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Adult education critical thinking resources under $5
Word and Logic Puzzles Escape Room Activity With Digital Lock Option
In this engaging escape room activity, teams work together to solve the word puzzles and logic puzzles using critical thinking skills to discover codes to open the lock. Students love the fun of an escape room game, and you will love that this low-prep activity gets them thinking as they solve the puzzles and clues! ⭐️ How does the escape room work? (Click the PREVIEW link above and watch the VIDEO for a closer look at this activity!)In this escape room activity, students will solve 4 different
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6th - 9th, Adult Education
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Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Literature Circles Book Clubs
Add some depth and complexity to traditional Literature Circles with this complete and ready-to-use resource!You will be amazed by the level of discussion and critical thinking that will take place among your students. Each Literature Circle role (listed below) is directly connected to 11 elements of critical thinking: Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives). Ju
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4th - 9th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mega Bundle
Common Grammar and Writing Mistakes Escape Room Game - Digital Resource
This digital resource is a grammar review disguised as a fun escape room adventure activity. Mission: individuals or teams work through puzzles to discover the location of stolen jewels. Challenges in this grammar escape room include working with common mistakes in writing, such as frequently confused words and common grammar errors. There are also other challenges to encourage critical thinking, problem solving, and following directions! (See important information below about tech requirements)
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7th - 10th, Adult Education
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BRAIN TEASERS VOL. 2 – Logic, Word Sense, Puzzles, Lateral Thinking – Fun Stuff
Entertain and challenge your teens with this compelling collection of brain-twisting presentation slides in PDF & Google Slides format. There are many different ways you might want to use these 76 slides (38 questions + 38 answer key slides) in your classroom, including:1. Use as a routine bell-ringer activity to begin class one day each week. I use these as Brain Teaser Tuesdays (I enjoy alliteration), but they’ll work great any day of the week.2. Use them as a sponge activity to soak up th
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8th - 11th, Adult Education, Staff
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35 Different Tangram Puzzles - Black & Color
Here are 35 different Tangram puzzles for you to cut out and use in your classroom! Each tangram is on a 3.7" x 4.9" card and there are 4 cards per page. The color tangrams show the individual shapes while the black tangrams only show the whole figure as a sold color. The tangram cards will go with any sized tangrams. They aren't made to line up directly with the tangrams / aren't sized to any particular tangram set size, but were created give the students challenge cards to work with.I have
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PreK - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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BRAIN TEASERS VOL. 3 – Logic, Word Sense, Puzzles, Lateral Thinking – Fun Stuff
Entertain and challenge your teens with this compelling collection of brain-twisting presentation slides in PDF & Google Slides format. There are many different ways you might want to use these 76 slides (38 questions + 38 answer key slides) in your classroom, including:1. Use as a routine bell-ringer activity to begin class one day each week. I use these as Brain Teaser Tuesdays (I enjoy alliteration), but they’ll work great any day of the week.2. Use them as a sponge activity to soak up th
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8th - 11th, Adult Education, Staff
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The Circle Challenge — Art Drawing Fun Worksheet Game Early Finisher Sub Plan
The Circle Challenge - make each different! Great for early finishers, bell ringers, sub plans, staff meetings, ice breakers....and more! Art class or even just regular boredom buster. 8.5x11 reproducible. Color and Black & White Version included.See our Triangle, Square and Geometric Challenge as well as our other Art Games, Worksheets, Lessons and more! Click Here!***********************************************************************Hope Creek Studios specializes in Art Studio and History
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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39 Digital Moveable Tangram Puzzle Activities STEM Team Building Math
Have fun with your students while they solve these Tangram Puzzle Activities! This set of puzzles can be used in Google Slides or it can be downloaded and printed on paper. You choose! Great for developing critical thinking skills and team building activities!Great for distance learning!Included is a Google Slide version of the Following:39 Digital interactive Moveable Tangram Puzzles and their answers as well as a printable version. Your students will be able to move the tangrams into posit
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Twilight Zone “Number 12 Looks Just Like You," Analysis of Twilight Zone CCSS
