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Last updated on September 6, 2020 by Not So Wimpy Teacher

Free Resources for Google Classroom

Teachers all over the world are scrambling to learn new technology and strategies for teaching virtually. It’s not easy, and so we wanted to help! Our team has created several FREE resources for Google Classroom!

Not using Google Classroom? No worries! Most of these resources can be downloaded as a PowerPoint and used in Schoology, Canvas and Teams. All you need to do is open the Google slides, click “file,” “download,” then “PowerPoint.”

Google Classroom Guide

This free resource is perfect for teachers and students who might be new to using Google Classroom.

The resource includes slides for the teacher with videos that show you how to set up your classroom, assign work, and check student work.

We also included slides for you to share with your students and their family. These slides have videos embedded that show students how to log in, find their assignments and turn assignments in.

Digital Math Centers

We have created year-long digital bundles of our math centers for grades 2, 3, 4 and 5.

But we wanted to give you a chance to test them out before buying and so we have created a mini set of FREE centers for each of these grade levels.

These mini sets have three centers. They are Google Slides that include movable pieces that make the activity very hands-on and engaging for students.

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Multiplication FREE Digital Math Centers (Second Grade)

Geometry FREE Digital Math Centers (Third Grade)

Addition and Subtraction FREE Digital Math Centers (Fourth Grade)

Graphing and Data FREE Digital Math Centers (Fifth Grade)

Meet the teacher slides.

Are you hosting a virtual Meet the Teacher event this year?

If so, grab these free slides. You can edit the slides and add pictures to customize them for your class.

After you prepare the slides, you can share your screen during a Zoom or Google Meets call to run through the presentation for students and their families. You can also send the slides to families via email.

This is a great way to start building relationships and culture in the classroom.

Back to School Digital Meet the Teacher Open House Slideshow

Opinion writing videos.

Many teachers are madly scrambling to record videos of their lessons for their virtual classrooms. It’s a lot of work!

I want to make it just a bit easier for you by teaching your writing lessons for two weeks! Yup, I will be the guest writing teacher for your virtual classroom for 10 days.

I have recorded myself teaching a mini opinion writing unit. I share mentor text and complete anchor charts on the video. Then, I give students a short independent writing task for each day.

At the end of two weeks, your class will have completed an opinion essay!

These videos are ideal for grades 2-5.

Need more Google Classroom Resources?

We have been hard at work all summer creating digital resources for the classroom. We have created back to school resources, math centers, reading units and so much more!

I hope that you and your students really enjoy these Google Classroom resources!

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Thank you so much for the AWESOME freebies! I totally appreciate them—especially the free Google Classroom activities,etc. This is all new to me so I need all of the help I can get!

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Wow! These FREE resources are terrific! Most of us have to purchase digital resources. Thank you so much for sharing FREE resources! Greatly appreciated!

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September 9, 2020 at 8:20 pm

Thank you so much for your guides. I usually sub and haven’t had to deal with google doc. and slides. One of my districts already used it and kids knew what to do, while it is entirely new to 2nd district. I have a pod of 8 kids ranging from 5k-10 grade. So I was desperate for a guide! Thank you !

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30+ Ready-to-use lesson activities that will spice up your Google Classroom

You can do so many things to spice up your teaching when you’re a Google Classroom teacher. But, most of the time, we all return to the safe lesson where nothing can go wrong.

Today you’ll learn how to create safe lessons in Google Classroom. And nobody said they can’t be fun too! We’re going to spice things up! And the best is yet to come: you can use these lesson ideas for free and share them with students in your Google Classroom! Cue… confetti! 🎉

I’ll split this post into 3 parts:

Spice up your Google Classroom with the BookWidgets add-on

30+ ready-to-use lessons for in your google classroom, the endgame: live monitoring, auto-grading, and feedback in google classroom.

If you want to skip a part, just click the title you want to check out, but remember: I’m explaining everything for a reason. 😉

Every digital lesson idea you’ll find in this post is created in Google Classroom with BookWidgets . There’s more. You can also monitor the activities live when students are working on them, review the work and give comprehensive feedback.

There are two ways to get started:

1. With the BookWidgets add-on

⚠️ Only for schools with a Teaching and Learning upgrade or Google for Education Plus account.

You can attach BookWidgets content to your assignments using this newest addition in Google Classroom. Go to Google Classroom, create a new assignment, choose the BookWidgets add-on, and you can start creating digital exercises and evaluations right there!

Learn everything about the add-on in this free 1-hour webinar . Register now and take your chance to win BookWidgets for your entire school!

Check out this tutorial or this short video on getting started with the BookWidgets add-on in Google Classroom. Then, reach out to [email protected] so we can enable it for your entire school.

2. With the BookWidgets Chrome extension

⚠️ If you’re using the free Google Classroom version, the BookWidgets Google Classroom extension is the right way to go.

Download the Chrome extension , open your Google Classroom and go to Classwork. Now, hit the “ Create ” button and choose BookWidgets.

Here’s a step-by-step tutorial and webinar for beginners to get you started.

I’ve divided these free Google Classroom lessons or activities into 10 categories so you can find what you need in one click. Remember, you can use them for free make a duplicate. I explained how you can do this here .

• Ready-to-use ice breaker activities and classroom energizers

Ready-to-use lessons to explain and introduce classroom rules

Ready-to-use lessons to start a lesson in a creative way, ready-to-use lessons to end a lesson in a creative way, ready-to-use lessons for students to ask for help, ready-to-use lessons for student self-assessments, ready-to-use lessons for creative book reports, ready-to-use lessons about special days in the year, ready-to-use lessons with rich media: tiktok, short films, and podcasts, ready-to-use lessons featuring emojis.

Here we go!

Ready-to-use icebreaker activities and energizers

Use the following free lesson plans in Google Classroom to spice up a dull moment or to get to know each other better. If you can create a good team spirit and classroom where all students know each other on a deeper level, they will be more motivated to learn.

1. The Icebreaker Bingo

When you share this digital back-to-school bingo activity OR fun energizer with your students in Google Classroom, every student will get their own scrambled bingo sheet. Then, you only have to stand in front of the classroom and shout, “I’m looking for students who…have brown hair”.

All students who, for example, have brown hair can stand up and immediately tick off that box on their bingo sheet. Pro tip: ask those students standing up to tell a bit more. That way, everyone gets to know each other better.

Another way to use this digital bingo sheet is to have your students walk around and look for another student that fits the box. When they find that student, they introduce each other and have a small chat. Then, the student returns to his place to tick off the box.

2. Icebreaker questions

If you’re out of creative questions to ask your students, this icebreaker activity for high school students is the solution. It was created and brought to our attention by Guido Merry , a teacher in the Netherlands.

