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You’re about to see some of my very favorite copy-and-use templates below.

Whenever I share these with teachers in my presentations, I often hear the same thing … “How would you use these in a <insert subject/grade level> class?”

I love brainstorming those with people, but if you want to get quick answers, just ask an AI assistant like ChatGPT or Google Gemini.

In this post — How AI can make any template work for your class — I share prompts you can copy and paste into any AI assistant to get ideas to customize these templates to your class.

So … if you see one of these templates below and think, “I don’t know how I would use that for what I teach!” … maybe a little AI can give you some ideas you might not consider!

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💼 10 free Slides/PowerPoint templates to use in class tomorrow

Life is a little easier as a teacher when you find the right activity, a set of slides, a good template …

… something where the work is started for you. You adjust it and you’re done.

For years, we’ve been building these student activity slide templates in Google Slides and PowerPoint for educators like you. (Because, you know … we like you.) ❤️

It’s kind of like what you’d find on Teachers Pay Teachers … but we put it all in our templates library for free.

Below, I’m going to share 10 of my favorite templates — with some suggestions on how to use them.

But if you’d like a good clear idea of how much we have available …

1. Check out this ebook: 40 Google Slides templates to use in class

2. Check out this ebook: 40 PowerPoint templates to use in class

3. … or just head to the template library (where there are way, way more)

1. The Amazon (umm .. I mean Amazin’) templates

These templates (which I renamed Amazin’ in hopes that the Amazon legal team won’t hunt me down) recreate an Amazon home page, an Amazon product search page, and an Amazon product page. Get more ideas here.

Example above: What would Juliet’s Amazon home page look like based on what we’ve learned about her in Romeo and Juliet?

(Get the Amazon product page template here … and get the Amazon product search template here.)

2. The social media reply template

This template recreates a Facebook post in Google Slides/PowerPoint. It’s great for recapping what happened. It’s great to show different perspectives on things. You can even use it to demonstrate and model appropriate digital citizenship. Get more ideas here.

Or, in this example, you could “post” something provocative and show how people would respond to it.

3. The Spotify playlist template

Sooooooo many students use Spotify to listen to music. If they’re already familiar with playlists, maybe we can use them as a format for them to talk about what they’ve learned! Get more ideas in this post.

In this example, I created Jay Gatsby’s playlist and asked … what would he play at a playlist that says something about the novel The Great Gatsby?

4. The exit ticket builder

Exit tickets are a great way to pull everything together at the end of class. It can also help you see what students really understood — and what didn’t quite sink in. This template has 20 digital exit ticket ideas. Get more ideas here.

You can grab a slide and click File > Make a copy > Selected slides. That will make a new file. Or you can just copy/paste a slide and go from there.

5. The Yelp review template

The Yelp review template is one of my favorites! It’s a great one to show different perspectives — and to summarize a concept objectively. Plus, it’s fun to create a Yelp profile for someone like Napoleon Bonaparte (see example). Get more ideas here.

This template has draggable items on the side. You can drag in different star ratings and other parts.

6. The interactive map template

There’s nothing new or special about a map. But when you have easily draggable icons — and the ability to color in sections and draw on it — it can make for a solid, traditional mapping activity. Plus, when you’re using Google Slides or PowerPoint, it’s all in an app students can access. Get more ideas here.

Other favorite templates

Here are just a few others I want to point out that have a ton of potential …

7. The unboxing video planning guide — You see these videos on YouTube all the time. An unboxing video concept could be a fun way for students to show what they’ve learned. This planning guide can help them do a great job. BONUS: Use the unboxing video graphic organizer for a quick unboxing video-style activity with little to no prep.

8. The Frayer model template — This classroom classic can be used in so, so many ways! Use it with vocabulary. Use it to describe characters. Use it for just about any concept. It covers examples, non-examples, definition, and characteristics.

9. The Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? game template — If you’ve seen the game show, you can probably imagine how a classroom version of it could look. This template sets you and your students up to play it to review material.

10. The Would You Rather? Snapchat game template — Your students may have played Would You Rather? on Snapchat before. It’s a simple “choose between two and justify your choice” activity … but it looks like Snapchat. That might be just enough to get your students’ attention.

Get more templates!

We have dozens … and dozens … and dozens of templates in our template library. And we’re always adding new ones!

Here’s where you can find more …

1. Check out this ebook: 40 Google Slides templates to use in class

2. Check out this ebook: 40 PowerPoint templates to use in class

3. … or just head to the template library (where there are way, way more)

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