There’s a reason Rod Serling’s series, The Twilight Zone, has stood the test of time. The stories are compelling, the episodes are well-crafted, and the themes are timeless. With this lesson download (PDF & Google Drive formats), you can also use The Twilight Zone to help students develop analysis skills and connect classic storytelling to modern issues.In this episode, “Number 12 Looks Just Like You,” a teen girl resists efforts to look, act, and think like everyone else around her. Issues
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Satire Video Analysis, Birds Aren’t Real Conspiracy Theory, PDF & Google Drive
Introduce students to the power of modern satire with this video-based lesson featuring a behind-the-scenes look at Birds Aren’t Real, a satirical conspiracy theory group that insists the U.S. government has replaced all birds with surveillance drones to spy on people.Begin with a quick discussion and definition of satire and then view The Truth Behind Birds Aren’t Real – My Life Online, a high-quality 23-minute documentary available for free (with ads) via two online platforms. Next, ask studen
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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15 Mystery Puzzles - Brain Teasers - STEM Project - Team Building - GT
Have fun with your students while they solve these Mystery Puzzles! This set of puzzles is interactive in Google Slide or it can be downloaded and printed on paper. You choose! Great for developing critical thinking skills!Great for distance learning!Included is a PDF version and a Google Slide version of the Following:15 Digital interactive Mystery Puzzles and their answers. Your students will learn and have fun at the same time. This project can also be used as a center activity with an i
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Spanish Accountable Talk Sentence Stems
Increase the academic language your bilingual students are using! These sentence stem bubbles encourage them to speak in COMPLETE sentences and create a perfect BULLETIN BOARD for any subject. This resource includes:9 English stems/9 Spanish stems = 18 total postersThey are black and whiteThey can easily be printed on the colored cardstock of your choiceI display mine at the front of the room, so that they're easily accessed all year long. I hope you find them as useful as I do in my classroom!X
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Critical Thinking Mystery Activity: Murder of a Millionaire
In this fun murder mystery activity that encourages critical thinking and reading skills, students have to follow the clues to figure out who killed the rich CEO of a powerful company at his home during a dinner party. Who can figure it out especially when he was found in a locked room? With multiple plot lines, this one feels like an old Agatha Christie cozy mystery. Was it a jealous husband? A corrupt lawyer? Whodunit?This is a printable version in PDF. Looking for other versions? Click the li
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: The Complete Clue by Clue Critical Thinking Printable Activity Bundle
Fermi Unit | Questions & Problem Solving | Project Based Learning Math Tasks
Here is a typical "Fermi" question: How long would it take to count to one million? - Obviously, there is no definitive answer; you can't google it, which is the POWER and PURPOSE of a Fermi problem. The coolest math classes of 2024. Fermi problems ARE NOT ABOUT THE ANSWER but the MATHEMATICAL JOURNEY TO THE ANSWER. Exploring MATHEMATICAL LOGIC, RESEARCH, ESTIMATION AND CALCULATION. STUDENTS LOVE FERMI QUESTIONS because they allow them to THINK, SIMULATE, TEST, and EXPLORE big concepts an
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4th - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education
End of the Year Escape Room "Escape Summer School" Summer Breakout
Please Follow so you know when new products come out!Escape the evil principal who wants to give everyone summer school. The only thing between you and ice cream rolling down your chin sitting by the pool are these puzzles. Use your knowledge and skills you learned this year to escape the school and start your summer...good luck! The set includes everything you need. If you have never done an escape room before full set up instructions and directions are included. The set utilizes a Google Form
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3rd - 6th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Escape Room Bundle Growing Year Long Holiday and More Sets
Chess Club Tips and Tricks Cheat Sheet Handout Help Sheet Printable
Chess is a fun game for students of all ages. Studies have shown that playing chess improves reading, memory, problem-solving skills, and concentration. Playing chess teaches students planning, foresight, and utilizes both sides of the brain. This help sheet is extremely beneficial for any person that is just learning the rules of the game. Included on this sheet:* Each piece and what it looks like* The point value assigned for each piece* How each piece moves* How each piece attacksThis chess s
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Chess Club Posters Reference Sheets Matching Game Log Mini Book Bundle
Who was Jack the Ripper? HISTORY MYSTERY
Can your students decide who Jack the Ripper was out of a cast of 12 suspects?In this lesson they will compare and evaluate 12 possible suspects before deciding on the most likely guilty person. They will then justifying their decision both verbally and in writing. The lesson works as a knockout tournament, comparing two suspects at a time. They must apply the background information presented to them along with the suspect cards to come up with the most plausible answer. It is great for develo
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: HISTORY MYSTERIES BUNDLE!
