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Free critical thinking task cards
FREE Perspective Taking Scenarios! Social Skills for Middle & High School
This is a FREE, shortened sampler version of one of my most popular sellers!Your students will get perspective practice with these 9 task cards! Each card features a situation relatable to teens, where the student must identify 3x different perspectives of both characters. Regular education teachers, special education teachers, SLPs, or other support professionals could all benefit from using these task cards with their students. These cards are specifically designed for middle and high school
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8th - 12th
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Brain Teasers & Logic Puzzles TRY FOR FREE
Challenge your students with this pack of 5 free brain teasers and logic puzzles! A variety of reasoning is needed to complete these tasks designed for gifted and talented students. This resource can also be used in the general classroom or at home, just for fun!
Each logic card is designed to be written on again and again after being laminated. The cards can also be projected on an interactive white board for whole class reviewing or reproduced onto paper. Each task card is included in full c
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2nd - 4th
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Farm Animal "Who am I?" Inferencing Riddles | Digital & Printable Pack
Are you looking for a fun and engaging literacy activity that works on inferencing with your kindergarten students? These Farm Animal "Who am I? riddles for inferencing activities are a great way for your kindergarteners to work on beginning inferencing skills.These Boom Cards make literacy activities enjoyable and effective. The self-checking feature ensures that your students receive instant feedback, allowing them to learn independently while saving you valuable time during the review process
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PreK - 1st
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Free Analogies for Grades 3-6
Word analogies are one of the most effective ways to build vocabulary while simultaneously developing critical thinking skills. Unlike vocabulary activities that require students to memorize word definitions, word analogies develop a deep understanding of a word meaning by exploring the relationships between words. When students form logical connections between words, they create a mental network of ideas, which deepens understanding and increases retention. While solving word analogies, student
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4th - 7th
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*FREE* LEGO Stem Challenge Cards School Edition
12 Total Lego Challenges School ThemedTask card format:For most challenges, students won't need more than a handful of legos.There are easier challenges, and some challenges that will really push your students to think "outside the box".I use these as an early finisher activity or as a reward. They are a hit in any class.Tip: Store Task Cards in photo boxes and have a few tupperware bins full of Legos so multiple students may work at a time. Dollar Spot bags of "Legos" are great too.****As alway
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K - 5th
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Yes or No Questions Daily Routines Freebie | Speech Therapy
This FREEBIE contains YES or NO questions pertaining to daily routines. These sheets are perfect for students who have difficulty identifying activities during daily routines.These sheets can be use with students who are non-verbal or limited verbal output, ASD, Developmental Delays, Special Needs, etc.Laminate sheets for long-lasting effect.Students can use dry erase markers, playdough or Velcro to mark answers.You can purchase the full product here:Yes or No Questions (Daily Routines)Questions
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PreK - K
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Free Analogies for Grades 7-10
Word analogies are one of the most effective ways to build vocabulary while simultaneously developing critical thinking skills. Unlike vocabulary activities that require students to memorize word definitions, word analogies develop a deep understanding of a word meaning by exploring the relationships between words. When students form logical connections between words, they create a mental network of ideas, which deepens understanding and increases retention. While solving word analogies, student
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6th - 10th
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Fact and Opinion Digital Boom Cards - Task Card FREEBIE!
Try using fact and opinion task cards on your computers and mobile devices!Now you can use this set of Fact and Opinion Task Cards in digital format on Boom Learning℠ with your students for free! No printing, cutting, or laminating, just assign the decks to your students and you are ready to go. Students get immediate feedback on their progress and you get a suite of teacher reporting tools. Fun, effective, and easy to use. Perfect for the paperless classroom.WHAT’S INCLUDED:DIGITAL:Fact & O
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3rd - 5th
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Comprehension Connections: Setting and Characters
Helping students understand the importance of the setting and characters of a story is an integral part of learning to comprehend what we read.
Included in this freebie download are 16 questions to help spark students into thinking deeper about what is happening in the story.
This freebie addresses these Common Core State Standards:
CCSS RL 3.3, RL 4.3.
Want more? Check out these others free Comprehension Connections! Comprehension Connections: Plot and Theme.
