Elementary problem solving reading simulations

Also included in: Mystery Activities Bundle | Escape Room | Graphic Organizers | Early Finishers

Reader's Theater: Boston Tea Party

Created by

Drama, Reading, U.S. History

This is a great reader's theater script to introduce/reinforce the importance of the Boston Tea Party as a major event in our history leading to the American Revolution. In addition, it's great practice in the areas of expression and fluency. The following play script contains 23 individual parts, but can be easily adapted for a class of any size. I have ranked the parts by size (long, medium, short) in order to make it easier to differentiate parts for all levels of readers. In addition, I h

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Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Scripts, Simulations

Also included in: America Becomes a Nation: Reader's Theater Bundle for 4th Grade

Back to School Escape Room | Team Building Activities | First Week of School

Created by

Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Problem Solving

Are you ready to kick off the new school year with a thrilling and collaborative experience for your students? Our Back-to-School Escape Room Team Building Activities will make the first week of school unforgettable as students work together to solve puzzles, decode challenges, and build lasting connections.This is the PRINTABLE VERSION, the DIGITAL VERSION is available here. Why Choose Our Back-to-School Escape Room Team Building Activities?Engaging and Interactive: The escape room format adds

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Grades:

3rd - 4th

Types:

Critical Thinking, Reading, Science

Also included in: Escape Room Challenge Bundle | Breakout Games | Teamwork Challenges

Mock Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) Classroom Mystery/Detective Simulation Game

Created by

Brenda Kovich

Stage a mock crime scene investigation in your classroom! Kids solve the mystery through observation and science labs. They study crime scene photos, gather clues, analyze fingerprints, and experiment with powders and chromatography. Students love participating in this forensic science simulation - and cracking the case!Open the preview to take a closer look at the game-like project. The crime scene and detective activities are laid out for you. With a few common household items (such as pens, p

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Grades:

3rd - 5th

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Also included in: 5-Week Mystery Unit - Fun Detective Genre Study for Fourth and Fifth Grade

Reader's Theater: The American Revolutionary War (differentiated script)

Created by

Informational Text, Reading, U.S. History

Experience life as a Patriot or Redcoat soldier during the key events and battles of the American Revolutionary War! The war is brought to life in this whole class reader’s theater based on 4th grade Ohio Social Studies standards! This 9 page script features the following: Paul Revere’s midnight ride, the shot heard ‘round the world, Ethan Allen & Green Mountain Boys, the battle of Bunker Hill, Crossing the Delaware, Valley Forge, the Battle of Yorktown, the Treaty of Paris, and much mor

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Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Activities, Scripts, Simulations

Also included in: Ohio 4th Grade Reader's Theater Mega Bundle!

Football Escape Room Mystery Challenge | Breakout Game | Teamwork Activity

Created by

Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Problem Solving

Bring the fun and excitement of a breakout room to your classroom! This cross curricular mystery challenge will have your students engaged, investigating and challenged from start to finish without the need of complicated locks or boxes. Students will work their way through 4 clues, each time they complete the clue challenge, they eliminate a suspect. You can use this as an introduction to teaching mysteries or a review day game! This football themed mystery works great in the fall during footba

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Grades:

3rd - 4th

Types:

Classroom Community, Classroom Management, Problem Solving

Also included in: Escape Room Challenge Bundle | Breakout Games | Teamwork Challenges

Peace Path: A Visual Conflict Resolution Strategy

Created by

Always a SPECIAL Day

I have used a Peace Path for the past 8 years of teaching Special Education, and absolutely love it. It is an awesome way to help students work out any issues that arise. I also use it personally with my students if an issue needs to be addressed. It really helps students learn how to work out a problem in a safe way. Just print the pages on card stock, laminate each one, and tape it together. It's very easy to use- two people step on each sides of the path on the footprints and walk through the

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Grades:

PreK - 9th

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CCSS:

SL.3.1b

Reader's Theater: The Constitution-United We Stand! (leveled script)

Created by

Informational Text, Reading, U.S. History

Students will bring the development of the United States Constitution to life in this whole class reader’s theater based on 4th grade Ohio Social Studies standards! Students will gain a deeper understanding of the different state’s viewpoints in a connected and engaging way! This original play contains 22 parts featuring 3 reading levels to ensure whole class participation, fluency development, and differentiation. In addition, 14 name tags are included to make a class presentation of this pla

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Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Activities, Scripts, Simulations

Also included in: Ohio 4th Grade Reader's Theater Mega Bundle!

Christmas Around the World Reader's Theater Set (Differentiated scripts!)

