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Critical thinking Common Core RI.1.7 resources
Describing & Inferring with Picture of the Day - Vol. 3 #hellopotd
This is Picture of the Day, Volume 3. Compatible with Google Slides.Picture of the Day, Volume 1 is my #1 Bestseller due to the high level of interest, engagement, language and higher order thinking. Volume 2 is sold here on TpT as well. See Picture of the Day Volume 1 to read over 1,700 comments left by buyers. When Picture of the Day is done daily, by the last day of school, your students will have taken an entire trip around the world! In 2018, Picture of the Day won an international award i
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K - 8th
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Describing & Inferring with Picture of the Day - Vol. 2 #hellopotd
This is Picture of the Day, Volume 2. Picture of the Day, Volume 1 is my #1 Bestseller due to the high level of interest, engagement, language and higher order thinking. See Picture of the Day Volume 1 to read over 1,700 comments left by buyers. In my opinion, this set of 190 pictures is even better than the first set with people (young and old), places, scenes and objects with all 7 continents represented. When Picture of the Day is done daily, by the last day of school, your students will hav
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K - 8th
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Primary Sources - An Introduction for the Primary Grades
Primary sources are an integral part of understanding historical and modern events. This introduction for the primary grades, with accompanying worksheets, help students build their awareness of primary sources. It also helps them realize that they create a historical footprint on a daily basis.
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Football Primary Source Activities & Analysis
Primary Sources for the Primary Grades - Christopher Columbus
Grades:
1st - 3rd
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Picture of the Day-Inferring
Digital Picture of the Day is a great way for your students to practice important reading skills of observing and making inferences. Being able to infer is a key component to being a great reader!This resource helps student's with their inferring skills by providing a photo to look at and make 3 observations about. For each observation they come up with 3 inferences. There are 50 different photos in this resource! Picture of the Day can be used traditionally by printing and using in a litera
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K - 5th
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Comparing Inherited Traits: BUTTERFLY OR MOTH? (Animal Classification)
Enrich your animal classification studies with BUTTERFLY OR MOTH?, an interactive book from my Comparing Inherited Traits series. Your students will love the cut-and-glue format and realistic, original illustrations; and you’ll love the NGSS/TEKS standards-based content, Venn assessment, and emphasis on critical thinking. OUTLINE OF TOPICS INCLUDED:What Is an Inherited Trait?Shared TraitsMetamorphosisLife Cycle: Larvae (smooth vs fuzzy)Life Cycle: Pupae (chrysalis vs cocoon)Antennae (clubbed vs
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
NGSS:
3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
, 3-LS4-2
, 3-LS3-1
, 1-LS3-1
Also included in: COMPARING INHERITED TRAITS Activity Book Bundle
Primary Sources for the Primary Grades - Football (Then vs. Now)
Provide students with a rich and relevant analysis of American football from the late 1800s to today. Students will investigate a wide array of primary sources, including photos, cartoons, and visual interpretations of this sport. Supporting activities reinforce informational text analysis and building historical context. What's included?7 Primary Source Explanation Pages13 Primary Source Pages (Photos of players, uniforms, stadiums, etc)7 "Questions to Consider” Critical Thinking Pages (To acco
Grades:
1st - 4th
Biomes and Ecosystems: THE GRASSLAND BIOME
