3rd grade critical thinking classroom community graphic organizers

Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning

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Fairy Tales 2nd Grade Fairytales, Folktales, & Fables Unit Lessons & Activities

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A fairy tale (fairytale), folk tale, and fable close reading unit can make writing lesson plans a breeze and ensure a deeper exploration into understanding stories while students provide text evidence from specified Mentor Texts (a list is included!). This interactive reading unit uses three different genres to teach deeper thinking about the main characters, the moral of the story, text structure, point of view, and comparing and contrasting stories. Graphic organizers are included and can be u

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

2nd - 3rd

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RL.2.1

, RL.2.2

, RL.2.3

, RL.2.4

, RL.2.5

...

Also included in: Read Aloud Books and Activities: Reading Response Sheets: Interactive Read Aloud

Digital Calendar and Morning Meeting Daily Google Slides- Editable -107 Slides

Created by

Kixcot Designs

DIGITAL CALENDAR AND MORNING MEETING TEMPLATE IN GOOGLE SLIDES - 109 SLIDESThis digital calendar and morning meeting template is perfect to start your day. It contains all the months in the year and different activities that you can do with your kids in the morning.WHAT'S INSIDE: 107 GOOGLE SLIDES✔-12 MONTHS CALENDAR (CUSTOMIZABLE BY ADDING TEXT BOXES) JANUARY TO DECEMBER✔-8 GOOD MORNING SLIDE✔- 3 SHARING TIME SLIDES✔-2 MORNING MEETING SLIDES✔-2 THE DATE IS SLIDES✔- 1 WEEKLY WEATHER SLIDE✔- 1 MO

Subjects:

Back to School, Classroom Community, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

PreK - 5th

Types:

Back to School, Classroom Community, For All Subject Areas

Also included in: DIGITAL CALENDAR&MORNING MEETING! BACK TO SCHOOL- GROWING BUNDLE (1905 slides)

Big Buddy Little Buddy Activity Set

Created by

Ms Kinderella

This Buddy Activity Pack is perfect for little/big buddy get to know you. Product has 5 activities that include drawing, favorites, compare/contrast venn diagrams for 2 or 3 buddy groups, mad libs, and a challenge checklist that will have any buddy group laughing and having fun! Grab this product to help students get to know one another and fill buddy activities throughout the year. Product Format: PDFProduct Includes:Buddy Get to Know You WorksheetDraw Your Little Buddy TemplateDraw Your Little

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 6th

Types:

Classroom Community, Holidays/Seasonal, Writing

End of Year Teacher Appreciation Worksheets & Thank You Letter Writing Templates

Created by

Teach Them 2 Love

Use these fun worksheets to show appreciation to staff and teachers throughout the school. Students answer questions, draw pictures, and write letters to teachers and support staff alike. Perfect for teacher appreciation week or any time just to say "thank you, you're doing great!" Younger learners may dictate their answers and letters. Older learners may use the worksheet as a guide to write longer letters using the higher-level letter templates.

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 5th, Staff

Types:

Worksheets, Graphic Organizers

Also included in: Teacher Appreciation Celebration Decor Kit: worksheets & decor

Back to School Themed Google Slides Templates: August and September | Digital

Created by

Diverse Little Learners

130+ Google Slides Templates with a Back to School theme perfect to use for August and September with your kindergarteners, first, second, third, fourth and fifth graders. Google Slides templates are a fun way to present information to your class. You can add text, images, links, etc. to make them fit your classroom needs. ★Please note that these templates are not editable but there are many versions of each and some that have no text heading so you can add your own text/title. The fonts I used

Subjects:

Back to School, Classroom Community, Classroom Management

Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

Critical Thinking, English Language Arts, Tools for Common Core

Also included in: Seasonal Slides Templates Bundle | Monthly and Holiday Themed for Google Slides

Reading Comprehension Interactive Strategy Cards

Created by

Teacher Thrive

I made these reading comprehension strategy cards based on my all-time favorite professional development book; Strategies that Work, by Harvey and Goudvis. These cards can be used in multiple settings (e.g., Guided Reading, Shared Reading, etc.) and with any level text. I print them on colored card stock, laminate, and the kids use post-its on them. However, they can also be printed on plain paper and used as traditional graphic organizer.There is one card for each strategy:-Determining Impor

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Task Cards, Centers

Leadership for Upper Grade Students

Created by

Hello Fifth

Do you want to instill, develop, and encourage leadership qualities in each of your students? This resource will help your students uncover what it means to be a leader, as well as providing them with real world examples.Included in this product:-Boss vs. Leader sorting activity-Writing assignment: Who has the power?-Design a Leader-Center of Control activity-Famous Mistakes -12 Habits of Effective Leaders: posters and activity

Subjects:

Character Education, Classroom Community, Library Skills

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Autumn, Classroom Community, Classroom Management

