How to Make a Scrapbook on Google Slides

30 free Google Slides and PowerPoint themes for teachers

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The right colors and graphics can make all the difference when creating an engaging Google Slides or PowerPoint presentation. However, sometimes creating the right theme takes time and creative energy that we don't always have.

That's why  Slides Mania was created. With more than 150 free PowerPoint or Google Slides themes, you will surely find one that fits your next presentation or project.

Many of these templates fit perfectly in the lessons you already teach. Teachers from all over the world have used these themes in their classrooms in lots of creative and engaging ways. Click here to see a collection of tweets sharing SlidesMania templates in action!

Below you will find free downloadable themes for both Google Slides or PowerPoint plus ideas for using them in the classroom with your students.

Here are 30 FREE Google Slides templates and PowerPoint themes plus activity ideas and resources to get started ...

2. Virtual Art Gallery for showcasing work

This template was inspired by the virtual museum created by Ashley Guerrero and provides and online space to showcase your student's art. All links are set, so it's best to share it in present mode. That way, students and families can click their way from room to room!

Free Virtual Art Gallery, an interactive template to showcase your students' work.

Lesson idea

Display students art, poetry, video, visual art, etc. work in a presentation via text, image or video. You can have them share digital work with you or snap a picture of an analog assignment and send your way. You can also use this template for interactive lessons of art, history, or anything really.

See how other teachers are using this template!  https://wakelet.com/wake/Qwlsf8nOuZPfy7Iym0np9

5. Digital Board Game for gamification

You can use this interactive template for online learning if you are doing some synchronous sessions with your students. But it can also be fun for when schools reopen, and we all go back to "normal".

You put the game rules, so it can be used for any subject. Just write the instructions for your game on the second slide and then add 21 activities. If you don't want to use all the slides, you can add some "Free Passes" to some of the cards.

Digital Board Game, an interactive template for Google Slides

Lesson idea

After using this template with a familiar game, try having your class make up their own rules and questions and create a unique game with your class! They can use writing skills to write game instructions and try it out with another class or teach it to their family at home.

See how other teachers are using this template! https://wakelet.com/wake/dX67G4JoB72cLixu4__rF

6. Classified and What Happened in 2B?for digital escape rooms

These free templates for Google Slides or PowerPoint are perfect for school activities such as digital breakouts, a history lesson, to investigate a past event or to solve a "Cold Case".

The classified template features an old classified file, 35mm film strips and some old pieces of paper. – On the 19th slide you'll find some tips on how to get the old photo effect and the rubber stamp texts.

What happened in 2B is a perfect template to let your students solve a number of cases based on different subjects.

Lesson idea

Use either (or both) of these templates as part of your own digital escape room! These templates offer a fun way for students to uncover the clues they need to escape.

See how other teachers are using this template! https://wakelet.com/wake/xKqT4_6I9r2DsCcHxp8n-

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7. The Tower Building for elevator pitches

Well, as I said on Twitter, it all started with me trying to illustrate an elevator… and after that, things got out of hand. I wasn't sure if it was going to be useful, so I asked for help… and the responses have blown my mind! Make sure you read all the comments here.

Tower Building, Elevator Pitch FREE interactive template for Google Slides or PowerPoint

Lesson idea

When asked how they would use this template many responded "Elevator pitches" – Thank you Lissa, Jessica, Cherelle, Susan, Mel, Alison, Jessica, Kathleen, Stephanie, and also look at this great idea from Lesleigh!

Others responded to use it for "Choice Boards" – Thank you Donna, Nicole, Jennifer, Liz, and Ryan!

Other ideas were: Virtual stations, escape rooms, lesson plan units, to build virtual campuses, to design interactive rooms (hello bitmoji classrooms!), presenting grammar ordered by difficulty level, great for an assessment review with different focus points: each floor could be a topic with activities and resources, and many, many, more ideas!

See how other teachers are using this template! https://wakelet.com/wake/sLld6zKhkIAmtnooJ8JBY

8. Class YouTube Channel for student videos

Since YouTube doesn't allow playlists to be made from videos that are intended for kids, with this template you can create your playlists in Google Slides and keep the YouTube esthetics.

You can also use this template to insert your video lessons or to create a channel for your class, where your students can 'upload' their creations.

Class YouTube Channel Free Template for Google Slides or PowerPoint

Lesson idea

Ask your students to create their own tutorials for a tool you use often (like google slides!) Your class can create how-to videos for each other or another class. Or create a channel full of troubleshooting videos for common tech issues for other students or teachers. Your colleagues will thank you!