There are two ways to play this question icebreaker game:

Project the question wheels on a large screen in your classroom and ask a student to come forward and spin the wheels. The first question is always for the teacher. The second question is for the student in front of the classroom and the last question is for another student. The student in front of the classroom, can name a fellow student. In turn, that student must answer the question and come forward to spin the wheel. Just continue like this. The game ends when every student has answered 2 questions.

Divide your students into groups of 5. Let them take turns spinning the wheels. Each student has to answer all three questions in their spin-turn.

3. The Facebook profile

The good thing about social media channels is that you have to make a profile and fill it out with information about yourself. It triggers students to think about who they are and how they want to present themselves.

So… it’s a perfect first day of school activity. Below, you’ll find a digital (fake) Facebook profile form your students have to fill out. When they’ve submitted all the forms to you, you pick out a few profiles anonymously and read their likes, intro, or interests out loud. Then, other students have to guess to which student the Facebook profile belongs.

Pro Tip: You can also use this as an ESL lesson and let students practice writing.

4. Two Truths, One lie

A fun classic. This will get your students to know each other on a deeper level. It’s a lesson activity you can use on the first day of school and when a dull moment hits as a classroom energizer.

All your students submit 2 truths and 1 lie to you, and you turn it into a fun game! You can read the truths and lie out loud in front of your class, without telling who it’s from AND without revealing what the lie is. Your students will have to guess the name of the student, and they will have to guess the lie. Then, that student may tell them if they guessed correctly and elaborate on his or her story.

5. The M&M game

When there’s candy involved, students are suddenly all ears.

This free activity will help your students get to know each other in a group, playing a fun game. They have to pick an m&m and complete a challenge or answer a question in order to be allowed to eat the m&m.

Just share the game with your students in Google Classroom. Each group just needs 1 computer or tablet for the game board. Make sure to go over the rules before they get started.

When you want to introduce your classroom rules, or maybe re-introduce them if needed, you can do this in a fun way or in a way where students have a say about your rules too. Go check out a few ready-to-use lesson ideas on explaining classroom rules. There are more free lessons in this blog post about classroom rules .

6. Emoji rules

This pair-matching game about your classroom rules is perfect for younger learners. Using emojis will help mediate meaning. Students have to find the classroom rule and pair it with the right symbol, or in this case, emoji.

7. Collaborate on classroom rules

Ask your students to fill in this form to get a clear view of the rules that students find important. Giving them a choice means that they will be more willing to obey your classroom rules. In Google Classroom, you can always attach the final version of your rules to this assignment afterward. A final version can be something like this digital classroom poster explaining the rules .

8. Classroom rules checklist

Here’s another way to give students a voice when it comes to introducing your classroom rules. List your classroom rules in a checklist and let students check the boxes. You can review their answers and discuss the rules that students indicated they didn’t understand or they didn’t agree with. Go check out the lesson plan below, adapt it with your rules, and share it on Google Classroom. 👇

9. Classroom rules memes

This is the one I’m using every year again, and my students love it! I teach older students, so I need to keep my cool when introducing my classroom rules. As my students are basically adults, they should know what is allowed and what is not, but they also need to know what I find respectful behavior without distancing me from them too much.

Go check out this fun carousel with memes. Click on the dots on the images to get a better explanation.

Use the next lesson plans to start a lesson in a fun way or to introduce a new concept. Ask your students to go to Google Classroom at the start of the lesson, fill it out, and submit the lesson. The activities below vary from digital whiteboard lessons to interactive worksheets.

10. (Fore)knowledge hashtags

When you start a new lesson or teach a new concept, ask your students about the topic before explaining it. This way, they activate possible foreknowledge and you can see what your students already know.

11. Change the world

Ready for a fun writing exercise at the start of your lesson? You can also use the next lesson to start a conversation. Or use it as a good lesson starter to make the jump to your next big topic: SDGs! Pick out a few of your students’ answers that fit the transition to your lesson topic.

Share this digital worksheet with your students in Google Classroom, and they can start writing. When finished, they hit the “submit” button so you can gather their responses.

12. Sunshine & sunbeams

Share this digital whiteboard lesson in your Google Classroom when you’re introducing a new topic. On your blackboard, draw a big sun, with the new subject in the middle of the sun. Ask your students to write down what they already know about the new topic on their digital whiteboard. When finished, ask some students to come to the whiteboard in the front of your classroom and note one word that they have on their whiteboard.

Go check it out. Students can use different tools in the bar below to complete their whiteboard.

Go out with a BANG 💥 … or a fun exit ticket or exit slip. Exit tickets are quick activities at the end of your lesson. Most of the time, you check your students’ understanding of the lesson they just got. It also helps them summarize and remember better. Here’s a post with 60 digital exit tickets . I’ve listed a few of them below.

13. Popcorn exit ticket

Share this digital exit ticket worksheet with your students in Google Classroom at the end of your lesson. Ask your student to write down words that they learned today or that connect to today’s lesson topic. When they submit their work, you have everything together in the reporting dashboard and can check if some students didn’t write down much. Make sure to give extra instructions to those students. Remember: it’s a formative lesson activity - no grades!

14. Exit in 3, 2, 1

Trigger your students to think about the lesson they just got. Let them name 3 things they just learned, 2 things they want to learn more about and 1 question for the teacher about the lesson. It’s a good way to rehearse and see if there are more questions.

15. Three times different

In this exit slip, students have to explain the lesson in three different ways. They have to write a summary, draw the lesson, and give an example. Students can use the whiteboard tools in the bar below. They can use the types tool, drawing tool, and they can even add an image by clicking on the photo icon. This tool is perfect for when your students want to make a drawing on paper and upload it to your digital whiteboard.

Go check out this free lesson plan below 👇

“ Are there any questions? ” If you’re a teacher for a long time already, you know that no student will ever answer this question. 🤦‍♀️ Check out the next ideas that will prompt your students to ask questions or ask for help.

16. 3 stars and 1 wish

This is the perfect example of an exit ticket and a way for students to ask for help combined in one lesson activity. Students indicate what they understand perfectley after your lesson, and they also get the chance to ask for help in their “wish”.

Click the example below to take a look. As it’s a digital worksheet, students can add their answers using their keyboard.

17. Mood meter

This mood meter activity for primary school students is the perfect lesson starter. It’s a subtle way to know what is happening in your student’s minds. As you know, it’s not always easy to have an understanding of what is going on. So use this lesson once in a while. Students can talk about their fun weekend, holiday, and evening. And sometimes, the meter will alert you to open up a conversation with students that are not feeling well. There are also students that will indicate that they don’t understand your lesson and need help.

