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2nd grade critical thinking research
Genius Hour Activities
This is a pack of organizing tools to help you get started with genius hour in the primary grade classroom. In the pack, you will find resources that will help you get started and keep your students organized through the process.If you are not familiar with genius hour, you can see it in action here.I wanted to be sure I left most of the process of learning about something for my students to figure out, but I also needed to be sure I provided some structure. That is where this pack comes into p
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1st - 2nd
50 MORE Printables for Early Finishers & Enrichment
Keeping your fast finishers and enrichment students engaged just got easier! Never again hear a student say, "I'm done, what do I do now?" Although these are easy prep printables for you, they provide more than just fill in the blank busy work for your students.
This set of activities is based upon one my most highly rated, best selling products. You can see the first set of 50 printables
HERE
Inside you will find critical and creative thinking activities for a wide range and ability of stud
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1st - 4th
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Biography Research Project, Blank Generic Mini Book, Infographic, Writing
Use this biography research project over and over again to study any historical figure! The print-and-go mini-book format is perfect for your unit on Women's History Month, Black History Month, President's Day, and more.
Each mini-book comes with a printable cover and is three pages, folded as a book.
TIP: I recommend this product for researching a historical figure . If you are researching a contemporary figure of today, click here.
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*Research based activities such
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2nd - 5th
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Genius Hour
Genius Hour Template for Elementary - This Genius Hour (Passion Project) is designed especially for primary grades and beginners. These Genius Hour templates are simple enough for beginning readers and most pages can be adapted for even non-readers by completing the pages with drawings. You can implement Genius Hour with even the youngest learners with the help of this resource. These pages would also work to implement Genius Hour for Special needs students. This Genius Hour Plan is designed
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K - 2nd
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Raising Rigor: Project Based Learning- Self Guided Projects for Fast Finishers
Self Guided Inquiry Packet for High Ability Students:Every year I seem to have 2-3 students that come into my classroom way ahead of the pack. They finish early, they know the answers to my questions, and they are very good at independent tasks. I've always desired to challenge them in the way that they deserve to be challenged, but it can be overwhelming in the midst of Common Core rigor, the needs of struggling students, and the “busy work” of being a teacher. I designed this to be an independ
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Raising Rigor: BUNDLE!
Apples: An Inquiry Based Unit of Study
Increase student engagement and deepen understanding!
Do you want your students to explore, investigate, research, study, and pursue topics based on curiosity to increase their understanding of the world?
This Apples: Inquiry Based Unit of Study will help you do create a more engaged, self motivated, and collaborative group of little learners. Go beyond the “cute” apple activities and delve into answering the questions that students really are interested in. Students will work collaborativel
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PreK - 2nd
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Create-A-Game! Planning Packet for Research Products for Advanced Students
One of my best sellers! The Create-A-Game Planning Packet for Enrichment/ Research Products is for ANY research topic! Your advanced or gifted students, or even your fast finishers, can "show what they know" in a unique, fun way! My students have been creating their own games for years…this packet is the end result of the lessons, guidelines, and many details I helped them include in their original games. This planning packet includes a 14 page detailed checklist to guide students through the s
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1st - 9th
IB PYP Picture Analysis Provocation Pack for Lower Grades
This ready-made bumper pack of concept-based provocation materials for IB PYP earlier years will save you a ton of time and have instant high engagement PYP teaching tools ready to go! No more hunting the internet for suitable images! This resource brings OVER 50 high engagement images, some with 3D and animation, for each IB PYP transdisciplinary theme, covering many of the related concepts. * SUPPORTS A CONCEPT-BASED APPROACH TO STUDENT-LED INQUIRY*The art of the provocation in any inquiry bas
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K - 2nd
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NonFiction Research & STEM Animal/Engineering Bundle | K-2 {Digital & Print}
Do you need to add additional activities to your animal units? If the answer is yes, you need to give your students the chance to explore and research about animals with these Low Prep STEM activities. Students can research, plan, and create their own shelters to explore how animals survive. These Resources are updated for distance/virtual learning. The digital resources are included as a link to Google Classroom inside the downloaded PDF.As the product grows, prices will increase. Get the bundl
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PreK - 2nd
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K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, K-ESS3-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
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Moon ~ Mr. Moon, Are You Shrinking?
Moon ~ Mr. Moon, Are You Shrinking?* NEW PAGES ADDED!!This Moon Common Core research project addresses Common Core Standards for Research Writing.Through guided and supported research, the students will resolve any misconceptions that the Moon is changing its shape. They will learn that the moon doesn't shrink or grow!-Learn the Moon Phases and other Moon Facts-A pre-research page to assess students' current understanding or misconceptions about why the moon's shape seems to change-2 options fo
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K - 4th
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Helen Keller Biography Research Project, Flip Book, Women's History Month
This fun, interactive flippable is a great tool to study historical figures! Featuring the life of Helen Keller, students will learn her story, her accomplishments, key character traits, and her impact on our world through a combination of writing and illustration. Higher level thinking activities lead them to consider what message she would have for us today, and how being born in the year 1880 impacted overcoming her challenges.
