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2nd grade critical thinking science dbqs
Data Binder Cover Sheets
Here are a few adorable binder covers for your kiddos to add to their data binders!
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1st - 5th
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Primary Sources & Evidence Based Essays: Transportation
How has transportation changed over time? This lesson introduces primary aged students to evidence based writing, similar to the Document Based Question (DBQ) approach. In this multi-day unit, young students will analyze primary sources to determine how transportation has changed over time. Students will apply their analysis of the documents to construct a thesis statement and draft an evidence based essay. In this unit, the primary sources students will examine are photographs. Photographs ar
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K - 3rd
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Pharaoh's Puzzle Challenge: Unlock the Secrets of Your Mind with Over 350 Puzzle
Are you tired of scrolling through social media, looking for something to do? Do you want to exercise your brain and challenge yourself with puzzles that are both fun and informative? Introducing "Pharaoh's Puzzle Challenge"! "Pharaoh's Puzzle Challenge" is a thrilling book of mathematical, logical, and various puzzles. The book contains over 350 puzzles of different types, including math problems, logic puzzles, riddles, and brain teasers. The puzzles are organized into three levels, with eac
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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DBQ: Why Are Hurricanes So Dangerous (Mirco-Q)
This is from the DBQ (document based questioning) online library. With a focus on the question, "Why are hurricanes so dangerous?" The Micro-Q focuses on a single document and ends with a one-paragraph student "essay."This is a powerpoint to accompany the Micro-Q 3-day lesson. Included within this PowerPoint are: -2 Accompanying Content Videos-"Ways to Hook Your Reader" Content -DBQ Jobs Descriptions and Easy to Follow Implementation Directions-Grade Level Engaging and Appropriate Graphics
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1st - 5th
DBQ: Why Should We Protect the Wolf? (Mirco-Q MV)
This is from the DBQ (document based questioning) online library. With a focus on the question, "Why Should We Protect the Wolf?" This powerpoint is designed for a teacher to be able to use knowledge of the DBQ and immediately teach the content, with little preparation of lessons.This is a powerpoint to accompany the DBQ Micro-Q 3-day lesson. The Micro-Q focuses on a single document and ends with a one-paragraph student "essay."Included within this PowerPoint are: Teacher Lesson Planning NotesIn
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K - 5th
The Great Barrier Reef poem
This poem reviews animals that live in the Great Barrier Reef. It comes with a worksheet that asks students to compare two animals discussed in the poem. Each stanza develops ideas of different ocean animals.
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1st - 3rd
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Student-Friendly DOK Levels!
Depths of Knowledge in student friendly terms! This chart, along with four individual posters, is a great learning tool for students to ask or create questions. They can be used for self-assessment, accountable talk, creating test questions, asking various and rigorous questions, etc. Also a great teacher tool for planning!
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2nd - 5th
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Academic Discourse | Accountable Talk Display | Black Polka Dot w/ Blue
This eye-catching, black polka dot style academic discourse display will help your students engage in meaningful conversations about text and content learning. It’s a great visual support for increased rigor, and meeting standards and academic expectations! Includes:· 15-Academic Discourse Sentence Stems· 4-Matching Header Choices (with & without speech bubble)· Student-size Bookmarks (choice of 4 headers)Be sure to check out my other Learning Strategy Displays, more coming soon!
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K - 6th
Elementary ELA AVID Academic Language Scripts Classroom Discussion Printables
*** New Seller please follow, comment, and review if you like these! <3*** These Academic Language Scripts are perfect in an AVID classroom setting. It is used to build classroom discussion and improve how students respond to each other during discussion. These are used as questions stems to add to discussion during socratic seminar or philosophical chairs. *Available in two colors brights and primary colors Socratic SeminarPhilosophical ChairsClassroom Discussion Literature Circles Promotin
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2nd - 12th
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Thinking Routine Templates: "What Makes You Say That?" explain justify thinking
The Visible Thinking Routine "What makes you say that?" has been the single most effective question I've asked in class (and PD!) Students expand their answers with a justification- from their thinking, or from something they see, heard, or read.Use these slides templates & posters as sign to hold up in discussions, for student participation cards, or interactive responses i.e. on Jamboard! Editable slides to adjust font or your own bitmoji or school mascot 15 slide options/ variationsClose
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
How the Solar System Impacts Us
In this informational text students will learn about how the tilt of the Earth, the Moon, Sun, and Meteors impact life on earth. The text explains the seasons, climate, the tides, the phases of the moon, eclipses, solar flares, the aurora, and meteor impacts. This product contains differentiated versions of the same reading. Level 1 has a Flesch-Kincaid reading ease score of 77.8 and a word count of 1198.Level 2 has a Flesch-Kincaid reading ease score of 80.3 and a word count of 1153.There ar
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2nd - 6th
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Our Solar System Reading Packet
This 13 page packet about the planets would be a wonderful addition to your Space unit. It can help you incorporate the science material into you reading instruction. The informational posters could also be used to display in your classroom or help the students when they are researching the planets.
This reading packet about out solar system includes:
Close Reading Passage
DBQ page about the Sun
DBQ page about the Planets
8 Fact Posters about the Planets
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1st - 3rd
Academic Discourse | Accountable Talk Display | Black Polka Dot w/ Red
This eye-catching, black polka dot style academic discourse display will help your students engage in meaningful conversations about text and content learning. It’s a great visual support for increased rigor, and meeting standards and academic expectations! Includes:· 15-Academic Discourse Sentence Stems· 4-Matching Header Choices (with & without speech bubble)· Student-size Bookmarks (choice of 4 headers) Be sure to check out my other Classroom Management Displays & Clip Charts, more co
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K - 6th
Survival and Environment
Learning about survival? This is the purchase for you. I have developed charts that include an organism and an environment that makes the scholars think about temperature, food, and water compatibility. The chart also includes a short answer response that pushes scholars to critically think about the organism and the environment it is displayed next to and think about the likelihood of survival.
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2nd - 5th
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Shared Reading: Establishing Mood, Atmosphere and Tone with Art
Shared Reading Lesson by DaVinci Educational Materials: “Establishing Mood, Atmosphere and Tone with Art.” This is an interdisciplinary unit that incorporates music, art, reading, high level questions and peer discussions. These lessons utilize artwork from various artists, for example, Pablo Picasso, to determine mood and atmosphere. They also utilize various song lyrics to model and practice how to determine tone. Resources include strategy, graphic organizers, daily assessments and a
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2nd - 5th
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Writing Lesson: Landform Study (Erosion, Weathering, Rocks, Soil)
Greetings! What an amazing time of year this is. I don’t know about you, but my students are always eager to study rocks, soil, erosion, weathering and their affects on our landscape. This is a great writing lesson that students love to participate in. The students are read , watch a video and participate in research (either whole or small group and/or independently) to complete these activities. As always, this pack is Common Core standard aligned. All you need is books and an introduction vide
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2nd
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Writing Lesson: Energy Study (Types of Energy, Energy Use & Waste, Conservation)
Greetings! What an amazing time of year this is. I don’t know about you, but my students are always eager to study the types of energy and how we as humans use it. This is a great writing lesson that students love to participate in. The students are read , watch a video and participate in research (either whole or small group and/or independently) to complete these activities. As always, this pack is Common Core standard aligned. All you need is books and an introduction video!***THIS UNIT INCLU
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2nd
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Desert Colors
A poem to review desert land formations and the beautiful colors that surround them. Each stanza reviews various unique desert aspects. A worksheet comes that helps the children to think deeper into the poem.
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1st - 4th
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2nd Grade Document Based Inquiry on Bats
Here is a general DBI for 2nd Graders. It helps students look at texts critically while engaging in an interesting scientific study on Bats.
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2nd
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Writing Lesson: Water Cycle Study (Water Cycle & Weather)
Greetings! What an amazing time of year this is. I don’t know about you, but my students are always eager to study the water cycle and weather that is found within it. This is a great writing lesson that students love to participate in. The students are read , watch a video and participate in research (either whole or small group and/or independently) to complete these activities. As always, this pack is Common Core standard aligned. All you need is books and an introduction video!
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2nd
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Writing Lesson: Human Body Study (Body Systems, Basic Needs, Life Cycles)
Greetings! What an amazing time of year this is. I don’t know about you, but my students are always eager to study The Human Body! This is a great writing lesson that students love to participate in. The students are read , watch a video and participate in research (either whole or small group and/or independently) to complete these activities. As always, this pack is Common Core standard aligned. All you need is books and an introduction video!
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2nd
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Plant Life Poem
This poem reviews the life cycle of a plant. A worksheet is included that has the students use a graphic organizer to illustrate the life cycle.
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2nd - 4th
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Georgia Habitats DBQ
Students will develop higher order thinking skills. They will dig deeper, make real world connections and strengthen writing skills. Use during a habitat lesson or during DBQ time. Each page includes a photo, rigorous questions and a word bank. Discussions will be led by students.
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2nd - 4th
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