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Problem solving independent works for Easel Activities
Christmas Crossword, Christmas Word Search + Christmas Puzzles – Harder Version
A super set of 5 black and white NO PREP differentiated Christmas puzzles (4 word puzzles and a maze) for lots of fun at Christmas time. Includes crossword, word search, codeword, acrostic word scramble, and star maze. All the word puzzles are provided in two versions to allow differentiation in the classroom and answer keys are included. Easy to use – just print and go. Handy for fast finishers or substitute lessons. Over 90 seasonal words are used across the four Christmas word puzzles.If you
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4th - 6th
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Journalism: Fact-Finding Scavenger Hunt Activity
One vital aspect of being a successful reporter is learning how and where to find factual information. With this activity, middle school and high school students will use any source that they can, i.e. the internet, the telephone, in-person interviews, etc., to figure out the needed information. An answer key is included. This product offers students the chance to exhibit a number of reporting skills. Although I use this activity for a Journalism 1 class, teachers could also use this in any l
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Journalism Activities & Lessons Bundle: Beginning & Advanced Students
End of the Year Logic Puzzles & Brainteasers; Critical Thinking to the Last Day!
32 Challenging "end of the year" summer themed logic puzzles, and brainteasers! Critical thinking activities that integrate math and vocabulary up until the last day of school!. A super way to make sure your students are using critical thinking skills up until the last day even when they start getting "summer fever." The task cards are challenging and will provide for hours of classroom fun!Answer key included!All new products in my store are 50% off the first 24 hours. Be sure to follow my
Grades:
4th - 6th
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Also included in: 5th Grade "End of the Year" Bundle
Life Skills Problem Solving: In the Community
This pack of task cards and worksheets is designed for middle/high school/transition students for practice with functional problem solving for ADLs. These realistic scenarios will allow your students with autism and other challenges to engage in critical thinking and discussion about situations in the community (going to the movies, using public transportation, restaurants, interacting with strangers, etc.)Download Includes:- 24 "What will you do?" Task Cards- 24 Duplicate "What will you do?" Ta
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Also included in: Life Skills Problem Solving Bundle 1 with BONUS Boom Cards
Counseling Activities for Self-Regulation and Size of the Problem and Reaction
With this engaging and hands-on activity pack, students will learn new self-regulation strategies, how to identify the size of their problems, and how to practice appropriate reactions. Additionally, students will identify ways to solve their problems, differentiate between big and small problems across different situations (home, school, friends, etc), recognize their feelings when they are having a problem, and identify appropriate reactions to their problems. Students will have fun while lear
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1st - 4th
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Articulation Secret Codes - NO-PREP Speech Therapy Brain Teaser Puzzles
These no-prep articulation secret code / crack the code puzzles are perfect for worksheets and practice during sessions, but would also work very well for homework. They easily span a wide range of ages, and I use them myself from K-5 with no-prep!Each sound has 4 pages - two levels with two forms each, so you can always do one in class, and send one home.The two different levels are designed to be used either with younger vs. older students OR (and this is how I use them)...I start each student
Grades:
1st - 5th
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Following Directions: Critical Thinking Skills - activities - warm-up - homework
At a very young age, children encounter the need to follow verbal directions. As they grow, the directions become more complex. The 29 diverse activities in this unit use math, language, art, and listening skills--as well as reasoning, logic, and visualization--to develop critical thinking. The primary purpose of each activity is to focus on following directions. The activities featured begin at a fairly simple level and gradually become more difficult. This unit also includes an answer key and
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2nd - 6th
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I Just Don't Like the Sound of No! by Julia Cook Classroom Management Lesson
