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- If you have not used Microsoft Publisher before, you will find this document helpful. If you want more detailed information, there are many in-depth guides to using Microsoft Publisher on the Internet - just search for "Microsoft Publisher 2003 Guide" or something similar.

- This Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet includes tons of ideas for using Publisher in the classroom, and refers to the appropriate template.

Links lead to templates and/or examples. Many of the templates have built-in examples. Be aware that when opening these files, you may get an "embedded font" message. Just click OK or Yes. __IMPORTANT__ **- __When you click on a file, you must choose "Save" rather than "Open," save the file to your own computer, and then open it.__**
 * The templates below have been used with Microsoft Publisher 2003. They have not been tested with Microsoft** **Publisher 2007.**

//Example:// [|HeliumResume.pub] || //Example:// [|LabProcedures_brochure.pub] || //Example:// [|Ad for Printing Press.pub] || //Example:// [|ashley_closeup.pub] || //Examples:// [|Certificate of Accomplishment.pub], [|Adaptation Certificate.pub], || //Example:// [|yearbook_flyer.pub] || //Example:// [|Station Lab Passport.pub] || //Example:// [|Biome Postcard.pub] || //Example:// [|HolidayHistoryCalender.pub] || //Example:// [|Flight Timeline.pub] || //Example:// [|Red Ribbon Week Stickers.pub] || //Example:// [|Presidential Business Card.pub] || //Example:// [|Word Art T-Shirt Transfer.pub] || //Example:// [|Kudo Card.pub] || //Examples:// [|ABC_strip.pub], [|ABC_strip_mini.pub] || //Example:// [|Mystery Box.pub] || [|endandered animals booklet.pub] || The booklet differs from the mini-book in that it can hold a lot more information. Instead of printing 6/page, it prints 2/page. //After creating and filling in as many (full sized) pages as needed for the project, go to file --> Page Setup and change the Publication Type to "Booklet."// Print double-sided if possible. Some ideas: poetry booklet, endangered animal booklet, recipe booklet (math), story booklet, or journal (add to it throughout the year and print out at the end of the year). //Example: [|Poetry Book_example.pub]// || //Example:// [|Math Facts Mini Lift.pub] || //Example:// [|Build_A_Word.pub] || //Example (Kindergarten):// [|Beginning Sounds.pub] //Example (Middle School):// [|How a Bill Becomes a Law.pub] ||
 * **Project** || **Templates** || **Suggestions** ||
 * === === ===__Plain Paper Projects__=== ||
 * Newsletter || Templates Provided in Publisher || Great way to do a report - on a topic, event, animal, state, country, person, etc. Try creating a "newspaper" from a certain time period - even one prior to the printing press - use your imagination! Wonderful for group projects - where each student contributes part of the information. If you have wireless keyboards on your campus, you can import text directly into the Publisher text fields from the wireless keyboard. //By default, newsletters are 4 pages long in Publisher - be sure to teach students how to delete unneeded pages before printing!// ||
 * Resume || Templates Provided in Publisher || Younger students can create a "dream" resume, and older ones could create a real one, but don't stop there! Have students create a resume for a fictional character, or for an author, or for a famous person in history, an animal, or a thing. This is a creative way to give a report or compile research.
 * Import Word || File --> Import Word Document || You can add design elements to any previously-created Word document by importing it into Publisher. Go to File --> Import Word Document. After importing, click on Publication Designs (or go to Format --> Publication Designs) and choose a design style you like! ||
 * Brochures || Templates Provided in Publisher || One of the most versatile formats you can use with students. Like a newsletter, it can be used for any sort of report where students are compiling information. Some suggestions include a brochure about a country, a state or city, a person, a disease, a sport, a career, a book, etc.
 * Menus || Templates Provided in Publisher || Useful for Math instruction, consumer science, or Social Studies. Bring in menus from nearby restaurants and have students convert the US dollars into a foreign currency and create a "cultural" menu. You can also use it as a budgeting lesson - I knew a 6th grade teacher who had her students create menus, and then her friend (a 3rd grade teacher) used the menus for a lesson with her students on estimation. ||
 * Ads || Use Ad or Flyer template in Publisher || Use when teaching propaganda, persuasive writing, consumer science, inventions, or as a creative way to do a report on a place or thing. Students studying a state can make an ad for the state, or for a city. Of course, you can also make ads for yearbooks, T-shirts, or anything else sold by or to students.