Learning the differences between biomes, ecosystems, and habitats can be confusing; but the Biomes of the World series from Let’s Get Real makes it crystal clear with easy-to-understand definitions, maps, and a wide variety of resources. Biomes and Ecosystems: THE GRASSLAND BIOME highlights the earth’s grassy biome with an interactive cut-and-glue format that features plants and animals found in the African savanna, American Great Plains, and South American pampas ecosystems. THE GRASSLAND BIOME
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in: Biomes and Ecosystems: ACTIVITY BOOK BUNDLE
Animal Coverings Unit with Lesson Plans Kindergarten First Second Grade
This Unit includes 47 pages of information and activities to teach about animals and their coverings. Activities are hands on and help students understand concepts such as: why animals have coverings and what they are, classification of animals and their coverings, why animals have pattern, importance of camouflage in nature, symmetry in animals, higher level thinking - including comparing humans and covering. There are full lesson plans for one week which can be used as daily plans or daily pl
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K - 2nd
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Comparing Inherited Traits: FROG OR TOAD? (Animal Classification)
Enrich your animal classification studies with FROG OR TOAD?, an interactive book from my Comparing Inherited Traits series. Your students will love the cut-and-glue format and realistic, original illustrations; and you’ll love the NGSS/TEKS standards-based content, Venn assessment, and emphasis on critical thinking. OUTLINE OF TOPICS INCLUDED:What Is an Inherited Trait?Shared TraitsAmphibian MetamorphosisLife Cycle: Eggs (clusters vs chains)Body Covering (smooth skin vs bumpy skin)Locomotion (J
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
NGSS:
3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
, 3-LS4-2
, 3-LS3-1
, 1-LS3-1
Also included in: COMPARING INHERITED TRAITS Activity Book Bundle
Biomes and Ecosystems: THE TUNDRA BIOME
Learning the differences between biomes, ecosystems, and habitats can be confusing; but the Biomes and Ecosystems series from Let’s Get Real makes it crystal clear with easy-to-understand definitions, maps, and a wide variety of cross-curricular resources. Biomes and Ecosystems: The TUNDRA Biome highlights the earth’s unique permafrost biome with an interactive cut-and-glue format that features both summer and winter plants and animals found in the Arctic tundra. The Tundra Biome also includes a
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in: Biomes and Ecosystems: ACTIVITY BOOK BUNDLE
Olympics Primary Sources for the Primary Grades
Getting ready for Rio? Provide students with a rich and relevant analysis of the Summer Games. Analyze documents from the Olympics from 100 years ago and today. Students will analyze a wide variety of photos from two different time periods. Supporting activities reinforce informational text analysis and building historical context.
What's included?
6 Primary Source Explanation Pages
24 Primary Source Pages (Photos of stadiums, athletes, opening ceremonies, etc)
10 "Questions to Consider” Criti
Grades:
1st - 4th
Comparing Inherited Traits: SPIDER OR INSECT? (Animal Classification)
Enrich your animal classification studies with SPIDER OR INSECT?, an interactive book from my Comparing Inherited Traits series. Your students will love the cut-and-glue format and realistic, original illustrations; and you’ll love the NGSS/TEKS standards-based content, Venn assessment, and emphasis on critical thinking. OUTLINE OF TOPICS INCLUDED:What Is an Inherited Trait?Shared TraitsLife CyclesBody Parts (two vs. three)Legs (eight vs six)Eyes (simple vs compound)Mouthparts (fangs vs probosci
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Grades:
K - 3rd
NGSS:
3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
, 3-LS4-2
, 3-LS3-1
, 1-LS3-1
Also included in: COMPARING INHERITED TRAITS Activity Book Bundle
Tree Map - 6 Branches
Students will love using this tree map to help them sort, classify, categorize, and group objects, topics, etc. This is a fun way to learn about new topics and works great as a starting point for writing!
Science & Nature Curriculum Bundle: all my units & mini-studies in one bundle!
