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2nd grade critical thinking handouts
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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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
Reading Level Guide for Parents - Bundle of Levels A - Z
Encourage reading every night by sending this guide home to parents throughout the school year. Parents want to help their students, but many don't know the things to say and ask their child throughout reading time! This handout serves as an outline of what some effective, higher - order prompts might look like. All of the prompts are based off my experience teaching reading skills and behaviors to students (and explaining these expectations to parents) and the Fountas & Pinnell Continuum of
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K - 5th
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Stone Soup Folktale Handouts
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
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K - 5th
Socratic Seminars and Philosophical Chairs
Teaching kids to be more philosophic helps them acquire new ways of expressing themselves and innovative ways of thinking. It pushes students to be more logical, think critically, connect ideas, and to be more accepting of opposing views.Through the use of Socractic Seminars and Philosophical Chairs, you can bring philosophy into your classroom and give your students the opportunity to formulate questions, reason with peers, develop arguments, and contribute to constructive conversations.I trie
Grades:
1st - 5th
Growth Mindset lessons using The Dot, Ish, and Sky Color by Peter H. Reynolds
When you are teaching students about growth mindset, I believe it is vital to use stories they can relate to. If they are seeing other characters showing both a growth mindset and a fixed mindset, they will be more likely to understand what each look like.
This is a packet of Growth Mindset lessons which use the three books from Peter H. Reynolds collectively called the Creatrilogy. You will need to purchase these books or be able to borrow them to teach these lessons. Each book has wonderful
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K - 5th
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FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS 1 - No Prep - Multistep - Occupational Therapy -
Are you looking for NO PREP printable activities that address:critical thinkingproblem solvingfollowing directionsorganizational skills handwritingWell here it is!! This packet has ten activity sheets that require your student to read and follow the directions to complete a picture. Students will have to use critical thinking to figure out how to complete each activity. It's a fun challenge for students that will keep them engaged for the entire session!This activity packet is intended for a va
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: Worksheet Printable BUNDLE 1- HANDWRITING - Occupational Therapy
Reading Level Guide for Parents - Levels A - M
Encourage reading every night by sending this guide home to parents throughout the school year. Parents want to help their students, but many don't know the things to say and ask their child throughout reading time! This handout serves as an outline of what some effective, higher - order prompts might look like. All of the prompts are based off my experience teaching reading skills and behaviors to students (and explaining these expectations to parents) and the Fountas & Pinnell Continuum of
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Reading Level Guide for Parents - Bundle of Levels A - Z
Go Math! 3rd grade Chapter 12 Resource Kit for TWO-DIMENSIONAL SHAPES!
In this packet you will find Vocabulary Cards, Pretests, and Journal entries per section for chapter 12 in the GO Math! Series for Grade 3!
Two-Dimensional Shapes
In this Grade 3 Go Math! Chapter 12 Resource Kit you will find:
* A genuine resource kit to help your students master two-dimensional shapes
* Everything is aligned to common core standards
* Vocabulary cards to use on bulletin boards or a focus wall
* A Pretest per chapter to assess students before beginning the chapter. It could al
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2nd - 4th
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STEM Emergency Sub Plans | 5 Day STEAM Sub Plans Using Just Paper
Do you struggle leaving engaging lessons for your STEM class when you have a substitute teacher? This set of 5 day emergency plans that only uses paper is your answer! Print and go plans for elementary students will make taking a day so much easier. This resource has 5 different design challenges that need only paper to complete. Each child will have their own engineering packet that will walk them through the design process. Plus, you will receive step-by-step teacher directions and templa
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1st - 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: STEM Emergency Sub Plans Bundle: 5-Day STEAM Sub Plans for Elementary
Connections for Kids (based on the New York Times game)
Connections is a new game featured daily on The New York Times. This version is created based on the NYT game for students of all ages to enjoy!How to Play: Categorize four groups with four words in each group based on one common theme. Each word can only be used once! Included: 12 Printable Connections gamesAn answer key for each gameWhen to use this Resource:Connections can be a fun and engaging worksheet that students can use throughout the day. I would recommend using it during any of the
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2nd - 7th
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Personal Space Camp Activities
I created this resource to supplement the book "Personal Space Camp", written by Julia Cook. However, it can be used with or without the book. If you don't have the book you might want to have some discussions about personal space before using the activities.This resource includes:- Personal Space vs. Bubble Buster Large Sorting Activity with 30 different scenarios- Personal Space vs. Bubble Buster Cut and Paste Activity- Instructions for Personal Space Demonstration (game with movement)- Inst
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K - 5th
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Think Outside The Box - Drawing Prompts to Promote Creative Thinking
Think Outside the Box Drawing PromptsThe 'Think Outside The Box' booklet includes 30 drawing prompts to promote student's creative thinking skills. This super engaging activity is perfect for morning work, early finishers, problem solving tasks and more! Through these printable prompts, students are able to strengthen their creative thinking skills, develop flexible thinking, strengthen their ability to see and understand from different perspectives, celebrate their ideas and appreciate the idea
Grades:
K - 8th
Small Group Reading Anecdotal Notes Checklist
Stay organized and document student progress with this anecdotal notes checklist! I see you teacher... you've found your students instructional levels and you have their groups planned, but now what? This resource will tell you exactly what to look for throughout your entire guided reading group! This handout also serves as a great way to collect data and monitor student progress day in and day out.All of the items on the checklist are based off my experience teaching reading skills and behavior
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K - 2nd
Go Math! 3rd grade Chapter 2 Resource Kit for USING DATA!