Save Fred! A STEM and Team building Challenge
This STEM has a challenge for students to save the gummy worm Fred from falling in the water because he can't swim! It's great for a back to school or team building activity! This is a great way to teach your students how to work together, as well as to teach how to think outside the box! You will need to have gummy worms, gummy life savers, paper clips, and a cup in order to do this activity. This packet includes:- Fred's story and student instructions- An experiment log handout for your stude
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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AAAATeambuilding & Classbuilding Question Cards (40 Cards)
Have your students interact with each other in a fun and positive way! MY STUDENTS LOVE THESE CARDS!!! These cards are great for...Back to School activitiesIce breaker activitiesInterest InventoriesMeet-and-Greet activitiesBrain breaksTeambuildingClassbuildingEnd of school year activities The product includes:40 Teambuilding & Classbuilding Question CardsRecording Sheet (4 versions)You can get your students engaged with these cards in a variety of ways. Here are some examples: Footloose, SC
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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BRAIN TEASERS VOL. 4 – Logic, Word Sense, Puzzles, Lateral Thinking – Fun Stuff
Entertain and challenge your teens with this compelling collection of brain-twisting presentation slides in PDF & Google Slides format. There are many different ways you might want to use these 76 slides (38 questions + 38 answer key slides) in your classroom, including:1. Use as a routine bell-ringer activity to begin class one day each week. I use these as Brain Teaser Tuesdays (I enjoy alliteration), but they’ll work great any day of the week.2. Use them as a sponge activity to soak up th
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8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Infographic Creation Mini Unit & Assignment
Infographics are great tools to get students processing and contextualizing the information that they research while allowing them to creatively convey what they’ve learned. This makes them perfect for any class! This assignment was designed to teach students about the core concepts of infographic texts, how to make the basic visualizations (graphs, flow/pie charts, tables, titles, etc.) that comprise them, and how to incorporate them all together into a layout that conveys information for a sin
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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BRAIN TEASERS VOL. 5 – Logic, Word Sense, Puzzles, Lateral Thinking – Fun Stuff
Need more brain teasers to keep your teens entertained and challenged? I’ve got you covered!Entertain and challenge your teens with this compelling collection of brain-twisting presentation slides in PDF & Google Slides format. There are many different ways you might want to use these 76 slides (38 questions + 38 answer key slides) in your classroom, including:1. Use as a routine bell-ringer activity to begin class one day each week. I use these as Brain Teaser Tuesdays (I enjoy alliteration
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8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Inquiry Based Learning Project: ENERGY DRINKS
An Inquiry Based Learning Project your students are going to love!Energy Drinks are one of the fastest growing sections of the food industry, and a growing issue in high schools everywhere (over 40% of students admit to having had one in the last three months!). But what exactly are they at risk of? Are energy drinks better than drinking coffee or a can of soda? Are they ok to have on occasion?Our students should know the truth about the drinks they're consuming and their affects, but more impor
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: THE HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASS BUNDLE
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