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Kindergarten critical thinking social studies resources for GATE
Goldilocks STEM Activity - Goldilocks and the Three Bears STEM Challenges
What do you get when you combine fairy tales and STEM? A fun, hands-on STEM Tale! This fairy tale with a twist guides students through the engineering design process to create a new bed for Goldilocks. The storybook can be read aloud together. Students will complete it as they work through the STEM activity.The STEM ActivityYour students will help Baby Bear build Goldilocks a new bed of her own! In this story, there is a bit of a twist that will tap into SEL topics like empathy.What You'll Get:T
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K - 3rd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Fairy Tale STEM and STEAM Activities and Challenges Makerspace Task Cards
Hands-on fairy tale STEM challenges that are open-ended and allow for student creativity! Students can complete all 20 STEM activities OR use the choice board and pick their challenge(s). These low prep activities are easy to set up with materials you already have, like paper, recyclables, or building bricks and blocks. Your students will be begging to do more!✅ What You'll Get ✅20 Fairy Tale STEM challenges: These can be displayed from the PDF file or from Google Slides, or printed at 4 per pag
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K - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
FAIRY TALE STEM Activity Challenges BUNDLE Family STEM Night and Homeschool STEM
These fairy tale STEM activities bring a classic story alive in a hands-on way, exploring force and motion, sound, measurement, kinetic and potential energy, and more using the engineering design process to creatively problem solve. ⭐ Students will join characters like Goldilocks, Rapunzel, and Jack and the Beanstalk on 12 engineering adventures, with 48 STEM activities included. They will be challenged to use their problem-solving skills to help the characters solve an engineering dilemma! ⭐Stu
Grades:
K - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
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Math Logic Puzzles: 1st grade Enrichment - [Digital & Printable PDF]
Math Logic Puzzles for 1st grade includes 18 higher-order thinking puzzles designed to challenge and engage your high flyers and fast finishers. Your students will utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills while building a solid understanding of essential math concepts and skills.These puzzles are available as a printable PDF and a paperless version made with Google Slides™ for virtual learning.Every activity is directly aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Math.----------
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K - 2nd
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Critical Thinking Activities Logic Puzzles, Algebraic Thinking, Math Enrichment
Engage your students with these critical thinking activities and math logic puzzles. Included in this bundle are 3 critical thinking products for grades K-2. These ready to use logic puzzles are the perfect addition to your classroom to promote mathematical reasoning, problem solving, and creativity!These student friendly critical thinking activities will build a foundation for algebraic reasoning. With 96 puzzles in total, your students will be buzzing with excitement every time they complete o
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K - 2nd
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Reading Enrichment Activities for K, 1st, and 2nd Grade Early Finishers & Gifted
This set of 70 engaging, open-ended reading and language arts enrichment activities for K, 1st, and 2nd grade gifted and talented or fast finishers will boost creative writing, vocabulary, spelling, grammar, critical thinking skills and more! All of these activities are low (or no!) prep, saving you tons of time and money. No more looking for generic puzzles or word searches.... or printing extra worksheets you already used.These make great independent projects for gifted and talented students.
