I don't know about you, but when I actually take the opportunity to sit down and color, it is one of the most relaxing activities. The thought of spreadsheets probably evokes an opposite emotion for most people. This activity combined Google Sheets, coloring, and identifying text structure to create an engaging activity for 7th grade language arts students. A colleague shared this site with me that provides a few templates for creating color by number activities with Google Sheets as well as a tutorial in how to re-create it yourself. The templates serve as an answer checker and the picture only colors in if you enter the correct answer. My 7th grade ILA team had a paper activity that students shaded different colors based on their answer. They could color the image in incorrectly if they selected the wrong text structure. With a bit of conditional formatting, we were able to make this digital and the picture shaded different colors based on the answer selected. This provided an excellent opportunity for students to identify text structure to complete the picture, then compare their masterpiece with peers to check for accuracy and revise if needed. Face-to-face students were able to physically compare. Virtual students were pushed into Zoom breakout rooms to have the conversation. I had a blast making this one and the students asked when they can color by number again! I'd say it was a hit! I can't wait for the next one and I'm starting to wonder what other cool things I could do with Google Sheets!
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When a teacher brings you a 10-station packet that needs to go digital and work for both face-to-face and virtual students, you turn it into an interactive HyperDoc using Google Slides. Well, maybe not all the time, but that's what work in a pinch for this activity reviewing the Texas revolution. I'm slowly, but surely getting better at creating these. With the abundance of resources from Amanda Sandoval, I was able to incorporate a drag-and-drop map labeling activity, Flipgrid, Padlet, and a mini digital breakout. You can grab a copy here!
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