See how other teachers are using this template! https://wakelet.com/wake/qzYuYMA1atu9Phfq1Wjlg

9. Cinema Choice Board for top 10 videos

It's showtime! Add your activities to this fun template and let your students choose!

Each ticket it's linked to one activity slide and on each activity slide you can go back to the tickets slide by clicking on the box office on the right corner.

I've added my bitmoji on the first slide and on the second, but you can replace it for yours. I have the Bitmoji Chrome Extension so it's easy to choose one and then drag it to the template.

Cinema Choice Board or Daily Activities Slides for Google Slides or PowerPoint

Lesson idea

In small groups have students create their own "Top Ten" video in Flipgrid. Download the videos and insert into this slides template and host your own "Top 10" movie premiere!

See how other teachers are using this template! https://wakelet.com/wake/Q9wohXEjs2Q9pzVZdXLPA

10. Weekly Planner for Remote Learning

Now that educators, students and families are adapting to distance learning, planning your online lessons using Google Slides is a great option whether you are using Google Classroom or not. Almost everybody has a Gmail account and you can easily share the link to the deck with your students.

You can add all the multimedia files they'll need within the Google Slides file. Just one file for the whole week!

I've added links to each lesson on the numbers that I put on each day on the first slide, also to the home button on each lesson for easy navigation (check out the video on slide 2). If you need to add more lessons, copy and paste the circles on the cover and add a link to its corresponding slide.

Weekly Planner for Online Lessons based on Google Slides or PowerPoint.

Lesson idea

Use this planning template to pull together your videos, activities, links, homework assignments and anything else your students will need for the whole week. Share the load by collaborating with a grade level or content area colleague and create the weekly assignments together.

See how other teachers are using this template! https://wakelet.com/wake/lv4a2MnMs96Azp8FWk9oU

11. Desktop Organizer for Bell Ringers

This is a different type of template with customizable desktop organizer wallpapers.

If you have a lot of shortcuts, files and apps in your desktop, these wallpapers are a lifesaver! You can place the icons inside each category so they are easy to find.

Customizable Desktop Organizer Wallpapers or Warm-up Slides

Lesson idea

The Desktop Organizer Wallpapers are a perfect way to display a bell ringer activity to start class. Students can also see what they are going to learn or do that day, and teachers can add special notes, such as test reminders, fun facts or even students' birthdays.

12. Bulletin Board for Brainstorming

A theme based on the bulletin board / cork board.

It features paper sheets and push pins. You can change the color of the yellow post its by editing the master, and you can also replace the red push pins with the ones included on the 19th slide.

Bulletin Board Free Template for Google Slides or PowerPoint Presentations

Lesson idea

Use this bulletin board template along with "sticky notes" to brainstorm ideas for writing independently or share with others and create a collaborative brainstorming document for a group project.

14. Doodles Theme for Visual Notes

I am beyond thankful to Jennifer Leban  and Omar López, there was no way for me to make this template without their help. Please do follow them if you are a Twitter user!

I've vectorized the drawings so you can resize them without losing quality. You can choose different paper backgrounds and also change the background color behind the notepad / sketchbook.

Doodles Free Template for Google Slides or PowerPoint Presentation

Lesson idea

Sketchnoting, or visual note-taking, can transform doodles into a tool that helps our students deepen their understanding of a concept. It's a fun and brain-friendly way to organize ideas visually and makes them easy to remember. Use this template on a tablet for digital sketchnotes or print it out to give students an inspiring place to take their own sketchnotes.

15. Digital Notebooks Theme

You can choose between landscape or portrait mode. It comes with 3 pre-design covers, but you can create your custom cover by editing the master.

Digital Notebooks for Google Slides or PowerPoint

Lesson idea

Interactive digital notebooks can be used in all subject areas and in almost any grade level. Use this template to give your students a blank space to get creative with their own notes. Or create and share any of the TONS of awesome multimedia activities you can do with interactive notebooks. They're easy and free!

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19. Mr. G Theme for Search Activities

@eduGOOGdroid from Twitter was looking for a slide deck based on Material Design and featuring Google colors. He sent us his idea, and we made this template out of it.

We have also added a hamburger menu with some hyperlinks. You can replace the icons for ones that best represent your topic and then update the links to their corresponding slides.

Mr. G Free Material Template for Google Slides or PowerPoint

Lesson idea

The Mr. G can be used as a dummy Google search. Ss can pick a subject and add it to the search box, add the results in a Googly way and hyperlink those results to other slides where they can expand the information. Great for showing research skills.