 * Folded (Greeting) Card || Templates Provided in Publisher || The greeting card template can be used for any question/answer content. We used them with the digital camera to create "mystery pictures" when studying descriptive words with 2nd graders (see example - each student did 2 pictures). These are nice to put in the hallway for other students or parents to enjoy. If you want a larger version, use the Tent Card Template and print double-sided.
 * Certificates || Templates Provided in Publisher || Of course there is the common use of certificates: where adults give recognition to students; but try using the certificate template creatively. Have students design an animal adaptation certificate, or an award certificate for an inventor, or a famous person who accomplished something.
 * Flyers || Templates Provided in Publisher || Instead of having flyers professionally printed, let the students do it! They can practice their technology skills and save you the trouble of making/printing flyers.
 * Candy Wrappers - Bar || [|CandyBarWrapper.pub] || A fun way to personalize a fund raiser or to do an "in-house" fundraiser. My cheerleading coach uses this template for the games - she prints the labels, the girls wrap them, and they sell them before the games. ||
 * Candy Wrappers - Roll || [|CandyBarRollWrapper.pub] || " ||
 * Passport || [|Passport.pub] || The passport can be adapted for many different situations. When going on a field trip, have questions preprinted in the passport - have students make notes as they go. Another great use is for Open House or student orientation - use rubber stamps or stickers for the visas. A third suggestion is to use the passport for stations - as the students rotate through the stations, they record their observations/answers on their passport.
 * Stationary (sets) || Templates Provided in Publisher || Not the most useful for use with students (possibly for career explorations) but a nice feature for faculty. ||
 * Business Forms || Templates Provided in Publisher || For math or economics: several basic business form templates are provided in Publisher, including: expense report, inventory list, purchase order, and so on. ||
 * === === ===__Cardstock Projects__=== ||
 * Door Hanger || [|Doorhanger.pub] || This one is more "for fun" than academic, but it could be used for younger children to teach insertion of graphics or text. ||
 * Flash Cards || [|Flashcards.pub] || Not just for math - make study flash cards for any subject. ||
 * "Baseball" Card || [|Baseball Card.pub] || Use the postcard or the index card template to create a business card for any subject area or level. Examples: autobiographical, author, scientist, historical figure, vocabulary (math, science), etc. ||
 * Postcard || Use Postcard Template in Publisher || Postcards are a fun, quick way to do a writing assignment. Have students write a postcard from the Old West, or from another planet, or from a particular habitat. After researching an animal or a person they can write a postcard, or a series of them, from that animal or person.
 * Bookmark || [|Bookmarks.pub] || Bookmarks can be used for any content area. They also make great "help cards" for teachers and students (how to add a printer, how to change your desktop picture, etc.) Add a ribbon if desired. ||
 * Calendars || Templates Provided in Publisher || Publisher can be used to create full sized calendars, but another great feature is the "mini-calendars" you can print. To print your calendar in miniature, use your printer's "properties" button to change the pages per sheet to 4.
 * Column Reports || Use Brochure Template in Publisher (just 1 side) || The idea behind a column report is to print it, fold it into a triangle, and set on a table for display. They make fun centerpieces for a dinner or open house, as well. ||
 * Table Tents || Use Tent Card Template in Publisher || If you print on cardstock, they can be folded and placed on a table like a table tent. We use these to create timelines. If you do not have table space, you can run a string across the classroom and the tent cards will sit nicely on the string.
 * === === ===__Special Paper Projects__=== ||
 * Book Cover || [|Book_Cover.pub] || Books vary greatly in size, so you may need to adjust the size of the template if you decide to do this project. The provided template is for a book with a cover of approximately 8 x 4.5 inches. It prints on legal-sized paper. ||
 * Labels || [|Label Timeline.zip] || Use the label template in Publisher. Labels are a great administrative tool, but can be used for sequencing, labeling illustrations, etc. Special note: a mail merge with excel is required for the timeline. ||
 * Stickers || Use any Template || Print on Sticker Paper, available in any office supply store. You can also use label paper if you use a label template to make the stickers (no cutting that way, but it limits the size and does not utilize all the paper). We used a business card template, but if you want stickers bigger than a business card, just use a blank publication and size as you wish.