In this packet you will find Vocabulary Cards, Pretests, and Journal entries per section for Chapter 2 in the GO Math! Series for 3rd Grade.
In this Grade 3 Go Math! Chapter 2 Resource Kit you will find:
* A genuine resource kit to help your students represent and interpret data
* Everything is aligned to common core standards
* Vocabulary cards to use on bulletin boards or a focus wall
* A pretest WITH KEY to assess students before beginning the chapter. It could also be used to assess studen
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2nd - 3rd
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Rebus "Wuzzle" Puzzle Worksheet BUNDLE (WORKSHEETS 1 through 10)
*** THIS BUNDLE CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS:
Rebus “Wuzzle” Puzzle Worksheet 1
Rebus “Wuzzle” Puzzle Worksheet 2
Rebus “Wuzzle” Puzzle Worksheet 3
Rebus “Wuzzle” Puzzle Worksheet 4
Rebus “Wuzzle” Puzzle Worksheet 5
Rebus “Wuzzle” Puzzle Worksheet 6
Rebus “Wuzzle” Puzzle Worksheet 7 - MOVIE TITLES
Rebus “Wuzzle” Puzzle Worksheet 8
Rebus “Wuzzle” Puzzle Worksheet 9
Rebus “Wuzzle” Puzzle Worksheet 9
Rebus "Wuzzle" Puzzle Worksheet 10 - Breakfast Cereals
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS WORKSH
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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S.C.A.M.P.E.R. Numbers and Math - Critical Thinking Mini-Unit
Designed for use with gifted and advanced K-2 students, the activities in this mini-unit are all about creativity with numbers and the power of the S.C.A.M.P.E.R. strategy in innovation and design. The lessons include problem-solving and puzzles that involve substituting and rearranging numbers, a discussion of why number symbols were invented and why, and opportunities for students to practice the S.C.A.M.P.E.R. technique.Included in the MINI-UNIT:21-page STUDENT BOOKLET ready to reproduce for
Grades:
K - 2nd
Parts of Speech Color Activity-Nouns, verbs, adjectives pronouns
This is an egg activity that I created for my students to sort words into their parts of speech. It is a classic "color by number" type of activity-only students color by part of speech. The key is at the bottom of the page. Using nouns, verbs, adjectives, and pronouns
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2nd - 6th
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2023 YEAR IN REVIEW, BUNDLE 5 PAGES, NEW YEARS 2024 ACTIVITIES
**FREE YEARLY UPDATES!!This PDF product includes 5 pages of activities students can complete as they return back to school in January. Great for busy work, quiet work, bell work, early finishers and supply teacher handouts. Activities found in the bundle include:- "2023 Year in Review" (3 different options to choose from)- "What I Loved This Year"- "The Best Year...Out With The Old, In With The New"2 out of the 5 pages are in color, while the rest are black and white.Other NEW YEARS products ava
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1st - 8th
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Thanksgiving Would You Rather Questions with Poll FREEBIE
Here is a set of 20 Would you Rather Questions about Thanksgiving. Great for discussion starters, class polls and journal prompts.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:List of all 20 Would You Rather ChoicesDIGITAL:Classroom PollGreat for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th grade! NOTE: This resource uses American English and is not editable. Here’s what teachers are saying: ✏️ "My students love this activity and shared with some others at home! with all the stressful things going on at this point in t
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1st - 8th
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FREE Halloween Would You Rather Questions Print, Easel, and Google Slides
Here is a set of 20 FREE Would you Rather Questions about Halloween. Great for discussion starters, class polls and journal prompts. What's Included:Print copy Easel Assessment (great for a class poll!)Easel Activity - digital activity that requires students write about why it's there favoriteGoogle Slides digital activity - more challenging for advanced technology users! The students move move around a flashlight to try and read the questions.Great for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th,6th, 7th, or 8th g
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1st - 8th
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The Junkyard Wonders Stem Activity
Do you love Patricia Polacco? Her amazing story The Junkyard Wonders is the perfect book for a STEM activity. In this engaging challenge students will be asked to create an airplane that must fly for a minimum of 4 seconds. Unlike the airplane in the story their plane can not use fuel!! This download includes: - Detailed teacher directions- Suggested lesson strategies - Detailed material list - Just print your student packet and watch them create! ***Make sure to print in Landscape mode and sel
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2nd - 5th
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I see, I think, I wonder - Editable - Multiple Templates
I see, I think, I wonder! These pages can be used for any inquiry project, indoors or outdoors! Simply print the page that works best for you or make your own editable copy.*Please Note: I teach Kindergarten in Ontario, Canada so all of my products are created for a play/inquiry based, balanced day program aligned with the 2016 Ontario Kindergarten Document
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PreK - 8th
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Reading Level Guide for Parents - Levels N - Z
Encourage reading every night by sending this guide home to parents throughout the school year. Parents want to help their students, but many don't know the things to say and ask their child throughout reading time! This handout serves as an outline of what some effective, higher - order prompts might look like. All of the prompts are based off my experience teaching reading skills and behaviors to students (and explaining these expectations to parents) and the Fountas & Pinnell Continuum of
Grades:
2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Reading Level Guide for Parents - Bundle of Levels A - Z
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