Critical thinking activities for SMART Notebook

All About the Letter Pp {Letter of the Week SMARTboard Activities}

Created by

Critical Thinking, Early Intervention, English Language Arts

All About the Letter Pp {Letter of the Week SMARTboard Activities} Directions: To view the Notebook file choose: VIEW> 100%. It is recommended NOT to save the file once you have downloaded and extracted. This way the games do not have to be re-set. Vocabulary Words Where is the Letter Pp: Circle the upper and lowercase letter P. Circle the Letter Pp: Circle the letter P in the nursery rhyme, “Peter Piper.” Let’s Write the Letter – Pp Write the Missing Letter: Look at the picture and wri

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Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Activities, Interactive Whiteboard, Literature Circles

Everyday Objects Shape Sort

Created by

Consider it Done

This is a simple but effective way to discuss and sort the shapes of everyday objects. Students learn about 3D shapes as they sort everyday objects into four categories... - cube - cylinder - sphere - cone This can be used during input or left open as an independent activity.

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Life Skills, Measurement

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Activities, Interactive Whiteboard, Interactive Notebooks

All About the Letter Ss {Letter of the Week SMARTboard Activities}

Created by

Critical Thinking, Early Intervention, English Language Arts

All About the Letter Ss {Letter of the Week SMARTboard Activities} Directions: To view the Notebook file choose: VIEW> 100%. It is recommended NOT to save the file once you have downloaded and extracted. This way the games do not have to be re-set. Vocabulary Words Where is the Letter Ss: Circle the upper and lowercase letter S. Circle the Letter Ss: Circle the letter S in the nursery rhyme, “Star Light, Star Bright.” Let’s Write the Letter – Ss Write the Missing Letter: Look at the pic

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Grades:

PreK - 1st

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All About the Letter Kk {Letter of the Week SMARTboard Activities}

Created by

Critical Thinking, Early Intervention, English Language Arts

All About the Letter Kk {Letter of the Week SMARTboard Activities} Directions: It is best to view Notebook file at 100%. It is not recommended to save after initial download, this way the games do not need to be reset. **************************************************************************** Let’s Write the Letter – Kk Write the Missing Letter Look at the picture and write the beginning missing letter. Kk is for Kangaroo Help Kelly Kangaroo find her kazoo by following the upper and lower

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Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Classroom Management, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects

SmartBoard Morning meeting - calendar, counting days, weather tally, skip count

Created by

Joanne McFarland

This 16 page SmartBoard file is for you to use to start your day! The first page is a "Good Morning" page that you can edit to give your students instructions for the day, let them know what is to be turned in, or just a reminder to put their backpacks away and sit at their desks. The second page is the calendar page. You can drag numbers, names of the days and months, and icons for the day, the date, the month, and the weather. The next two days are to count the days of school. The first o

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Grades:

K - 4th

Types:

Critical Thinking, Reading, Spelling

CCSS:

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The Socks Rhyming Game

Created by

Katie Ann

This fun SMART Board activity practices spelling words that end with the -ocks sound, such as fox, box, socks, and etc.. Common Core - RF.K.3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

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Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Activities, Interactive Whiteboard, Games

All About the Letter Rr {Letter of the Week SMARTboard Activities}

Created by

Critical Thinking, Early Intervention, English Language Arts

All About the Letter Rr {Letter of the Week SMARTboard Activities} Directions: To view the Notebook file choose: VIEW> 100%. It is recommended NOT to save the file once you have downloaded and extracted. This way the games do not have to be re-set. Vocabulary Words Where is the Letter Rr: Circle the upper and lowercase letter R. Circle the Letter Rr: Circle the letter R in the nursery rhyme, “Row, Row Your Boat.” Let’s Write the Letter – Rr Write the Missing Letter: Look at the picture

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Grades:

PreK - 1st

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All About the Letter Tt {Letter of the Week SMARTboard Activities}

Created by

Critical Thinking, Early Intervention, English Language Arts

All About the Letter Tt {Letter of the Week SMARTboard Activities} Directions: To view the Notebook file choose: VIEW> 100%. It is recommended NOT to save the file once you have downloaded and extracted. This way the games do not have to be re-set. Vocabulary Words Where is the Letter Tt: Circle the upper and lowercase letter T. Circle the Letter Tt: Circle the letter T in the nursery rhyme, “Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear.” Let’s Write the Letter – Tt Write the Missing Letter: Look at the pict

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Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Problem Solving

Riddles and Brainteasers

Created by

Easy Peasy Chemistry

This is a collection of 54 riddles/brain-teasing exercises that are great for weekly warm-up activities or as a brain break activity when students are overwhelmed. Also great to use as sub plans for an unexpected absence. Each of the questions has an answer as well as an explanation of the answer when necessary.

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Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Activities

Button Math

Created by

Katie Ann

Sort buttons by shape, color, and how many number of holes. Compare size and colors with the handy venn diagrams. Common Core 1st Grade - 1.G.1. Distinguish between defining attributes (e.g., triangles are closed and three-sided) versus non-defining attributes (e.g., color, orientation, overall size) ; build and draw shapes to possess defining attributes.

