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Kindergarten critical thinking literature circles
Mistakes - A Growth Mindset lesson using Beautiful Oops by Barney Saltzberg
This growth mindset lesson is all about making mistakes as a part of the learning process. This lesson requires you to buy or have the book "Beautiful Oops" by Barney Saltzberg. This is a wonderful little board book where an artist turns many common "mistakes" into fun little drawings.
This is a growth mindset lesson I use with my once weekly growth mindset classes from Kindergarten all the way through 5th grade. The students really love the pictures in this book and the message that mistakes a
Grades:
K - 4th
Depth and Complexity Primary Extension Literature Units BUNDLE (Gate)
Depth & Complexity Primary Literature Units (4 Included)4 Units Included: Details, Big Idea, Unanswered Questions and RulesEACH UNIT CONTAINS: 1 Week Long Unit - 5 LessonsThis weeklong unit was designed to introduce primary aged students to the one depth and complexity icon through mentor texts. It is great for whole group lessons, small group extensions, and independent practice.Each unit has:One full week of lesson plansActivities and extensionsSuggested mentor texts (fiction and non-ficti
Grades:
K - 5th
CALDECOTT BOOK ACTIVITIES BUNDLE Literature Extensions Critical Thinking GATE
Story Sleuths I, II, and III Bundle delivers 3 products at 20% savings. You will receive 12 weeks of clues for the Story Sleuth challenge; an enrichment unit using Caldecott Award winning books to cultivate critical thinking. Your students will use text features, illustrations, and context to determine which book is described by the set of clues. By involving your students in this project, you will exercise their deductive reasoning, analysis, evaluation, and problem solving skills. This unit is
Grades:
K - 4th
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Jumbo Poster Size Graphic Organizer Collaboration and Group Discussion Mats
Need some help getting your group to record their discussions or stay on topic? More important, do you need a way to do that conveniently without a lot of effort? Yes, graphic organizers can be found anywhere. These poster size printouts save you the time of formatting and enlarging them for whole or small group use. As a teacher, my time is valuable, which is why I made these. These printable collaboration mats print across 6, 8.5 x 11 sheets of paper each. Once taped together, they make the p
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff, Not Grade Specific
The Fabulous Friend Machine Book Study- Literacy & Online Safety Activities
The Fabulous Friend Machine English Language Arts Activities (ELA) and Digital Safety ActivitiesThis packet includes ready to go story companion activities for a variety of levels from Pre-K to early elementary so you can use one wonderful storybook across many classes! Use this book companion after reading the wonderful The Fabulous Friend Machine by Nick Bland. I am not affiliated with the author, and the book is not included. Not only will your students LOVE this thought-provoking story, the
Grades:
K - 3rd
Listening and Following Directions - Math
This product is filled with worksheets that promote building listening skills and following directions. These worksheets are for whole group, small group, or independent. Depending on the students level of independence, it can be for independent or teacher prompted instruction. These are great self-explanatory sheets that are good to leave for substitutes.
This is the MATH Edition.This product is also available as part of a discounted bundle in my store: Listening and Following Directions BUNDL
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Grades:
K - 12th
Also included in: Listening and Following Directions - BUNDLE
Philosophy Questions Kit Printable - 78 Question Cards with Discussion Guide
Philosophy Questions Printable Kit : Suitable for Kindergarten to Fifth Grade
These printable Philosophy Question Cards will provide teachers with ideas to facilitate whole class or small group philosophy discussion sessions.