"I Just Don't Like the Sound of No!" by Julie Cook. This lesson is perfect for teaching classroom management, social skills, impulse control, cause and effect, and reading comprehension. ⭐️ Bundle & Save ⭐️Purchase Classroom Management Lesson Bundle and you will get this lesson PLUS A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue Lesson Plan and The Worst Day of My Life Lesson Plan. This Social Skills and Languages Arts lesson plan pack includes: Pre, during, and post reading activitiesTeacher's guideComprehens
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in: Classroom Management Lesson BUNDLE
Engineering Design Process Worksheets and Rubrics (STEM/ STEAM Activity)
Use these 20 Pages of Worksheets and Rubrics to introduce the Engineering Design Process while doing a STEM/ STEAM activity, challenge or project. There is a color and are black & white version copy of the worksheet and rubric to go through each of the process. A great engaging activity for students or a group/ team to go through the design processes of their STEM/ STEAM activity. Use the rubrics to assess students’ performance once they finish their STEM or STEAM focused task.What’s Include
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Grades:
1st - 12th, Staff
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Resilience: Bounce Back Activities. PDF, Boom Cards & Easel
Many students don't cope when things don’t go to plan or go wrong. They need to learn how build resilience and how to “bounce back” from a bad time. The activities included in this product focus the following key points through PDF worksheets & an Easel version:Rating how “bad” a problem is on a scale from 0-10. 0 being “not too bad” all the way up to 10 being “very bad” and considered a catastrophe. The rating scale encourages students to better understand that they need to build resilien
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
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Teen Social Skills and Nonverbal Language Activities | Real Photos
Teach your students how to interpret nonverbal language and social cues. This includes: body language, facial expressions, body posture, and tone. These skills are essential for communication. We must recognize these nonverbal cues and make inferences about a situation and how a person feels.Click here to save 15% by purchasing the Teen Social Skills Bundle that includes 5 resources.WHO IT IS FOR• Appropriate for teenage students.• Works great for students with autism.• Students that need hel
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Also included in: Teen Social Skills Bundle: Identifying Feelings and Emotions
Spy: Codes and Ciphers and Critical Thinking
Students will get plenty of fun opportunities to practice and apply their critical thinking and problem-solving skills while learning how to send and receive a variety of secret encoded messages! STUDENTS LOVE TO SPY and students love communicating using secret codes and ciphers. Encoding and decoding secret messages require the use of critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Studying espionage, a high interest, real-world experience, is an exciting way to teach these important skills. T
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Codes, Ciphers and Critical Thinking: Spy Bundle #1
What's Wrong? Silly Pictures Absurdities Speech Therapy Language Activity
What's wrong with this picture? Students will practice problem solving and speech language skills (answering questions, recognizing absurdities, spoken grammar, and vocabulary) as they explain what's wrong in each silly picture. Includes 35 different pictures with colorful photos with 3 levels of difficulty (task cards and Boom cards). This activity is designed to be used during face to face speech therapy sessions or remote teletherapy sessions. It works well for mixed groups because articula
Grades:
PreK - 2nd
Teen Cell Phone and Text Message Social Skills
Encourage your teens to practice their problem solving, inferencing, empathy, and perspective taking skills with this engaging and hands-on activity. People send dozens of text messages everyday without thinking of the ramifications. They also may not think about how their text message may impact others or make them feel.Click here to save 15% by purchasing the Teen Social Skills Bundle that includes 5 resources.WHO IT IS FOR• Appropriate for teenage students.• Works great for students with au
Grades:
8th - 12th
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Also included in: Teen Social Skills Bundle: Identifying Feelings and Emotions
Presidents' Day Fun- Six Logic Puzzles for Middle School Kids
Presidents' Day Fun for Middle Schoolers! Now ready to use an EASEL activity!This packet of six activities includes four logic puzzles, one cryptogram, and one grid drawing sheet. The puzzles are based on factual information about many different presidents. The puzzles vary in difficulty and are ready to print, copy, and use- no other prep necessary! An answer key and a few tips are included. These puzzles are great to use as a filler activity, with a substitute, or after a test is given,
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Also included in: Year Round Logic Puzzle Bundle for Middle School!
