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Critical thinking independent work pdfs
Growth Mindset ESCAPE ROOM Activity - Reading Comprehension - Back to School
The Growth Mindset Escape Room will take students on a secret mission around the classroom, reading comprehension passages, and answering questions! This escape room has students decode interesting facts about Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, George Lucas, and Walt Disney.Perfect Back to School or first day activity to promote a positive mindset, talk about failures, determination and success, and start the year off on a good note.The Growth Mindset Escape Room is a great reading comprehension ac
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5th - 8th
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Math Review Activities - Worksheets for Practicing Skills & Enrichment
These 28 ready-to-use math review activities reinforce basic skills such as addition, multiplication, measurement, mental math, elapsed time etc. in fun and interesting ways.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:28 Math Enrichment PrintablesAnswer KeysDIGITAL:Easel ActivityDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintDifferent Skills IncludedGreat for 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade! CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO SEE A LOT MORE! This resource is part of a money-saving bundle! (just link)This bundle includes these resources:NOT
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3rd - 5th
36 Main Idea & Details ELA Reading Skills Practice Worksheets
Give your students the skills they need to find/tackle any main idea or supporting detail question with these 36 ELA reading drills! Each worksheet includes tips that reinforce effective reading strategies, and can be used to drive home the fundamentals or prep for test day! Bundle this item & save: Core ELA Value Bundle | READING! Grade 3 | READING! Grade 4 & 5THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES: 36 ELA comprehension drills (24 informational texts / 12 fiction passages) 135+ simulat
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3rd - 5th
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One Pager Templates - 40 Print and Digital One Pager Templates
One-Pagers are the perfect way to combine higher-level thinking and creativity into your classroom, and with these 40 different templates, you will never hear "I don't know where to start!" again. Your students can show their mastery and understanding of ANY subject in new and innovative ways.You can use these Print and Digital One Pager templates with ANY subject you are teaching. Perfect for literature, math, science, social studies, vocabulary, grammar, and more!This resource includes:20 no-
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3rd - 12th
Also included in: One Pager Mega Bundle - Book Reports - Exit Tickets
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
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PreK - K
Also included in: STORY SEQUENCING PICTURE CARDS AND WORKSHEETS SEQUENCE OF EVENTS BUNDLE
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
Logic Puzzles Critical Thinking Activities - Printable & Digital Brain Teasers
⭐ Improve critical thinking skills and reading comprehension with this fun set of 45 full-page logic puzzles for elementary students. Comes in printable PDFs and digital for Google Slides™️. ⭐ Students use the clues to eliminate wrong answers and come to logical conclusions. Includes directions, a step-by-step model for solving the puzzles, digital versions of all the puzzles, and an answer key. ♦ Includes seasonal puzzles as well as puzzles to use any time of the year! ♦ 30 regular logic puzzle
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1st - 3rd
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Inside Out Movie Worksheets | Movie Day Activities | Social Emotional Learning
Looking to support your student's social-emotional needs?What better way to engage students than with a MOVIE TIME? ... INSIDE, OUT is certainly a fun childhood favorite!Check out these LEARNING ACTIVITIES created just for the movie!Personality Islands Digital PBLPersonality Islands Printable PBLHow to Make Broccoli Pizza - A Fun and Engaging Reading and Math ActivityThis resource includes a printable AND digital version to use with Google Classroom™Looking for more MOVIE GUIDES? Click HERE-Movi
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4th - 7th
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Inferencing Task Cards
Inferencing can be a difficult concept to teach, learn, and master. Our students often need additional support to fully understand this skill. This product contains various components to support your students' learning. Included in this product are 32 task cards containing short stories, 32 task cards containing pictures for inferencing, 1 visual support to help teach what inferencing is, and 2 graphic organizers that can be used with each task card. Each card contains questions that target infe
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3rd - 12th
Map Skills 2nd grade 3rd grade worksheets, continents, vocabulary, landforms
This unit has everything you need for a great unit to teach map skills, vocabulary, continents, and landforms. This unit was written and used with first, second and third graders.What is included….MAP SKILLS-A 12 page no prep packet to help your students understand basic map skills. A cover is included so all you need to do is copy and staple. This pack would be great for distance learning, easy enough so students can do this independently. This pack includes these concepts…-What is a globe?-Wh
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1st - 3rd
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Scavenger Hunts around the school and in nature printable - Classroom & Outdoor
This is a collection of 18 fun and educational scavenger hunts. Scavenger hunts are a motivating way for kids to explore a subject or medium. They can be done individually or in small groups. These scavenger hunts are perfect for:Fast finishersBuilt in classroom movement Brain breaksAlternative to screen timeFun family homeworkClass rewardFun Friday activityEnd of the Year funSub folder fillerEnjoying a sunny dayThis product includes the following scavenger hunts (please see the free preview f
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3rd - 6th