Simply EVERY unit in my shop, in one discounted bundle!→ This collection includes environmental science-inspired complete units and study materials.→ It is perfect for homeschooling, nature camps, STEM camps, and earth/environmental science classrooms.→ All the materials feature my artwork and are based on my experience as an environmental scientist.*** What age/grade can use these materials?*** These materials were designed with universal design and mixed-age group classroom in mind! All units
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Grades:
Homeschool
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 4-LS1-1
, 1-LS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-LS4-3
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Comparing Inherited Traits: BAT OR BIRD? (Animal Classification)
Enrich your animal classification studies with BAT OR BIRD?, an interactive book from my Comparing Inherited Traits series. Your students will love the cut-and-glue format and realistic, original illustrations; and you’ll love the NGSS/TEKS standards-based content, Venn assessment, and emphasis on critical thinking. OUTLINE OF TOPICS INCLUDED:What Is an Inherited Trait?Shared TraitsBody Coverings (fur vs feathers)Life Cycles (viviparous vs oviparous)Parenting (producing milk vs finding food)Wing
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Grades:
K - 3rd
NGSS:
3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
, 3-LS4-2
, 3-LS3-1
, 1-LS3-1
Also included in: COMPARING INHERITED TRAITS Activity Book Bundle
Technology Curriculum: Student Workbook Grade 1 (Room License)
159 pages with 406 images, one purchase covers an entire class (license allows you to copy to 26 digital devices). This is a student-paced, student-directed year-long technology curriculum that integrates with any school curriculum and prepares students for end-of-year Common Core testing and life-long education needs. Includes (may vary depending upon grade level):* why learn technology?* formative and summative assessments* domain-specific vocabulary* relevant tech problem solving* required di
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Also included in: K-5 Technology Curriculum: Student Workbooks Bundle
Unit of Study: Science Detectives | Strange Weather | Moons and Tides
Students will use their detective skills to investigate strange weather phenomena and tides. They will learn that there are scientific explanations for events that may seem unexplainable and use experiments to find scientific explanations for these phenomenon.This unit of study was originally developed and implemented in a gifted and talented pull out program, however it can easily be used in a traditional classroom or as an independent research study.Each lesson plan follows a 6E model of teach
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Making Inferences with Pictures Boom Cards | inferencing with pictures
If you have students with goals for critical thinking, then these activities for inferencing are perfect! These interactive boom cards include inferencing with pictures, inferencing questions and fun critical thinking questions. I LOVE the GIFS Emotions Clip Art I used for this activity! The pictures move! I used this resource with my students and they loved the way the kids move! This deck contains 76 cards with beginner to advanced levels. The fill in the blank are open response, so if y
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1st - 3rd
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CCSS:
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
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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
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K - 2nd
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Map Skills: U.S. States and Their Capitals Worksheet with Detailed Answer Key
Teachers will take a step in the right "direction" when they use this worksheet to show students how to read a map of U.S. states and their capitals. Included are a compass as well as 20 questions that help children to become acquainted with state and capital locations. This is the perfect individual, pair, or group activity and may be used in class or as homework. A detailed answer key is included.
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K - 8th
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COMPARING INHERITED TRAITS Activity Book Bundle
Enrich your animal classification studies with the Comparing Inherited Traits Book Bundle, a series of interactive books that compares the inherited traits of animal groups and species. Your students will love the cut-and-glue formatting and realistic, original illustrations; and you’ll love the NGSS/TEKS standards-based content, Venn assessments, and emphasis on critical thinking. The five books in this series compare and contrast the following animal groups/species:Bats (Mammals) vs BirdsButte
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
NGSS:
3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
, 3-LS4-2
, 3-LS3-1
, 1-LS3-1
Morning Work Winter
NO PREP academic vocabulary worksheets that are great for a winter morning packet, bell ringer or sub plans winter activities! Reading, math, writing, critical and creative thinking mini lessons infused with academic vocabulary. Start with displaying the anchor chart / slide and discussing each word within a wintery theme and on the level of primary students. Then, present the activity printable for students to use the word in context. See list of activities below:Click the preview button above
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Grades:
1st
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Literacy and Engineering: The Snowy Day
Challenge your students to think and problem solve as they work on this winter themed STEM challenge. Your students will work on visualizing, illustrating, and problem-solving. This activity includes a suggested read aloud, lesson plan, graphic organizer, and a STEM challenge. The STEM challenge includes a design page where students must describe the problem, plan their design by sketching and labeling, evaluate their end product, and make suggestions for improvement. This activity is a great
Grades:
K - 3rd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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