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Critical thinking Common Core RF.1.4 resources
FAIRY TALE STEM Activity Challenges BUNDLE Family STEM Night and Homeschool STEM
These fairy tale STEM activities bring a classic story alive in a hands-on way, exploring force and motion, sound, measurement, kinetic and potential energy, and more using the engineering design process to creatively problem solve. ⭐ Students will join characters like Goldilocks, Rapunzel, and Jack and the Beanstalk on 12 engineering adventures, with 48 STEM activities included. They will be challenged to use their problem-solving skills to help the characters solve an engineering dilemma! ⭐Stu
Grades:
K - 3rd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
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
Grades:
K - 5th
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Reading Project-based Learning and Enrichment Start Smart Print and Digital
These Reading 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 grade level skills.NEWLY UPDATED with studen
Grades:
K - 2nd
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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
Grades:
K - 2nd
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Also included in: Reading Level Guide for Parents - Bundle of Levels A - Z
Reading Project-based Learning and Enrichment Unit 1 Print and Digital
These Reading 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 grade level skills.NEWLY UPDATED with studen
Grades:
K - 2nd
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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
Grades:
K - 2nd
Cause & Effect Fairy Tales - Fact or Opinion - Reading Comprehension
This loaded resource is a FUN way for your students to practice CAUSE and EFFECT, FACT and OPINION, and Building Sentences! There are over 150 pages to pick and choose which activities are appropriate for your students to practice cause and effect, fact, and opinion and scrambled sentences (build-a-sentence) with favorite fairy tales. Save MORE THAN 20% when you buy this BUNDLE! This resource is perfect for 1st and 2nd graders, and many of our 3rd graders love it too. Be sure to check the prev
Grades:
1st - 2nd
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Reading Project-based Learning and Enrichment Unit 2
These Reading 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 78 activities were created based on the first grade Common Core State Standards and follow the order that the Reading Wonders program is taught. There are 14 activities for each of the five instructional weeks and 8 activities for the review week. They come in
Grades:
K - 2nd
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Literature Circles (Book Club) Graphic Organizers with Extensions!
Literature Circles are a fantastic way to incorporate a love of reading in students by encouraging independent learners with higher level conversations! Great for grades 1-8, these graphic organizers will last you all year! There are many jobs/roles to choose from and additional pages of similar roles to increase by ability throughout the year.
An wonderful addition to this set is EXTENSION GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS! This is not "when you're finished do a worksheet or go on the computer"!!! This is cr
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Grades:
1st - 8th
Reading Comprehension Game Using Fairy Tales
Your students will love this comprehension game using Fairy Tales! Students should be familiar with the four Fairy Tales (The Three Pigs, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Jack and the Beanstalk and Little Red Riding Hood) before playing this game.Teachers are saying:"SUCH a great literacy center! My kiddos loved it! Way to go! Thanks!""Quality product! I will continue to use this product each year in my classroom.""Awesome game to review comprehension and story elements. Thank you for this resour
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Reading Comprehension Fiction and Non-Fiction
This packet contains reading stories, fiction and non-fiction with comprehension questions to answer after reading. The reading stories can be used in grades K-4th.
They can be used as reading stations, as partner work, small groups, whole group, early finisher work, assessments, individual work, or as a needs based lesson for students that are struggling with the skill of comprehension. This is especially useful for the ESOL population as comprehension seems to be a skill that some may struggle
Grades:
K - 3rd
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Can You Find Me? Early Learning, Building Thinking Skills for Pre-Kindergarten
Award-winning 112-page printable PDF ebook for PreK starting your students on the road to critical thinking! This fun, colorful book of mind-building riddles introduces young minds to critical thinking and organized analysis. To solve the riddles, students practice: • Identifying Similarities and Differences • Forming/Following Sequences and Patterns • Classifying Objects and Groups • Identifying/Interpreting Analogies • Logic The riddles in this book develop thinking skill
Grades:
PreK
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Capturing Change - Projects & PBL
Driving Question:What patterns of change do we see in nature?Description:Through photography, students will identify a pattern in nature that changes over time. Students will describe the pattern and the science behind it by writing a photo story to be displayed in a community art exhibition. Changes such as plant and animal life cycles, seasons, and weather may be explored.What's Included with this Project:NextLesson Projects are extended lessons based in real life situations or simulations, c
Grades:
K - 2nd
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Sentence Scramble and Comprehension (critical thinking in Gr. 1 and 2)
This unit addresses standards RF.4 and L.2 in grades one and two.
The unit includes… objectives and 26 sentence scramblers that can be used as student workbooks and/or as center cards. The answer key has been provided for self-checking.
