Middle school critical thinking decimals cultural activities

Also included in: Canadian Black History BUNDLE #1 of 3 Resources PRINT and EASEL

3/D Tipi, Circle and Welcome Pole Craft, EASY Native American Art Fall Activity

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Art History, Critical Thinking, Native Americans

This bundle includes 3 Native American themed craft projects made for students using circles (Mandela) cones (3/D tipi), and cylinders (welcome poles) These crafts are a great way to integrate the arts with your Native American curriculum. This is three of my students favorites put together in a money saving bundle! See descriptions for each project, and check out the teacher reviews of individual items! Crafts include a 3/D tipi, mandella, and 3/D welcome pole. Great for Bulletin boards, door

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Grades:

1st - 7th

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Cultural Activities, Centers

Multiplying and Dividing Decimals Project Based Learning

Created by

Mrs Kayla Durkin

Distance Learning Printable Math Activity Independent Work Packet to send home with students!Food Truck Project PBL Engage all of your learners with this Food Truck Festival PBL! This decimals activity is a great way to have your students practice adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing decimals. This math project is fun for all ages, but more specifically the 5th-8th grade age range. This activity can be differentiated by having every student research the same items for a food truck, cho

Subjects:

Cooking, Decimals, Math

Grades:

6th - 8th, Higher Education

Types:

Cultural Activities, Lesson, Centers

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Also included in: Decimal Review and Decimal Project

Picasso Pumpkins: Hispanic Heritage Month, EASY Fall or Halloween Craft Cut&Glue

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Art History, Critical Thinking, Hispanic Heritage Month

A fun Fall art activity for Hispanic Heritage Month. Learn about Spains most famous artist while creating a cubist style pumpkin in the likeness of Picasso’s famous paintings. Several pumpkin images and sizes are included for student choice, including one created after Picasso's "Girl in the Mirror" painting. There are 2 pages of facial features drawn from Picasso’s most popular paintings including “Skull with Leeks. Students of all ages and abilities will have fun mixing up the face features

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Grades:

K - 6th

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Projects, Bulletin Board Ideas, Cultural Activities

Also included in: Fall Crafts Picasso Style: Pumpkin, Turkey, Portraits. Thanksgiving Art Bundle

Fall Crafts Picasso Style: Pumpkin, Turkey, Portraits. Thanksgiving Art Bundle

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Art History, Critical Thinking, Hispanic Heritage Month

This Fall or Autumn, Thanksgiving and Halloween craft collage bundle is a student and parent favorite! Each lesson contains a variety of student choices, resulting in amazing unique student Art. I tested them with students in Kindergarten through 5th grade with amazing results. My grade 5 students were especially engaged when I challenged them to invent new ways of using patterns and colors like Picasso did in his “Blue and Rose” period’s. Lessons take students 2 to 3 art classes to finish, depe

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Grades:

K - 6th

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Cultural Activities, Centers

Depth and Complexity Frames for Every Month of the Year | Print-and-Go

Created by

Lisa Van Gemert - Gifted Guru

This set of Depth and Complexity frames offers one frame for each month of the year. If you are looking for a quality print and go activity for your students, this is the perfect resource for you. There are twelve Depth & Complexity frames tied to holidays and month themes (such as Black History Month). They've got great graphics and strong, high-level thinking questions. There's even a rubric you can use to evaluate your students' completed frames.No need to be a Depth and Complexity expert

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Gifted and Talented, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

4th - 10th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Cultural Activities

Culturally Responsive Teaching Activity Cards

Created by

Wise Guys

Do you need some ideas for your cultural responsive teaching? Here are 25 culturally responsive teaching activity cards that will help you engage and involve all students in your classroom. Each card contains the name of the activity, a description, and an example of how to use it in your classroom. Culturally Responsive Teaching Activities Included:Call and ResponseThink-Pair-ShareJigsawChoral ReadShout OutPass the CardCircle the SageElbow PartnersEcho ReadKnowledge ParadeCloze the GapJump in R

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Classroom Community, Classroom Management, Critical Thinking

Grades:

3rd - 6th

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Morning Message SEL Writing Prompts for April

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Character Education, Classroom Community, Critical Thinking

This month long set includes 25 questions that will help to build a strong community in your classroom. Questions are a combination of thought-provoking, motivational, seasonally relevant, and sometimes a little silly. They are perfect for morning meetings! I use these questions daily and my students look forward to finding out the question each day and answering them! Each day of the week is themed- see the preview and thumbnails for the different options. There is a color and a black & whi

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Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas, Cultural Activities

Also included in: Morning Message SEL Writing Prompts Morning Work & Bellringer BUNDLE

Morning Message SEL Writing Prompts for March

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Character Education, Classroom Community, Critical Thinking

This month long set includes 26 questions that will help to build a strong community in your classroom. Questions are a combination of thought-provoking, motivational, seasonally relevant, and sometimes a little silly. They are perfect for morning meetings! I use these questions daily and my students look forward to finding out the question each day and answering them! Each day of the week is themed- see the preview and thumbnails for the different options. There is a color and a black & whi

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Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas, Cultural Activities

Also included in: Morning Message SEL Writing Prompts Morning Work & Bellringer BUNDLE

The Rose that Grew From the Concrete - Tupac Shakur Poem Analysis

Created by

Josiah Majetich Design

Short analysis of Tupac Shakur's famous poem, "The Rose that Grew from the Concrete." Three discussion questions follow the poem by Tupac. Used during Black History Month in a 6th grade classroom in Oakland, CA.