18. Traffic light

This interactive whiteboard activity offers students a creative way to ask for help. They color the traffic light and explain their choice. Students send their answers to you in Google Classroom, and you can check immediately which students need help. In the next lesson, you gather all students that indicated a red traffic light and give them instructions again.

You don’t always have time to give personalized feedback. One way to go around this is by letting your students assess themselves. You’ll also see that students are often more critical about their work than you are…

19. Self-assessment rubric

One of my favorite question types in the BookWidgets quiz or (split) worksheet widget is the rubric question type. I know you can create rubrics in Google Classroom too, but these rubrics can be part of your students’ assignments, and they can be used as a self-assessment tool.

In the lesson example below, students have to assess themselves on the task or project they just completed. You can see all the results in your reporting dashboard in Google Classroom. Here, you can indicate whether you agree with the students or not, by filling out the rubric too. Return your feedback without grades (or with grades - that’s possible too).

Click here to learn more about creating digital rubrics .

20. Emoji self-assessment

A fun and quick way to check metacognition is by letting them complete a self-assessment form… with emojis! And you can immediately see which students need more help on which learning goals. Ask your students to fill it out after a task, project, or homework about the topic.

Ask your students to go back to the worksheet in Google Classroom just before a test about the topic. Their answers will still be there. It will help them focus on the parts that are a bit challenging.

This is a resource students can use anytime before they submit their homework or a task. It will help them elevate their work to a higher level. And it’s fun!

Go check out how this SELFIE assessment works 👇

22. Tops and Tips

This is a very interesting self-evaluation for students and can also be used as a peer evaluation. After a presentation or task, students need to think about 3 tops - things that went great - and 2 tips - things they could do better next time -. Students can submit their self-assessments to the teacher, or they can download what they’ve filled out. They can also just leave their answer like that and come to Google Classroom again. Their answers will still be there.

The peer assessment goes like this. All your students open the assignmnet in Google Classroom and fill it out for the student that is presenting. Using the share button, students can send their tops and tips to the student (e-mail address). When that’s done, they delete their answers (dustbin button) and fill them out for the next student.

There are so many fun assignments to do when students have read a book. Think out of the box and get creative. Here are 15 digital book report activities . I listed my 3 favorite activities below. 👇

23. Letter to the author

Here, students have to write a friendly letter to the author. When shared in Google Classroom, they can easily submit their work to the teacher and share it by e-mail with the author (if they can find the fanmail address). So much fun!

24. Story timeline

In this creative book report lesson idea, students have to create a timeline of the story. When did what happen, chronologically? They have to add the biggest events in the story to the timeline.

25. Comic story

This fun whiteboard activity has the grid of a comic. Students can create a comic story out of their book and add drawings and text balloons.

There’s a special day in the year for about everything that exists on this planet! Go check out this awareness days folder in BookWidgets with fun, ready-to-use activities. Share them with your students to introduce the fun days in a creative way. It’s a work in progress! We’ll keep sharing new lesson activities about the awareness days every week!

26. April fools’ day around the world

Here’s a fun lesson about culture and traditions around the world. How can one fun day be so different? Let your students go through this frame sequence widget or project this lesson on the big screen and start a conversation.

27. World Honey Bee Day

Don’t worry, 🐝 happy! In this lesson activity about honey bees, your students will become excellent bee experts. They even get a certificate in the end! They will learn everything about the bee from scratch. Share this interactive worksheet with your students in Google Classroom, so they can open it and get started! Now, it’s your turn! 👇

28. Summer Solstice

How much do your students know about summer solstice? This ready-to-use lesson explains the concept very well. Students can go through this lesson that you’ve shared in Google Classroom step-by-step, and they will learn about summer solstice in an interactive way.

Integrating rich media like TikTok , film , and podcasts in your lesson will engage your students even more. Click on the links to find even more lesson plans and inspiration!

Use rich media in your lessons to introduce a new lesson topic, start a discussion or conversation, evaluate language skills, and much more!

29. Learning English with TikTok

I wanted to include this lesson that integrates the very popular TikTok app within a lesson about pronunciation. I hope it inspires you to broaden your mindset and think out of the box. Share this lesson in your Google Classroom, and students can start recording their voices. They can easily submit the answers to you so you can listen to their pronunciation and return feedback. Go check it out! 👇

30. Short film - Coin Operated

This amazing short film lesson - Coin operated - lets your students see “through” a film. They have to discover the meaning of the story and write it down. As it’s a short film without speech, you can still edit this lesson for another language. Just make sure to find the BookWidgets group folder here, duplicate the activity, edit the language and share it in your Google Classroom.

31. Learning science with a podcast

The poop collector episode of the “ Tumble Science Podcast ” is a fun episode you can use as a lesson starter for your science lesson. You can even start your first lesson with it, so students understand the word “ science ” better. Go check out the lesson activity below!

Emojis are basically a new way of communication. Everyone uses them to express feelings, to emphasize written words better, and even as a replacement for written words. As emoticons really tickle your students’ interests, it might be a fun idea to incorporate them into your lessons. Here are some of my favorite lesson plans using emoticons or emojis for all kinds of subject areas. 💪

32. Emoji introduction

This is a fun lesson starter for the first day of school. Ask your students to indicate their interests and other aspects of their life using the given emojis. Students can just drag and drop the emojis and send their answers to the teacher in Google Classroom. Later on, you can ask your students to explain the emojis they have chosen and tell a little bit more about themselves. Access the lesson plan preview below and try it out!

33. Emoji artwork

You’re absolutely going to love this ready-to-use lesson plan! Students have to spin the wheels and use the three emojis that come up to make a creative painting. They spin the wheels a second time as well. Now, they have to write a story! This lesson is all about inspiring students’ creativity and dreams. Bonus: you can immediately check their writing skills too. Go check it out! Which 3 emojis did you spin? 👇

34. Emoji sight words crossword

Just when you thought you’d seen it all, there’s another fun lesson plan. Use this digital crossword puzzle for teaching languages to young learners. When you duplicate this widget from the BookWidgets Blog group here and edit the activity in your account if you want to change the language. Now, it’s an English lesson. Can you complete it? 💡

35. Emoji exit ticket

Always go out with a bang! Last but not least: the exit ticket or exit slip widget. This activity takes you only 3 minutes to create, and it has so much value! At the end of a lesson, your students have to indicate whether they understood your lesson or how they are feeling. They have to do so by indicating an emoji. As a second part, you can ask your students another open-ended question. This can be a content question about the lesson, or you can ask students to write down any questions they still have.

How to share these activities on Google Classroom?

