Template for Word Cards from Google Slides

This week, a teacher friend of mine showed me a set of simple word cards that she printed from the Internet.  She teaches 2nd grade and uses similar cards to make games for her stations.  While the Internet has any number of teachers who are either sharing or selling their work, the list made by someone else might not have the words you need. So she asked me to help her learn to make them for herself.  

When I sat down to think about it, I knew I wanted to help her make something...
     ...that was low on the stress level for learning new technology. (Teachers have little time 
        and some are not digital natives. Plus,presentations let you put pictures
        wherever you want them.) 
     ...that could store previously created sets in one place for reuse next year. (No sense in 
        remaking it every year.)
     ...that could easily connect to and search through a set of images that were not 
        copyrighted. (Teachers like to share. We are not pirates.)

With those in mind, I came to the idea of using Google Slides.  Google Slides can do all those things listed above. It is really easy to share completed sets through your account, so a whole grade level can work together to make them. Also, the advantage of storing them online in Google Drive means you should always be able to find them even if your teacher computer is not working.

The link below has the cards in a Google Sheet. You MUST use a Google account to access them as it will force you to make your own copy of the cards.  

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1SczhEteaZ4u-LT2qyOnDw-AMyIDmRF2zEXE5eWLa5ds/copy

 Images from the set are after the jump.


When you open Google Slides, the title pages has directions.

Page 2 is a template page.  Keep this one blank so you can duplicate it to make new sets.

At the bottom of the screen are the presenter notes with step by step instructions for how to use the template to make word cards.

Page 3 has an example of what a finished card can look like.

Hope this helps.