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Critical thinking Common Core SL.3.3 resources
MINI MYSTERIES BUNDLE: 46 Fun Mystery Stories & Reading Comprehension Activities
Reading comprehension skills are sure to improve with these engaging activities and worksheets. Kids love a good mystery... and they won't be disappointed with the 46 "who-dunits" detectives Sam Sherlock and Bree Cody encounter in this captivating skills-based set of mysteries. Question pages encourage fact-finding, analyzing clues, predicting outcomes, and solving each mystery! The high-interest format is sure to involve even the most reluctant readers. Guaranteed to be a favorite for both s
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2nd - 7th
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Literature Circles Made Easy | Classroom Book Clubs Discussion Bundle
The Literature Circles Made Easy | Classroom Boom Clubs Discussion Bundle includes three products that will motivate your students to love reading as they learn how to have productive team discussions. The most important component of this bundle is Classroom Book Clubs: Literature Circles Made Easy, a series of short videos for the teacher that explain how to implement a fun and effective method for using Literature Circles with upper elementary students. You'll also find all the printables you'
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3rd - 6th
How to Build Meaningful Student-Led Discussion Pack
Do you want your students to lead their own meaningful discussion as they engage in critical thinking without you orchestrating the process? Like other academic skills, student-led discussion needs to be taught explicitly. This pack is designed to give you the tools you need as the teacher to do just that! Here's what is included in this pack:--16 Meaningful Discussion Stems Posters (3 different sizes)--How to Be a Respectful Listener and Speaker Posters--Student-Led Discussion Rubrics and Recor
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1st - 5th
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Morning Meeting Sharing Questions- 200 Fun Discussion Questions
Do you participate in morning meetings? Do you ever get to the sharing time and find yourself asking the same types of questions or simply having trouble thinking of new questions to promote a safe and fun classroom community? This download contains 180 unique morning meeting sharing questions--one for each day of the school year. It is a great addition to any morning meeting space. You can choose to print out the master copy of the questions if you have a way of organizing the questions on your
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K - 5th
Also included in: Morning Meeting BUNDLE: Greetings, Sharing Questions, and Activities
Introduction to Debate
This four lesson unit is designed to be a comprehensive debate tutorial for teachers who are new to debate or who want to implement debate into their current curriculum. I tried to design these materials with lots of explanation where necessary and minimal prep work to finish. I have taught debate for over ten years in the classroom and online and the knowledge and expertise I have gained have gone into these lessons to make them a perfect gateway to argumentation and debate. All lessons are onl
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3rd - 12th
Academic Conversation Placemats
Get your students talking about text! Building students’ knowledge of academic language is essential for academic success. These Academic Conversation Placemats use sentence frames to encourage students to speak in complete sentences with varying degrees of grammatical complexity. These placemats were created to be used with both fiction and non-fiction text. They promote discussion around text, which research shows increases reading comprehension. Each placemat begins with having students prepa
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: The Ultimate Text Talk Bundle
Something Stinks!: Settlement and Negotiation Strategy
When is the last time you had to settle a conflict? The answer to that question is probably today! Solving problems and conflicts is a valuable real-world skill. Using the settlement and negotiation process taught in law skill can help your students develop these important skills and mindsets. In this lesson, students will analyze a real-life legal case. A group of neighbors got together and sued their neighborhood pig farm. The neighbors had three complaints.1. The overwhelming smell. Pigs actu
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3rd - 5th
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The Wild Robot Questions - The Wild Robot Novel Study Discussion Questions
⭐ Make sure to take a sneak peek at this amazing resource ⭐Do you love the novel, The Wild Robot, by Peter Brown, but need low-prep activities to integrate into a fun novel unit? The Wild Robot Discussion Questions for Google Slides are a perfect way for students to synthesize information as they read each chapter in the novel. This resource includes a printable and digital option and is designed so that you can simply download, print, and go! This is ideal for teachers wanting a high-quality a
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3rd - 5th
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Thoughtful Listening (Grades 3-4) Listening Comprehension | Following Directions
Help students retain what they heard! Short, bright, read-aloud stories about subjects ranging from “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” to “Helping Baby Birds” are at the core of the 30 stories & activities in this learning unit. After listening closely to each story, students are given independent activities that focus on drawing conclusions, finding the main idea, and remembering details. By getting students involved in the stories, they will gradually learn more thoughtful listening techniques.
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3rd - 4th
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Morning Meeting Activities Conversation Starters Daily Writing Prompts Advice
Are you ready to turn your morning meeting into the best part of your daily routine? ADVICE OF THE DAY MORNING MEETING ACTIVITY provides you with a consistent morning routine that will build a strong classroom community in a fun and engaging way! You will get 180 days worth of thought-provoking conversation starters, offering your students advice they can use in every part of their world,in both a printable and projectable version, with a matching student writing journal. This resource is not on
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1st - 4th
Branches of the US Government - Projects & PBL
Driving Question:Why do we need different branches in the United States government?Description:In this project, students learn to identify and define the three branches of the US government as well as finding out more about government generally. Students identify the role that each branch performs and how they are connected. They will work in small groups in order to create one large poster that explains each branch of the US government. There is an optional extension where students can learn ab
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: PBL Bundle (Grade 5) - In Collaboration with A.J. Juliani - 26 Projects!
Once Upon a TiM by Gibbs Novel Study Comprehension, Composition, Enrichment
This resource in PDF and Google Slides formats™ includes comprehension questions, discussion prompts, enrichment activities, and composition prompts for the book Once Upon a TiM by Stuart Gibbs. This is a whimsical, cross-curricular adventure story full of adventure, humor, literary elements, vocabulary, life lessons, and important themes. Stuart Gibbs is the New York Times bestselling author of the Spy School series, numerous books, screenplays, animated films, and TV shows. This first book in
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3rd - 5th
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Tuesday by David Wiesner Socratic Seminar Plan + Extras
Need a way to creatively reach your student's Speaking and Listening standards? Want to assess ALL students based on their thoughts and not what they are able to write down? Socratic Seminar is an amazing way to assess student understanding and find holes in it, too. In addition, students who have difficulty with writing, but are able to verbalize their thinking will find an even playing field.
This seminar on David Wiesner's book, Tuesday, is meant for younger students. I have used it as earl
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K - 4th
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Thoughtful Listening {Bundle} - Short Read Aloud Passages - Main Idea Activities
Help students retain what they heard! Short, bright, read-aloud stories about subjects ranging from “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” to “Helping Baby Birds” are at the core of the 60 stories & activities in this bundle. After a story is read aloud, students complete an independent activity that focuses on drawing conclusions, finding the main idea, and remembering details. By getting students involved in the stories, they will gradually learn more thoughtful listening techniques.Contents Includ
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3rd - 6th
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Shel Silverstein's THIS BRIDGE Socratic Seminar Plan + MANY Extras!
Are your students struggling with interpreting poetry? Build confidence and comprehension with this short, imaginative poem by Shel Silverstein.
This Socratic seminar plan is designed to help students become more comfortable with prose. As is, it’s appropriate for grades 4th-6th. It could also be used in 3rd, with some modification of questions to help them understand symbolism and figurative language.
In general, Socratic seminar is a fantastic way to engage your students in thoughtful conve
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3rd - 6th
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The One Thing You'd Save Park novel study comprehension composition enrichment
This resource includes comprehension questions with composition prompts and enrichment/project activities for the book The One Thing You'd Save by award-winning author, Linda Sue Park. The resource is provided as a printable PDF and as Google Slides™ for use in Google Classroom™. This is a unique and timely book that promotes critical thinking, encourages cooperation and inspires appreciation for different viewpoints and individuality. The book is written in the Korean Sijo poetic style and insp
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3rd - 6th
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TIME Magazine's Person of the Year - Projects & PBL
Driving Question:How do the people in your life inspire you?Description:In this project, students think about TIME Magazine's Person of the Year and what makes a person inspirational. Then, they come up with their own person of the year and conduct an interview and write an article about their Person of the Year. The students will critique, edit, and revise their articles before publishing a final version with optional other magazine features.This project is ideal for Mother's Day or Father's Da
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: PBL Bundle (Grade 5) - In Collaboration with A.J. Juliani - 26 Projects!
Captain Superlative Novel Study w Composition Classroom and Distance Learning
This product includes 148 discussion questions/task cards and novel study writing prompts for the book, Captain Superlative! by J. S. Puller. This is a heartwarming, inspiring, and thought-provoking story full of humor, literary elements, life lessons, and important themes. It is a *2019-2020 Texas Bluebonnet Book* with wonderful reviews from teachers and students who love this engaging story. (I love the book and highly recommend it for a middle-grade class novel study!)This novel is appropria
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3rd - 6th
Morning Meeting Discussions and Daily Writing Prompts and Questions - Year
No more writing morning letters to your students, these daily quick writes are all done for you! This resource provides daily questions that are perfect for various activities such as "bell ringers," morning work, language modeling, and writing prompts. The prompts are designed to facilitate team building, group discussions, and deeper connections among students during morning meetings. As an added bonus, you'll also receive 12 Boom Learning Digital monthly trivia activities, each valued at $3.2
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2nd - 4th
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Lesson Plan - Positive Body Image
This lesson aims to raise students' awareness of their bodies' essential functions beyond their looks, increasing their appreciation and understanding of their bodies. Guided by the principles of CASEL and ELA competencies, students engage in discussions, activities, and creative expressions to deepen their understanding of their emotions, social dynamics, and responsible decision-making regarding body image. By fostering empathy, gratitude, and self-awareness, this lesson empowers students to c
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K - 7th
Accountable Talk Prompts and Posters 1st 2nd 3rd Grade
Accountable talk posters and prompts for 1st, 2nd, 3rd grade help teach students how to listen to classmates and build upon what they are saying. Accountable talk promotes higher level thinking discussions between young students because they must think if they agree or disagree with what is being said. They learn to ask for more explanation, build on with more evidence, or use connections to make points. They also learn to ask classmates for more information if they don't understand the answer.
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1st - 5th
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Literacy Through Lyrics- Volume 1
♪An awesome, bundled collection of complete units of study centered around popular, culturally relevant song lyrics that will motivate and inspire you and your students year round!♪You will adore this approach to coaching critical literacy skills in your students- It will be the refresh button you need to make learning together meaningful and truly engaging!♪Because teaching is supposed to be fun and who doesn't love a good soundtrack to sing (and study☺) together in the process?Have fun!Liz☺♥♪P
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3rd - 8th
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Public Speaking and Perspective Taking Activity: The Zombies Are Coming
"The Zombies Are Coming" is an interactive role-playing debate game where students will be assigned the roles of important community members and attempt to convince their peers of why they should get one of the precious hiding spots when the zombies come. In this game, students will enhance their argument generation, persuasive speaking, and extemporaneous speaking skills while extrapolating from their back stories to create a convincing appeal to their peers. We have a beginner and advanced lev
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3rd - 8th
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NO PREP: Printable Podcast Guide for ANY podcast!
Want to use podcasts in the classroom but unsure of where to begin?Print this NO PREP worksheet that holds kids accountable as they listen to podcasts! Teach kids how to use this resource and simple keep a folder of copies for kids to grab before they begin! Includes a printable sheet for narrative (fiction) and informational (non-fiction) podcasts. Happy listening!
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Not Grade Specific
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