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Critical thinking Common Core W.7.4 resources
Write a Scary Story: Creative Writing Notebook Activities Print and Digital
Your students will love writing their own scary stories with this print and digital notebook. This resource guides them step-by-step through setting up the plot, characters, setting, and theme. The end result is a creative writing project your students will feel successful about.Students usually get bogged down by a creative writing assignment -- but this resource breaks all the elements of a good story down into manageable pieces. You're students will know exactly what they want to write -- b
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4th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Writing Activities for the Whole Year Digital Bundle
Depth and Complexity Icons Getting Started BUNDLE
If you've been wanting to use depth and complexity icons in your classroom, but aren't sure where to start, this is the bundle for you! It includes everything you need to get started using depth and complexity icons with your students tomorrow! Add rigor and differentiate with ease for those gifted and high ability students using the products in this bundle.Your purchase includes these amazing depth and complexity icons products:-Sentence Stems (**best seller!)-Question Stems for Discussion (**b
Grades:
5th - 8th
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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Not Grade Specific
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STEM Problem Solving Service Learning Project
Help your students to think critically, develop good character traits, improve our world, and create heartfelt persuasive writing using the 8 components of this project:
Inspirational Quotes
Random Acts of Kindness
Kids Improving Our World Research Project
STEAM Project - Identifying a Real World Problem and working on a Solution
Online Giving Challenge
Oral Presentation
Carousel Presentations & Scavenger Hunt
Comparing Themes with "A Dolphin's Tale
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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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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Not Grade Specific
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Inquiry Based Learning Project: Step-by-Step Student Booklet
Inquiry Based Learning: Everything teachers need to know to get started includes over 25 pages. A step-by-step student booklet allows for teachers to guide students through the process of developing and researching an inquiry based question to engage all learners in higher order critical thinking skills.
A How-To for Teachers
Inquiry based learning is a pedagogical approach to learning that is gaining momentum in mainstream education in many countries. It is not a new approach but rather a mor
Grades:
4th - 8th
Debating Topics for Middle School: School and Education
Get your middle school students debating topics that are both relevant and important to them while building their critical thinking skills. Students will be encouraged to develop their communication and debating skills, while opening their minds to different viewpoints.Each debate package covers and reinforces the five basic steps of the debating process: gathering information, exploring all sides of an issue, forming an initial opinion, defending the position in a debate and finally, refining y
Grades:
5th - 7th
Debating Topics for Middle School: Family Life
Get your middle school students debating topics that are both relevant and important to them while building their critical thinking skills. Students will be encouraged to develop their communication and debating skills, while opening their minds to different viewpoints. Each debate package covers and reinforces the five basic steps of the debating process: gathering information, exploring all sides of an issue, forming an initial opinion, defending the position in a debate and finally, refining
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5th - 7th
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Conversation Starters Package on Quality of Life
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on the quality of life.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of quality of lifeActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expression
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Entrepreneurship
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on entrepreneurship. What's included:A list of 13 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of entrepreneurshipActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expres
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Keep the Change: Stakeholder Analysis
Instead of telling young people WHAT TO THINK let's teach them HOW TO THINK!The nation is currently facing a nation-wide coin shortage! Chipotle made a special policy for customers paying in cash. Customer totals would be rounded up to the nearest dollar amount if bills were being paid in cash. A lot of Chipotle customers thought this policy was unfair and filed a class-action lawsuit in August of 2020.In this lesson students will take the role of an attorney that is advising Chipotle and lea
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6th - 8th
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Deserted Island Survival STEM Challenges
Are you looking for a fun and engaging activity for your students? Deserted Island Survival STEM Challenge is a unit centered around a fictional story of Suzanna Airfly who's plane crashed on a deserted island. Your students will complete five different challenges to help Suzanna survive. Each challenge encourages students to define the problem, plan a design, build, test, and reflect. I have included a rubric for each challenge. I have also added a narrative writing extension where students
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3rd - 8th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Can Colors Be Trademarked?
Trademarks are designed to help protect companies. Slogans and logos are protected by trademarks. But should companies be able to trademark colors? Sometimes the answer is yes and sometimes the answer is no!Have your class look at multiple examples and synthesize what they think the rule should be!Should Owens-Corning be able to trademark pink insulation?Should Cheerios be able to trademark yellow?Should UPS be able to trademark brown?Ask your class!his lesson download includes:- Teacher's Gu
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6th - 8th
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Why Don't People Vote? Root Cause Analysis and Decision Making
If you're reading this description, you probably teach kids about the importance of voting. Every student hears this message in school- so why DON'T people vote as an adult?In this thinkLaw lesson students spend time conducting a root cause analysis for the problem of low voter turnout. Is it apathy? Are people overwhelmed? Do people feel that their votes don't matter? Have your students wrestle with these issues.- Students determine reasons why U.S. citizens do not vote- Students analyze t
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6th - 8th
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Conversation Starters Package on Music
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on music.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of musicActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transitional
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Humor
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on humor.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of humorActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transitional phras
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5th - 8th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Productivity
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on productivity. What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of productivityActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions an
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
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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Conversation Starters Package on Philosophy
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on philosophy.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of philosophyActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transiti
Grades:
5th - 7th
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Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
I Want a Refund: Introduction to Legal Synthesis
Two separate lawsuits were filed in April of 2020 that have a lot in common. But StubHub and United Airlines were sued by customers that want cash refunds after their tickets couldn't be used on a certain date. What should happen?Students determine arguments from both sides for both lawsuits and synthesize the information. Students analyze why customers might be afraid to accept vouchers, consider what companies could do to improve customer confidence, and create a policy they would implement
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6th - 8th
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Conversation Starters Package on Happiness
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on happiness.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of happinessActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and trans
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Social Problems
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on social problems.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of social problemsActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressio
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Conversation Starters Package on Individuality
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on individuality.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of individualityActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions a
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Another Kind of Pain: Analysis from Multiple Perspectives
In the United States, someone dies of an opioid overdose every 90 seconds. But who is responsible?Multiple counties across the U.S. have filed lawsuits against the drug companies that manufacture opioids. It's estimated that about 80% of all heroin users began with prescription pills.Another Kind of Pain asks your student to analyze the problem from multiple perspectives, brainstorm the arguments from both sides of the lawsuit, and draw a conclusion. Another Kind of Pain includes:- Teacher's
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6th - 8th
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