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1st grade Winter social studies resources for GATE
Winter STEM Activities and Challenges (January) BUNDLE
This winter themed STEM/STEAM package is perfect to engage your elementary engineers in January! Three STEM challenges and one Bonus Brainbuilder are provided and can be completed as stations or in isolation.Includes the following LOW PREP WINTER STEM ACTIVITIES:Sledding RampHibernation StationSnowball StructureBonus Brainbuilder: Snowflake SymmetryIncludes the following components for EACH CHALLENGE:Detailed Lesson Plan with Standards, Supply Checklists, and Suggested Read AloudsDigital Google
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K - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, K-ESS3-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
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STEM Bins® Teambuilders BUNDLE - End of the Year, Summer, Back to School, Fall
This discounted BUNDLE includes ALL FIVE of my STEM Bins® Teambuilder challenge packs with seasonal STEM Activities for the entire year!Includes the following:12 Back to School / End of the Year Teambuilders8 Fall Teambuilders8 Winter Teambuilders 6 Valentine's Day Teambuilders8 Spring Teambuilders***CLICK HERE FOR SUPPLY LIST***Teambuilders are a wonderful way to foster student collaboration and build your classroom community all year long!Both lower grade (K-1st Grade) and upper grade (2nd-5th
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PreK - 5th
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Winter STEM Bins® Teambuilders - Christmas, Holiday, Snow STEM Activities
★ GRAB MY NEW STEM BINS TEAMBUILDERS GROWING BUNDLE!★ Winter STEM Bins® Teambuilders are low prep STEM Activities that are designed to foster student collaboration and build your classroom community during December, January, and February!Both lower grade (K-1st Grade) and upper grade (2nd-5th Grade) versions are included!★ CLICK HERE FOR SUPPLY LISTThe following STEM Bins® Teambuilders are designed to accompany my STEM Bins®, found at the following link:★STEM BINS8 winter themed Challenges are p
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PreK - 5th
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Winter Logic Puzzles - Critical Thinking Early Finishers Enrichment Activities
These 36 WINTER LOGIC PUZZLES are perfect to challenge your little thinkers and early finishers in grades K-2 to develop skills in logical thinking, problem-solving, making inferences, drawing conclusions, recognizing similarities and differences, AND comparing and contrasting. HERE ARE THE WINTER LOGIC PUZZLES INCLUDED IN THIS PRODUCT:36 puzzles in all (the print version includes puzzles in both color and black and white) 6 Winter Sudoku picture puzzles 24 matrix logic puzzles (1 two-by-two
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1st - 2nd
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Hibernation Station STEM Challenge (Winter STEM Activity) - Animals in Winter
***SAVE BIG WITH THE WINTER STEM BUNDLE!***This low prep, winter themed STEM/STEAM activity is perfect to engage your elementary engineers in January! Includes the following components for HIBERNATION STATION ACTIVITY:Detailed Lesson Plan with Standards, Supply Checklist, and Suggested Read AloudsDigital Google Slides Notebook for Paperless Recording and Interactive DisplaysKey Visual Vocabulary ChartPhoto of Possible ProductDigital Anchor ChartStudent InstructionsQR Code Research Videos and Web
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K - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, 1-LS1-1
, K-2-ETS1-1
, K-ESS3-1
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1st Grade Early Finishers December | Fast Finishers BAT Book for 1st Graders
The words every teacher dreads…"I’m done! Now what?” Are you looking for December learning tasks for your 1st grade fast finishers?! This Language Arts and Math Early Finisher resource has 20 activities aligned to the Common Core Standards for December! Winter, Gingerbread, Christmas, & Hanukkah are some of the themes included in the December B.A.T. Book!This printable pack will allow your students to continue to work on important skills with monthly themes for December! Tasks that they can
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1st
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Snowflake STEM building
SNOWFLAKE STEM BUILDING!This resource is 9 pages. It includes a planning sheet, informational text on how snowflakes are formed, directions, finish the snowflake drawing sheets and a snowflake decorating sheet!Great for a holiday party!All you need are toothpicks and small/large marshmallows
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PreK - 6th
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1st Grade Early Finishers January | Fast Finishers BAT for 1st Graders
The words every teacher dreads…"I’m done! Now what?” Are you looking for January learning tasks for your 1st grade fast finishers?! This Language Arts and Math Early Finisher resource has 20 activities aligned to the Common Core Standards for January! New Year, Winter, and Martin Luther King, Jr. are some of the themes included in the January B.A.T. Book!This printable pack will allow your students to continue to work on important skills with monthly themes for January! Tasks that they can do i
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1st
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Sledding Ramp STEM Challenge (Winter STEM Activity) - January
***SAVE BIG WITH THE WINTER STEM BUNDLE!***This low prep, winter themed STEM/STEAM activity is perfect to engage your elementary engineers in January! Includes the following components for SLEDDING RAMP STEM ACTIVITY:Detailed Lesson Plan with Standards, Supply Checklist, and Suggested Read AloudsDigital Google Slides Notebook for Paperless Recording and Interactive DisplaysKey Visual Vocabulary ChartPhoto of Possible ProductDigital Anchor ChartStudent InstructionsQR Code Research Videos and Webs
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K - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
...
