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Kindergarten critical thinking professional development resources under $5
Balloons Over Broadway Thanksgiving READ ALOUD STEM™ Activity
Have a classroom Thanksgiving Day Parade! Make learning fun with this Thanksgiving STEAM challenge in which students design their very own Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon! An excellent companion activity to the fall read aloud book Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet.Not only do students design the balloon, but as an added challenge they must create a device to keep it floating in the air!Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is t
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Grades:
K - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Thanksgiving READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
3 STEP STORY PICTURE SEQUENCING ACTIVITY KINDERGARTEN SEQUENCE OF EVENT CARDS
3-STEP SEQUENCING CARDS (78 TOTAL) INCLUDED IN THIS RESOURCE! (26 SEQUENCING SETS EACH CONTAINING 3 CARDS)Children will love these 3-step sequencing cards! The cards are color coded to help sort cards belonging to the same set. A sorting mat is also included so that kids can place their cards on it as they sequence the cards. These sequencing cards will help develop children's thinking skills.All you have to do is print the resources on cardstock paper and cut out. Shuffle the required cards
Grades:
PreK - K
Also included in: STORY SEQUENCING PICTURE CARDS AND WORKSHEETS SEQUENCE OF EVENTS BUNDLE
2D Shape Pattern Block STEM Challenge Cards
The perfect addition to your morning STEM tubs, these challenge cards ask students to make a variety of different 2D shapes from pattern blocks. Ideal for building visual discrimination skills as children have to rotate and flip smaller shapes to create the new shape.Focus shapes included - triangle, square, rectangle, rhombus/diamond, hexagon, trapezoid. Perfect to use as an invitation to play in the Early Years, as math centers or even as a cross-curriculum literacy center for early readers to
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K - 3rd
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3-D Shapes Activity with Monsters (Geometry Math Craft for Elementary)
This fun elementary craftivity will get kids excited about 3-D geometric shapes while incorporating art into the classroom. This product includes 7 different shape (monster) templates (both in color and as line art for the student to color) and 3 accompanying worksheets. Please open my preview file to view everything that is included. This activity can also foster teamwork when students work together in groups of two to assemble their 3-D shape monsters.Save Money, buy the bundle! Monster Themed
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: 2-D & 3-D Shapes Monster Bundle
Goldilocks STEM Activity - Goldilocks and the Three Bears STEM Design a Bed
Goldilocks and the Three Bears STEM: Design a New Bed for Goldilocks! What do you get when you combine fairy tales and STEM? A fun, hands-on STEM tale! This fairy tale with a twist guides students through the engineering design process to create a new bed for Goldilocks. The storybook can be read aloud together. Students will complete it as they work through the STEM activity.⚙️ The STEM Activity ⚙️Your students will help Baby Bear build Goldilocks a new bed of her own! In this story, there is a
Grades:
K - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
LEGO Challenge Task Cards {Great for STEM or fun building!}
I am really excited to show you some cute, older-kid friendly LEGO Challenge Task Cards! These are bright, colorful, and can appeal to older students without looking too primary. Don’t’ have LEGOs? That’s okay! These can be used for any building materials you may have—unifix cubes, plastic Flake Discs (Amazon), Bunchems (Amazon or Target), Wiki Stix, pipe cleaners, play-dough, etc. Get those kids engineering and manipulating. They work great as an independent station for special education, a STE
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PreK - 8th
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Thinking Thursday
Are you looking for a fun way to get your children thinking outside the box? Try a Thinking Thursday. You can do these whole group, independent practice, or even as morning work. This is a great way to get your kids using their imagination!*Capital and lower-case letters*Numbers 1-20 in 2 different fonts*20 shapes*a blank set with no Thinking Thursday at the top so you can use any day of the week *a set with just lines so students can write their own sentences *1 page to use to create your ownPl
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PreK - 3rd
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Finish the Drawing/Early Finisher/Time Filler/Creativity
This "Finish the drawing" activity is the perfect way for your students to express their creativity! I love using this as a time filler, fun Friday, etc.! It is so interesting to see all of the different ways they can finish the picture.This set includes 43 pages.
