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Middle school critical thinking resources for Microsoft OneDrive
Would You Rather Prompts - Digital and Printable Activities - Writing
It seems like every conversation I overhear my students having starts with, “Would you rather...”! I remember having the same conversations with my friends when I was in school!! So, why not use conversations that students are already having and apply them to critical thinking, opinion writing, and collaborative discussions!!This resource includes 16 Would You Rather prompts and comes in two formats: DIGITAL and PRINTABLE!! Editable versions of each are also included!These activities can be used
Grades:
2nd - 6th
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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
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Also included in: Writing Activities for the Whole Year Digital Bundle
Analyze Bias Evaluate Websites Fact Check Wikipedia Research Skills Bundle
Print & digital versions! You'll have everything you need to teach the essentials of digital literacy and research skills with this bundled product. Sharpen students' critical thinking skills by engaging them in interesting, real-life learning tasks. Here's what teachers are saying about my Digital Literacy resources:"I think this may be the most thorough and well done resource I have ever purchased on here. THANK YOU. You're attention to detail and thoroughness have made my day so much si
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5th - 10th
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How to Identify Bias Online Activities Digital Literacy
Just what you need to teach bias! This print and digital resource has everything you need to teach this valuable critical thinking skill in our online world. Ready to use -- includes websites, questions, student notes, practice, and more!Here's what teachers are saying about my digital literacy resources:"Big packet full of so many options. Really gets kids thinking. Thanks for creating exactly what I was looking for.""Great resource to teach students about possible bias when they are rese
Grades:
5th - 10th
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Persuasive Writing Public Service Announcement Activities Write and Analyze
Your students will love analyzing, researching, and creating their own PSA with this ready-to-use resource. What an engaging way to introduce persuasive language and writing. Lots of practice means your students are confident as they create their own PSA.Digital and print -- guides your students step-by-step through the process – from analyzing what a PSA is and does to choosing their own topic, researching and creating it. This is what you'll get:print and digital versionstips and suggestions
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Also included in: Writing Activities for the Whole Year Digital Bundle
Vocabulary Activities 30 Fun Creative Word Study Tasks
With 30 print & digital activities, this workbook makes teaching vocabulary fun, easy, and ready to go! Editable word lists, checklists, and lots of creative ways for your students to engage with learning new vocabulary! Choices galore!Use with your words or the editable vocabulary "menu" provided.Assign one, some, or all activities -- so flexible! Use for self-paced activities, book clubs, independent reading, or whole class word studies. This resource includes:"vocabulary collectors"vo
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4th - 8th
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How to Evaluate Websites and Data Digital Literacy Activities Print and Digital
Print or Digital -- you have both! Get students ready for critical thinking and research by learning how to evaluate digital data by determining the value of a website. Have them practice this skill before they need to begin research for a project.Ready for your distance learning or in-person classroom setting.What teachers are saying about my digital literacy resources:"I think this may be the most thorough and well done resource I have ever purchased on here. THANK YOU. You're attention to de
Grades:
6th - 9th
Analogies PowerPoint and Easel Assessment
Analogies Interactive PowerPoint. What is an analogy and how do you solve one? This presentation defines what an analogy is, how they are written, and what relationships to look for when solving analogous pairs. There are 10 practice analogies for students, with answers and explanations. The guided practice helps students develop critical thinking skills and prepares them for standardized tests. Use on a whiteboard or on Chromebooks. Great to use at the end of the year before summer break or for
Grades:
5th - 8th
3D Printing Project Makerspace Activities How to 3D print Introduction to 3d
Looking for a fun 3D printing project?? Haven't used the printer in your room yet? This starter kit will get your students understanding the vocabulary related to 3D printing, along with creating a planter! Includes a digital slideshow & grading assessments. Google Forms is a simple and easy way to collect information from your students. Use the forms as a pre & post assessment. Includes vocabulary and questions related to the design process. A slideshow is also included to introduce 3D
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Digital Book Report and Poster Reading Activities and Challenges
Go paperless with digital book reports -- they look like real notebooks! Use all year to keep your students reading. Your students will have fun creating book posters to accompany their digital book reports! This resource includes the digital book report and student directions for creating a digital book poster.Includes both editable PowerPoint and Google Slides.This editable digital book report includes pages for:⚬ basic book information and picture of the cover⚬ summary page⚬ character an
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Writing Activities for the Whole Year Digital Bundle
Brain Teasers and Riddles PowerPoint
Brain Teasers and Riddles PowerPoint promotes critical thinking skills. Fun five- minute activities. If you have five minutes, you can still get those brains working and have fun, too! Brain teasers on animated slides that are sure to make everyone smile. Fun, humorous riddles that will crack you up! Enjoy these when class is not quite over, but the lesson is! You can also use as a fun filler at the end of the year! Or use before or after spring break, or after state testing for comic relief. Or
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in: End of the Year Activities for Middle Grades Language Arts BUNDLE
Fact Checking Digital Literacy Activities Print and Digital
Print and digital options! Teach this critical thinking skill along with research. This valuable skill helps them navigate the information they're exposed to every day. Teach them to determine the credibility of what they read...from emails to web sites. Fact checking helps students develop the critical thinking skills they need to determine the validity of the information they receive online and through other media sources -- especially when they are conducting research. This resource uses
Grades:
5th - 9th
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Metacognition Strategies PowerPoint with Planning and Reflection Worksheets
Teach the power of metacognition strategies with this 20-slide animated PowerPoint lesson with planning and reflection worksheets. Students will learn what metacognition is, why it matters, and practical ways for using it in their learning. Slides walk students through questions to ask themselves in the metacognitive cycle, how they can assess the task, evaluate their own strengths and weaknesses, plan their approach to learning new material, applying the strategies and reflecting on the proces
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Grades:
5th - 7th
Digital Interactive Critical Thinking Activities - Language
Grow Online - Digital Activity – Critical Thinking – Language Activities
What is Grow Online?