STEM Black History Challenges
This fun resources will give your STEAM (STEM) challenges for the year a historical "twist"! All the challenges are focused around Black History Greats; there are 15 challenges in all! The African Americans for each challenge are from all areas, such as explorers, athletes, government, scientists, etc.. Your students will have a blast trying to design and build the challenges just like their favorite Black History Greats! Perfect for Black History Month!
The African Americans included are:
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1st - 5th
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Snowball Structure STEM Challenge (Winter STEM Activity) - Marshmallow Towers
***SAVE BIG WITH THE WINTER STEM BUNDLE!***This low prep, winter themed STEM/STEAM activity is perfect to engage your elementary engineers in January! Includes the following components for SNOWBALL STRUCTURE STEM ACTIVITY:Detailed Lesson Plan with Standards, Supply Checklist, and Suggested Read AloudsDigital Google Slides Notebook for Paperless Recording and Interactive DisplaysKey Visual Vocabulary ChartPhoto of Possible ProductDigital Anchor ChartStudent InstructionsQR Code Research Videos and
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K - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
Winter Math Enrichment Logic Puzzles Early Finisher Activities Critical Thinking
Looking for fun winter math activities to help your students build problem solving skills? These winter math logic puzzles are perfect for early finishers or in a center. Logic puzzles challenge students to think creatively about math and lay the foundation for problems in which students use variables in mathematical expressions. Each winter themed math logic puzzle card contains 4 problems using pictures and numbers, where they must figure out the value of each picture. Students use addition a
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: Winter Math Literacy and Critical Thinking Activities
Life Long Ago and Today with Depth & Complexity
Life Long Ago vs Life Today (This unit has been updated 11/13/2018)Enjoy this social studies standards based unit. This will be a great companion for your books on life long ago. I embed Depth and Complexity prompts/icons and Depth of Knowledge in all my products. The included standards are based on the California State Standards but I am sure they are similar to other state standards. This is NOT limited to California teachers but a great social studies primary resource.This unit includes
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K - 2nd
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GT Enrichment BUNDLE! - All my enrichment resources aligned with TPSP
Grab this bundle that includes all of the enrichment resources I've created to align with and compliment primary and intermediate Texas Performance Standards Projects tasks. This bundle is great for pull-out enrichment teachers, or for use in the regular classroom to meet the needs of your gifted learners.Check out each individual product page for more details and an in-depth preview of each resource.Learn more about TPSP at https://www.texaspsp.org/_________Looking for other GT Enrichment activ
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1st - 5th
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Henry Ford STEM - Car Building STEM
Henry Ford - Henry Ford is a famous American who changed the way cars were made. This STEM teaches students some basic facts about Henry Ford. It challenges students to design a car that has wheels that can turn. Students must use the available supplies and stick to a budget. This STEM challenge meets several NGSS standards and encourages critical thinking, budgeting, and engineering skills.
