Adding a Fill In the Blanks activity

Fill In the Blanks is a fun activity in which students fill in missing information. Write a sentence with up to ten blank spaces, then let students drag the words around the board to fill in the missing information that belongs in those blanks.

You can preview an activity from the Add an Activity window.

To preview an activity

1. Press Preview this Activity.

   The Fill in the Blanks Activity Preview dialog box opens. This dialog gives detailed information about the activity.

2. Press Cancel to close the window or press Add this Activity to continue building the activity.

To add a Fill In the Blanks activity

1. Open Lesson Activity Builder by pressing the LAB toolbar icon in the Notebook toolbar.

   The Add an Activity window opens.

2. Scroll to locate the Fill In the Blanks activity and press Add this Activity.

   The Choose template and theme page of the Add an Activity window opens.

   Select a theme by pressing it. The selected theme is surrounded by a blue box.

3. In the Answers section, press Check answers right away to check the answers as items are ordered, or Check answers after students have finished to check the rank order items at the end of the activity.

4. Press Next.

   The Add Content dialog opens.

   In the Edit text area, enter the desired text. You can use up to 300 characters for your content. The character counter indicates how many characters you have left. You will define the blanks in the next step.

5. Press Define Blanks.

   The Add Blank Spaces dialog box appears.

6. In the text you previously entered, press each word you would like to be blanked, or drag a blank box from the bottom of the activity to the word you want to blank. You may also blank only part of the word by dragging the blue handles of the blank box.

   The text you have chosen to blank is surrounded by a transparent blue box.

7. When you have finished blanking the desired words, press Next.

   The Add game components dialog box opens. Select an optional game component if desired. See Adding a game component to your activity.

8. Press Finish.

   Lesson Activity Builder builds the activity, and it will be ready for use after a few moments. The sentence and word blanks appear.

9. Have students drag and drop the words to the appropriate spaces in the sentence.

10. Press the Check answers button that appears when the activity is complete.

    Check marks or Xs appear beside the completed blanks to indicate correct or incorrect answers. Answers can be re-ordered to produce correct answers.

    Tips 

    • You can preview an activity from the Add an Activity menu.

      Press Preview this Activity to open the Flip Out flip card Activity Preview. The preview gives you more information about the activity you have chosen.

      Press Cancel to close the window or Add this Activity to continue building the activity.

    • Use the Activity Restart button to restart the current activity. This button is located at the top right of the open LAB activity page.

    • Use the Activity Edit button to open the Add an Activity window. This button is located at the top right of the open LAB activity page.

    • Use the Sound button to turn activity sound on or off.