Grades:
K - 2nd
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The Three Little Pigs Activity ⭐ Fairy Tale STEM Challenge ⭐
Spark curiosity, imagination, and fun with fairy tale STEM! STEM tales use a fairy tale that your students are likely already familiar with - a twist is added into the story that introduces an engineering problem. Can your students help the three little pigs solve the problem in the story? By adding in a story element, those students that might typically shy away from STEM activities may find joy in transporting themselves into a story to solve a problem. All students will follow the engineerin
Grades:
K - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
2nd Grade Logic Print & Digital Puzzles Critical Thinking Activities Bundle
Engage your students all year long with these fun and challenging printable logic puzzles that will help them develop important critical thinking skills! With 5 different sets and over 180 2nd grade logic puzzles for you to choose from, your students will remain engaged throughout any season. These beginner logic games are perfect to introduce your students to logic and deductive reasoning! Easily teach your students reasoning, logical thinking, and comparing and contrasting with this incredibl
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K - 2nd
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Depth of Knowledge and Learning Icons - Digging Deep - Critical Thinking Skills
These focus wall resources are designed to be engaging and meaningful. Help your kiddos reach for deep knowledge and content mastery using a variety of critical, complex thinking skills.Digging Deep Learning Practices assist students in engaging in critical thinking and developing meaningful understanding of concepts.This resource contains both large and small posters as well as “quick cards” that can be displayed on focus walls, resource walls, or simply during specific lessons.Encourage your s
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K - 6th
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Nursery Rhyme STEM and STEAM Activities
This resource includes 20 nursery rhyme STEM challenges (plus 3 bonus optional challenges). I created these so that students can work independently on STEM. Use for bell work / morning work, early finishers, or for an after school STEM club. You don't need a fancy makerspace to complete these tasks. I recommend hanging on to recyclables and using what you already have, such as paper, tape, and building blocks and math manipulatives. The challenges are primarily building tasks.Contents20 Nursery
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K - 3rd
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Logic Puzzles & Critical Thinking Activities for Kindergarten, 1st, & 2nd Grade
These logic puzzles for kindergarten, first, and second grade are the perfect way to help students practice their critical thinking skills! Meant to be done in a whole group or small group setting, these tasks allow students to collaborate, explain their thinking, and approach problems with an open mind. You can use these all year long!This quick, daily practice allows students to come up with strategies to solve problems, recognize that there may be more than one way to solve a problem, and ide
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K - 2nd
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Fairy Tale STEM Activity for The Three Billy Goats Gruff - Design a Bridge
Can YOUR students outsmart the troll? In this hands-on STEM activity based on The Three Billy Goats Gruff, students will construct a bridge. This isn't just another bridge STEM challenge, but one that will bring out creativity in your budding engineers!What's this story about?Your students will help the goats by designing a bridge that the troll is too afraid to traverse. The story will guide them through this process. You will need STEM building materials such as card stock, tape, and recyclabl
Grades:
K - 3rd
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Christmas Critical Thinking Bundle | Logic | Sequencing | Math Puzzles
This is a bundle of my five CHRISTMAS CRITICAL THINKING PRODUCTS for grades 1-3. This bundle teaches logic and deductive reasoning, analogies and classifying, and attribute listing to get your kiddos thinking at those higher levels. This bundle is completely updated with new clip art and fonts and now includes a digital version of each product from use in Google Slides™.Purchase this bundle and save 20% off the price if purchased separately!HOW CAN I USE THIS PRODUCT?In a Center: Print out the
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K - 2nd
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Math Enrichment Activities 1st Grade & K, Early Finishers & Gifted and Talented
This set of 70 engaging, open-ended math enrichment challenges for K or 1st grade gifted and talented or fast finishers will boost problem solving, spatial reasoning, sequencing skills, and more! All of these activities are low (or no!) prep, saving you tons of time and money. No more looking for generic puzzles.... or printing extra worksheets you already used.These make great independent projects for gifted and talented students. Or, they could be used as part of small group activities.The cha
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Grades:
K - 1st
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How to Differentiate a Lesson Reference Guide
Need a fast and easy way to create a differentiated lesson for your students? This handy one page "cheat sheet" or reference guide is all you need to create a lesson to meet the needs of your GATE students. This idea was developed by Sandra Kaplan who has worked in the field of Gifted Education for years. YOU MUST HAVE SOME BASIC KNOWLEDGE ON DEPTH AND COMPLEXITY AND HOW TO PLAN DIFFERENTIATED LESSONS IN ORDER TO USE THIS PRODUCT. It is a guide only. Here's how it works: You decide on the th