We’ve gathered all the free lesson plans in this BookWidgets Group . Click on the link. If you don’t have a BookWidgets account yet, it’s now time to create one for free. The best way is to sign up using your Google Single Sign-On - The Google Account you’re using in your Google Classroom .

You might get redirected to your BookWidgets account’s homepage once you’ve signed up. If so, just click on this group link again when you are signed into your account.

You will see a list with all the widgets ( a.k.a. activities created in BookWidgets ) in this post.

Now, follow the next steps:

• Click on the cogwheel icon,
• Choose “ Select all widgets ” (or just indicate the widgets or activities you want).
• Click on the cogwheel icon for a second time,
• Choose “ Duplicate selected widgets ”.
• A pop-up window opens. Click on the black arrow ⬅️ next to the title - two times - until you don’t see the arrow anymore. Now click on “My widgets” in the pop-up.
• Finally, choose “ Duplicate here ”.

All these widgets are now yours to adapt and share in Google Classroom with your students. Now is the time to go to your Google Classroom and open BookWidgets from there as I’ve described above - using the add-on or Chrome extension.

Once you’ve opened BookWidgets in Google Classroom, adapting and sharing these exercises or widgets is easy. Go to the “My widgets” folder. You’ve just duplicated everything here. Next to the activity - on the right - you will find a tiny arrow pointing down ⬇️. Click on it and choose “ Edit ”. The widget’s configuration screen opens. When you’re done editing, you can click “share” and choose a Google Classroom course.

When you’ve shared these lessons with your students in your Google Classroom, BookWidgets allows you to follow up on them. Reviewing a lesson activity created with BookWidgets can be done in two ways: via “Live Widgets” or/and within the reporting dashboard . Both possibilities are available from your Google Classroom account.

Live widgets

Monitor students, live, in Google Classroom when they are still working on your activity. You can immediately discover struggling students and give them a helping hand. You can also find students that need bigger challenges. And… when your students forget to submit, you can still push the button and submit for your students.

Even when it’s a fun practice exercise that students don’t have to submit, like flashcards, you can see if they did some practicing at home or in class. You can see Live Widgets activity for up to 30 days.

The reporting dashboard

When your students have submitted their work, you can start reviewing it. Most of the activities and question types within a quiz or (split) worksheet get auto-graded. This will save you so much time!

There are some important teacher features that will make reviewing student work much easier:

• You can grade student by student or question by question,
• You can still change the grade in auto-graded questions,
• You can add comments below questions and in your students’ answers,
• You can use a filter to already hide correct answers and focus on the ones that need your attention,
• You can use a filter that groups all student answers on one question that are precisely the same. Your feedback will go to all those students;
• You can configure the feedback that your group of students (or individual) students will see. With or without grades, with or without the correct answers, and more.

As you can see, there are lots of handy ways to review student work more efficiently in Google Classroom with the BookWidgets reporting dashboard.

That’s it! I can understand that your head is exploding 🤯 with new ideas right now!

Remember, you can duplicate all these Google Classroom lesson plans created with BookWidgets in this group . I explain how you can do this here . Duplicate them to your account so you can start editing and sharing them with your students in your Google Classroom. It’s very important that you do this and don’t use the link to the lesson . That way, your students’ answers can’t find their way to you.

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Free Assignment Checklists for Google Classroom

Keeping your students’ assignments organized each week can be easier said than done. Using these FREE assignment checklists for Google Classroom (with spots for reminders and messages) will hopefully make your life (and your students’ and parents’ lives) a little easier while teaching in a digital classroom.

Using Assignment Checklists in Google Classroom™

Google Classroom™ is not super intuitive as a learning platform. When posting multiple assignments a day/week, it can be tricky for 8-10 year olds to stay organized and find what they need.

One solution that many teachers use is to have an assignment checklist slide to help students find the assignments and keep track of which tasks have been completed.

To help you implement this with your digital learning, I have some FREE assignment checklists for you (available for download in the section titled Download the FREE Assignment Checklists for Google Classroom™ Here).

There are several versions of the digital weekly assignments for you to choose from. Variations are included for different amounts of assignments, different subject areas, and even different color schemes. I recommend saving a master copy of all of the slides and then making copies of the ones you want to use.

Here are some of the versions:

• Weekly Assignment Checklists
• Daily Assignment Checklists (with Today and with Days of the Week)
• Subject-Specific Assignment Checklists (Math, ELA, Reading, Writing, Science, Social Studies)

Each slide comes with editable spaces to list assignments and link to them right in your Google Drive or Classroom page. There are also sticky notes to add reminders, inspirational messages to your students, or additional links. This would be a great spot to post a fun challenge, extension, or early finisher activity.

To keep your students even more organized, there are moveable checkmarks to keep track of which assignments they have completed as they make their way through the week.

Linking Classroom Assignments to Digital Assignment Checklists

After you have uploaded any necessary files to your Drive and posted all of your assignments and materials to your Classroom, you’re ready to link everything to the checklist slide!

Choose the assignment you want to link to. Click on the three dots and select “Copy link” from the dropdown menu options.

Select the text you want to link the assignment to. You can change the name of the assignment and then click “Insert link.” A window will pop up. Paste the link into the space provided.

Assigning Weekly Checklists in Google Classroom™

When your Weekly Checklist is complete with assignments, links, and notes, you are ready to share it with your students in Classroom!

Step 1: Create a new assignment.

Step 2: Title it something like “Assignment Checklist for Week of April 27th” and add instructions as needed. (That way, you can create a new one each week and stay organized.)

Step 3: Add the file from Google Drive and choose “Make a copy for each student” (since they will be editing it by dragging checkmarks over to completed assignments).

Step 4: Add a due date. (I recommend the end of the week/day that the checklist is for.)

Step 5: Click “Assign” and you’re all set!

Quick Checklist for Posting to Google Classroom™

• Upload any files needed for the week’s assignments to Drive
• Post assignments for the week to Google Classroom
• Link to each assignment on the assignment checklist
• Link to other important sites or pages from the sticky notes on the page
• Upload the linked assignment checklist to your Google Classroom as an assignment (and make sure you make a copy for each student!) and set due date as the end of the week

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Reader interactions, 23 comments.

April 29, 2020 at 2:35 pm

Hi! I tried using your checklist but it’s looking a bit messy because the URL’s that I’m copying from google classroom are very long. Is the URL supposed to show when I paste it to the text box? Thanks!

September 4, 2020 at 5:02 pm

No – click the hyperlink button after you highlight the TEXT.

April 29, 2020 at 2:37 pm

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS! It is going to help my fifth graders sooooo much. Much appreciated.

April 29, 2020 at 6:27 pm

OMG!!! This is pretty awesome. Thank you for sharing this with us!! I was just looking for a checklist.

April 30, 2020 at 1:32 pm

Is there any way that I can change the title of the slide? I teach Wellness and just want to change the Weekly to Quarter 4. Thank you, Patty

May 2, 2020 at 3:43 pm

Thank you these wonderful resources!

May 3, 2020 at 5:52 pm

Is it possible to change the titles and colors of that header?

Do you have the double-column available that has an editable title, or can you make an ELA and Math that have two columns of six assignments?

May 4, 2020 at 11:24 pm

This is so neat, and so wonderful, and I am actually so excited to use it! Thank you for posting such a great resource for us to use!

May 19, 2020 at 2:37 pm

Is there a way to use this agenda so that when I child clicks on a link to the assignment it will take them directly to “their copy” of the assignment. If I made an assignment in which each student will have their own copy when opened, will this agenda work?

May 19, 2020 at 2:38 pm

Hi, i love this agenda…

Can it be used when a google classroom make a new copy for each student. If I put the link for the assignment in the agenda, will it take the child directly to “their copy”?

July 14, 2020 at 4:15 am

Can you make one where we can change out the title? I’d like to make it Engineering Weekly assignments.

August 6, 2020 at 4:40 pm

Thank you so much! I’m excited for my students but also for myself to have some organization! I love this, thank you for sharing!

August 24, 2020 at 6:33 am

You are so creative! I love your blog and your ideas!

Thank you for this!

August 31, 2020 at 8:36 am

Boy, did I need this! Thank you so much.

September 1, 2020 at 3:52 pm

Hi Jennifer I was trying to make a copy of this checklist and it kept giving me a google error is there any way you can send me a link to it! Thank you so much! Your resources are saving my life!

September 19, 2020 at 11:07 pm

Thank you! This checklist is just what I was looking for.

September 22, 2020 at 12:52 pm

Hi Jennifer. I love the Weekly Assignment checklist, but I was wondering of there is a way to edit the weekly heading to add the dates of the week. Thank you,

September 26, 2020 at 7:32 pm

I have used these both online and in print with elementary students, including with my students with moderate to severe disabilities. Cute without being visually overwhelming. Thanks!

November 13, 2020 at 11:29 pm

Is there a way to create a checklist that when the student submits the assignment it automatically checks it off?

November 18, 2020 at 6:45 am

Thank you so much. I have been looking for a kid friendly and parent friendly way for my students to keep up with assignments that are due. You are awesome for sharing this for free!

November 18, 2020 at 12:30 pm

I teach high school and this is going to be a game changer for keeping my struggling students organized! Thank YOU!

January 11, 2021 at 10:37 am

These are awesome! Thank you so much for these!

October 7, 2021 at 2:09 am

Oh my goodness, just what I was looking for. Thank you!!

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Google Classroom is a handy and free way to keep your students on track and organize learning and lessons plans. Even better, there are lots of programs and apps designed to work with Google Classroom, making it easier to assign work, track progress, and communicate with students and parents online. Check out our favorite Google Classroom apps and programs. A few offer paid options too, but their free versions have plenty of fantastic included features worth exploring!

1. ASSISTments

ASSISTments is a free site that works with many existing math curriculum programs. Assign practice problems using Google Classroom apps, and students receive on-the-spot feedback. Plus, teachers get analytic reports to help them identify those students who are struggling and which problems are causing the most trouble. It makes homework more meaningful for students and teachers alike.

Try it: ASSISTments

2. BookWidgets

BookWidgets is a content creation tool. It allows teachers to create 40 different types of interactive activities and assessments and assign them to their Google Classes. What sets BookWidgets apart is that you can do all of that without ever having to visit another site. BookWidgets is a Google Chrome Extension that works right in your Google Classroom. Every feature (including an extensive image library) is already included. Plus check out these four ways to use BookWidgets in the classroom .

Try it: BookWidgets

3. Adobe Express for Google Classroom

Adobe Express is now available in Google Classroom, which makes it easier than ever to incorporate more opportunities for creative thinking and communication into your assignments. It’s an easy-to-use tool that allows students of all ages to create posters, infographics, slideshows, webpages, and videos. We love it because it saves teachers prep time with its library of thousands of templates organized by grade level and subject area.

IT admins from schools or districts that have the Teaching and Learning Upgrade and/or Education Plus editions of Google Workspace for Education can now install Adobe Express directly into Google Classroom from the Google Workspace Marketplace . This new feature allows teachers to create, customize, assign, view, and grade Adobe Express projects from their existing Google Classroom workflow.

Try it: Adobe Express for Google Classroom

You won’t believe the incredible amount of free resources available on CK-12. Every subject, every grade—it’s all covered in videos, exercises, lessons, and even complete textbooks. It’s a cinch to assign any of these items in Google Classroom using this app, and completion and grades are recorded in your online Gradebook.

Try it: CK-12

5. Classcraft

Motivate even the most reluctant learners when you gamify your lessons with Classcraft. Turn your Google Classroom assignments into learning quests, and provide rewards for academic and behavioral achievements. The free basic program gives you lots of fun options; upgrade for even more features.

Try it: Classcraft

6. ClassTag

Google Classroom apps make it incredibly easy for students and teachers to collaborate. They don’t really have any built-in tools to make parent communication easier, though. That’s where ClassTag comes in. This completely free app lets you send notes to one parent or a whole class. You can send home documents, schedule meetings, and more, all without giving parents your personal contact info. Oh, and did we mention you can earn real-life rewards like classroom supplies just for doing what you need to do anyway?

Try it: ClassTag

7. DOGOnews

The kid-friendly news articles on DOGOnews make it easy to assign reading for current events discussions. Each article is marked with reading/interest-level guidelines and offers lesson plan ideas for use with Common Core and National Curriculum Standards. It’s free to assign articles for reading; paid plans provide discussion questions and quizzes too .

Try it: DOGOnews

8. Dreamscape

Here’s another fun (and free!) learning game, focused specifically on reading skills for grades 2-8. Assign learning quests through Google Classroom, and kids will clamor to do their homework! In addition to all the learning, students get cool rewards that build their digital profile and world.

Try it: Dreamscape

9. Edpuzzle

Turn any video anywhere into an interactive lesson, or even upload your own. Add questions, audio, or notes, so students can watch and learn at their own pace. The tracking features allow you to monitor their progress and comprehension and integrate easily with Google Classroom. The robust free plan includes storage for up to 20 videos at a time.

Try it: Edpuzzle

10. Explain Everything

Explain Everything is a whiteboard app, and you can use it just as you would an  interactive whiteboard in the classroom . Even better, it allows you to record your interactions and share them via Google Classroom for students to view later. The free version has some limitations but provides plenty of cool features. Premium education plans are available .

Try it: Explain Everything

11. Flip (formerly Flipgrid)

With Flip, students record short videos to respond to topics you assign. This is an especially cool app for students who are hesitant to speak up in front of a group—it gives everyone a chance to be heard. It’s easy to share your grids and assignments with Google Classroom.

Try it: Flip

12. GeoGebra

The tools on GeoGebra may not look fancy, but they provide the functionality to bring math concepts alive for students. From basic arithmetic to high-level calculus, this site has hundreds of resources math teachers will love, including an online graphing calculator. It’s a snap to share lessons, exercises, quizzes, and more with students.

Try it: GeoGebra

13. Kahoot!

We’re willing to bet you’re already using Kahoot! Students and teachers everywhere love it, and it’s easy to use alongside Google Classroom. Learn how to get the most from Kahoot! here.

Try it: Kahoot!

14. Khan Academy

Many teachers are already familiar with Khan Academy’s incredibly wide range of free online learning resources. They cover every subject and grade level and give students the extra practice they need to master important concepts. Create and integrate classes using your rosters from Google Classroom, and you’re all set to assign content.

Try it: Khan Academy

15. Listenwise

Listenwise regularly posts new  free current events podcasts  you can share with your students. These short audio lessons are great for morning meetings or starting general current events discussions.  Listenwise Premium  offers a large podcast library with lessons, quizzes, and interactive transcripts, currently free to try for 90 days.

Try it: Listenwise

16. MathGames

Elementary math teachers, this one is for you! Follow up your math lessons with these fun and free practice games. Assign them as an alternative to boring old homework worksheets or for kids who need extra practice.

Try it: MathGames

17. Nearpod

Nearpod is an easy-to-use collaboration tool that has so many applications for education. Teachers start a board and post a question or comment, then students add their own answers or thoughts. You can share pictures too. Nearpod is a cool way to introduce writing prompts, review for a test, collect virtual exit tickets, and a lot more, and it works seamlessly with Google Classroom. The free version has all the basic features and a decent amount of storage. Upgrades are available .

Try it: Nearpod

18. PBS Learning Resources

PBS has a huge variety of video resources on every imaginable subject, all of which are easy to share in your virtual classroom. Each standards-aligned video includes suggested grade levels and support materials to help you make the most of it with your students.

Try it: PBS Learning Resources

19. Quizizz

Quizizz is a nifty tool for helping students review what they’re learning in class. Use one of the thousands of quizzes already available, or create your own. Host live online quiz games in class or assign them as homework using Google Classroom. Customize each assignment to indicate how many times a student may attempt each question and whether they see the correct answers when they’re done—instant feedback that makes learning more meaningful.

Try it: Quizizz

20. Quizlet

This is one of the most popular online flash-card apps for use with Google Classroom, and it’s entirely free. Find the flash cards you need in their extensive library, or create your own to support any kind of lesson. Share the flash cards to Google Classroom to give students instant access to these practice tools in school or at home.

Try it: Quizlet

21. Science Buddies

This site is every science teacher’s best friend. It’s packed with free videos, lesson plans, and experiments, all searchable by grade level and subject. This is also a terrific go-to during science fair season, with scientific method resources galore, science fair planning tools, and an enormous repository of project ideas. When you use Science Buddies with Google Classroom, you get access to extra quizzes and assessments too.

Try it: Science Buddies

22. Wakelet

Think of Wakelet as a collaborative tool for organizing and sharing information. Use it to create and share lessons with your students by collecting media all in one place, with your own notes and explanations. Even better, have students use it to create presentations, book reports, newsletters, and more right in Google Classroom.

Try it: Wakelet

23. Boddle Learning

Boddle is a super-engaging math platform for K-6 (they recently launched ELA content!) that allows students to customize their learning through fun game play that’s fully aligned to state standards. Teachers can create customized assignments and assign them right into their Google Classrooms. Boddle’s resources are free, though a Premium version is also available.

Try it: Boddle

24. Flocabulary

With Flocabulary, your students (and probably your teacher neighbors) will think they’re attending a concert rather than engaging with high-quality educational content. With resources for a plethora of subjects and suited for grades K-12, you can try a free 30-day trial now. Teachers can create and assign whole-group or individual assignments using Google Classroom integration.

Try it: Flocabulary

25. Legends of Learning

K-8 teachers, you’ll feel like superheroes when you assign math and science content through Legends of Learning. Students can practice the skills they’re learning in class through interactive and fun games and simulations. Looking for more engaging ways for your students to master their math facts? Legends of Learning recently launched a fact-mastery practice game called Math Basecamp.

Try it: Legends of Learning

26. BrainPOP

Who doesn’t love Tim and Moby? BrainPOP has video lessons on all sorts of topics for grades K-8, including accompanying vocabulary, quizzes, and games. BrainPOP is a great resource to use to launch a new unit of study or to prepare for an upcoming assessment. Teachers can sign up for a 30-day trial and then explore a paid version from there. Seamless integration into Google Classroom? Check!

Try it: BrainPOP

27. WeVideo

WeVideo is a creative and unique way for your students to demonstrate their understanding of a unit of study. Plus, it introduces them to the multimedia world of video creation and editing. WeVideo is currently available as a Google Classroom add-on, and students can record a video and submit it alongside any assignment. Check out these WeVideo project ideas your students will love .

Try it: WeVideo

Calling all middle school math teachers! Desmos has free and completely customizable question sets that align with your standards and integrate seamlessly into your Google Classroom stream. Your students will be thinking deeply and practicing rigorous math concepts with interactive tools and virtual manipulatives.

Try it: Desmos

29. Duolingo

This 100% free app that helps students learn a new language is ACTFL- and CEFR-aligned and comes with fun and personalized assignments that can be pushed right to your Google Classroom. Students forget that they are actually learning because the gamification aspect is just so fun!

Try it: Duolingo

30. Newsela

With Newsela, teachers can choose from hundreds of thousands of articles to accompany their lessons. Teachers can assign a single text or a text set to their students through Google Classroom. With content ranging from SEL and science to current events and social studies, Newsela is a great classroom accompaniment. Here are some tips for using Newsela in any classroom.

Try it: Newsela

31. Pear Deck

Pear Deck uses proven formative assessment strategies to adapt instruction to meet student needs. Through its expansive catalog of interactive lessons, teachers can instruct whole classes or allow students to move at their own pace, which is perfect for virtual learning. Pear Deck Premium users can seamlessly integrate their Pear Deck lessons through the Google Classroom add-on.

Try it: Pear Deck

Tynker is an interactive coding program that teaches students the basic building blocks of coding and even transitions them to learning about JavaScript and Python. The program offers over 70 courses and thousands of lessons and is fully integrated with Google Classroom.