Created by

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Literature, Reading

Focus on differentiation with this Christmas Around the World set of leveled Reader’s Theaters! This set focuses on telling the story behind 4 important customs celebrated around the world at Christmas time. Written on 3 separate reading levels, it is easy to match each student with a part that meets their individual need! Each script contains 5-6 parts, making it a perfect activity for centers or leveled guided reading groups! Modified versions provide support in basic fluency skills, regu

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Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Printables, Scripts, Simulations

CCSS:

RL.4.9

, RF.4.4

Also included in: Special Holidays in America: Reader's Theater Bundle for 4th Grade

Digging For Fossils - A Cookie Excavation Experiment

Created by

Teaching with Morale

Students will love acting as an archaeologist as they dig for fossils during this experiment! Using simple materials such as toothpicks and cookies, students will learn what it's like to excavate fossils. Students will formulate a hypothesis, collect data, and develop conclusions using this experiment aligned with both Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards. Teaching tips included! A great resource and hands-on lesson for any fossil unit.

Subjects:

Earth Sciences, Problem Solving

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Activities, Laboratory, Simulations

Reader's Theater: Ohio and the War of 1812 (intermediate level with 24 parts!)

Created by

Drama, Reading, U.S. History

Students will bring the War of 1812 and the Battle of Lake Erie to life in this whole class script of Don’t Give up the Ship! This fast moving script explores the causes and events leading to this important war in our country’s history in an engaging and connected way! This original play contains 24 parts featuring various reading levels to ensure whole class participation, differentiation, and engagement. Students will integrate important Social Studies concepts with key LA common core standa

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Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Scripts, Simulations

Also included in: Early Ohio History Activity Bundle for 4th Grade Social Studies

Design a Zoo: A Digital Project Based Learning Experience

Created by

PBL Learning Lab

Thanks for choosing this project based learning experience for your students! They are sure to have fun, be creative, and learn some valuable skills. In Design a Zoo, students take on the role of a design consultant asked to create a new zoo. Students will need to: –Name the Zoo –Create a welcoming sign –Select the animals –Design animal habitats –Create information sheets –Create a budget –And present their work to a "Board of Directors" This experience is designed to be completed without sub

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Science

Grades:

3rd - 8th

Types:

Projects, Simulations

Roanoke: The Lost Colony! A Reader's Theater (with differentiated parts!)

Created by

Native Americans, Reading, U.S. History

What happened to the colony of Roanoke? Students will bring this century old mystery to life in this whole class reader’s theater based on 4th grade Ohio Social Studies standards! Students will gain a deeper understanding of the events, people, places, and effects of this important piece of our country’s history in an engaging and connected way! This original 7 page play contains 21 parts featuring 3 reading levels to ensure whole class participation, fluency development, and differentiation. St

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Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Printables, Scripts, Simulations

Also included in: Early United States History Reader's Theater Bundle-Discovering America

Editorial vs. Regular News Article Game (Is it Fact or Opinion Writing?)

Created by

Splattered Canvas Classroom

In this engaging, self-checking Google Slides game, students gain a valuable skill for interacting with media. Students are guided to learn the difference between fact and opinion writing—even when the difference is subtle—by reading information about both, then looking at headlines and choosing whether the headlines are for editorials or regular facts-only news articles. All headlines are from real articles, so students are learning with content that is relevant. Students are given feedback i

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Informational Text, Reading

Grades:

4th - 10th

Types:

Games, Simulations

CCSS:

RI.4.8

, RI.5.8

, RI.6.8

, RI.7.8

, RI.8.8

...

Reader's Theater: An Age of Exploration! (intermediate leveled reading scripts)

Created by

Informational Text, Reading, U.S. History

Help students bring the Age of Exploration to life with this 24 part, differentiated reader’s theater! This fast moving script re-enacts several key explorers who discovered North America and helps students connect to our country’s history in an engaging and involved way! This original play contains 24 parts featuring various reading levels to ensure whole class participation, differentiation, and engagement. Students will integrate important Social Studies concepts with key LA common core st

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Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Activities, Scripts, Simulations

Also included in: Ohio 4th Grade Reader's Theater Mega Bundle!

Jamestown: A Reader's Theater (with differentiated parts!)

