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	Times Tables with Simple Animations
	Possible lesson for - Stage 2 or 3

Creating a 3 x Table slideshow

Download the completed PowerPoints here.

If desired create a title slide.
This slideshow works with or without a title slide.

Click New Slide

This slide needs to be a blank slide

Use the Drawing Toolbar to draw a circle.

Click on the oval tool and then on the slide.

This will give you a circle 2.54cm in diameter.

Double click on the circle.

This gives you the Format AutoShape menu.

Choose the Size tab.
Change the Height and the Width of the circle to 1 cm.

Move the circle to a position at the top of the page on the left hand side using the mouse or the arrow keys on the keyboard.

Copy the circle and paste a circle onto the screen.
Move it next to the original circle. Repeat this.

Use the Drawing Toolbar > Select Objects

Draw around the 3 circles to select them all. Copy them.

Paste the 3 circle onto the page and move them underneath the original 3. Repeat until you have 10 rows.

Use the Drawing Toolbar > Text Box.

Draw a text box next to the first row of circles.	Type in the table represented by 1 row of 3 circles - 1 x 3 -= 3	Repeat this process until finished.

Use the Drawing Toolbar > Select Objects

Select all the circles and colour them the way you want them.	Fill effects work well when colouring shapes	The circles should probably be the same colour.

Adding the Animation

Use the Drawing Toolbar > Select Objects	Use the Slide show menu > custom animation	Repeat the process until each line is animated
Select the first row of circles and the text box 1 x 3 = 3	Add an Entrance effect such as Fly in	Every Entrance Effect should be the same
		The numbers represent the order of animation.

Use the Drawing Toolbar > Select Objects

Change the background colour if desired

Select all the text boxes and change the font and size in one go.

Right click on the slide > background > More colours

Tip: Keep the background simple, one colour only

Press F5 to play your completed slideshow.

This activity can be done for any table with any shape