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PreK - 6th
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School Staff Teacher Awards
*The BEST SELLING Staff Awards on TpT!** Teachers deserve awards, too! Your staff and colleagues are going to LOVE getting their very own recognition with these staff awards! These are perfect for the end of the year or teacher appreciation week at your school! Included are 80 unique staff awards to hand out. I have also included a blank one for you to create your own! Just download the FREE font KG Summer Sunshine Blackout and create your own awards! Do you need STUDENT END OF THE YEAR AWARD
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PreK - 12th, Staff
The Napping House Retelling Pack
The Napping House Retelling Pack is intended to be used after reading the book The Napping House by Audrey Wood. This is a favorite student book. Use this pack to make the story come to life! Here is what is included in the pack.Vocabulary Cards: Print on cardstock, laminate, and cut apart words or leave as a poster. Preview vocabulary from the story prior to reading and/or review vocabulary after reading the story. Place in writing center, pocket chart, or back with magnetic tape and use
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PreK - K
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My Place in the World Project: "Me on the Map" Geography for Kids
This hands-on geography project "My Place in the World" has kids create a visual representation of how we fit into the world. Teachers often use it with the kids' geography book "Me on the Map," by Joan Sweeney. Ideal for integrated Social Studies, ELA, Geography, Literacy, and Map Skills.Using a series of nesting circles to show the relative sizes of different geographic places, this simple but effective geography lesson helps kids sort out their relation to one another. This activity includes
Grades:
K - 5th
Also included in: Geography for Kids Bundle: Three Essential Hands-on Activities
Editable Rubric Templates Google Docs Blank, Grading & Student Self Assessment
Easily create a custom rubric with editable templates. This Google Docs file includes 6 templates with 2 and 3 point systems to easily score writing, projects, and other alternative assessments. Great for helping students understand how their performance directly impacts their grade!You receive:Link to make a copy to your Google DriveSix blank rubric templatesRubrics include:Choice of 2 or 3 point grading scaleChoice of 5, 6, or 7 requirementsTwo point scale includes:Does not meet expectations,
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K - 12th, Higher Education
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Substitute Binder - Editable
Substitute Binder - EditableDear Teacher friend, Don't wait one more day to prepare a substitute binder! This is a classroom must-have. Whether you are taking a last-minute sick day and don't have time to write 234 details on sticky notes, or you've been planning your "sick day" for a week, this resource will make the process painless! These pages are designed to get you thinking about all the information a sub would need to know. Open each page, read the text and type in your personal in
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PreK - 6th
Intro to Unplugged Coding: Directional Coding
Unplugged Coding made easy!Everything you need to get started with unplugged coding. No robots needed! Students learn the basics of directional coding and write their own code!Unplugged Coding Process:Students learn the logic and thinking that goes into writing codes using Directional Coding. They learn 5 vocabulary words: Programmer, Code, Command, Bug, and Debug.Students practice debugging codes before writing their own codes with a partner. After they have completed their activities, there is
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K - 5th
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Transportation Pattern Blocks Activity Mats & Task Cards
These transportation pattern blocks activity mats and task cards are perfect for enhancing your transportation unit or lesson. Students can create a picture with the pattern blocks, count and write how many of each block was used, then trace the name of the transportation. This set includes land, water and air transportation. Two versions are included to allow for differentiation. Just provide your kids with pattern blocks and let them complete the challenges/activities. The images on the mats
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in: TRANSPORTATION BUNDLE
Christmas STEM Pattern Block Challenge Cards
Celebrate the holiday season in your classroom with the help of this pattern block Christmas math activity! A hands-on fun way to explore shapes making them the perfect addition to your math centers, morning work or STEM bins this Christmas! Few can resist working with pattern blocks and these Christmas STEM Challenge Cards provide ideal support for young children learning about shapes while also focusing on building visual discrimination, fine motor skills and transforming shapes by rotating, s
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K - 4th
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The Day The Crayons Quit...Book Companion...Color Activities!