Created by

Native Americans, Reading, U.S. History

Bring the settlement of Jamestown, John Smith and Pocahontas to life with this whole class reader’s theater based on 4th grade Ohio Social Studies standards! Students will gain a deeper understanding of the events, people, places, and effects of this important piece of our country’s history in an engaging and connected way! This original play contains 23 parts featuring 3 reading levels to ensure whole class participation, fluency development, and differentiation. Students will integrate importa

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Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Printables, Scripts, Simulations

Also included in: Early United States History Reader's Theater Bundle-Discovering America

Escape Room Challenge Bundle | Breakout Games | Teamwork Challenges

Created by

Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Problem Solving

Bring the fun and excitement of a breakout room to your classroom! These cross curricular mystery challenges will have your students engaged, investigating and challenged from start to finish without the need of complicated locks or boxes. This bundle includes over 10 different escape room challenges.Students will work their way through clues, each time they complete the clue challenge, they eliminate a suspect or collect tools to move on to the next challenge. You can use this as an introductio

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Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Reading, Thanksgiving, Writing

The First Thanksgiving Simulation: Journey on the Mayflower

Created by

The Teaching Twins

This is a week long simulation where your kids will become a part of history! Students will read about the process of the pilgrims coming to the New World and then receive their experience cards, which will let them be a part of the famous journey. They take the knowledge they gain from the reading and the information on the experience card to write a journal entry from a pilgrim's perspective. Kids will be learning and engaged in these reading and writing activities! Includes: - 5 days

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Grades:

2nd - 8th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Simulations

Project Based Learning Starting a School Newscast

Created by

Lisa Taylor Teaching the Stars

Are you wanting to start a school newscast? How to Start a School Newscast is a guide to help teachers or administrator start a school newscast. Materials lists, steps, hints, and printable guides will help you get started. This project helped get my students engage in learning and increased their communication skills. Students become so excited about finding news stories they don't even realize that they are writing and reading. Their fluency increases while enjoying the project! Students

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Reading, Writing

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Projects, Printables, Simulations

CCSS:

RI.4.9

, W.4.2

, W.4.3

, W.4.4

, W.4.5

...

Also included in: Project Based Learning Bundle

ELA Escape Room Challenge Penguin Theme

Created by

Thrilled to Be Teaching

Looking for something a little challenging, incredibly engaging, and slightly different from an ordinary day? Escape room challenges have all of that and more.In this escape room challenge, the students must escape from being stuck on Penguin Island after disobeying the sign on a magic portal at the zoo's penguin exhibit. They can only get out if they can successfully navigate their way through 5 ELA challenges.This challenge has students apply skills in reading comprehension, sentence vs. fragm

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Reading

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal, Reading

CCSS:

RL.3.1

, RL.3.2

, RL.3.3

, RF.3.4a

, L.3.2

...

Easter Activity | Reading Escape Room | 3rd - 5th Grade

Created by

Teaching from the Valley

Celebrate the fun of Easter without sacrificing your reading instruction! In this Easter Reading Escape Room for grades 3, 4, and 5, students will kickoff spring using a variety of reading skills. They'll read about a spring event with an Easter egg hunt using real life texts. With each text they'll work through a comprehension challenge using a variety of skills. The words they collect from each challenge will help them breakout with the answer to the question -- Where is the golden egg hidden?

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Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Simulations

CCSS:

RL.3.4

, RL.4.4

, RL.5.4

, RI.3.1

, RI.4.1

...

Also included in: Reading Comprehension Escape Room | Seasonal and Holidays BUNDLE

Surgery Room Transformation Bundle | Text Feature and Irregular Shapes Surgery

Created by

Nonfiction text feature and Irregular Shapes Area surgery has been seen all over social media, and now you can bring these engaging activities to your own classroom! Everything is included in this product to create your own “surgery experience” for your students. You save 20% by purchasing this bundled product!You can make it as simple or theatrical as you like! If you need a print and go version, your students will only need a magazine, the patient files, scissors and glue. If you really want

Subjects:

Math, Reading

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Reader's Theater: Steps to Statehood (leveled play for 3rd, 4th, 5th grade)

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Need a fun way to liven up your lesson on statehood? This reader’s theater features 23 parts on 3 different reading levels to ensure whole class participation and engagement. Students will hear how a pioneer family, the Northwest territory officials, and the newly formed United States all played a part in the statehood process (featuring Ohio in 1803). Integrating important Social Studies concepts with key LA standards such as fluency and expression, this original play provides a rich and mea

Subjects:

Reading, U.S. History

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Scripts, Simulations

Also included in: Early Ohio History Activity Bundle for 4th Grade Social Studies

Holidays Around the World Escape Room | Math Fact Practice | Zodiac Calendar

Created by

Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Problem Solving

Bring the fun and excitement of a breakout room to your classroom! These holiday challenge activities will have your students engaged, investigating and challenged from start to finish without the need of complicated locks or boxes. Students will complete 5 challenges in order to earn each passport stamp while learning about holidays celebrated around the world at the same time!This would be an excellent culminating activity to a Holidays Around the World unit or a stand alone activity to fill t

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Grades:

3rd - 4th

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