Try it: Tynker

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Distance learning and teaching through Google Classroom is something many teachers and schools have been doing for years. However, with the recent spread of COVID-19, even more teachers (and parents) are looking for ways to support their students virtually.  As a result, digital resources are becoming more and more critical as we move forward in education.

Over the years, I have created many digital resources for online learning.  The purpose of this post is to inform you about these resources so that you can fully support your students while participating in distance learning. There are lots of free downloads, so please be sure to grab them all.

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Paragraph of the Week: Distance Learning

For years, I used Paragraph of the Week to help my students develop their writing skills.  I recently turned my widely used resource into a digital teaching tool, perfect for Google Classroom and distance learning.

Here is how it works…

• Share the assignment with your students through your google drive (via link, email, google classroom, etc.)
• Students work through the assignment over the week, completing one page per day.
• By the end of the week, students should have a completed, well-written paragraph.
• Students can send the completed assignment back to the teacher

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Reading Response Graphic Organizers: Digital Version

These graphic organizers are perfect for distance learning AND Google Classroom! They are my favorite because you can pair them with ANY book!  No matter what a student is reading, Fiction or Nonfiction, one of these sheets will do the trick!  There is an activity for each major reading comprehension skill/strategy and these are perfect for grades 4-6.

• Share one assignment with your students through your google drive (via link, email, google classroom, etc.)
• Students work through the assignment over the day/week as they read their book.
• They can type right on the pages and save their work.
• Once finished, students can send the completed assignment back to the teacher.

I CAN Math Games: Digital Version

There is seriously nothing better than making math practice fun!  This digital version of my I CAN Math Games do NOT disappoint.  Each game comes in 3 formats: PowerPoint, Google Slides, and Google Forms. No matter what device or operating system you have, these games will work for you!

• There are a variety of question types for each standard.
• The PowerPoint and Google Slides version are interactive and highly engaging!
• The Google Forms version automatically scores your students’ work and helps you collect data.
• Progress Monitoring is made simple with the included “progress monitoring checklist” in each game.
• They are such a versatile tool and can be used in so many different ways!
• Because there are so many questions in each game, they can be repeatedly used throughout the school year!

Spiral Math Review: Digital Version

I LOVE spiral review, and I spent years making all of my spiral review resources digital with Google Forms! Now, teachers can provide a quality daily review for their students without all of the grading.  Google Forms are the perfect digital resource because they are digital (obviously), they automatically grade themselves, and they provide tons of data and feedback. If you are deep in distance learning or using Google Classroom, this resource is a MUST!

• Each week consists of 5 google forms: 4 days of Spiral Review (Monday-Thursday) and a Weekly Quiz (Friday)
• Share one Google Form per day with your students through your google drive (via link, email, google classroom, etc.)
• Students complete one form per day and get immediate feedback on which questions they got correct and incorrect.
• On Friday, students take the weekly quiz which is aligned to the daily spiral review from that week.
• Teachers can use the data to see where their students are still struggling and provide feedback.

Daily Reading Review: Digital Version

Just like my math version, this reading daily review was created with Google Forms!  Each week includes a unique, professionally written passage with daily questions for students to answer. Each week also includes a quiz and a constructed response practice.

• Each week consists of 6 google forms: 4 days of Review (Monday-Thursday), a Weekly Comprehension Quiz (Friday), and a Constructed Response Practice Question.
• The constructed response question can be assigned at any time throughout the week.

Spiral Language Review: Digital Version

Similar to my math and reading version, these spiral reviews were created with Google Forms and focus on Grammar and Word Study.

No matter if you are a teacher or a parent, I hope these digital resources help you with distance learning and Google Classroom.

If you are looking for more information on how to use GOOGLE FORMS, check out my post on “Getting Started with Google Forms”

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Creating assignments and materials

Google Classroom gives you the ability to create and assign work for your students, all without having to print anything. Questions , essays , worksheets , and readings can all be distributed online and made easily available to your class. If you haven't created a class already, check out our Getting Started with Google Classroom lesson.

Watch the video below to learn more about creating assignments and materials in Google Classroom.

Creating an assignment

Whenever you want to create new assignments, questions, or material, you'll need to navigate to the Classwork tab.

In this tab, you can create assignments and view all current and past assignments. To create an assignment, click the Create button, then select Assignment . You can also select Question if you'd like to pose a single question to your students, or Material if you simply want to post a reading, visual, or other supplementary material.

This will bring up the Assignment form. Google Classroom offers considerable flexibility and options when creating assignments.

Click the buttons in the interactive below to become familiar with the Assignment form.

This is where you'll type the title of the assignment you're creating.

Instructions

If you'd like to include instructions with your assignment, you can type them here.

Here, you can decide how many points an assignment is worth by typing the number in the form. You can also click the drop-down arrow to select Ungraded if you don't want to grade an assignment.

You can select a due date for an assignment by clicking this arrow and selecting a date from the calendar that appears. Students will have until then to submit their work.

In Google Classroom, you can sort your assignments and materials into topics. This menu allows you to select an existing topic or create a new one to place an assignment under.

Attachments

You can attach files from your computer , files from Google Drive , URLs , and YouTube videos to your assignments.

Google Classroom gives you the option of sending assignments to all students or a select number .

Once you're happy with the assignment you've created, click Assign . The drop-down menu also gives you the option to Schedule  an assignment if you'd like it to post it at a later date.

You can attach a rubric to help students know your expectations for the assignment and to give them feedback.

Once you've completed the form and clicked Assign , your students will receive an email notification letting them know about the assignment.

Google Classroom takes all of your assignments and automatically adds them to your Google Calendar. From the Classwork tab, you can click Google Calendar to pull this up and get a better overall view of the timeline for your assignments' due dates.

Using Google Docs with assignments

When creating an assignment, there may often be times when you want to attach a document from Google Docs. These can be helpful when providing lengthy instructions, study guides, and other material.

When attaching these types of files, you'll want to make sure to choose the correct setting for how your students can interact with it . After attaching one to an assignment, you'll find a drop-down menu with three options.

Let's take a look at when you might want to use each of these:

• Students can view file : Use this option if the file is simply something you want your students to view but not make any changes to.
• Students can edit file : This option can be helpful if you're providing a document you want your students to collaborate on or fill out collectively.
• Make a copy for each student : If you're creating a worksheet or document that you want each student to complete individually, this option will create a separate copy of the same document for every student.

Using topics

On the Classwork tab, you can use  topics to sort and group your assignments and material. To create a topic, click the Create button, then select Topic .

Topics can be helpful for organizing your content into the various units you teach throughout the year. You could also use it to separate your content by type , splitting it into homework, classwork, readings, and other topic areas.

