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Critical thinking Common Core RI.7.10 resources
Listening Skills Podcast Activity, Listen & Learn #1, PDF & Google Drive, CCSS
Students need to be able to sit and listen to a passage or short audio program, take notes, recall information, and then answer critical thinking questions about the material. To help prepare students for our e-learning world, I’ve scoured the internet to find high-interest, school-appropriate podcasts that fit within one class period. In this Listen & Learn activity, students will listen to a 19-minute podcast focused on the case of Tony, the tiger, an animal that serves as a roadside attra
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8th - 11th
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Nonfiction Independent Reading Journal - Middle School English
Nonfiction Independent Reading
This reading response resource is interactive and perfect for assessing nonfiction independent reading. Better yet, it covers ALL of the informational text standards! It is easy to use, simple to grade, and can be assigned over and over again for books or articles.
We all know how important independent reading is, but it’s not always easy to hold students accountable without issues such as...#1. Driving yourself crazy with all of the grading involved; #2. Knowing
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6th - 8th
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Digital Escape Room: Escape the Misinformation Newsroom, Real News vs Fake News
Want to help your middle and high school ELA students learn how to avoid bias, consipiracies, and misinformation online? Escape the Newsroom is a FUN and meaningful activity that helps students to apply two methods of evaluating online sources in a hands-on way. Students learn the SIFT method (Stop, Investigate, Find trusted coverage, Trace to the original) and the CRAP method (Currency, Reliability, Authority, and Purpose). They apply the methods to various websites--some which are completely r
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7th - 10th
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Middle School Interactive Reading Log {Common Core Aligned}
Give your 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students meaningful homework where they can read a fiction or non-fiction text of their choice and apply a wide-variety of reading prompts to the section of the text they read each night. Interactive reading logs provide a necessary bridge between students, teachers, and parents. They were created using the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th reading standards for literature and informational texts. Beyond the Common Core, the reading prompts will ensure that students a
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5th - 8th
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Listening Skills Podcast Activity, Listen & Learn #2, PDF & Google Drive, CCSS
Students need to be able to sit and listen to a passage or short audio program, take notes, recall information, and then answer critical thinking questions about the material. To help prepare students for our e-learning world, I’ve scoured the internet to find high-interest, school-appropriate podcasts that fit within one class period. In this Listen & Learn activity, students will listen to an 18-minute podcast focused on a police officer who volunteered to dive into the thick, toxic sludge
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8th - 11th
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Virtual Escape Room: Summer Break Escape
About Escape Rooms in general:These escape rooms are an engaging and interactive way for students to learn problem-solving skills, critical thinking, and teamwork. It will require them to work together to solve puzzles and clues, fostering a sense of camaraderie and cooperation. It will also encourage students to think creatively and to approach problems from different angles, which is a valuable skill in any academic or professional setting. Give your students the opportunity to experience the
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3rd - 12th
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Project Based Learning | Engineer Design Challenge | Create a New Car Accessory
Welcome your students to the assembly line of creative thinkers with this GATER Educator project-based learning workshop. Challenge your students to develop new and improved car accessories in order to enhance people’s driving experience using the 5 steps of the engineering design process.(Check out the PREVIEWS, older or slightly younger students may enjoy this activity as well!)Looking for specific GIFTED and TALENTED ACTIVITIES? Click the link belowGifted and Talented Activities for the Class
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5th - 7th
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Also included in:Â Escape Room Challenge | Elon Musk Close Reading & Project Based Learning
Bigfoot Podcast Listening Skills, Mystery Picture, No Prep Writing Activities
If you're looking for a no-prep, high-interest listening skills activity, check out Listen, Learn, Write: Bigfoot! This interactive podcast activity will enhance students' comprehension, writing, and listening skills, while engaging them in critical thinking about everyone's favorite urban legend: Sasquatch. First, kids will listen to the captivating podcast, while answering self-checking, multiple choice questions that reveal a hidden picture. But we're not finished yeti. (Oh man, I groaned ov
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6th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Podcast Listening Skills & Writing No Prep Activities BUNDLE
No Link WebQuests- Internet Scavenger Hunt Bundle -Research
This is a collection of 8 webquests that are internet scavenger hunts. The collection includes Core Knowledge, science (Invasive Species, Tsunami, Women of NASA), social studies,(Latitude and Longitude, Colonial America) and just interesting (New Years). Students answer the questions by using a search engine to locate the requested information. NO WEB SITES ARE PROVIDED. The good news is the information is up to date and there are no bad links to worry about. Also, the quests will work well
Grades:
6th - 10th
7th Grade TEKS Social Studies: Texas History | Units 1 to 6 | VALUE Bundle!