The sentence scramblers are a fun activity that encourages young students to think critically. In addition to sorting/writing the sentences correctly, students need to show their comprehension by adding details to the illustrations; making sure that the illu
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Grades:
K - 2nd
Dr. DooRiddles A1: Fun Associative Reasoning Early Learning Riddle Activities
This 48-page printable PDF ebook for Preschool through Grade 2 is packed full of brain-scratching riddles that develop students' fluency and understanding of word meanings and associations. These riddles also develop spelling, vocabulary, reading, critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills. Everyone loves the mystery of a riddle and Dr. DooRiddles will bring laughter, groans, and challenges (perhaps for as much as a week or more per riddle) to you and your students. Perceiving relatio
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PreK - 2nd
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Dr. DooRiddles A2: Fun Associative Reasoning Riddle Activities for Grades PreK-2
This 48-page printable PDF ebook for early learners is packed full of brain-scratching riddles that develop students' fluency and understanding of word meanings and associations. These riddles also develop spelling, vocabulary, reading, critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills. Everyone loves the mystery of a riddle and Dr. DooRiddles will bring laughter, groans,and challenges (perhaps for as much as a week or more per riddle) to you and your students.Perceiving relationships betwee
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PreK - 2nd
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Closed Syllable Spring Language Arts Reading Spelling Game Google Slides™ pdf
Google slides™ ready and great for classroom, distance, tutoring, and home learning! This is a great resource for practicing and reviewing reliable closed-syllable reading and spelling concepts with a spring theme and in a fun format! The resource includes 25 closed-syllable spring-related puzzles. The riddles and answers use closed-syllable words and follow regular phonetic patterns. The format of the resource is versatile, allowing the teacher to select the words and concepts to include i
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
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Closed Syllable Riddle Language Arts Reading Spelling Game Google Slides™ Option
Google slides™ ready and great for classroom, distance, tutoring, and home learning! This is a great resource for practicing and reviewing reliable closed-syllable reading and spelling concepts with a farm theme and in a fun format! The resource includes 32 closed syllable farm-related puzzles. The riddles and answers use closed-syllable words and follow regular phonetic patterns. The format of the resource is versatile, allowing the teacher to select the words and concepts to include in th
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
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English Comprehension Printable Worksheets For Grade 1
Helping Your Child Develop Strong English Comprehension Skills in Grade 1This English comprehension ebook can be a great tool to help a child learn and improve their English comprehension skills. Here are a few ways a child can benefit from using an English comprehension ebook:The ebook can provide interactive exercises and activities that can help the child practice and apply what they are learning.The ebook can include audio recordings of the text, which can help the child improve their listen
Grades:
1st
NGSS:
1-ESS1-2
Also included in: Grammar Worksheets Printable Bundle
Acorn Sequence Logic Puzzle - Free Download!
Fall themed logic worksheet, designed for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders to practice their close reading, critical thinking, and problem solving skills in order to analyze word clues and help sequence the order of the squirrel's falling acorns.I hope you enjoy this freebie! Check out my TPT shop for more great content!
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-2
Level C Reading and Comprehension Mini bundle
Want short reading passages where your level C readers can practice decoding, using context clues, practice fluency by re-reading and answering simple comprehension questions! This MINI BUNDLE is a perfect example of what the LEVEL C comprehension bundle contains!30 PAGE BUNDLE CAN BE FOUND HEREI have found this so helpful with my level C learners to work through in guided reading and individually to work on re-reading (3 stars for them to practice independently keeping track of their progress)
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Grades:
PreK - 4th
Sight Word Worksheets
What student doesn't want their very own home Sight Word Word Wall? The Dolch Sight Words are used for this product to help your readers build their automaticity of sight words. SECTION 1 1x – Sight Word Wall word list3x – Color/Cut Sight Word Wall word cards3x – Sight Word Wall work checklist1x – Sight Word Wall code worksheet1x – Sight Word Wall sentence completion worksheet1x – Sight Word Wall word box worksheet SECTION 2 1x – Sight Word Wall word list3x – Color/Cut Sight Word Wall word cards
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Full Spring Word Search Bundle!
Spring Themed Word Search Digital BundleDon't miss out on this fun and educational bundle of spring-themed word searches! These puzzles are the perfect way to keep your students engaged and learning while also enjoying springtime's beautiful colors and designs. With over 20 different puzzles to choose from and clear answer keys provided, this bundle is an excellent addition to any classroom or homeschool curriculum. So why wait? Download your digital file today and start enjoying the benefits of
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Not Grade Specific
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Skeleton Trouble - A Free Activity Pack
Skeleton Trouble is a sample pack of activities for learners. Designed to engage students with creativity and humor, all Mightier Minds activities, projects, and resources are aligned with CCSS standards and focused on fun, critical thinking,and problem-solving.Skeleton Trouble includes 5 activities with a focus on reading, writing, logic, and ELA.
Grades:
1st - 3rd
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