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2nd - 5th
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100th Day of School STEM Activities - STEM Challenges - Printable Task Cards
Celebrate the 100th day of school with 100th Day FREEBIE!Make this 100th Day of School memorable and educational with 100th Day of School STEM Activities! STEM activities teach important skills that students need to think critically and solve problems in the real world. Students will start by learning to explore and examine, and then applying their knowledge to make improvements! What's included in this product:⭐ How-to-Use Direction Page⭐ 8 STEM Challenge Task Cards⭐ Engineering Design Process
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: STEM Activities - Classroom BUNDLE to Use Throughout the Year
1st, 2nd, 3rd Grade Enrichment Puzzles | Free Sample Advanced Math Puzzles
Do you need a challenge for advanced 1st, 2nd, or 3rd grade students? Perfect for GATE or GT, these math and logic puzzles reinforce mathematical thinking by teaching advanced students deductive reasoning skills. This set of Crack the Code© and Deductive Detective Number Mysteries puzzles contain a sample of 10 different products.*** What is included in this packet? ✅ 10 free sample puzzles from Deductive Detective © puzzles for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd students.*** Perfect for➦ Early finishers➦Differ
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1st - 3rd
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Brain Boosters Task Cards FREE
Brain Booster Task Cards are great to use in a variety of ways to stimulate your students' brains. This unit is FREE to let you test it to see if these units are right for your classroom.Love it? Check out the full product:Brain Boosters Grades 2-3 Set 1Brain Boosters Grades 2-3 Set 2Save 20% by purchasing the bundle!And for older students in grades 3-5Brain Boosters for Bigger Kids - Set 1More Details:There are many ways to use these mini-brain booster activities. Copy each page front to bac
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Brain Booster Task Cards Bundle
Adjective Game ~ Interactive PPT game with 24 questions, grades 2-4
Do your students struggle with identifying adjectives? Use this game for mini-lessons, whole group lessons, an interactive literacy center, or as a springboard for whole class discussions. With this interactive PowerPoint game, your students cheer as it provides immediate feedback when you click on your answer choice. It's chock full of engaging tier-two style words, as it contains the multiple choice questions from my free Adjectives Task Cards! #TPTtechThis interactive game is only available h
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2nd - 4th
Free Compare and Contrast Picture Task Cards
Use these picture task cards to help students practice comparing and contrasting. These cards are a fun way for students to practice academic language and descriptive vocabulary. Also includes recording sheets. Great for English Language Learners to practice oral language, critical thinking and descriptive writing skills. **Also part of a Comparing & Contrasting Bundle OR save even more with my Oral Language Task Card Bundle--------------------------------------------------------------------
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: Compare and Contrast Picture Task Bundle Print and Digital
FREE ELA brain teasers mysteries & logic puzzles: critical thinking
These FREE brain teaser tasks are perfect to have at the ready for instant fun and critical thinking. If your grades 5-8 students are getting restless and need a change of pace or brain break, or finish early, bring out these cards! They will create smiles, while also stretching growing brains. There are 3 pages of questions, and 3 pages of answers, taken from 3 brain teaser resources. Get 3 for the price of 2 brain teaser collections! 180 MINI MYSTERIES and BRAIN TEASER PUZZLES How to set up th
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: MAD LIBS Fun Speeches - Fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Winter
What Does Not Belong-Task Cards
Task cards to identify what does not belongs in the group. Includes: foods, animals, holidays, colors, and miscellaneous themes. Perfect for learners with autism and developmental disabilities in verbal behaviors, special education, autistic support, and GATE classrooms
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PreK - 1st
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FREE Early Finishers Task Card Activities for October
Early Finishers Task Card Activities for October will stretch your students' brains with these cards. Your students will write, create, list, draw, solve problems, and much more. Solves the question, "What do I do now?" when students finish their work! They are great for early finishers, but can also be used in many ways in your classroom. ✅Find this as part of a bundle for an entire year of Early Finishers Task Cards.EASY PREP:printlaminatecutWAYS TO USE:morning worktime fillerscentersfor a su
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2nd - 4th
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Comprehension Connections: Plot and Theme
Helping students understand the importance of the plot and theme of a story is an integral part of learning to comprehend what we read.
Included in this freebie download are 15 questions to help spark students into thinking deeper about what is happening in the story.
This freebie addresses these Common Core State Standards:
CCSS RL 4.2, RL 5.2.
Want more? Check out these others free Comprehension Connections! Comprehension Connections: Setting and Characters.
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3rd - 5th
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STEM Bell Ringers Freebie Activities - One Week
STEM Problems -- Your transition into STEM class feels chaotic & you need 5 minutes to get prepared WITHOUT wasting valuable instructional minutes. You need STEM sub plans & centers that require no materials & are low prep / no prep. Your students struggle with creativity, critical thinking & curiosity -- maybe even with STEM activities in general STEM Solutions -- The activities inside this bundle can be done in ~5 minutes each day as bell ringers, or you can combine an entire
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3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
OCTOBER Brain Teasers & Logic Puzzles FREEBIE
Challenge your students with this pack of 10 Halloween/Fall themed brain teasers and logic puzzles! A variety of reasoning is needed to complete these tasks designed for gifted and talented students. This resource can also be used in the general classroom or at home, just for fun!
Each logic card is designed to be written on again and again after being laminated. The cards can also be projected on an interactive white board for whole class reviewing or reproduced onto paper. Each task card is
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Not Grade Specific
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Maker Space Task Cards Freebie
STEM SparksOur STEM task card packet is a sample of our STEM Sparks enrichment cards that can be used in a Maker Space or STEM classroom center, as a discussion launcher, or as a homework assignment. Teachers are saying:What a great resource to have at your fingertips! Thank you for sharing!Students can write about their solution, draw their ideas, and even perhaps build a prototype. Each challenge lends itself to thinking “out of the box”, creative analysis, and unique problem solving. The stu
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2nd - 7th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Boom Cards: Rebus Puzzles Brain Teasers Logic Puzzles Dingbats Pictograms FREE
Easy as 1, 2, 3 …. Ready to PLAY | No Prep | Major Time Saver with BOOM Learning online digital task cards. Totally digital integration that is perfect for E-Learning and Distance Learning activities. The Boom Cards provide students with INSTANT feedback and randomizes cards and answers with each play.Our Boom Cards target critical thinking and thinking outside the box for Grade 7 to 9.Deck Size: 12 Cards (12 unique pundles)MS Content focus: Common phrases in picture formThe digital task cards a
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6th - 9th
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Student Rubric Template
This document includes a student rubric template along with an example of how you can fill it out to measure success in an objective manner. The rubric features a 3 point system of grading. This type of rubric is ideal for oral presentations and summative projects. The rubric features visuals that are student friendly so that students can use this rubric to guide their self-monitoring and self-evaluation during their creative process.You can edit the rubric template to match your standards and
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PreK - 6th
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Math Enrichment and Project Based Learning for Addition & Subtraction FREEBIE
This FREEBIE sample set of addition themed project-based activities are a way to enrich your high-achieving students through independent work study, while you are able to focus on providing instruction and support to your on level and approaching level students. These high-level thinking projects incorporate reading and writing, and allow all students to stay actively working on the same standards as the instruction you are giving to the students who are still working on learning addition. What’
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1st - 2nd
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