Fall Themed Slides Templates | September, October and November for Google Slides

Created by

Diverse Little Learners

130 Google Slides Templates with a Fall Theme perfect to use for September, October and November with your kindergarteners, first, second, third, fourth and fifth graders. Google Slides templates are a fun way to present information to your class. You can add text, images, links, etc. to make them fit your classroom needs. I love to welcome my students every morning with these slides and I use them throughout the day to pace my lessons and provide visuals for my students.★Please note that these

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

Back to School, Classroom Community, Classroom Management

Also included in: Seasonal Slides Templates Bundle | Monthly and Holiday Themed for Google Slides

Retro Back to School Themed Google Slides Templates

Created by

Diverse Little Learners

130+ Google Slides Templates with a Retro Theme perfect to use for back to school and keep you going all year long with your kindergarteners, first, second, third, fourth and fifth graders. Google Slides templates are a fun way to present information to your class. You can add text, images, links, etc. to make them fit your classroom needs.I love to welcome my students every morning with these slides and I use them throughout the day to pace my lessons and provide visuals for my students.★Please

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

Critical Thinking, Geography, Social Studies - History

Also included in: Seasonal Slides Templates Bundle | Monthly and Holiday Themed for Google Slides

First Nations People in Early Canada, Six People Groups: Gr. 3 NEW BC Curriculum

Created by

Teaching With Bonnie

Learn about the 6 different groups of early First Nations People in Canada according to their geographic location. Learn how the environment influenced food, home, community, travel, trade, government, traditions and celebrations. Graphic organizers help students to sort information visually and compare similarities and differences. A wide range of thinking activities are include throughout.Created for Grade 3 BC's NEW Curriculum.Contents Curricular and Content Competencies AddressedIntroduction

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Cultural Activities

Also included in: Grade 3 Social Studies Bundle: Indigenous People Groups: Goverance: NEW BC

Fact and Opinion Task Cards & Unit Plan | Perspective & Bias | Digital + Print

Created by

Innovative Teaching Ideas

This 153 PAGE UNIT provides ENGAGING TASKS, TASK CARDS, LESSONS and RESOURCES to teach students the difference between FACT and OPINION as READERS and WRITERS through proven teaching strategies fostering CRITICAL THINKING and RESEARCH SKILLS. ⭐ AN ESSENTIAL MEDIA LITERACY SKILL FOR THE "MISINFORMATION" ERAWHAT'S INCLUDEDFact & Opinion Mini-Lesson and overviewLink to Google Slides Version for independent/interactive use16 Fact and Opinion Discovery Task cards (Digital + Print)16 Fact & O

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3rd - 9th

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Task Cards

CCSS:

W.3.1

, W.4.1

, W.5.1

, W.5.1a

, W.5.1b

...

Also included in: CRITICAL THINKING LITERACY SKILLS | SEARCH, FAKE NEWS, FACT & OPINION, RESEARCH

Stone Soup Folktale Handouts

Created by

MsMireIsHere

I read the folktale "Stone Soup" aloud to my students, focusing on the fact that the soup made the entire town happy at the end. I asked questions to make sure that the students have understood the book and its message.This was my absolute favorite folktale when I was younger, and that is why I wanted to create a fun, bold handout to go along with my lesson on folktales.How I used handout 1: "Elements of a Folktale" The teacher should model how to use the Stone Soup graphic organizer. The studen

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Literature, Reading

Grades:

K - 5th

Types:

Handouts, Assessment, Graphic Organizers

Do Unto Otters Back to School Mentor Text Unit [Print & Digital]

Created by

ideas by jivey

By request, I have pulled the Do Unto Otters lessons from Volume 3 for those who love using mentor sentences and mentor texts and wanted to add just this one lesson to their rotation. PLEASE do not purchase this if you already own all of the Volume 3 sets! (If you do, you already own all of these activities!)In this pack, you will receive a mentor sentence lesson for the book, perfect to use within the first couple of weeks of school. You will also receive an interactive notebook activity to rev

Subjects:

Back to School, Classroom Community, Reading

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Back to School, Classroom Community, For All Subjects

DIGITAL CALENDAR&MORNING MEETING! BACK TO SCHOOL- GROWING BUNDLE (1905 slides)

Created by

Kixcot Designs

DAILY SLIDES - DIGITAL CALENDAR AND MORNING MEETING TEMPLATE IN GOOGLE SLIDESThis digital calendar and morning meeting template is perfect to start your day. It has slides for all the months in the year and different activities that you can do with your kids in the morning. They are perfect for face to face or virtual learning. There are different themed slides for events like Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas & much more. There are also Daily themed slides for your every day. Back to Scho

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 5th

Types:

Critical Thinking, English Language Arts, Writing

Scrambled Paragraph Writing Activities: Mini Unit

Created by

Lessons4Now

This NO PREP activity packet contains eighteen (18) ready-to-use printables. Just copy and go! The scrambled paragraphs in this unit are similar to those in Scrambled Paragraphs Mini Unit: Early Elementary Edition. The two products can be used together to differentiate instruction. Scrambled paragraphs have eight (8) sentences that can be put together only one way. Students practice using transitions and inferential clues to assemble these organized, logical paragraphs. The easy-to-use para

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Critical Thinking, Engineering, Science

CCSS:

RL.3.1

, RL.4.1

, RL.5.1

, RI.3.2

, RI.4.2

...