The kit includes:
-A full list of the seventy-eight philosophical questions
-A poster titled ‘A Guide For Philosophical Discussion’
-Seventy Eight Philosophical Question Cards (Two large cards per Landscape Letter/A4 size page)
Philosophical inquiry offers students the o
Grades:
K - 5th
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Solve the mystery case files | Problem solving | Group activity for preschool
This Secret Spy Detective mystery case file game is a fun and educational game that challenges students' reasoning skills and builds teamwork. As they work as a team to solve the case, players will develop their critical thinking skills, understand logical reasoning, increase memory recall and improve their reading comprehension. Each of the cases comes with materials for 10 case files, making this ideal for an extended 2 week lesson. Solve a new case every day, or solve them all at once!⭐️This
Grades:
PreK - K
CALDECOTT BOOK ACTIVITIES Story Sleuths I Literature Extention Critical Thinking
STORY SLEUTHS I is a 4 week, critical thinking project based on Caldecott Award winning books. Your students will use text features, illustrations, and context to determine which Caldecott Award winning book is described by the set of clues. By involving your students in this project, you will exercise their deductive reasoning, analysis, evaluation, and problem solving skills. This unit is CCSS aligned. Students also enjoy great literature, learn about artistic media, and participate in col
Grades:
K - 4th
Reading Comprehension Cards Based on Bloom's Revised Taxonomy
Comp. Quest Cards 2 are based on Bloom's Revised Taxonomy. Cards are color coordinated based on various levels of thinking. They are a great tool for teachers, teacher assistants and parents to engage children during a read aloud, and reading groups. I have used these cards as a third grade teacher, a resource room teacher and as a reading specialist.⭐ These are based on more recent changes from Anderson & Krathwohl (2001).➀ Light red: Remembering➁ Light orange: Understanding➂ Light yellow:
Grades:
K - 5th, Staff
Also included in: Reading Comprehension Bundle
Blanks Questions and Book Companion - Who Sank the Boat
Practical resources for Speech and Language Therapy I love using books in therapy sessions with my clients and I’m sure you do too. Using books provides an endless array of content on which to build your therapy. Having a structure on which to build this therapy makes your life easier. That is why we have developed our Blanks Questions and Book Companion series. Marion Blank devised a four-level system of questioning for oral language development aimed at children in the early years. She acknow
Grades:
PreK - 3rd
Also included in: Blanks Questions and Book Companion BUNDLE 1
Listening and Following Directions - BUNDLE
Listening and following directions activities: Grades K-6 Special Education / General Education. OVER 150 worksheets!!! Worksheets that promote building listening skills and following directions. These worksheets are for whole group, small group, or independent. Depending on the students level of independence, it can be for independent or teacher prompted instruction. These are great self-explanatory sheets that are good to leave for substitutes.This is the BUNDLE Edition. If you purchased any
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Accountable Talk Posters
Here are 9 different accountable talk posters to encourage rich partner discussions and reflections.
The prompts include:
"I agree with.... because...."
"I disagree with.... because...."
"I can conclude..."
"This makes me think about..."
"Now I am wondering..."
"I like what you said... I can add..."
"What do you think about..."
"I can connect this to..."
"The clues from the text tell me..."
All 9 include pictures that provide a visual clue to remind students of the prompts.
If you have
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Grades:
PreK - 1st
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Magic Tree House #2 Knight at Dawn Text Dependent Comprehension Questions
Magic Tree House #2 Knight at Dawn Text Dependent Comprehension Questions
I created this packet of reading response comprehension questions to use with my “independent” readers who are ready to dig deeper into what they are reading. This Magic Tree House The Knight at Dawn is a 2.9 reading level.
Students will: write responses to text dependent questions about key details in the text, apply their knowledge to new situations, make inferences and draw conclusions, participate in collaborative co
Grades:
K - 3rd
Differentiated Reading-Level-Based Question Tasks
This 101 page document contains question tasks for reading levels A-Z (correlated with Fountas and Pinnell). The questions are adapted from Fountas & Pinnell (F&P) and aligned with the language and rigor of Teacher's College (TC). Question tasks can be used for guided reading, independent or peer reading, activities for when students finish reading, homework activities, for your teacher tool kit, for general reading responses, and so much more!All of the questions are differentiated, m
Grades:
K - 8th
Comprehension Questions for LLI Blue Kit, Stories 1-10
Thank you for purchasing this set of comprehension questions that correlate to stories # 1 – 10 in the blue Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) kit. The stories in this pack are:
1. The Little Red Hen retold by Amy Helfer;
2. Things that Fly by April Maguire;
3. The Sea by Maryann Dobeck;
4. The Tide Pool by Charles Roberts;
5. Down the River by Laurie McKenna;
6. Down the Path by Becky Mann;
7. All About Penguins by Kay Winnit;
8. Police Car by David Ea
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Grades:
K - 5th
Mistakes - A Growth Mindset lesson using Nobody's Perfect by David Elliott
This growth mindset lesson is all about making mistakes as a part of the learning process. This lesson requires you to buy or have the book Nobody's Perfect by David Elliott. This book follows a boy through his day as he realizes the imperfections in people in his life, but then learns to celebrate those things about them.