7th Grade TEKS Social Studies: Texas History Units 1 to 6 VALUE BUNDLE is PERFECT for those teaching their 7th grade social studies students all about Texas History! These amazing resources come COMPLETELY READY for BOTH in-person and online digital classroom learning (via Google Apps)! These incredible resources were designed specifically for the 7th Grade Social Studies TEKS Standards and will save you **HOURS** of your time!BE SURE TO CLICK ON THE PRODUCT PREVIEW TO GET AN EVEN BETTER IDEA OF
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7th
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FREE! Virtual Escape Room: Marine Biome Edition (Escape the Zoo Ep.1)
About Escape Rooms in general:These escape rooms are an engaging and interactive way for students to learn problem-solving skills, critical thinking, and teamwork. It will require them to work together to solve puzzles and clues, fostering a sense of camaraderie and cooperation. It will also encourage students to think creatively and to approach problems from different angles, which is a valuable skill in any academic or professional setting. Give your students the opportunity to experience the
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3rd - 12th
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NGSS:
3-LS4-1
, MS-LS4-3
, MS-LS4-1
, 5-LS2-1
, 3-LS4-3
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Also included in:Â Virtual Escape Room Growing Bundle: Escape the Zoo (20% off!)
No Prep Sub Plan Mystery Picture and Creative Writing Activity
Perfect as a no-prep sub plan or even an after test activity for upper elementary and/or middle school students, this mystery picture and writing activity provides listening comprehension, entertainment, and creative writing practice all rolled into one. We all have days when we need a great lesson in a pinch, and that's why I created Watch, Listen, Learn, and Write: Books & Creativity!Students will watch a fun and whimsical 17 minute TED Talk about writing that creates a doorway to wonder b
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5th - 7th
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Daily Mind Builders: Language Arts - Quick, Fun Brain Energizers for Grades 5+
A 37-page printable PDF ebook for grades 5 and up to wake up sleeping brains with fun daily doses of critical thinking! This book is comprised of intriguing ELA-themed activity pages to wake up sleepy brains for the day's lessons. Each activity page takes about 5-15-minutes to solve and develops the most important reading comprehension skill found on all standardized reading tests. Synthesizing disparate information and using the result to produce a reasonable conclusion is an essential skill as
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5th - 12th
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DON QUIXOTE - Fictional Digital Stick Figure Research Activity (GOOGLE DOCS)
Studying a book, movie, or history story-line? Use this to analyze characters from film, literature, comics and more. Compare characters, categorize prototypes, or dive deep with heroes, anti-heroes, and villains. This is an awesome, one-of-a-kind, engaging resource with all sorts of applications, from ELA, literature, film, research, critical thinking, summarizing, character prototypes, hero's journey, and more. Designed for upper elementary, middle or high school.Easy to assign, differentiate
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4th - 12th
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Longfellow's "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere": Poem, Worksheet, and Answer Key
Students can "take a ride" to gain a perspective of this famous patriot as well as a variety of poetry characteristics (alliteration, figurative language, mood ) as they answer 15 relevant questions. It's all in one: the poem (with numbered verses for easy access to lines), the worksheet, and a detailed answer key. This printable is so versatile that it can be used as an individual, pair, or group assignment as well as an in-class or homework assignment.
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5th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Virtual Escape Room: Desert Biome Edition (Escape the Zoo Ep.2)
About Escape Rooms in general:These immersive experiences require students to collaborate effectively, unlocking puzzles and deciphering clues, fostering a profound sense of camaraderie and cooperation. Moreover, students are encouraged to unleash their creative thinking and problem-solving ability, approaching challenges from diverse angles—a crucial skill applicable to any academic or professional pursuit. Step into the realm of virtual escape rooms, where students embrace the exhilarating str
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3rd - 12th
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NGSS:
3-LS4-1
, MS-LS4-3
, MS-LS4-1
, 5-LS2-1
, 3-LS4-3
 ...
