Promethean Board

Who wants to be a Millionaire?

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This promethean flip chart is set up to mimic the television show of “Who wants to be a Millionaire”. It

can be used for a review for any subject. it can also be used as an introduction to a new topic to see

what the student already knows about the particular topic. This activity can be done with the whole

class, and because it is so entertaining it would encourage students to want to participate.

This is a great flip chart to have in your store files because it can be used in many subject and it can be

utilized several different ways. I enjoy the way the game also offers lifelines for the students to use,

giving them more of an opportunity to get the answers right.

Jeopardy Game

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A blank template is provided for the instructor to place any subject questions in the different columns

and rows. The questions can vary depending on the point value, as well as by color. When the students

click on the number of points they choose to go for the question will appear on the screen, and after the

student says the answer they can reveal the answer screen.

This is a great template that can be used for any grade level as well as any subject. It can be used several

times, and the chances are that the students would love it every time. I enjoy the idea of being able to

conduct this activity differently every time. For example, in one use I can divide the class up into two

teams or I could make teams 4 different teams depending on the difficulty of the questions. I could also

set up the game to have different rules such as only being able to ask one person in the group versus

discussing the answer quietly with the entire group.

States Game

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The States flip chart game will provide students the opportunity to review their States. The students can

be divided into 2 teams and total their scores will be tracked in the flip chart as well. The map is colorful

and intended to be very interactive in order to give students a better chance at remembering the

location of the different states of the U.S.

This is a great flip chart to use to teach the location of the states, because it is set up as a game, with the

goal to get more right than the other team. This game also offers to opportunity for students to know

about friendly competition. I like the states are not all the same color because I feel as it if the colors of

different regions will serve as a tool when students are trying to recall states.

Apostrophes

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This is an interactive flip chart that introduces the three rules of a possessive apostrophes. There are

activates that involve matching words to the rules, and spotting where mistakes are in writings. On one

of the slide there is a link to an apostrophe song for students to listen to.

This is a great way to make an apostrophe lesson fun. Some students may view this as a pointless lesson

but providing many examples of how and when to use it the proper way is important for our students to

know. I like that there is a song for the students to listen to because I believe that music is a great tool

for teaching across the curriculum. If the song is catchy the student will find themselves singing it

throughout the day, which allows them to always remember certain things.

Decimal Numbers: Introduction

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Decimals numbers can be a difficult concept for students, but this visual aid serves as an introduction to

the basics of what they need to learn. On the first page there is a list of decimals and on the other side

the students are able to match it so how the decimal is said. This flip chart offers several examples of

decimals, and a variety of different ways they will be seen in mathematics.

Math is a subject a lot of students seem to struggle with so I believe that the more interactive a math

lesson can be the better. I like how this flip chart offers the decimal is number form, written out, as well

as in base 10 form. It gives students a better chance at comprehending the material versus just teaching

one specific way.

Similes

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This flip chart will help students build their knowledge about similes. The beginning pages are an

introduction about what a simile is and what the students is expected to learn at the end of the lesson.

There are several pages that allow students to assess the sentence given. There are also several

examples given on how to identify the words that will point of what a simile is.

Having any form of interactive flip chart to go along with a lesson seems to be like a great tool. English

seems to be like a harder subject to get the whole class involved on the board, but after viewing this and

other flip charts it gives new teachers several ideas. I like that this flip chart isn’t just an introduction to

similes, but something to use along with the introduction. It also leave room to follow up with a lesson

after.

Smart Board

Whack a Mole

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Whack a mole is a very interactive way to review and assess when your students are in math and several

other subjects. This game is set up for mathematics, and the objective is for the students to throw a

koosh ball at the mole to open up a question. Every mole on the screen is linked to its own question

giving every student in the class an opportunity to participate.

Making mathematics fun and interactive is going to be something I will strive to do in my classroom

because it seems to be a subject that most students seem to dread as well as have difficulties with.

Using whack a mole as an activity would definitely draw the interest of a lot of students. I would have all

students sit on the carpet with their dry erase boards and each would work out the problem selected,

but only the child who whacked the mole would give their answer. If the student did not answer

correctly I would work the problem on the board with them, and then continue with the game.

Figurative Language

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This flip chart defines key terms in figurative language such as metaphors, similes, hyperbole,

alliteration, personification, and onomatopoeia. After each key term there is a definition given, an

example, as well as a picture to go along with the definition. On the pages that follow the definition the

flip chart is set up to give students the opportunity to use the terms giving them a task to accomplish

with that given term.

The ways in which flip charts can be used in the classroom to enhance a lesson is endless and this flip

chart is one example of that. It may seem more difficult for a language arts lesson to be interactive but

this flip chart allows that. I really like the way the information is provided and the fact that pictures were

used to go along with it will serve as another gate for the students to remember the definition. I am not

sure I would have been able to come up with a way to get the whole class involved in a lesson on the

smart board with the topic of figurative language, but this is a great example to keep with me for future

reference.

Fractions

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There is not a large amount of text on this flip chart but there are numerous of problems for students to

work out as a class on the smart board. The pictures that are used on this flip chart are real life pictures

such as pie, pizza, and a pan of lasagna. The students have a different objective on each slide, which

mainly consists of matching the correct fraction to the picture or vice versa.

I love that real life pictures were used in this flip chart because it gives students the ability to make the

connection of school math to real life. There are many students who will resist learning new information

because they ask themselves the question, “what am I learning this?”, or “when will I ever use this?”,

well this section of math can be very easily linked to how and why it is important to know and

understand fractions.

Symmetry

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The subject that is covered in this flip chart is Symmetry. There is a definition provided as to what

symmetry is as well as examples for the students to review and examine. The pages that follow give

students the opportunity to practice drawing lines of symmetry. A variety of images are given to

evaluate such as pictures, letters of the alphabet, words, and shapes.

This flip chart offered so many different way for students to practice lines of symmetry along with real

life examples of where lines of symmetry can be seen. This would flip chart would serve as a great

introduction tool. I would also include the students to sit on the carpet with a whiteboard in their lap to

work the problems that there were able to while their class members worked some of the practice

problems on the board. I would follow this introduction of symmetry with having my students find all

the lines of symmetry on a given shape. Another form of hands on practice would offer another gate for

the students to retain the information given.

Probability

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This flip chart offers a very interactive way to teach probability to your students. On the first slide it

offers a wheel to spin for x amount of times while the students record the data. After the spinner is spun

for x amount of times the teacher with the help pf her students will transfer the data into the graph on

the smart board. Another activity is also provided for the students to complete, and it involves rolling

dice. The students are then asked to discuss of the rules of the game are fair, causing them to further

think about what they have learned about probability.

This flip chart is so much fun for the students! There is nothing better than creating a game out of a

math lesson. I would use this in my classroom following an introduction on probability. I believe that

pairing this with an intro would make for a strong lesson because hearing about probability may seem

confusing, but following it up with a game will allow for a connection to be made for the students.