This is a growth mindset lesson I use with my once weekly growth mindset classes from Kindergarten all the way through 5th grade. The students really love the pictures in th
Grades:
K - 5th
The Other Side - Higher Level Comprehension Questions - Gifted/Advanced
Higher Level Picture Books with Deeper Comprehension Questions:The Other Side by Jacqueline WoodsonThis resource was created to support K-5 teachers that want to use picture books but maintain rigor and higher level thinking. It would be great for:Whole group lessons with deeper questioningSmall group lessons for higher groupsIndependent practice for individual students
Grades:
K - 5th
Also included in: Higher Level Picture Books & Deeper Comprehension Questions BUNDLE
Accountable Talk Stems Posters AND Desk Tags!
Accountable Talk posters can be displayed in your classroom to engage all students in text-based discussions as well as all collaborative conversations.
This strategy is aligned with Common Core Speaking and Listening Standards as well!
Get your students listening attentively and speaking academically with these great posters!
I've also included Desk Tags as an extra, to remind students to use academic language while sitting at their desks. I apply them by cutting them out and covering them
Grades:
K - 6th
Depth of Knowledge - Verbs Guide
Depth of Knowledge - Verbs Guide
Have you ever needed to know the Depth of Knowledge level to a question on a test? Or wondered the Depth of Knowledge level of questions that you are asking during guided reading groups? This quick reference verbs guide will let you know the DOK level 1-4 of the question verbs that are used in common assessment questions and questions that you generate yourself. There are 43 different DOK verb cards and many of the cards have multiple verbs listed on them s
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Grades:
K - 12th, Staff
CALDECOTT BOOK ACTIVITIES Set II Literature Extension Critical Thinking GATE
Continue the fun from STORY SLEUTHS I with 4 more weeks of critical thinking fun. STORY SLEUTHS II is a 1 month, critical thinking project based on Caldecott Award winning books. Your students will use text features, illustrations, and context to determine which Caldecott Award winning book is described by the set of clues. By involving your students in this project, you will exercise their deductive reasoning, analysis, evaluation, and problem solving skills. This unit is CCSS aligned. Students
Grades:
K - 4th
SILLY ZOO STORIES WRITING PROMPTS: CREATE, WRITE, AND DRAW A – Z
Is a field trip to the zoo on your agenda? Or maybe you're introducing zoo animals to your students? Perhaps you're simply looking for a fun way to enhance writing skills. No matter your educational goals, this engaging resource is ideal for igniting creativity and bringing a burst of imaginative language and storytelling into your classroom, especially when the theme is zoo animals.Our Silly Zoo Stories Writing Prompts are the perfect tool to spark creativity among your preschool and kindergart
Grades:
PreK - 1st
Socratic Discourse Posters
The posters describe the different components of Socratic Discourse.
This pack includes:
-Definition for Socratic Discourse (kid friendly)
-Definition with hand signs for Active Listening
-Definition with hand signs for 1st type of questions (Bounce)
-4 sentence stems for Bounce
-Definition with hand signs for 2nd type of questions (inquire)
-3 sentence stems & 1 blank stem
-Definiton with hand signs for 3rd question type of question (summarize)
--3 sentence stems & 1 blank stem
-Defi
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Grades:
K - 6th
Daily Doodle + Alphabet Letter Formation 52 Directed Drawings
Daily Doodle + Letter FormationEngage students with step by step directions on Daily Doodles! Students will get to critically think and learn how to draw in the process. Numbered Step by Step directions for Letter Formations. Students will circle the their best one and have the opportunity to discuss with a partner WHY they circled the one they did. Colorful & Picture Center Directions Uppercase & Lowercase penmanship practice <3
Grades:
PreK - 1st
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