In our next lesson , we'll explore how to create quizzes and worksheets with Google Forms, further expanding how you can use Google Classroom with your students.

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You can create a quiz assignment in Classroom where students complete and submit a Google Forms quiz. You can assign the quiz assignment to one or more classes or to individual students, schedule it to post later, add a due date and time, and add attachments.

Google Forms can automatically grade the quiz and you can import the grades into Classroom. Students can see their grades immediately or after you review their answers. You can also lock a quiz on Chromebooks managed by your school.

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Create and edit quiz assignments

Step 1: create the assignment .

Go to classroom.google.com  and click Sign In.

Sign in with your Google Account. For example,  [email protected] or [email protected] .  Learn more .

• Enter the title and any instructions.

Step 2: Set up your quiz in Google Forms

When you create a quiz assignment, Classroom creates a blank quiz using Google Forms and attaches the form to the assignment.

In the assignment, click the Forms quiz attachment and set up your quiz. You can let students see their grade immediately after they submit their answers. If you change the name of the quiz in Google Drive, the name is updated in Classroom.

For details, go to Create & grade quizzes with Google Forms .

If students are using Chromebooks managed by your school, you can lock the Chromebook while they take a quiz. When the Chromebook is locked, students can’t open other browser tabs. You’ll get an email if a student exits the Forms quiz and then reopens it. Unmanaged devices can’t access the Forms quiz.

Accessibility features

Students can use the following accessibility features when a Chromebook is locked:

• ChromeVox (text-to-speech)
• High-contrast mode
• Full-screen and docked magnifier

If you can't find an accessibility feature, use its shortcut.

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For more details, go to Turn on Chromebook accessibility features .

• In Forms , open a quiz.

• Under Confirmation message , enter your text and click Save .

• If you want to change the default value for all questions in the quiz, check the Default quiz point value box, enter a value, and click Save .
• On the question, click Answer key .
• Enter the value and click Done .

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Import quiz grades from Forms to Classroom

To import grades:

• The quiz must be the only attachment on the assignment.
• Students are limited to one response and must be in the same domain as the teacher.
• The form must collect student email addresses.

If you change any of these settings or edit the assignment after you save or post it, you might not be able to import grades.

Tip : If you attach a form as a link in Classroom, you can't import student grades. 

When you import grades, all grades are imported. You can’t select some grades to import. When you import the grades, the import overrides any current grades for the assignment. Therefore, if the Forms quiz is only one part of an assignment, import the quiz grades first.

Note: If you don’t see Import grades , your form wasn’t set up as a quiz or you didn’t turn on Grade importing when you created the assignment.

• Click Import .

Classroom enters grades for each student. If you didn’t assign points, the assignment is labeled ungraded.

See student answers and return grades

To see student answers:

• On the quiz assignment, click the quiz attachment.

To return grades to students:

• Click the quiz assignment.
• On the left, select the students you want to return grades to.
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How to Turn in Assignments in Google Classroom

Lee Stanton Lee Stanton is a versatile writer with a concentration on the software landscape, covering both mobile and desktop applications as well as online technologies. Read more December 21, 2023

Google Classroom makes it easier for teachers to create, share, and grade assignments. Better still, students can easily submit their work on the platform.

If you’re wondering how to submit assignments on Google Classroom, you’re in the right place. This article will explain everything you need to know.

Google Classroom – How to Turn in Assignments

Google Classroom lets students submit assignments via various devices such as PCs, Android phones, and iPhones. The platform also offers an organized way for teachers to collect and view submissions.

Here’s how to turn in assignments on Google Classroom:

Turn in Assignments on Mobile

It’s easy to submit Google Classroom assignments using a mobile device, whether you’re working with an Android or iPhone. The procedure is generally the same for both systems.

To submit a file, include a Google Drive file, link, or photo from your camera roll. Alternatively, you can create a new Google Doc, Slide, Sheet, or PDF. In addition to its other features, the Classroom app has an inbuilt scanner that allows you to convert several pictures into one PDF for assignment submission.

• The mobile app allows learners to submit their homework assignments before the due date using the core functionality of their smartphones. Open the Classroom app, go to the assignment, and attach your work. Tap on turn-in to submit the completed assignment and change its status to “turned-in.”

Attach Files From Google Drive

Here’s how to attach a file from Google Drive to your Google Classroom assignment:

Now you can add images, spreadsheets, videos, and documents from your files located from Google Dive straight into Google classroom assignments. This will save you from having to download them first and then re-upload to access your work.

To Attach a New Google Doc

To attach a new Google document, slide presentation, spreadsheet, or drawing to your assignment, do the following:

This way, you can generate many Google files. Al of which can be included as attachments in one Classroom task to keep your work organized.

Attach a Link to Your Assignment Submission in Google Classroom

You can attach a link to a website or other online resource for your assignment submission in Google Classroom. This allows you to provide supplementary materials from the web to support your work.

The link will now be attached to your assignment submission. Your teacher can click the link to access the online resource you provided

Submit an Assigned Document

If the teacher attaches a document with your name in the title, that should be your personal copy to edit and review. You can click “Turn in” after your teacher reviews your progress.

Once submitted, this changes an assignment’s status from Not Done to Done.

How do you locate the specific assignment you want to turn in?

To find a particular assignment in Google Classroom, click on your class from the main page. This will bring up all materials. Under the Classwork tab, you can find the assignment. Assignments are listed with the most recent at the top. Clicking on the title or image shows where your work can be added.

How do you submit an assigned document in Google Classroom?

When assigned a document by your teacher, open it from the assignment page by clicking on the image of your name. Edit the file and save changes before turning it in either through the Turn in button on the doc or the submission page of assignments.

How can I submit my assignment using a mobile device such as an Android or an iPhone?

To turn in the assignment using a smartphone, launch the Classroom app from your mobile device, go to the specific assignment, attach any files, and click on Turn in .

Where are the directions for the assignments posted on Google Classroom?

Open the Classwork page and go to Assignments. Once you have done so, assignment details will pop up. Above it is a link entitled View instructions which will lead you to a full set of teacher’s instructions.

Can I attach files from Google Drive to an assignment in Google Classroom?

To attach Google Drive files, click Add or create under Your work . Go to Google Drive , then pick your file. Finally, click Add so that you can have the file attached.

The Key to Successful Assignment Submissions

The efficiency of Google Classroom depends on how well you navigate the submission process. Students who want to complete their assignments in good time will benefit most from this process. After all, handing in assignments on time is part of being a good student who values the teacher’s feedback.

Are you a student or an educator? Have you been impressed with Google Classroom? Let us know in the comments section.

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