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Free critical thinking worksheets
Logic Puzzle FREEBIE
If you are wondering what a logic puzzle is, it is a puzzle where you use clues, a grid, and some deductive reasoning to figure out who matches with what, or what items go together. It is a great way to exercise your students' brains!Here is my blog post about the benefits of logic puzzles!Bringing Logic Back by Carrie Whitlock These would also be great early finisher work, early work, or even for a classroom center.If you want an even harder challenge, try my free "triple matrix" logic puzzle
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2nd - 5th
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Book vs. Movie Compare & Contrast FREEBIE! No-Prep Worksheets | Fun Movie Day!
Book vs. Movie Printables: FREEUse these two printables after you have read the book and then seen the movie version. Great for comparing and contrasting and thinking critically about how the movie was made. A super fun, NO PREP activity for the end of the year!For more Book vs. Movie questions, click here!!More resources you'll enjoy!Compare & Contrast Task CardsELA Test Prep Task CardsELA Test Prep PostersInformational Text Structures Task CardsShiloh Book Chapter QuestionsThis product is
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3rd - 9th
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Presidents' Day Early Finisher Activities - Crack the Code | Word Search | Maze
Sneak in a little math and literacy with these fun no prep Presidents' Day early finisher activities and puzzles such as a word search, crack the code, maze, hidden pictures, and color by number that are perfect for morning work, sub plans, literacy centers, independent work, and more! Your students will love them! Included in this resource:Color by NumberSecret MessageHidden PicturesMazeCrack the CodeWord SearchFind the PathComplete the PictureWhat’s Happening?Unscramble the PictureMissing Vowe
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2nd - 5th
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Thanksgiving Gratitude Worksheet FREEBIE - Print or Use with Digital Easel
Go beyond, "What are you thankful for?" with these fun worksheets. The first one asks children to think of things they are thankful for that meet specific criteria. The second has an ABC format.Not only do these questions facilitate flexible and fluent thinking, but they also get kids to think more deeply about all the things they have to be grateful for. This activity is a good one for Thanksgiving, but could be used at anytime of the year.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:2 Gratitude WorksheetsDIGITAL:
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3rd - 8th
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Word Search Mini Escape Room Puzzle Game Pack - No Prep Easel Activity Freebie
This fun mini-word search escape room activity is great for individual skill building or team building. This quality word search escape room puzzle is designed to be as one escape room activity or can be combined with other escape room activities that may work with this type of puzzle.A great way to expand your escape room adventure! It is a 3 in 1 Puzzle Escape Room. A fun way to help exercise students’ problem-solving, critical thinking, and focusing skills. Great to help keep students busy wh
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Halloween Logic Puzzles | Printable & Digital | Free
Students love logic grid puzzles! If you're looking for a free Halloween activity that students will enjoy, these are for you! This resource includes three free Halloween themed logic grid puzzles of three different levels. A printable format and digital format for Google Classroom also included. Logic grid puzzles encourage critical thinking, the use of deductive reasoning, and require students to determine the relationship between two things based on clues. Students will use the clues provided
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in: Logic Grid Puzzles Mega Bundle
Leap Day Challenge FREEBIE - Fun, Engaging, No-Prep Activities for February 29th
Here is a fun scavenger-hunt-type activity for your upper elementary/middle school students on Leap Day. Students will need to use their math, research, writing, and creative thinking skills to complete this Leap Year activity. Use it with the whole class, as enrichment, or even for homework.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:Leap Day Challenge WorksheetAnswer KeyGreat for 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th grade! NOTE: This resource uses American English and is not editable. Here’s what teachers are saying:✏️ "I
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4th - 8th
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FREE download - All About Me Ice-Breaker Worksheet - Kindergarten, 1st Grade
A fun and interactive way to break the ice with the kiddos! They can work on developing their handwriting skills by writing their name and their favorite color and food. Kids also learn their age and birthday with this worksheet. There's even a spot where they can draw what they look like to help improve their motor skills! Great for kids in Kindergarten or 1st Grade.
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PreK - 1st
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FREE No Prep Math and Literacy - Critical Thinking Skills
Need a quick NO PREP math and literacy activities? This free unit includes three critical thinking activities that your students will LOVE! The activities in this resource are designed to give your students fun practice using critical thinking skills. I Spy Word Search: Students will use magnifying glasses to find the hidden words in the picture and make a list of the words. Students will then locate the words in the word search. Differentiation is included for three levels.Finish the Fishing D
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2nd - 4th
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Thanksgiving Mystery Logic Puzzle Freebie #7
Looking for something to challenge your early finishers around Thanksgiving? Or perhaps an activity to keep handy for when you have a few minutes to spare before the bell goes?This Thanksgiving mystery logic puzzle activity helps develop logical and deductive reasoning skills in a fun way!- Print and go!- Save paper by laminating and using washable markers to reuse- Use on a tablet with a 'pen'- Or just display on your Interactive White Board to try and solve as a classGreat exercise for the bra
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3rd - 6th
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Fact Families/Missing Addend/Open-Ended Worksheets
Fact Families/Missing Addend/Open-Ended Worksheets
These worksheets help students develop number sense and critical thinking. You can use the blank sheets to focus lessons on student needs. Both addition/subtraction and multiplication/division are included.
