Will it work on a classroom projector?

These designs keep text large and backgrounds light or flat dark, which project better than thin type on photos. You can present full screen from the browser or share a view-only link with students.

Pastel and Terracotta. The free plan drafts 2 presentations in full storyline form, with the first 3 slides of each written and designed, which you can edit, present and share as a link. Chalk, Apricot, Harvest and Riso are Premium.

Can students use these templates for their own presentations?

Yes. A student can describe their project or upload their notes and get a structured deck. For assessed work, check your school's rules on AI tools first.

Presentation templates for teachers, trainers and students

A lesson slide has to be readable from the back of the room and simple enough that the class looks at you, not the slide. These templates use large type, soft backgrounds that don't glare on a projector, and numbered layouts for steps and objectives. Describe the lesson and Arcdeck drafts it as objectives, explanation, examples, practice and recap, then writes the speaker notes you'll teach from.

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6 education templates

How to choose

For younger classes, Pastel or Apricot

Soft blocks of colour and numbered tabs make the sequence of a lesson easy to follow. Pastel is free.

For a classic classroom feel, Chalk

A flat slate-green board with chalk-white type and a yellow highlight. It projects well because the contrast is high without a white glare.

For workshops and adult training, Harvest or Riso

Warmer and more playful, with chunky numerals for agendas and exercises.

For storytelling and humanities, Terracotta

Cream, clay and olive with big numerals; free, and calm enough for long reading slides.

Questions

Yes. Give it the topic, the year group and how long the lesson runs, or upload your scheme of work. It drafts the lesson as headlines first, so you can check the sequence before slides are written, and adds speaker notes to every slide.