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Math, Problem Solving

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Interactive Whiteboard

Odd vs. Even Higher Thinking

Created by

BeachyTeach

After students understand the concept of odd and even, use this SmartBoard Notebook to help students think about these numbers in a different way. There are odd and even mazes, guess my number, and a math journal entry. The "can you guess my number" game has the student paper in the attachments tab.

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Math, Numbers

Grades:

1st - 4th

Types:

Critical Thinking, Reading, Reading Strategies

Dice Sight Word Game

Created by

Katie Ann

Here is a fun SMART Board Game played like four in a row. How to Play: 1. Click to roll the die. 2. Read a word with the same number as the dice. (If you roll a six you get to roll again.) 3. Place one your shape on the word if read correctly 4. The winner is the one to have 4 in a row either vertically, horizontally or diagonally. Common Core - RF.K.2. Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

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Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Activities, Interactive Whiteboard, Games

Discovery and Inquiry Learning Strategy SmartBoard Lesson

Created by

Connecting the Common Core

Want to train your students for hands-on, discovery learning? This is an incredibly fun, engaging way to introduce students to the four basic steps in inquiry learning. It uses Greg Tang's Grapes of Math patterns and poems to train students to think of a viable strategy, commit it to paper, share it with others, then reflect on their strategies and the strategies of others to revise their thinking. It is a great way to introduce and use the eight Common Core math practices needed for all effec

Subjects:

Algebra, Applied Math, Critical Thinking

Grades:

4th - 9th

Types:

Activities, Interactive Whiteboard, Lesson

CCSS:

MP1

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Thinking time (loads of cognitive reasoning slides)

Created by

adam dean

I created 'Thinking Time' last year and now all the classes in my school are using it. There are over 100 slides. This is a brilliant tool to have in the class room. It can be used as an exciting early morning work, a time filler on any given day or as a way of really getting the kids into a thinking state of mind. There are slides appropriate to all ages and different cihldren will get different things from the activities. I use this every single day that I'm teaching and the children LOVE

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Gifted and Talented, Problem Solving

Grades:

PreK - 12th

Types:

Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Special Education

Transportation Placement Smart Board Activity

Created by

Cnklilly

Students will place a sailboat, train, plane and car onto the correct scene. Choices include train tracks, ocean, country road and or sky. Created for use with Pre-School Spec Ed, can be used for a variety of ages.

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Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Spanish

Buenos amigos / Good Friends (Bilingual)

Created by

Captain Lina

This activity helps student to better understand what being a good friend is, while visually improve their understanding of happy and sad.Do you want to earn TPT credits?Leave a comment, follow me and rate my activity.TPT will give you credit for doing that!captainlina76@gmail.comEsta actividad ayuda a que los estudiantes entiendan lo que significa ser un buen amigo, al mismo tiempo que mejora el entendimiento de los conceptos feliz y triste.

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Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Activities, Interactive Notebooks

Friends for Dinner Stem Activity

Created by

Amanda Gwyn

In this Stem activity students will use multiple resources to plan a healthy balanced meal for their friends on a given budget. During this activity students will work in cooperative groups and individually. -Student handouts are included. -At the end of the unit an extension activity is included for students to complete with their families. -This activity can be adapted for other grade levels.

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Health, Math

Grades:

2nd

Types:

Projects, Activities, Interactive Notebooks

Logic Problems Smartboard

Created by

The Middle School Classroom

This Smartboard presentation is all about logic. The kids love this presentation because it makes them think, is challenging, and fun! Here is an example of a logic problem included in the presentation: Question: Why are 2009 dollar bills worth more than 2008 dollar bills? Answer: It's a dollar more. This is a great way to get students' brains "warmed up" for math! Please rate me and "like" my store if you liked this product : )

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Math, Word Problems

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Critical Thinking, Fractions, Math

How many Quartes make 1 Dollar?

Created by

Captain Lina

This interactive activity helps students understand fractions and money equivalence. Instructions for the activity are provided. Do you want to earn TPT credits? Leave a comment, follow me and rate my activity. TPT will give you credit for doing that! captainlina76@gmail.com

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

Activities, Interactive Notebooks

Honey You Did Your Best! Social Skills to Practice with Family

Created by

Susan Russell

This is 8 pages that can be printed out or done on Smart Notebook Board for Social Skills to carry over to the home and involve parents in a positive way with what the expectations are at school. It can be printed off in booklet form and has a space for a student photo on the front page.

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Informational Text, School Psychology

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Activities, Printables

Same or Different? November

Created by

MollyMac

Kindergarteners access higher order thinking in a collaborative setting with this SmartBoard activity. Each day, display another slide. Students think-pair-share to evaluate how two items are the same or different. End with class discussion that students look forward to each day! Easy to differentiate and great vocabulary for ELLs and young children. You'll love Same or Different, and the connections it has to the Common Core Standards are excellent!

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, EFL - ESL - ELD, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

PreK - 3rd

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