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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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End of School Year Breakout - Last Day Escape Room - Activities Digital - Summer
A fantastic, fun end of the school year or last day of school activity to work on team building, perseverance, critical thinking, and using a Growth Mindset! Ideal for students grades 2 - 8.Recommended Use:Allow children to attempt the digital breakout challenge individually, in pairs, small teams, or as a whole class. Share the clues with your students, either by sharing the Google Slides of the clues with your students (two versions to choose from: with or without lock hints) or printing out h
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1st - 8th
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Fairy Tales 2nd Grade Fairytales, Folktales, & Fables Unit Lessons & Activities
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
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Place Value Task Cards Number Sense Logic Puzzles Enrichment Critical Thinking
Use these 24 Name that Number cards (print or digital) for added math enrichment! These rigorous task cards require students to use a variety of math skills including place value, rounding, addition, subtraction, multiplication, greater than/less than, and more, in order to solve the puzzles. They would make a great warm-up activity or would also be good for centers or partner work.Each card is numbered so students can easily track which cards they have completed. Students can record their answe
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4th - 6th
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Early Finishers Logic Puzzles Enrichment Activities Fast Finishers
Are you looking for ways to incorporate critical thinking and reasoning skills into your classroom? These 10 logic puzzles would be perfect as enrichment activities and for fast / early finishers and gifted and talented students! They would also work well as morning work and homework.I have always enjoyed doing logic puzzles myself and decided to make some of my own for my students. In my class, * I introduce logic puzzles by doing one as a whole group. * Then, I let them work on one with a part
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2nd - 4th
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Depth and Complexity Novel Study for The Giver
Reading and Responding to The Giver and Complexity!Bring your students’ thinking and discussion to a whole new level while reading Lois Lowry’s The Giver. This critical thinking companion resource is designed to “dig deeper” when compared to traditional novel worksheets available. Each chapter has a unique graphic organizer that contains 4 critical thinking questions questions and 1 related "Core Question". All questions within the graphic organizers are open-ended, can be answered in multiple
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6th - 8th
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Analogy Task Cards | 3 sets of analogies! | 72 Print & Digital Multiple Choice |
These 72 Analogy Task Cards are divided into 3 color-coded sets of 24 cards each. Students can solve the analogies orally in groups or use the included answer sheet to record their answers. There are also answer keys for each card set so that your students can check their work. Analogy Task Cards are also available in a short answer format. Please see below for link.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Short Answer Analogies Task Cards are available here.Other great products:•
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2nd - 4th
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200 Engaging Writing Prompts Slides - for discussion, journals, and more!
This product contains 200 writing prompts that can be used in four unique ways! Each prompt features a different kid-friendly, open-ended question or prompt.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:200 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColor200 Journal Pages (1 prompt per page)Black-lineColorList of 200 Prompts20 Tic-Tac-Toe BoardsGeneric Response SheetDIGITAL:Google Slides - Slideshow to project to the classGoogle Slides - Student ActivityYoutube - Prompt Randomizer VideoDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital
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2nd - 8th
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Fact and Opinion Task Cards | Print & Digital | Google | Easel Self-Checking
Your students will love these 32 Fact & Opinion Task Cards!Use these 32 task cards to help students learn the difference between fact and opinion. Each card features three related sentences. Students must select which one is either a fact or an opinion. The multiple-choice format makes these cards ideal for test prep. If you want your students to go a little deeper, there are also two challenge cards that can be added to any of the other cards and answered either verbally or on notebook pap
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3rd - 5th
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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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Logic Puzzles 1st and 2nd Grade Brain Teasers
These grid style logic puzzles are great brain teasers to practice critical thinking and reasoning skills with young students! Use these fun math logic puzzles to introduce primary students to the concept OR they can be used independently by older students. NO PREP, PRINT AND GO!❤️ I LOVED doing these when I was a kid and I have fun introducing them to my students! Use for whole group, enrichment, homework, early finishers, sub days, and more! ❤️ SAVE $$$ WHEN YOU BUY THE LOGIC PUZZLES BUNDLE!✅
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Logic Puzzles 1st and 2nd Grade Brain Teasers Bundle
Rebus Puzzles 1 Brain Teasers Printable and Digital Easel Activity
Rebus Puzzles are a fun critical thinking activity. Students have to problem solve to figure out the word puzzles. Great logical reasoning puzzles to do with partners or use as a warm-up or bell ringer. Print or use the Easel Activity online. Works well for gifted and talented students who enjoy challenges, but these work with other student populations as well. Includes five 2-page worksheets with 20 puzzles each, so you get 100 brain teasers in total! Also includes a blank page for students to
Grades:
5th - 8th
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