Templates & Examples
Scroll down to see the blank template for each of the technology foldables. The templates are what you will want your students to work from. Under each template are examples and instructions for some of the activities.
Study Cards (Notecards) Template
Students create note cards with text and/or graphics using word processing tables. Curriculum Examples: Matching verbs and subject pronouns, matching vocabulary words with picture, sequencing events in a story, information about artists/ important people.
| Notecard Template |
| Professions, Places, Cultural Clothing and Food Speaking Notecards Examples |
| School Supplies, Present Tense Verbs, & Artist Facts Notecard Examples |
| What is in Backpack Speaking Activity |
| AR Verb Matching Instructions |
| AR Verb Matching Partner Activity |
| Animals Comparisons Speaking Activity |
Envelope Template for Study Cards
The note cards are then kept secure in the note card holder - a #10 envelope that is sealed, run through the printer, then cut into two halves. Can cut with decorative scissors to create a fancy edge.
| Envelope Template |
| Envelope Example |
MiniBook Template
Students add graphics and text to the template that is printed and folded to make a “stapleless” mini-book with 6 pages (7 if you count rear cover). Curriculum Examples: Grammar book, writing own story, summarizing story/ chapter, telling story about morning routine, days of the week with sentences.
Before taking my students to the computer lab, I have them create their own story on paper.
Before taking my students to the computer lab, I have them create their own story on paper.
| Minibook Template |
| Freewrite Sheet |
| School Minibook Steps |
| School Minibook Student Instructions |
| School Minibook Example |
| Days of the Week Traditional Minibook Instructions |
| Baby Book Minibook Instructions |
Cascading Flip Book Template
Students create a PowerPoint on a given topic- each sub-topic on its own slide. The slides on the template grow in size with each slide so that when printed and stapled, the topics are displayed in a cascade at the bottom of the printout Curriculum Examples: Summarization, explanation of subtopics on a subject, grammar Rules (uses of subjunctive, preterite & imperfect, por vs. para, “to know”) , end of semester review, a great way to display a PowerPoint presentation in print!
| Cascading Flipbook Template |
| Cascading Dual Flipbook Template |
| Ser vs Estar Flipbook Planning Page and Instructions |
| Ser vs Estar Flipbook Grading Rubric |
| Ser vs Estar Dual Flipbook Template for Students to Complete Project |
| Flipbook Dual Por vs Para Example |
| Subjunctive Flipbook - WEIRDO Acronym |
| Flipbook Passe Compose Example |
| Traditional Flipbook Grammar Review Instructions |
| Traditional Grammar Flipbook Homework Instructions |
| Past Tense Traditional Flipbook Instructions |
Pyramid Template
Students use the template to add text and graphics to represent three distinct concepts, each on its own panel. The shape is then folded similar to a pyramid. Curriculum Examples: Comparatives/ Superlatives (good, better, best), differentiate between three distinct categories or subsets of an overall topic or system, record story in target language (beginning, middle, end).
| Pyramid Tempate |
| Como Quieres que Sea tu Vida Template |
| Como Quieres que Sea Tu Vida Example |
| Preterite and Imperfect Timeline Template |
| Preterite and Imperfect Timeline Example |
| Pyramid Comparisons Example |
| Pyramid Stem Changing Verbs Example |
Diorama Template
Students create a freestanding diorama by placing an image on the vertical pane and entering descriptive text on the horizontal pane. Curriculum Examples: Summarizing, review of quick facts, analyzing a concept, describing characteristics (autobiography, describing person using adjectives, simplified Day of the Dead altar) , biographical display of historical figures.
| Diorama Template |
| Dioarama Day of the Dead Altar Example |
Click here for Day of the Dead Ofrenda PowerPoint, clip art for traditional foldable and spread to the community assignment. Click here for blog post with pictures of the completed product.
| Diorama Family Example |
| Traditional Clothing Diorama instructions |
| Diorama Clothing Example |
| Se Busca Project Grade Sheet |
| Diorama Se Busca Example |
| Autobiography Freewrites and Diorama Instructions |
| Freewrite Sheet-Double Spaced 1 Page |
The following are templates that are free on the Print Cut Fold website but I do not discuss these in the session/workshop. Think of ways you could integrate these into your classroom.
Fan Deck Template
Students use the auto-shape feature to create fan blades. On each blade, the student enters a title and text pertaining to that title. The fan blades are then assembled with a brass brad. As students learn new concepts they can keep adding more blades to the fan deck. Curriculum Examples: Vocabulary, Multiple Concepts, Reviewing Vocabulary, Sequencing, Parts of Speech, All About Me
| Fan Deck Template |
| Fan Deck Examples |
Stretch Book Template
Students create a PowerPoint on a given topic- each sub-topic on its own slide. The slides are printed out 6 slides per page and are then strung together and folded like an accordion for display. For variation, try printing 2 per page for a larger book. Cut out into strips and fold back and forth the slides and adhere them together with tape. Curriculum Examples: Another great way of displaying student PowerPoint projects or assembling into a class display, stories, All About Me Book, Cultural Information,grammar notes, etc.
| Stretch Book Template |
| Stretch Book Story Example - Franz Der Ganz |
| Stretch Book Story Example - Hase and Fuchs |
Postcard Template
Students design their own post cards and then write a post card to themselves from the perspective of another person in another time, position, or situation or they can write a postcard to a pen pal or someone else. Curriculum Examples: Write to Pen Pal, practice 1st person writing, practice asking questions, describe parts of other cultures, historical figures, important places and events, etc.
| Postcard Template |
| Pen Pal Instructions |
| Postcard Pen Pal Example |
Clue Square Template
Students collect four facts about one idea, concept, or item. Each of these facts is written on a separate flap of a folded square in a “Who am I?” style. The answer to the question is written on a fifth flap which is hidden behind the others. Curriculum Examples: Describing an event, person, or concept (describe self – age, adjectives, origin, etc.),Summarizing, Reading for important details, character from a book, etc.
| Clue Square Template |
| Clue Square About Me Example |
| Clue Square About Me Another Example |
