation of how this process works is included.
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Palindromes Quiz
Quiz the class on how well they can identify or name both word and number palindromes. There are 12 questions in this quiz, six deal with words and six deal with numbers. This is a fun quiz on an interesting topic.
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Where a Shape Will be After Two Translations
Show your class some ways to calculate shape translation. They can consider seven shapes on a coordinate grid. Then, they must turn the shapes on the grid given a set of directions on the slides. I would use this for practice or review.
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Using Speech Marks: Quotations
Provide your class with a review of the appropriate way to punctuate dialogue. This presentation goes through a detailed explanation of the use of quotation marks in writing and provides learners with a variety of examples to cement...
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Word Problems
Learners will see first-hand how they can work through a word problem. A given problem is dissected, labeled, and solved, demonstrating how to show work and use problem-solving strategies to complete a word problem.
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Grid: Multiplication and Tally Marks
I wouldn't say that making and counting tally marks is the best way to solve a multiplication problems, but this PowerPoint may prove me wrong. Kids solve double-digit multiplication problems using a simplistic grid and tally marks. They...
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Fractions: Part of a Whole
Learners add fractions with like denominators. They add using both fraction strips and numbers. Next, they look at mixed numbers and improper fractions that result from the addition process. This is a good way to understand fractions...