Just let me know what I can do to help you use my materials. Thanks, Patti
Fact Families/Missing Addend/Open-Ended Worksheets by Patti Daigle-Brown is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
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1st - 3rd
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Articulation Activity Booklets /TH/
Are you looking for a way to make articulation practice fun? These activity booklets are just what you need! These booklets are great for grades 3+ and work well on days when you need a quick, no prep activity to work on speech sounds. Just print and go! Great for homework, too! 3 booklets - 6 pages total (each booklet is 1 page front and back)Answer Key to be added soonPhonemes include:Initial Voiceless /th/Final Voiceless /th/Mixed Voiced /th/Activities include word searches, word puzzles, wo
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: No Prep Articulation Activity Booklets Later Sounds BUNDLE
Mystery Logic Puzzle Freebie #1
Looking for something to challenge your early finishers this week? Or perhaps an activity to keep handy for when you have a few minutes to spare before the bell goes? This logic puzzle activity is a fun, simple, yet still challenging task that will certainly not be 'wasted time' in the classroom. - Print and go!- Save paper by laminating and using washable markers to reuse- Or just put up on to your Interactive White Board to try and solve as a classGreat exercise for the brain!Download your sur
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2nd - 6th
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FREE Summer Crossword Puzzle - Outdoor Fun
FREE Summer Outdoor Fun Crossword Puzzle. Use this crossword puzzle as an end of the year activity or at the beginning of the year for back to school! Fun and free as a thank you to all my wonderful followers. We may be looking forward to summer activities or hating to see summer go. Either way...enjoy this little piece of summer! You may also like: End of the Year Activity - Summer Word SearchEnd of the Year Good-bye CardsEnd of the Year Speech AssignmentSummer Camp Award CertificatesMiddle Sch
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3rd - 5th
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Save Fred! Community and Teamwork Builder
Save Fred! is a great community builder and review of the Scientific Method. I've used this activity at the beginning of the year for 2 years with my 5th graders. They LOVE saving Fred and talk about it for the rest of the year!
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This goes along with the Save Fred! lesson on my blog.
Save Fred! Blog Post
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The Following Directions Test is another fun Back to School activity!
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3rd - 8th
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FREE Winter Logic Puzzles Math Activities: No Prep Sudoku Puzzle Math Worksheets
Kids love Winter, and kids love Sudoku!This pack contains 5 fun, Winter-themed Sudoku puzzle worksheets for kids. Sudoku has been shown to assist in the development of critical skills such as logic, deductive reasoning, attention to detail and decision making.Sudoku can easily be incorporated into the classroom routine in a variety of ways such as, as part of a numeracy center, a reward for early finishers or even as a collaborate group activity with children taking turns to provide a correct an
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2nd - 5th
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Points, Lines, Planes, and Angles: Always, Sometimes, or Never (FREE)
Two versions are included - Version 1 (Worksheet) - Students determine whether each statement is "always true," "sometimes true," or "never true." They color each one accordingly and end up with a design that can be checked quickly for accuracy (but cannot be easily predicted by students).Version 2 (Sorting Activity) - Students can work alone or in pairs or small groups. Students sort the statement cards into the correct category on the sorting mat ("always true," "sometimes true," or "never t
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7th - 10th
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What's Your Learning Style- Student Quiz/Worksheet with Results
UPDATED! This is a short 16 question quiz for students to find out which learning style they most closely align with. I like to use this at the beginning of the year as an independent activity.At the end of the quiz the students tally up their answers to find out which learning style best suits them. Each learning style result has a short description.AuditoryKinestheticVisualI make sure to let my students know that an individual might identify with 1, 2, or all 3. It's a great way for them to se
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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Area and Perimeter of Irregular Shapes Worksheet
Download for a FREE area and perimeter of irregular shapes worksheet. This activity is great to cover the third grade area and perimeter standard and for general critical thinking. Answer key included!Play Learn Blossom Store LinkLooking for more Area and Perimeter resources? Check these out from the Play Learn Blossom store!Area and Perimeter of Irregular Shapes Worksheets 5 PackArea of Irregular Shapes Differentiated Bundle It!Area and Perimeter Worksheets Bundle
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Area and Perimeter Worksheets Bundle- Rectangles and Irregular Shapes
Fact and Opinion Sorting, Identifying, Writing, Reading Activities
"Make fact and opinion practice easy with these no-prep worksheets. This pack is full of fun with various topics and is a great resource to introduce and reinforce the concept of fact and opinion. These some worksheets have students identify whether statements are facts or opinions, sort statements into facts and opinions, and write their own statements for a given topic.These worksheets also provide definitions, which you can use to break down examples and guide your students. The topics vary,
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2nd - 4th
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Spring Mystery Logic Puzzle FREEBIE #2
Looking for something to challenge your early finishers this week? Or perhaps an activity to keep handy for when you have a few minutes to spare before the bell goes? This logic puzzle activity is a fun, simple, yet still challenging task that will certainly not be 'wasted time' in the classroom. - Print and go!- Save paper by laminating and using washable markers to reuse- Or just display on your Interactive White Board to try and solve as a classGreat exercise for the brain!Download your surpr
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3rd - 6th
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Self Esteem: Positive Thinking Worksheets
Are you trying to help your students build their self esteem or to take pride in themselves? These 2 worksheets are ideal for doing just that. Students will write about positive events, positive comments from others, and positive self talk in order to show them how wonderful they are.
Being active has been proven to help with having a more positive self image. To help your students be more active check out these gym stations!
Created by TchrBrowne / Terri's Teaching Treasures
Grades:
1st - 5th
Back to school coloring sheets and word searches~ freebie
This is my day 3 10,000 FB follower freebie!
Included in this file is a general welcome back to school for any age or grade.
Also there are specific grades K-5 coloring pages.
I have also included two different types of word searches one of which is more difficult with diagonal and backwards words.
Thank you to all my amazing followers!
~Tori
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PreK - 5th
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