Also included in: Scrambled Paragraphs 4-in-1 BUNDLE Activity Packets

The Engineering Design Process: Guided Booklet Kit for STEM projects

Created by

Playful STEM

My best-selling TPT product -- now updated with new content!Help your students brainstorm, develop, design, and evaluate their ideas for any engineering or STEM design project! This download contains 25 mix and match pages, with multiple options for each phase of the Engineering Design Process. Combine multiple sheets to create a guided booklet for the entire Engineering Design Process or choose single pages to focus in on just one or two steps. This product is designed to be flexible to the nee

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 8th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Graphic Organizers

NGSS:

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-3

, 3-5-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-2

Also included in: STEM Process Booklet Bundle: Scientific Method & Design Process

Interactive Read Aloud Lesson Plan Activities for The Great Kapok Tree

Created by

K-2 Core Skills

Interactive Common Core Read Aloud Lesson Plan with Printable Activities / Graphic Organizers / Worksheets / Writing for The Great Kapok Tree: This is a perfect read aloud for discussing how characters' feelings change, cause and effect, author's purpose and making evaluations and judgements. Your learners will get lots of experience with using their critical thinking skills with the prompts, discussions, graphic organizers and printable activities in this resource. This file contains 7 pages o

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Literature, Reading

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Worksheets, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.K.1

, RL.K.3

, RL.K.4

, RL.K.9

, RL.K.10

Also included in: DO NOT PURCHASE / SOME ITEMS ARE BEING DEACTIVATED

Scrambled Paragraphs Mini Unit: Early Elementary Edition

Created by

Lessons4Now

This NO PREP activity packet contains eighteen (18) ready-to-use printables. Just copy and go! The scrambled paragraphs in this unit are modified from those in Scrambled Paragraph Writing Activities MINI UNIT: INTRODUCTION to better meet the needs of second and third grade students. Each scrambled paragraph contains five (5) sentences that can be put together only one way. Students practice using transitions and inferential clues to assemble these organized, logical paragraphs. The easy-to-u

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

2nd - 3rd

Types:

First Grade Hip Hip Hooray

Fairy Tales with a Twist or Fractured Tales!

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Visit this site to learn more!!Add a little twist to your Fairy Tale Unit with these eight delightful Fractured Fairy Tale books:The Interrupting Chicken...Definition, Is this interrupting, Sequencing, Action and ReactionHansel and Gretel...Story ElementsLittle Red Riding Hood...Story RecallChicken Little...Summarizing Waking Beauty...Story Recall, Elements, Fact/FantasyThe Very Smart Pea and the Princess To Be...Point of View, Problem Identification, Wanted Poster, Vocab MatchMore Bears...Compa

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Literature, Writing

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Centers

Also included in: Reading and Writing Tales Bundle

All About My Culture Graphic Organizer

Created by

Thankful Hearts in Third

This graphic organizer is a great way to help students research their origin. My students take this home and their parents help them fill it out. The graphic organizer maps out:-My family origin-World map-Flag-Attire-Foods-Traditions-Fun Facts!This activity is a great way to celebrate diversity in your classroom!

Subjects:

Back to School, Classroom Community, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

PreK - 6th

Types:

Research, Graphic Organizers, Cultural Activities

Current Events Sample Printables Worksheets Graphic Organizer Informational Text

Created by

Rachel Lynette

Dive into current events, student news, informational text, reading strategies, and more with our exclusive sampler from Current Events Response Printables!This sampler gives you a taste of our comprehensive current event graphic organizers that promise to make learning engaging and effective. ‌Try before you buy!Purchase this sampler for just $1, and if you love it, get your dollar back with the included coupon code for the full version of Current Events Response Printables.It’s our way of sayi

Subjects:

Ancient History, Critical Thinking, Other (Social Studies - History)

Grades:

3rd - 8th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Graphic Organizers

STEM Challenges Entire Year includes End of the Year STEM Activities

Created by

Lisa Taylor Teaching the Stars

STEM for the Entire Year Bundle Set #2 includes over over 25 Challenges, experiments, and activities your students will love! These activities are great for team building at the beginning of the school and covers holidays throughout the year! Slime Experiments and Making End of the Year Awards are two of my favorite STEM Challenges. Your students will be engaged as they think critically and problem solve. ⭐These activities can also be used for STEAM Activities, STEM After School Programs, Summer

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Engineering, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types: