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Critical thinking Common Core SL.3.4 resources
Editable Morning Meeting Daily Slides Activities Digital Resources Morning Work
Are you ready to turn your morning meeting into the best part of your daily routine? Unlock the power of morning meetings with this Editable Morning Meeting Daily Slides & Activity Pages Yearlong Set, designed for K-6 grade. These NO PREP INTERACTIVE EDITABLE morning meeting slides will revive your morning routine in a fun and engaging way. These Editable Morning Meeting Daily Slides are an easy-to-use, time-saving way for you to build a consistent morning routine and a strong classroom co
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K - 6th
Science Picture of the Day Writing Prompts Science Morning Work Activity
Step into the fascinating world of picture writing prompts with “Science picture of the day!” Help your students explore science concepts while expanding their writing sentences during this journey of critical thinking and observation! This resource offers real-life science pictures that will foster inquiry-based learning and drive meaningful discussion, encouraging your students to use important science vocabulary, draw inferences, and connect science to their daily lives.These picture writing
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Ultimate Science Lesson Plan Units BUNDLE
Growth Mindset Activities | Social Emotional Learning Bell Ringers | Volume 1
These fully-editable growth-mindset bell ringers will get your class thinking and are perfect for social emotional learning as well! With thought-provoking and engaging prompts, they can be used as individual writing prompts or large group discussion topics. Teachers agree that these bell ringers are perfect for daily warm ups or morning meetings. I’m so excited for your students to experience a variety of life-impacting questions to write about individually or discuss within groups.You will rec
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Growth Mindset Bell Ringers | 40 SEL Writing Prompts For Any Subject | Volume 2
These fully-editable growth-mindset bell ringers will get your class thinking and are perfect for social emotional learning as well! With thought-provoking and engaging prompts, they can be used as individual writing prompts or large group discussion topics. Teachers agree that these bell ringers are perfect for daily warm ups or morning meetings. I’m so excited for your students to experience a variety of life-impacting questions to write about individually or discuss within groups. You will r
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Genius Hour Digital Activity
Are you looking to use Genius Hour in a digital format with your upper elementary and middle school students in the classroom? Your students will be engaged in an exciting journey to become an expert on a topic they are passionate about. Genius Hour is intended to engage even your most difficult students because it allows them a choice in their learning. Genius Hour is designed to engage all to become passionate learners. Students will type directly on the documents themselves.Download our previ
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Upper Elementary Digital Activity Bundle for Google
Teaching Inference Using Historical Pictures | Literacy Center | Quick Activity
Engage your students in literacy and history with this quick and easy teaching inference activity that uses historical pictures! Perfect for literacy centers or last-minute social studies activities. Great for SUB PLANS! WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS BUNDLE: 51 historical images from the Public DomainStudent handoutDirections for teachersDirections for studentsRubric for scoringI use this activity in a LITERACY CENTER! Teach your students inferential thinking by analyzing historical images and make a
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5th - 8th
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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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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
Critical Thinking Skills for Beginners Bundle
Teaching the main idea, critical thinking skills, details, and summarizing paragraphs to young students? Need it aligned to Common Core? This is the bundle for you! You get 114 useable pages, and you save 20%! Included in this bundle;Critical Thinking Skills for Beginners FreebieCritical Thinking Skills for BeginnersSummarizing Paragraphs for Beginners Print and Go!Main Idea for Beginners
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K - 3rd
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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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Question of the Day AND Would You Rather Cards (Total of 180 cards!)
