Help with your downloads

As soon as you've paid, you'll see your download page. We also email you the link from downloads@msalamiclassroom.com, so you can download again later.

• No email? Check your junk or spam folder. In Gmail, also check the Promotions tab.
• Lost the link? Go to My purchases and type the email address you used. We'll email you a sign-in link, and everything you've bought is there to download again.
• Free resources work the same way: your link arrives by email, and the resources also show in My purchases.
• You can download as many times as you need. We recommend saving a copy on your computer or in Google Drive.

Resources come as one ZIP file: a zipped folder that holds all the files. Unzip it first, then open the files inside. If you open a file without unzipping, your changes may not save.

• Windows: right-click the ZIP and choose Extract All, then Extract. A normal folder appears next to it.
• Mac: double-click the ZIP. A folder with the same name appears in your Downloads folder.
• iPad or iPhone: open the Files app, go to Downloads, and tap the ZIP. A folder appears next to it.
• Chromebook: double-click the ZIP to open it, then copy the files into My files before you open them.
• Android: open Files by Google, tap the ZIP, then tap Extract.

Most resources include:

• Teacher Slides (PDF): ready to show on the board or print
• Google Slides (editable): a PowerPoint file you can open in Google Slides or PowerPoint and change
• Student Booklet (PDF): in colour, plus a black and white copy to save ink
• Student Booklet (editable PowerPoint): every page of the booklet, with text you can change
• Thank You and Instructions: how to teach it, with the answers
• Fonts (install for Keynote): the free fonts the resources use

1. Unzip the folder and upload the Google Slides (editable) file to your Google Drive.
2. Right-click it and choose Open with → Google Slides.
3. Go to File → Save as Google Slides to make an editable Google copy.

The fonts are Google Fonts, so they normally show up straight away. If some text looks different, click the font menu, choose More fonts, and add Kalam, Patrick Hand, Lato and Caveat.

Open the .pptx files in PowerPoint (Windows or Mac) or Keynote (Mac and iPad).

• Install the fonts first so the handwriting looks right. Open the Fonts folder, then: on a Mac, double-click each font and click Install. On Windows, right-click each font and choose Install. Then restart PowerPoint or Keynote.
• In the editable booklet, each slide is one A4 page. Click any text to change it. Pictures can be moved or deleted.
• To print your edited version, save it as a PDF first. In PowerPoint, use File → Save as → PDF. In Keynote, use File → Export To → PDF.
• Keynote doesn't use fonts that are built into a file, so installing the fonts matters most there.

Phones and tablets don't have the handwriting fonts the editable files use, so editable PowerPoint files look messy there (text runs off the edge and overlaps). The files themselves are fine.

On a phone or tablet: use the PDFs

1. Tap Download your file, then unzip it (see "Opening ZIP files" above).
2. Open the PDF files. They look exactly right on every device.
3. To print, tap Share, then Print.

To edit: use a computer

Open the editable files on a computer in PowerPoint, Google Slides in a web browser, or Keynote with the fonts installed (see "Editing in PowerPoint or Keynote" above).

1. Install the free Google Drive and Google Slides apps from the App Store.
2. Download and unzip the resource in the Files app.
3. In the folder, touch and hold the file marked for phones and Google Slides, then choose Share, then Drive, and save it to your Drive.
4. In the Google Drive app, tap the three dots next to the file, then Open with, then Google Slides.
5. Make your changes. Google Slides has the handwriting fonts built in, so the pages keep their look.
6. To print, tap the three dots, then Share & export, then Print.

1. Install the free Google Slides app from the Play Store (Google Drive is usually already there).
2. Open Files by Google, go to Downloads, tap the ZIP, then tap Extract.
3. Tap the file marked for phones and Google Slides and choose Google Slides.
4. Make your changes. To print, tap the three dots, then Share & export, then Print.

For bigger edits, a computer is easiest: PowerPoint, Google Slides in a web browser, or Keynote with the fonts installed (see "Editing in PowerPoint or Keynote" above).

• Print the PDFs on A4 at Actual size or 100%, not "Fit to page", so graphs and tables keep their scale.
• Use the black and white booklet to save colour ink. It's designed to print clearly on any printer.
• To save paper, print double-sided and choose Flip on long edge.
• Print only the pages you need: type the page numbers in the "Pages" box of the print window.

You're welcome to share resources with your own students on a password-protected platform such as Google Classroom, Seesaw or Canvas. Upload the PDF, or a copy of the Google Slides.

Please don't share the files with other teachers or post them online. If a colleague would like a copy, send them the link to the shop so they can get their own. For a whole-school licence, get in touch. See the terms for the full licence.