Suggested Plan of Implementation:
Prior Week: Send home the parent letter requesting supplies. Gat
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1st - 6th
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Also included in: STEM Activities Bundle
Winter STEM Bundle
Winter STEM Engineering Challenges - The children need a sled! The snowman is melting and needs a shade! The groundhog needs a burrow! The Eskimo needs a shelter from the cold! Your students will turn on their creative minds to solve these winter problems while learning some facts, using math and engineering skills, and having fun along the way! These STEM activities will help you and your students beat the winter blues. Each of these STEM challenges meet several NGSS standards. They are p
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K - 5th
Abraham Lincoln Log Cabin STEM
Abraham Lincoln - President's Day STEM - In this STEM challenge your students will learn some facts about Abraham Lincoln and will complete the challenge of building a one room log cabin similar to his childhood home. Students must stick to a budget and use the available supplies. This STEM challenge meets several NGSS standards and encourages critical thinking, budgeting, and engineering skills.
Suggested Plan of Implementation:
Prior Week: Send home the parent letter requesting supplies.
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K - 6th
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Also included in: STEM Activities Bundle
January STEM STEAM Challenge: Snowman on Stilts
What could be more fun than building a snowman? How about building a snowman on stilts? With this STEAM challenge, your students will work to build the tallest free-standing snowman possible!
Included in this pack are:
-- Printable student challenge card
-- Teacher materials list
-- Pre-Activity guide
-- Engineering Design Process flow-chart for student record keeping
-- Self-assessment/Reflection page (differentiated for grades K-2 or 3-5)
-- Open-ended writing page for follow-up or related
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K - 5th
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Force and Motion STEM: Sled Building
Sled Building STEM - Oh no! School is out for a snow day. The stores are closed, but the children want to sled. Help them by building a sled that will slide down the hill. Use your creative thinking because you can only choose from the available supplies and you must stick to the budget.
Your students will love learning about force and motion with this sled building challenge! This STEM covers several NGSS standards and promotes engineering thinking.
Suggested Plan of Implementat
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K - 5th
Also included in: Winter STEM Bundle
MAP SKILLS BUNDLE - CLASSROOM, BEDROOM, HOUSE, ZOO, TEST, AND CENTER
These are engaging and fun projects to teach basic mapping skills. The students learn how to use a compass, place objects using the four cardinal directions, and follow multi-step directions. Describe the location of objects relative to other locations in the classroom. (Over, near, far, left, right, north, south, east, west).- Students create an interactive house map placing pictures of the house furniture on the assigned spots. Or/and they create their own house!- Blank map for your own additi
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1st - 4th
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Bird Feeder STEM
This engineering STEM challenge will encourage creative problem solving while developing math skills and teaching students about the needs of birds in the environment. It would be perfect for a winter STEM, Earth Day STEM, Animals in Winter STEM, or a Recycling STEM. This STEM challenge meets several NGSS standards.
Oh no! The birds in the area have lost some plants and trees due to development. They need help with their food supply! Your student engineers need to design a bird feeder fro
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K - 6th
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Also included in: STEM Activities Bundle
BUNDLE Around the World in 10 Days {STEM & Target Book}
Looking for an engaging way to teach geography and letter writing? Go cross-curricular and teach both simultaneously! Students start by 'Packing up their questions' about geography by creating an anchor chart with their teacher. Then model letter writing skills and off you go! Spend one day in each of the continents and complete a STEM Challenge! On the last day of your travels create a world map to document your experience!
This product is a BUNDLE, which is at a discounted price! These are th
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1st - 4th
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Flags of the World STEM Mats - STEM Center for Building Bricks Distance Learning
If you are looking for a STEM and geography resource, or are celebrating any international sporting events, this is a great set to add to your toolbox!STEM Mats are SO easy to set up in your classroom! If you were thinking of trying STEM Fridays or Maker Mondays, or you need something more engaging for your early finishers than worksheets or reading, this is the resource for you. Not only will your students be working creatively to solve problems, they will be reading, writing, and using math sk
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Grades:
1st - 5th
Also included in: STEM Activities and Challenges for K-2 - Whole Year Bundle
STEM Around the World in 10 Days
This product is included in a bundle with an Around the World in 10 Days Travel Journal. Check it out HERE!
Looking for an engaging way to teach geography? Why not have students solve a STEM challenge that relates to each continent? There is STEM challenge for each of the 7 continents in this product.
This product includes:
•STEM Challenge Background information pages
•STEM Challenge Problem pages
•STEM Challenge Criteria & Materials pages
•Student STEM journal pages (Includes background i
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1st - 4th
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