Visit this site to learn more!!Updated to to include Color pages and Colour pages.This is one of my favorite stories. So many Common Core Standards can be addressed using this piece of literature. Best is that it will bring a smile to your children's faces as they listen to this delightful tale and maybe even take a peek at their own crayons.Activities are differentiated to meet the variety of levels found in the classroom.The packet contains:Story Recall...Problem identification/how it was so
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K - 2nd
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Learning Intentions & Success Criteria Display {Bundle} | Distance Learning
Learning Objectives: Learning Intentions & Success CriteriaHow do you display your 'I can' statements, success criteria and learning intentions in your classroom?Here is an easy to implement and eye catching display for you to use over and over again in the classroom so that your students have a visual to remind them about their learning goals and focus for each lesson.Includes:-Editable Powerpoint File-PDF FileYou can use this in 2 ways: Type in your learning focus, print and displayORPrint
Grades:
PreK - 6th
Editable and Customizable Lesson Plan Template "Book View"
This template is an editable, Power Point document that will allow you to organize your weekly lesson plans in a structured format! The template is customizable and may be altered to fit your specific needs! Stay organized and properly planned throughout the year by using this structured (and cute!) template!
This "Book View" template is intended to be bound or placed in a binder.
Included in the document:
- List of 3 FREE fonts required for proper viewing of the document from www.kevinandaman
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K - 4th
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EMOTIONAL REGULATION: The Catastrophe Scale
I use this great visual to help teach my students to be less dramatic when resolving issues or becoming upset over problems. This resources comes with a number of colour and black & white versions that can be used as posters, cue cards or activity sheets.I have also included a cut and sort sheet as a follow up activity.
Grades:
PreK - 6th
Student Led Goals: Goal Setting and Progress Monitoring
I find that when students set and track their own goals they are more likely to put forth more effort. With this product, your students can set a personal goal, track that goal, and then celebrate that goal when they meet it! I have had great success using this method in my own classroom and I hope you can find the same success in yours! This resource includes goal planning sheets, goal tracking charts, and accomplishment certificates!Are you a special education teacher that is just starting
Grades:
K - 6th
Also included in: Special Education BUNDLE
Core Competencies Self Assessment BC Curriculum
I have created a self assessment for each of the Core Competencies of the new BC curriculum. They are written in language that K-2 students will understand.
Since using these assessments and going to a few workshops, I have made some changes. The first six pages are the original self assessments. The following six pages are the same, although instead of a sad face for "Not Yet" there is now a neutral face with a question mark above it. I found that my students didn't want to colour in a sa
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K - 5th
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Roller Coaster STEM Challenge Engineering Design (Grades K-5)
Roller Coaster STEM ChallengeWho doesn't love roller coasters? Using the Engineering Design Process, student teams are tasked with designing a thrilling roller coaster ride! Students learn about the science of roller coasters including various forms of energy, and then using common materials such as craft sticks, paper, and tape, students need to design a track for a ping pong ball to land safely in a cup at the bottom. The student packet also includes STEM career highlights of civil engineering
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Grades:
K - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 4-PS3-1
...
Also included in: Year-Round STEM Activity Bundle (Elementary STEM)
St. Patrick's Day STEM Task Cards (March) - Distance Learning + SeeSaw
This resource includes six St. Patrick's Day STEM Activity Task Cards, an editable worksheet, and a STEM process poster! I've added SeeSaw versions for each activity! The links are located on page two of the pdf document and will take you directly to that specific assignment in SeeSaw. Just save it to your SeeSaw library and assign it to your class! Super simple :-)*****Save Money, buy the bundle!! Click Here! Save 30%*****These STEM St. Patrick's Day activities are extremely EASY to set up!! Th
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: Elementary STEM Activities Task Cards for the Whole Year + SeeSaw
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