Are you struggling with what to do with 5 minutes of down time? Are your students struggling with waiting in line? Do you need ideas to get your students thinking in the morning? The Question of Day and Would You Rather Cards can help you with just that! There are many different ways to use them:✅ introduce them at the beginning of the day and have the students answer before lunch or before a break ✅ use them as you're waiting in line to leave or when there's those few minutes of down time
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PreK - 5th
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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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Cereal Box Biography - Projects & PBL
Driving Question:How can you teach someone over their breakfast?Description:In this project, students are introduced to the concepts of biographies in a creative way. Students work on their own or in pairs to research a historically significant figure and create a short biography based on their findings. To make this project more engaging for students, they decorate a cereal box using the information and create quizzes, images, and a bibliography.What's Included with this Project:NextLesson Proj
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: PBL Bundle (Grade 3) - In Collaboration with A.J. Juliani - 19 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
Black History Month Biography Research Project
Are you looking for an independent or semi-independent research project that incorporates Bloom's Taxonomy? This African American History Research Project allows students choose an African America Figure and requires students to take a deeper look into this person's accomplishments and contributions to our society. This Biography Project also addresses many Common Core State Standards. I use it as a hybrid type project. We do some in class and students do some at home. I also bind the materia
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3rd - 5th
Growth Mindset Bell Ringers FREEBIE: Social Emotional Learning Writing Prompts
These fully-editable growth-mindset bell ringers will get your class thinking and are perfect for social emotional learning as well! With thought-provoking and engaging prompts, they can be used as individual writing prompts or large group discussion topics. Teachers agree that these bell ringers are perfect for daily warm ups or morning meetings. I’m so excited for your students to experience a variety of life-impacting questions to write about individually or discuss within groups.⭐️ Get all 3
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Homeschool
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Critical Thinking Skills-for Beginners!
I work with a growing population of students who are having great difficulty with comprehension, inferring, retelling, creating sentences, details, and categorical thought. What do all of these difficulties point to? Low expressive and receptive language skills! Our job of course is to “grow” their language skills. Impossible? Not with the right tools and TONS of repetitions!
The following unit was created to start at the beginning and progress up to higher levels of concepts. The begin
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PreK - 4th
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Also included in: Critical Thinking Skills for Beginners Bundle
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
Elementary Socratic Seminar Literature Discussion Materials
Socratic Seminars centered around literary discussions are a great way to add rigor to your English Language Arts lessons!
This Socratic Seminar Materials Packet includes a two-page student activity sheet that will help students organize their thinking before the discussion, take notes during the discussion, and reflect on their learning as a result of the discussion. A Teacher Rubric is also included that addresses the Speaking and Listening Common Core State Standards.
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2nd - 5th
Growth Mindset Activities | 40 Social Emotional Learning Bell Ringers | Volume 3
These fully-editable growth-mindset bell ringers will get your class thinking and are perfect for social emotional learning as well! With thought-provoking and engaging prompts, they can be used as individual writing prompts or large group discussion topics. Teachers agree that these bell ringers are perfect for daily warm ups or morning meetings. I’m so excited for your students to experience a variety of life-impacting questions to write about individually or discuss within groups. You will r
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Project-Based Learning - Design a sustainable school grades 3-6
Let your students become the architects of change in their communities and environment with Design a Sustainable School Project-Based Learning. Unlock the potential of your students and equip them with STEM education, design thinking and problem-solving tools to become inspiring innovators and confident leaders. No prior knowledge of Design Thinking is required.With Design a Sustainable School, your students will have the opportunity to propose and implement real solutions that promote sustainab
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3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
5-ESS3-1
, MS-ESS3-5
, MS-ESS3-3
, 4-ESS3-2
Adventures of a Girl Called Bicycle Novel Study class and distance learning
This product includes 127 discussion questions/task cards and novel study writing prompts for the book, The Adventures of a Girl Called Bicycle by Christina Uss. This is a heartwarming, fun, whimsical, cross-curricular adventure story full of humor, literary elements, life lessons, and important themes. It is a *Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year* and a *2019-2020 Texas Bluebonnet Book* with wonderful reviews from teachers and students who love this engaging adventure story. (I love the book
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3rd - 6th
2021-22 XTRA Weekly Lessons (Growing Bundle), Grades 3-5 and 6-8
This is a growing bundle which contains all 64 lessons (32 for grades 3-5 and 32 for grades 6-8) issued during the 2021-22 school year. Lessons are delivered on or before Monday of each week, with the exception of weeks during traditional school holiday breaks. The first lesson is posted in mid-September and the last is posted in mid-May. This bundle is updated through the week of 30 May 2022 and currently contains weeks 1 - 32. XTRA Weekly is an interactive literacy curriculum that uses current
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3rd - 8th
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