Each flip-book is ready to go and easy to assemble. Availabl
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2nd - 5th
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Steph Curry Biography Research Project, Mini Book, Quote Posters, Writing Prompt
This engaging Steph Curry printable biography mini-book will get your students thinking not only about stats and scores, but about what it really takes to be successful and achieve one's goals. Easy to use, it's the perfect tool to encourage a wide range of thinking and creativity among students. Explore character traits, mock interview questions, influential figures, and the formational years that led to Steph Curry's present achievements. Students also will write about their personal impact
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2nd - 6th
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Candy Cane Inquiry STEM
This 30 page unit…
• taps into prior knowledge
• covers the legend of the candy cane through read aloud/video and venn organizer comparison
• how candy canes are made
• candy cane experiments
• exploring a candy cane
• inquiry into how to bend a candy cane without breaking it (mold into other shapes)
• follows inquiry process with recoding organizer for each step
• and culminating ideas/crafts
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1st - 3rd
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Spider Sleuth! Creepy Crawly Research Activity Menu for Gifted and Enrichment
WEAVE critical and creative thinking into your science curriculum! Your students' higher-order thinking skills will SPIN as they become Spider Sleuths, researching various spiders to complete their choice of 8 motivating research activities. Science and Language Arts integrated, including research websites and categories. Perfect for Halloween! This 7 page menu packet includes 3 levels of difficulty and diverse multiple intelligences/learning styles. Want differentiation made easy? Try an activ
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1st - 8th
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UPDATED Modern and Ancient Olympics Enrichment Menu for Enrichment/ Gifted
Differentiate for gifted students, high achievers, fast finishers, and all levels with 8 fun research mini-projects about the Olympics! (including Ancient Greece and the Summer Olympics!) Menu includes choices for several levels of difficulty and all learning styles. Teachers can have students select one or several projects (perhaps assigning a certain criteria) from creating graphs and Venn diagrams, to designing god/goddess trading cards, and inventing their own Olympic sport! Includes 2 pages
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1st - 8th
Also included in: Multitude of Menus! Enrichment Bundle
Presidents With Pizzazz! A Research Choice Menu for Gifted/Enrichment
Want differentiation for your gifted or advanced learners made easy? Try an activity menu! Great for President's Day! This 30 page Presidents With Pizzazz Research menu packet includes 3 levels of difficulty and multiple intelligences/learning styles.
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All the forms you need are included for all 8 activities! Ready-to
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1st - 9th
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Also included in: Holiday Menu Bundle for Critical & Creative Thinking!
Inquiry - An I Wonder project to capture students' inquiry | Distance Learning
Catch students' spontaneous questions in your classroom, and use them to encourage student inquiry, with an 'I Wonder' board! Throughout the school day our students are constantly asking questions but we rarely have much time to address these questions unless they are directly related to the lesson at hand. That’s where the “I Wonder” board comes into its own! A classroom ‘I Wonder’ board gives students the opportunity to record these questions, and return to them at a later time.
A great way
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2nd - 5th
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Megalodons Sharks Explore the Evidence | GOOGLE Classroom™ PBL Unit
The fearsome megalodons with giant teeth capture students' attention. Did these huge sharks become extinct? Or do they still exist in the hidden depths of the oceans? Here your students are given an opportunity to explore the evidence. What will be their conclusion? Students will love using this interactive resource to explore the prehistoric shark with big teeth. To gain a deeper understanding of the shark, there are slides with links to carefully selected videos. Megalodons were predators tha
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2nd - 4th
NGSS:
3-LS4-3
Also included in: Science Bundle | For Google Classroom™ Environment Megalodons Virus
Christmas Trivia
In my classroom, my kiddos LOVE random facts or trivia. My children love to learn facts and go home and share them with their families and friends. This product is made for students to learn new facts about Christmas. There is three versions of the same trivia so you can use what best suits your classroom. All three versions are over the same 16 facts. Ways you can use this product:*Each morning post the new question and have children guess the answer. Then, you can reveal the answer with the QR
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1st - 8th
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Halloween 4-in-1 Critical and Creative Thinking Bundle for Gifted and Enrichment
Fly into critical and creative thinking in your science and math/ logic curriculum! Your students' higher-order thinking skills will SOAR during the Halloween season with this HUGE 4-in-1 bundle! Bundle Includes these 4 products: (click links for details and previews)1) Goin’ Batty! Research Activity Menu for Gifted or Enrichment 2) Spider Sleuth! Creepy Crawly Research Activity Menu for Gifted and Enrichment 3)Halloween Logic Puzzle for Young and Gifted Thinkers!4) Halloween Headlines Mystery!
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PreK - 6th
2024 Paris Olympics Activity Pack
The countdown to the 2024 Paris Olympics is on! Prepare your students this school year with this product.Part I: ResearchGaining background knowledge through research prepares our students to connect with the Paris Olympics and Paralympics. Graphic organizers, research links, and examples contribute to your class gaining Olympic insights for a positive experience in the summer of 2024. Includes:- About the Olympics- About the Paralympics- Timelines (Olympics and Paralympics)- Venn Diagrams (Summ
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2nd - 7th
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Outdoor Math Scavenger Hunt
Some yearly reviewed terms in a fun, outdoor manner! Go outside and let the students explore their surroundings. Discuss how math is used in our everyday lives! Angles, Symmetry, Fractions, and Shapes!
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2nd - 6th
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Goin’ Batty! Research Activity Menu for Gifted or Enrichment
FLY into critical and creative thinking in your science curriculum! Your students' higher-order thinking skills will SOAR as they "Go Batty" researching various bat information to complete their choice of 8 motivating research activities. Science and Language Arts integrated, including research websites and categories. Perfect for Halloween! This 13 page menu packet includes 3 levels of difficulty (coded), diverse multiple intelligences/learning styles, and 5 forms. Want differentiation made ea
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1st - 8th
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Mini Reading Projects Unit (10 Projects)
This Unit was created to showcase a variety of ways you can assess student's reading comprehension skills, critical thinking skills and creative processing for grades 1st-6th. You can easily print these forms and use them OR you can alter/recreate to meet your specific classroom needs.
In this unit you will get these 10 Mini Reading Projects:
Book Review Bookmark, Flower Book Report, Imaginative Line Art, Character Bio-Poem, Hero Poster, WANTED POSTER, Word Splash, History Flash Cards, Pictu
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K - 7th
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