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PreK - 12th, Staff
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Aesop's Fables STEM and STEAM Activities
This resource includes 20 Aesop's fables STEM challenges (plus bonus optional challenges). I created these so that students can work independently on STEM. Use for bell work / morning work, early finishers, or for an after school STEM club. You don't need a fancy makerspace to complete these tasks. I recommend hanging on to recyclables and using what you already have, such as paper, tape, and building blocks and math manipulatives. These challenges are primarily building tasks.CONTENTS20+ Aesop'
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K - 3rd
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January STEM Activities Geoboard Snowflakes Symmetry Winter STEAM
This winter STEM challenge is a perfect way to incorporate hands on activity in the classroom. Students will create snowflakes with geoboards & can practice symmetry. This will match well with a math center!Looking for more Winter challenges? Save 30% and receive ALL activities! CLICK HERE for the BUNDLE.This activity includes a printable version AND Google Slides Presentation (works with Microsoft PowerPoint). This digital version:Can be used for distance learning, centers, independent wor
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PreK - 4th
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Christmas Logic Puzzles & Critical Thinking Skills Activities - Print & Digital
Add some holiday fun to your day with these Christmas Logic Puzzles and critical thinking skills activities. These fun Christmas activities will challenge your students and help them develop skills in logical thinking, problem-solving, making inferences, drawing conclusions, recognizing similarities and differences, AND comparing and contrasting. This set of Christmas critical thinking activities includes 42 puzzles in print AND digital formats:❤ 6 Christmas Sudoku puzzles using pictures❤ 30 Chr
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: Christmas Critical Thinking Bundle | Logic | Sequencing | Math Puzzles
Push and Pull STEM
This Pushes and Pulls engineering STEM activity engages students' problem solving skills, engineering thinking, and math skills for Force and Motion. They will love creating a way to successfully move the rocks! This STEM activity targets the NGSS Standards for Force and Motion.
In this Pushes and Pulls Engineering challenge the truck broke down, but the rocks still need moved! Students will build a way to move the rocks using the available supplies, but be sure to stay on budget!
Please
Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in: STEM Activities Bundle
Marble Maze STEM
Balls and Ramps STEM - The toy company wants to sell a marble maze. They need designers to come up creative ideas for a new marble maze. Your students need to design a marble maze on a cardboard box lid using the available supplies while sticking to a budget. They will use their creative thinking, engineering design and math skills for the STEM challenge. This STEM challenge meets several NGSS standards.
Suggested Plan of Implementation:
Prior Week: Send home the parent letter requesting
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K - 5th
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Also included in: STEM Activities Bundle
Primary GATE with Caldecott -- "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!" Mo Willems
Let’s have some fun along with the Pigeon and expand DOK along the way! This lesson will lead your primary GATE students through four challenging activities, culminating in an artistic response showing why they “never get to do anything!” either.
Gifted and talented learners carry similar characteristics throughout their lives—even as kindergarten and first graders. One common characteristic of gifted learners is a strong sense of justice. Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus gives us a good o
Grades:
K - 3rd
Think Outside the Box -- Game, Center, Brain Break, Bulletin Board (GATE/STEM)
The activities in this pack encourage "outside of the box" thinking with lots of laughter, creativity, and fun!
A key component in many STEM activities is the ability to repurpose an item to meet a need. Creative and divergent thinking can also be developed this way. Whether you are a kindergarten teacher or a middle school teacher, an academic support teacher or a gifted and talented teacher...your students need to develop these essential thinking skills.
The activities in this unit can b
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K - 7th
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Life Long Ago and Today with Depth & Complexity
Life Long Ago vs Life Today (This unit has been updated 11/13/2018)Enjoy this social studies standards based unit. This will be a great companion for your books on life long ago. I embed Depth and Complexity prompts/icons and Depth of Knowledge in all my products. The included standards are based on the California State Standards but I am sure they are similar to other state standards. This is NOT limited to California teachers but a great social studies primary resource.This unit includes
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K - 2nd
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Depth and Complexity Primary Extension Literature Units BUNDLE (Gate)
Depth & Complexity Primary Literature Units (4 Included)4 Units Included: Details, Big Idea, Unanswered Questions and RulesEACH UNIT CONTAINS: 1 Week Long Unit - 5 LessonsThis weeklong unit was designed to introduce primary aged students to the one depth and complexity icon through mentor texts. It is great for whole group lessons, small group extensions, and independent practice.Each unit has:One full week of lesson plansActivities and extensionsSuggested mentor texts (fiction and non-ficti
Grades:
K - 5th
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