Subjects:

Black History Month, Critical Thinking, Poetry

Grades:

4th - 12th

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Cultural Activities

Code Crackers #2 - Pigpen Cipher

Created by

Brains Loading Please Wait

Help your students develop critical thinking skills, learn a bit about secret societies, and have some fun at the same time with this Code Cracker activity! Students will be introduced to the Pigpen cipher and learn how it works, then they will have an opportunity to crack some codes themselves. There is also a space for them to create their own codes for each other to decipher.This is the second activity in my Code Crackers series. You can now get this resource as part of a bundle! Have a look

Subjects:

Computer Science - Technology, Critical Thinking, Other (Social Studies - History)

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Also included in: Code Crackers - Ultimate Bundle

Morning Message SEL Writing Prompts for February

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Character Education, Classroom Community, Critical Thinking

This month long set includes 28 questions that will help to build a strong community in your classroom. Questions are a combination of thought-provoking, motivational, seasonally relevant, and sometimes a little silly. They are perfect for morning meetings! I use these questions daily and my students look forward to finding out the question each day and answering them! Each day of the week is themed- see the preview and thumbnails for the different options. There is a color and a black & whi

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Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas, Cultural Activities

Also included in: Morning Message SEL Writing Prompts Morning Work & Bellringer BUNDLE

Disney Pixar's Coco Movie Guide Packet + Activities + Sub Plan + Best Value

Created by

Colby Hawkins

★ Follow me for updates! This packet includes, among two other teaching aids, a peer-reviewed handout of 15 essay questions designed to promote self-reflection, family history, character development, and a greater appreciation for others' cultures. This movie guide, while rigorous and pertinent to the film, goes beyond the scope of questions like "what's the setting and time period" and helps students put into practice character building ideas and concepts based on themes from the movie. A mod

Subjects:

Character Education, Critical Thinking, Music

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Activities, Movie Guides, Cultural Activities

What's in a Song Bundle! Combining History and the Arts

Created by

Historically Speaking

This product and other - What’s in a Song? – lessons are a great way to combine history and the arts. I use these in my U.S. History class as well in my advisory period as a way to create discussion and provoke thoughts about the environment, social justice, and activism. My students are able to connect the themes of the song with current events of today. I begin each of these by playing the song for my students and ask what they think the message is in the lyrics. We then read through the histo

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Music, Social Studies - History

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Handouts, Cultural Activities, Lesson

Australian Multiculturalism - "My Two Blankets" 4H reading strategy + more.

Created by

Robust Reading Resources

“My Two Blankets” by Irena Kobald and illustrated by Freya Blackwood was the winner of the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) 2015 Picture Book of the Year Award. It is a picture book that touches on issues such as refugees, multiculturalism and fleeing conflict.This resource includes 4H reading strategy resources, graphic organisers and reading comprehension task cards to support higher order thinking and deep comprehension of the text. Please view the Preview file to see an overvie

Subjects:

Close Reading, Critical Thinking, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Task Cards, Cultural Activities, Centers

Ohio's 4th Grade Natural Resource PBL Activity: Make a Blueberry Pie & See Ohio

Created by

JB Creations

Engage 4th grade Ohio students in this hands-on, project based learning activity that will strengthen their knowledge of Ohio’s natural resources and map skills. Based on the popular book, How to Make a Cherry Pie and see the USA, students will be presented with the challenge of making blueberry pancakes using only ingredients found in the Buckeye state! They will utilize higher level thinking skills as they identify the natural resources needed, the location in the state where they are found in

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Geography, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Black History Month, Character Education, Critical Thinking

Also included in: 4th Grade Social Studies Projects Bundle

Words of Wisdom - Celebrate Black History Month with 34 Inspirational Quotes

Created by

The Board Room

Celebrate Black History Month with 34 inspirational quote posters from influential African American people.This resource is a powerful tool to use in your classrooms, and can stimulate many interesting and inspiring topics and discussions with students about the challenges of people of color through history, including modern day heroes. They can make a striking bulletin board or hallway display and can also be used as writing prompts and will help promote critical thinking, diversity awareness,

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Grades:

5th - 12th

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters, Cultural Activities

Also included in: Black History Bundle

8 Holidays Around the World Christmas Crafts Bundle, Rich in Traditions!

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Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Critical Thinking, Visual Arts

This is an exciting craft bundle filled with all of my favorite holidays around the world craft projects. My students loved learning about traditions around the world, and creating the projects, almost as much as I enjoyed designing them! For further details and instructions click on the title of the activity, and read the descriptions. I hope that you have a wonderful holiday season with your students, and family. The Art LadyHere is a link to my YouTube video that describes the traditions.http

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Grades:

K - 6th

Types:

Activities, Cultural Activities, Centers

Easy Picasso Turkey Cut and Glue Fall Craft. Adorable Thanksgiving Art Activity

Created by

Critical Thinking, Thanksgiving, Visual Arts

This lesson is inspired by Pablo Picasso's "Le Coq" painting and drawings. Students will have fun cutting and pasting their own poultry pictures using the variety of rooster and turkey parts. They can create turkeys, roosters, chickens, or even disguise their poultry to look like one of Picasso's paintings! Mix and match face features to create an expressive turkey or rooster in the likeness of Picasso’s "Rooster". Includes rooster and chicken parts to disguise the turkey along with hats from P

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Grades:

K - 6th

Types:

Handouts, Bulletin Board Ideas, Cultural Activities

Also included in: Fall Crafts Picasso Style: Pumpkin, Turkey, Portraits. Thanksgiving Art Bundle

Morning Message SEL Writing Prompts for October

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