Grow Online is a new line of teaching resources designed to be utilized through electronic devices. Grow Online resources can be accessed through laptops (including Chromebooks), tablets, and desktop computers. They can also be accessed through smartphones. Grow Online resources are perfect for teachers in 1:1 or Bring Your Own Device environments, or for teachers who have a blended learning rotat
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3rd - 6th
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Earth Day Project
Students can create a PowerPoint or Google Slides using the rubric found in the last 2 of 8 slides that includes embedded hyperlinks, researched text, and an Animation interactive table activity plus more, all for the awareness of saving our Earth!
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Valentine's Day Digital Interactive Critical Thinking Activities
Grow Online - Digital Activity – Critical Thinking – Valentine's Day Themed What is Grow Online?Grow Online is a new line of teaching resources designed to be utilized through electronic devices. Grow Online resources can be accessed through laptops (including Chromebooks), tablets, and desktop computers. They can also be accessed through smartphones. Grow Online resources are perfect for teachers in 1:1 or Bring Your Own Device environments, or for teachers who have a blended learning rotation
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3rd - 6th
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Evaluating - Reading Comprehension Strategy Lesson - Digital EASEL by TpT
Teach CRITICAL THINKING strategies to help students EVALUATE ideas as they read.Use this lesson to give students a process to them think critically about information.Evaluating is more than just forming an opinion. It's about making an informed opinion or decision.Four PRO TIPS to help your students EVALUATE ideas as they read. Restate part of the text as a question,Clarify the criteria used to judge the guiding question,Play with the text to reveal other perspectives, andTry to keep an open min
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6th - 9th
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Did I Cheat? Media Text Critical Thinking Challenge: PAID version with ANSWERS
Real-world media text Critical Thinking challenge using Reading Comprehension Strategies: inferring, citing evidence, and evaluating. Students analyze a YouTube video and try to figure out if I'm lying. Slideshow lesson explains the Did I Cheat? Psst, I'm Lying! challenge. 10-page handout package helps scaffold student learning. Detailed answer script includes 19 color-coded examples to explain inferences and how to cite evidence. ❤️ Like this resource? Check out the BookFace 10x Reading Progr
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Digital Mood Meter: A Socio-Emotional Resource
Let's get digital, digital! The popular Mood Meter has gone pandemic digital!Have you joined Yale's Center for Emotional Intelligence's RULER movement?! If not, you should! They believe that "emotions drive learning, decision-making, creativity, relationships, and health." When students recognize the power of emotions, via the "Mood Meter," they help create a "more effective and compassionate society." How does it work? It's pretty simple! Introduce students to the concepts of "red and yellow zo
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Back to School and End of Year Funny Jokes and Puns for the Classroom PowerPoint
Funny Jokes and Puns for the Classroom. 60 school jokes! Fun for Back to School, April Fools Day, or anytime! Promotes critical thinking skills. Fun two-minute activities. If you have two minutes, you can still get those brains working and have fun, too! Riddles, puns, and brain teasers that are sure to make everyone smile. Silly fun bad dad jokes for all ages that will make them groan. You can use in Zoom or videoconferencing for distance learning in a virtual classroom, which is great if you
Grades:
4th - 7th
Look at Me! I'm Learning to Code!
There's no doubt that my video game and educational resources are classroom favorites with my students. It is imperative (in my mind) to connect this medium with educational ideas, for our students are in dire need of developing 21st Century Thinking Skills.
In fact, according to Michael Jung (Senior Consultant at McKinsey and Company), “Our old idea is that work is defined by employers and that employees have to do whatever the employer wants . . . but actually, you would like him to come up
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Coding Basics with Video Games
6Cs Article 011: Online Shopping and Fraud - Critical Thinking - Easel
How much did Amazon make during the pandemic? How do sellers cheat the system? Reading response article about CRITICAL THINKING and MULTIPLE POINTS of VIEW. The informational text is differentiated at four reading levels (Grade 6, 8, 10, and 12.) Want to see exactly what you get before you get this product? Watch the PREVIEW VIDEO. Look at the PREVIEW PDF. (It is a watermarked version of the entire PDF resource.) Do your students know...How much do we spend online? (Try guessing.) How much did
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Thanksgiving Riddles PowerPoint
Thanksgiving Fun with Pilgrim Riddles. Ten Thanksgiving riddles to figure out. The first five are written with an element of old-fashioned language. If your students enjoy Thanksgiving jokes, this is a fun and quick filler activity! Just project on your whiteboard and have your students write down their answers. They can check the answer key which is included at the end. Great PowerPoint for Zoom and videoconferencing, too. See full preview. Related Products⭐ Thanksgiving Crossword Puzzle ⭐ Th
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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When Toys were fun - ESL adult conversation lesson in Google slides format
This presentation contains a 35 slide lesson in Google slides format with 2 worksheets and teacher’s notes. Toys are a large part of our lives. They’re entangled in our childhood memories and in our family’s history. Toys have an emotional function as well as an entertaining and educational one.It includes:· Favorite toys · Classic toys – when were they made?· The History of toys and what made them survive· How are toys important to a child’s development? · What gives a toy a lasting value?· Wil
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Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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