Paint by Numbers - Google Forms

I ran across this clever idea on Twitter for using Google Forms to have students complete a paint-by-number picture by answering questions.

Brad Dale posted the directions and a video on his blog which was very easy to follow.

Since we are so close to Halloween I tried it using a couple of Halloween paint-by-number pictures. I used third grade multiplication word problems, at the request of one of the teachers, who saw my re-tweet on Twitter.

I've included links to both Google Forms I made. You will be forced to make a copy but from there you can edit the questions if you would like.

- Pumpkin Picture (click to link)

- Witch Picture (click to link)

Here were a couple of my thoughts as I completing this activity:

- The paint-by-number website only offers a max of nine colors. Which means only nine questions on the form. I would have liked the option for more questions. I made a note to look for more detailed options on other sites.

- The paint-by-number website was glitchy (for me). I was able to "paint" several areas quickly and then the system slowed down. I found closing out the site and reopening it helped. The site remembered where I was at in the painting process and just the acting of closing the site (not the picture) and reopening it made it paint the areas that I had clicked on previously.

The teacher I made and shared these with was happy and planning to share them with students on their virtual day (we are on an AA/Virtual/BB hybrid schedule for right now).

If you make any, please share links in the comments below or tag me on Twitter @atechcoachlife.

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