 * Bookplates || [|Bookplate.pub] || Print on Sticker Paper, available in any office supply store, or apply to books with rubber cement. This one is a great reward for readers - when they reach a goal, let them create and print out some bookplates. If you have your own classroom library, let the kids design the bookplates and stick them in your books - they will love coming back to visit in a few years and finding their bookplate immortalized. ||
 * Business Cards || Templates Provided in Publisher || Print on business card paper, available at an office supply store. The obvious use is for older students when exploring or planning careers, but younger students enjoy making business cards to exchange with friends at the end of the year. Students can also make a business card for an animal, an element, a famous person, etc.
 * T-Shirt Transfer || Use full page blank publication || You can purchase T-shirt transfer paper at an office supply store. The trick with this project is the "flipping," because text and directional objects must be mirror image for the transfer to work properly. To flip an object in publisher, select the object and go to Arrange --> Rotate or Flip --> Flip Horizontal. Or, grab one of the "handles" on the side of the object and drag across the object and past it to flip it.
 * Tickets || [|Ticket.pub] || Print on business card paper, or use a label template and print on colored paper or cardstock. Create tickets to a school function, or make tickets to another planet, country, or time period. On the ticket, put information about where you are visiting, or what to take on your "trip." ||
 * Kudo Cards || Use Business Card Template in Publisher || Kudo cards are fun for any age student - let them know you appreciate their hard work or good behavior. If you wish, allow students to save up cards and trade them for other rewards.
 * === === ===__Cut/tape projects__=== ||
 * Small Folder with Pockets || [|FolderWithPockets.pub] || The small pocket folder can be used for research (index cards fit perfectly) or for study (flash cards). Also a unique way to present information for a report. ||
 * Tall Tales || Use brochure template in Publisher || In this activity, students write a "Tall Tale" in columns, then cut the columns apart and tape into a "tall" strip. It does not really matter how long the story is, but you might want to resize the text to keep it between 2 and 6 columns, or it could get unmanageable in length. ||
 * Banners || Templates Provided in Publisher || Banners are great for timelines, cycles, or anything sequential. Also useful for information posted in a classroom for reference.
 * 6 Sided Box || [|6_sided_box.pub] || Kids love this one, but little ones might need help with the cutting. You can use this template for any subject area. You can also create custom "dice" for various activities. If you use cardstock and leave one side untaped, you can put small objects inside the box.
 * Mini-Book || [|pocketmod_minibook.pub] || This is a really wonderful template because it creates a miniature booklet from just one sheet of paper with minimal cutting. This can be used to tell a story, to explore a topic, to show a sequence (water cycle, plant growth, time line, order of operations…), etc. Fonts as small as 8 or 9 pt. are easily readable by most people, so you can fit more information into these little booklets than you might think. ||
 * Booklet || [|Poetry Booklet.pub]
 * Mini Lift for Answers || [|Mini Lift for Answers.pub] || This template can be used as an alternative to flash cards - it's good for making a study sheet or for putting learned facts into a fun format. It is recommended that you print the top sheet on colored paper or cardstock.
 * === === ===__Non-Print Projects__=== ||
 * Web Pages || Templates Provided in Publisher || Book reviews, report on a person, a topic, etc.; class or school webpage, and so on. WISIWYG environment - does most of the work for you! ||
 * Build-a-Word || Any template or blank page || Think of it like magnetic poetry. This is one that is particularly fun to do with a SMART Board or other touch screen device. For older students, build sentences instead of words.
 * Drag/Drop Activity || Any template or blank page || The gray space in Publisher is very useful for creating drag/drop activities. No matter how many pages a document is, objects which are completely in the gray space may be seen from any page.
 * //For information about this spreadsheet or the documents associated to it, please contact swillia6@ccisd.net or klane@ccisd.net// ||