Wizards Logic Puzzles and Brain Teasers Print or Digital Worksheets
Make class time fun with these logic puzzles about Wizards! This set contains five ready to use logic puzzles complete with enrichment writing prompts, sudoku, and more brain teasers to further develop your students' critical thinking skills. Set up is quick and easy as you engage and challenge your bright or gifted and talented students. Click HERE to save 25% off the price of individual resources with a bundle.Print these logic puzzles or use through Google or Easel worksheets to give your kid
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Logic Puzzles Brain Teaser Activities Print Digital Resources Worksheets
Teen Problem Solving & Inferencing | No Prep | One Sheet Activity
This simple, no prep, problem solving & inferencing activity is perfect for social skill lessons! Great prompts for teens and older students. Covers a variety of topics and situations. Use the pictures to help guide students in their problem solving questions. Each page includes a short passage for student to read detailing a particular problem. These problems are real life scenarios students face in today's ever changing world. Also includes blank pages with world bubbles about each picture
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Bundle | Teen Problem Solving & Inferencing
Goal Setting Worksheets
Do your students need some help prioritizing tasks? These printables will help trigger new behaviors, guide focus, and help students sustain momentum throughout the school year. These worksheets will also help students align their focus and promote a sense of self-mastery. Goal setting will guide students to greater success and performance. Setting goals will not only motivate students, but can also improve their mental health and their level of personal success. I created these worksheets
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Also included in: Back to School Bundle - Ideal for Middle School
Summer Olympics Logic Puzzles Set
Summer Olympics Logic Puzzles for Middle Schoolers!Looking for a way to incorporate the Summer Olympics into your class?This packet of seven activities includes four logic puzzles, one cryptogram, one 3 x 3 matching puzzle, and one grid drawing sheet. The logic puzzles are based on facts and were updated after the 2022 Olympics. The puzzles vary in difficulty and are ready to print, copy, and use- no other prep necessary! An answer key and a few tips are included. These puzzles are great to use
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Also included in: Year Round Logic Puzzle Bundle for Middle School!
Gifted & Talented Math Activities Logic Puzzles 5th Grade Extension Tasks Vol 2
8 math logic puzzles that engage students to develop fact fluency and problem solving using critical thinking skills. Great for increasing mental math abilities. Level 5 includes problems with 3 numbers, up to 3-digit addition and subtraction problems, and multiplication and division up to 12 x Tables. Students need knowledge of BIMDAS, PEDMAS, BODMAS ect. It would suit approximately 5th grade / year 5, but could be below or above depending on student ability.How Can it be Used?Students can comp
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5th
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End of Year Problem Solving - Brainteasers, Patterns, Sequence, Word Puzzles
40 printable or digital pages of brainteasers to use at the end of the year:Patterns,Sequences, Word Puzzles, Toothpick (or Matchstick) Problems, How Many Squares, Number Analogies, and more... Take a look at the Preview to view a few of the pages in this packet. And if you would like more END OF YEAR challenges, here are the others in this series:End of Year Division, Squares & World RecordsEnd of Year Writing, Words & WhalesEnd of Year Money, Measuring & MultiplicationEnd of Year
Grades:
3rd - 7th
Life Skills Problem Solving: In The Kitchen
This pack of task cards and worksheet is designed for middle/high school/transition students for practice with functional problem solving for ADLs. These realistic scenarios will allow your students with problem solving challenges to engage in critical thinking and discussion!Download Includes:- 24 "What will you do?" Task Cards- 24 Duplicate "What will you do?" Task Cards with Smarty Symbols visual supports- 1 Worksheet: Generate Alternative Solution- 1 Worksheet: Multiple Choice- find best sol
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Not Grade Specific
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Also included in: Life Skills Problem Solving Bundle 1 with BONUS Boom Cards
STEM Activities Day at the Zoo STEAM Challenge for Elementary Kids
Kids will LOVE this silly Day at the Zoo STEM / STEAM activity based on a loose storyline where they work at the local zoo! Pair these problem solving task cards with the no-prep STEAM / STEM printable worksheets for a great back to school resource. Include them in your Makerspace, STEM bins, morning tubs, centers, as a reward, or as an activity for early finishers. Perfect for classrooms, homeschool, and even parents looking for fun, adventure-filled learning-based activities for their children
Grades:
1st - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Brain Teaser Word Puzzles (Set of 100)
This set includes 100 different brain teaser word puzzles that are separated into ten rounds of ten. Each round is on a different numbered sheet making it easy to follow. Each sheet comes with a corresponding student response sheet and answer key. These puzzles can be printed and used in one classroom or laminated and used year-after-year. Your students are sure to love these engaging, age-appropriate, tricky word puzzles!These word puzzles are now available in a bundle that includes 200 word pu
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Also included in: Brain Teaser Word Puzzles BUNDLE
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