Also included in:Â Virtual Escape Room Growing Bundle: Escape the Zoo (20% off!)
Daily Mind Builders: Social Studies - Quick, Fun Brain Energizers for Grades 5+
A 137-page printable PDF ebook for grades 5 and up to wake up sleeping brains with fun daily doses of critical thinking! This book is comprised of intriguing social studies themed activity pages to wake up sleepy brains for the day's lessons. Each activity page takes about 5-15-minutes to solve and develops the most important reading comprehension skill found on all standardized reading tests. Synthesizing disparate information and using the result to produce a reasonable conclusion is an essent
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5th - 12th
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Informational Text Analysis Task Cards | Guided Reading for any Non Fiction Text
Are you looking for a way to help you students dig in to a non-fiction text in a way that will promote long term comprehension? You've come to the right place. I use these cards in a variety of ways in my classroom and have witnessed them to be effective time and time again. Once while using these cards, I had a student say "I don't understand the point. Why do Have to write down the numbers? The only numbers I see are dates." I responded, "Great! Document those dates on your graphic organizer!
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5th - 12th
Virtual Escape Room: St. Patrick's Day Escape Room
About Escape Rooms in general:These escape rooms are an engaging and interactive way for students to learn problem-solving skills, critical thinking, and teamwork. It will require them to work together to solve puzzles and clues, fostering a sense of camaraderie and cooperation. It will also encourage students to think creatively and to approach problems from different angles, which is a valuable skill in any academic or professional setting. Give your students the opportunity to experience the
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3rd - 12th
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Virtual Escape Room: Flight Fiasco! (Wright Brothers Escape Room)
About Escape Rooms in general:Observe your students as they solve puzzles and figure out clues, building strong bonds of friendship and teamwork. These experiences act as a catalyst, unlocking their natural creativity and improving their ability to solve problems. These skills are essential for their academic and professional journeys. Enter the world of virtual escape rooms, where students eagerly take on challenges, developing resilience and unwavering determination in their pursuit of knowled
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3rd - 12th
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NGSS:
3-LS4-1
, MS-LS4-3
, MS-LS4-1
, 5-LS2-1
, 3-LS4-3
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IB-MYP- Digital Design Cycle-Step-by-Step Process Journal Template For Beginners
When my 7th and 8th-grade students make the transition from PYP to MYP, It is always very difficult and frustrating for them to progress through the criteria and strands of the design cycle. They have to do a progressive write-up on each strand within the four criteria. This is called the "Process Journal". Therefore, I designed a template for them to follow that has changed everything. They can now progress logically step-by-step through the entire design cycle. They will not need it in the up
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5th - 12th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ESS2-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ESS2-1
, MS-ESS2-4
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The Hobbit: Character Blog Writing - Projects & PBL
Driving Question:How can writing a blog bring character insight?Description:In this Project, students write blog entries for characters from The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. This is a useful way to delve more deeply into the motivations of the characters after finishing reading, or even at a mid-way point in the book.Students work in groups to come up with a series of blog entries stretching across parts of the book, thinking about a particular character's perspective and voice. When students write
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6th - 10th
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Choose A New State Capital - Projects & PBL
Driving Question:What makes a city deserve to be declared state capital?Description:In this project, students prepare a presentation for their state governor on a proposed new state capital. They work in groups and choose a state for their group. They then think about what they need to know and research the current capitals and other cities in the state to decide what are the most important factors in choosing a new capital. They then present their choice through a persuasive presentation broken
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4th - 8th
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Also included in:Â PBL Bundle (Grade 5) - In Collaboration with A.J. Juliani - 26 Projects!
Map Skills: New York City and New York State Worksheet (or Test) with Answer Key
Students will take a step in the "right direction" when they use this worksheet to "map out" the differences between New York City and New York State. Included are 15 questions that pinpoint the facts about of one of this nation's busiest cities and the state in which it is located. 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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3rd - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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