Animated Step-by-Steps®: Using the Hide Slide Feature of PowerPoint

Thursday, August 6, 2020

Using the Hide Slide Feature of PowerPoint

The Shapes Song is a resource that highlights a variety of simple (circle, oval, square, rectangle, heart) and complex (pentagon, hexagon, octagon) shapes using the tune, I'm a Little Teapot.

The resource provides crucial information about each shape. Later in the resource, it tests a student's ability to identify shapes using a three choice array.

As a final step students are invited to name (or find) various shapes in an array of rings and a display of objects. The latter sets the stage nicely for a 'shapes hunt' throughout the home or classroom environment.

This resource is optimized from tele practice. Items can be indicated by color or alternately the pen tool of powerpoint can be used to number the choices or the facilitator can perform partner assisted scanning, i.e., This one? (point) ... This one? (point) or This one? (point)

Now you might be thinking ... circle, oval, square, rectangle, heart ... yes ... but complex shapes are too advanced for my students. Rather than simply surfing through the 'extra slides', consider using the hide slide feature under Slide Show on the PowerPoint Menu Bar. The 'hidden slide' will appear greyed in the slide listing on the left. This is definitely a 'more eloquent' solution to slide management.