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Slides Scramble: Giving Instructions
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Author:
Barry Bakin, LAUSD
Tech Product/Equipment:
Computer and projector
Activity Description
This activity will teach students how to give instructions.
Preparation
- Think of a simple process that can be described in 5 to 10 steps. (Or you can start by using this PowerPoint file
- Use a phone to take clear close up photos of all of the distinct steps of a simple process.
- Upload images to your computer.
- Create a simple slideshow using PowerPoint, Google Slides, or other presentation software. Each step has its own slide. Enlarge the photos to fill up the entire slide
- Scramble the slides and save the slide show on each student computer.
How-To
- Demonstrate the following procedures:
- Opening the scrambled presentation
- Saving the presentation with a new name
- Moving slides into the correct order
- Recording a narration
- Fixing narration on an individual slide.
- Saving the finished project
- Check student work for errors, pronunciation, etc.
- Play completed presentations for the whole class.
Teacher Tips
- Make sure each photo clearly shows only one step of the process.
- This is a good project for pair work.
More Ways
Once students have completed the project, they can create a new presentation demonstrating the steps of a process of their choice. They take the photos and create the steps themselves.
Program Areas
- ESL: English as a Second Language
Levels
- Beginning Low
- Beginning High
- Intermediate Low
- Intermediate High
- Advanced