Or teachers can add the subject based on a lesson that was given in the search box and let students retrieve the information as search results.

 20. Introduce Yourself Theme for Back to School

As a mom, I would love to know more about my daughter's teachers. So why not create a newsletter using Google Slides to send out to parents? Or even use it as a way for the students to introduce themselves to you and the rest of the class.

Click on the link below to find a little tutorial on how to make a PDF newsletter. And of course, you can also download this template.

Introduce yourself. A Back to School Template.

Lesson idea

The Introduce yourself template can be used by teachers for a back to school newsletter or presentation. Students can also create a newsletter for their parents, showing what they learned that week.

 21. Edwin Theme for Letter Writing

Beautiful letter-style template that gives a nice retro vibe. It's perfect for any informal presentation where you can include data, information and pictures.

Edwin Free Template for Google Slides or PowerPoint

Lesson idea

Even in a world where texting takes over as our main source of written communication it's still very important for students to know how to write a letter. Use this template to have students practice their letter writing skills. You can sent their letter digitally or even print them out and send them through the mail!

22. Farm Animals Shape for Drag and Drop

This one is not a template, or maybe it is, it depends on how you use it. It was thought for elementary teachers for customizing drag and drop activities. Also works for a lesson about farm animals for ESL teachers.

All graphics are made from shapes and it includes a barn, trees, clouds, fences, cows, horses, sheep, pigs, chickens and chicks.

Free Farm Animals Shapes for Google Slides or PowerPoint

Lesson idea

The Farm Animals Shapes were specially made for elementary teachers. Perfect for basic math and for some drag and drop activities. By copying and pasting an animal as many times as needed you can prepare a slide for your students to practice math doing sums and divisions.

26. Scrapbook Theme for People Projects

This amazing and colorful scrapbook-style template is perfect for your next project in the classroom. Kids will definitely love it. It comes with a world map and plenty of space to put fun pictures in it!

Scrapbook Free Template for Google Slides and PowerPoint

Lesson idea

This template provides students with a fun way to present information about a person or place they have researched. Or have students each take a page or two to create a class scrapbook of memories at the end of the school year.

27. Resumé Template for Careers

We will be uploading different resumés templates for you to edit them with your professional information, save it to PDF and you will be ready to go. Make a great impression with the elegant designs and stand out with recruiters.

Resume Three Free Template for Google Slides or PowerPoint

Lesson idea

Students can use the resume template to create resumes for themselves in preparation for a career after high school. Students can also create resumes for a fictional or historical character to highlight what they learned.

28. Infographics Theme for Charts

Introducing our set #3 of infographics for Google Slides or PowerPoint.

This time is all about charts. It includes bars, circles chart, triangles, demographics, squares.

All slides are 100% customizable, simply edit them to represent your data. You can also change all colors to match your topic or brand. Just copy the ones you like and paste them on any of our themes.

Free infographics for Google Slides or PowerPoint presentations

Lesson idea

Infographics are everywhere. They're eye-catching. They summarize information succinctly.

They're very visual, whether you're viewing on a page or a printed version hung on a wall.

If you think about it, infographics meet many of the same goals as our students' writing assignments.

Use this theme to give your students a template to create their own infographic on any topic in any subject.

Resource :Creating eye-popping infographics with Google Drawings (although this post focuses on Google Drawings these tips work with any tool to create infographics)

29. Patterson Theme for Computer Science

Paterson has a retro style. It mimics an old operating system, featuring windows, folders, cursors and a loading icon.

The best part of this free theme for Google Slides or PowerPoint is that you can change its accent color very easily. Simply go to Slide > Edit Master > Click on any cyan shape > Click on fill color > Click on the little pencil icon next to the word THEME > Click on Choose a theme color > Click on Accent 1 > And change it any color you like.

Free Template for PowerPoint orGoogle Slides Presentations Paterson

Lesson idea

The Patterson template is perfect for presenting information about Computer Science topics. Students can use the template when presenting their programs to peers to introduce themselves and discuss the process they went through while creating their programs.

30. Harry Potter Theme for Reading Projects

This one is one of those special requests: Matt Meyer (an amazing 6th Grade Teacher from Illinois) asked me if I had a template inspired in Harry Potter. I didn't, so here it is.

I know it's not pixel perfect (again, I am not a designer nor an illustrator) and when I was working on it, I thought I couldn't make it. But I sent the first draft to Matt and he liked it! So, for me it's mission accomplished!

A Harry Potter inspired template for Matt Meyer

Lesson idea

This template is for the Harry Potter loving students (and teachers out there!)  It's just plain fun!

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