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Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa classroom community resources for GATE
Christmas STEM Challenges (December) - Christmas & Winter STEM Activities BUNDLE
These Christmas/Holiday STEM/STEAM activities are perfect to engage your elementary engineers in December! Three STEM challenges and one Bonus Brainbuilder are provided and can be completed as stations or in isolation.Includes the following LOW PREP STEM Challenges:Santa's ParachuteShelf for the ElfTallest TreeBonus Brainbuilder: Gingerbread EscapeNow includes the following Winter STEM (Not Holiday Specific) Challenges:Special DeliveryToy ShelfWinter TreeIncludes the following components for EAC
Grades:
K - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
Winter Holidays Around the World Digital Escape Room-Christmas Updated No Google
Holidays Around the World is a fun and engaging way to introduce students to different winter holidays celebrated around the world. Each of the holidays represented has an informational paragraph about the holiday, a short video, and a game to play to find the clue for the escape room. The holidays represented are:Christmas in AmericaLas Posadas (Mexico)Kwanzaa (African inspired)Christmas in AustraliaChinese New YearDiwaliHanukkahSt. Lucia DayCheck out the preview and video to see more!How does
Grades:
2nd - 5th
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CCSS:
Team Building Escape Room with Logic Puzzles Critical Thinking Escape Room
Engage your students with this Team Building Escape Room! This is great as a back to school escape room! This escape room is perfect for both the end of the year and beginning of the year. Students will be engaged and challenged with logic puzzles, codes to decipher, and more. There is both a full easy prep printable version as well as a Google(TM) form digital version for virtual or distance learning.This resource includes everything you need to implement a challenging and fun escape room fo
Grades:
4th - 9th
Types:
Winter STEM Bins® Teambuilders - Christmas, Holiday, Snow STEM Activities
★ GRAB MY NEW STEM BINS TEAMBUILDERS GROWING BUNDLE!★ Winter STEM Bins® Teambuilders are low prep STEM Activities that are designed to foster student collaboration and build your classroom community during December, January, and February!Both lower grade (K-1st Grade) and upper grade (2nd-5th Grade) versions are included!★ CLICK HERE FOR SUPPLY LISTThe following STEM Bins® Teambuilders are designed to accompany my STEM Bins®, found at the following link:★STEM BINS8 winter themed Challenges are p
Grades:
PreK - 5th
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Team Building Escape Room with Logic Puzzles BUNDLE - Critical Thinking Escape
Engage your students with this Team Building Escape Room BUNDLE! This is great as for a back to school escape room as well as for end of year, after breaks, or just ANY time you want your students collaborating and thinking critically!Students will be engaged and challenged with logic puzzles, codes to decipher, and more. There is both a full easy prep printable version as well as a Google(TM) form digital version for virtual or distance learning.This resource includes everything you need to imp
Grades:
4th - 9th
Types:
Christmas Math Enrichment Activities - Logic Puzzle Challenges
Ten Christmas and Winter Themed Logic Puzzles for students to practice critical thinking and basic math skills during the winter months! Use as a winter math activity for early finishers, a cooperative learning activity, or a math center.Digital Version in Google Slides™ also included!SAVE BIG by buying in the Holiday Math Logic Puzzle Bundle.Math Skills Included:-Basic Operations-Place Value and Rounding-Multiples and Prime Numbers-2-D Shape Characteristics and Classifications-Volume of Rectang
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in: Math Enrichment: Math Logic Puzzles Bundle
Bundle: Creating a Positive Classroom Culture
This bundle includes four amazing resources that will help you establish a positive, safe, and welcoming classroom environment. These resources can be used daily and all throughout the year.Included in this bundle:1. Self Regulating in the Classroom2. Morning Meeting Discussion Cards3. Interactive Discussion Cards4. Building Your Classroom CultureBONUS: Editable classroom promise and student pennants (so fun to color and hang!) are included! Each are editable!
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Types:
Word Puzzler Cards for Logic and Thinking: The Bundle
These word puzzle cards are the perfect way to encourage critical thinking in an academic and engaging way!Teachers can use this bundle of cards as part of morning meetings, during transitions, or as a brain break. Students love solving them by talking through their thoughts, sharing with a neighbor, or even letting it sit for a moment.This resource includes:144 brain puzzle cardsAnswer keysBoard labelsStudent sign up to share the answer or to sign if they've solved itStudent anchor charts
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Types:
Christmas Logic Puzzles- Holiday Activities for Grades 3 4 5 - Fast Finishers
Looking for a variety of critical thinking activities for centers or fast finishers this Christmas? THIS is IT!!! These December puzzles will engage your students in productive struggle and they might not even know they are using critical thinking skills. 8 unique brain busters will be fun challenges for your antsy students. Open the preview and have a look! This set has been recently updated. It now includes 2 new puzzles. To upload the new puzzles just go into "My Purchases" and downloa
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Types:
The Letter Project
I use this activity to help build student-teacher relationships in the first week of school!I give each student a sheet of notebook paper and go over this presentation with them. Then, each student writes you a letter using the prompts in the presentation. After (and this is most important), I write each student a letter back!Students love getting letters back and seeing that not only did you read what they took the time to tell you about themselves, but that you took them seriously and cared fo
Grades:
6th - 12th
Types:
Leadership Research Project Middle High School ASB Student Council AVID Google
This is a great research project for leadership, AVID, or gifted students and is based on Kouzes and Posner's 5 Principles of Leadership. It is geared towards middle or high school students. The Google slides are completely editable so you can add, delete, or edit any slides to suit your needs. The project guides students to research a famous leader and compare them to a person "in real life" who also demonstrates similar leadership qualities. They create questions and interview their "in real
Grades:
6th - 12th
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
Grades:
K - 2nd
Types:
Build Your Own Totem Pole | Informational Text | Growth Mindset | Self Esteem
Are you looking for an engaging, and differentiated approach to teaching a Growth Mindset, Building students' Self-Esteem, and Creating a Positive Classroom Environment? Then check out this tried and true, kid-tested, teacher-approved resource!Go to new depths of learning with these open-ended critical and creative thinking activities. This resource uses the elements of depth and complexity as well as Bloom’s Taxonomy so that students can further enhance learning by:Close Reading, Annotating, an
Grades:
4th - 7th
Santa's Parachute / Special Delivery STEM Challenge - Christmas STEM Activity
***SAVE BIG WITH THE CHRISTMAS STEM BUNDLE!***This low prep, Christmas themed STEM/STEAM activity is perfect to engage your elementary engineers in December! With a focus on force and motion, this activity is always a fun way to celebrate winter.***Also includes "Special Delivery" STEM Parachute Activity that is not holiday specific.***Includes the following components for SANTA'S PARACHUTE STEM ACTIVITY:Detailed Lesson Plan with Standards, Supply Checklist, and Suggested Read AloudsDigital Goog
Grades:
K - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
Christmas Mystery Science | Winter Activities | Crime Scene Investigation
Looking to add a little HOLIDAY Differentiation for your students?Hoping to keep things fun, yet academic?Check out this HYBRID WhoDunnit that provides a HANDS-ON or totally digital final investigation!The ELF Enigma is an engaging digital activity that’s super easy to set up for DISTANCE Learning or in the CLASSROOM.Students analyze suspects through witness statements, alibis, inferences, and trace evidence. It all leads up to a final DNA and Dental Impression analysis which reveals the culprit
Grades:
4th - 6th
Shelf for the Elf / Toy Shelf STEM Challenge - Christmas STEM Activity - Winter
***SAVE BIG WITH THE CHRISTMAS STEM BUNDLE!***This low prep, Christmas themed STEM/STEAM activity is perfect to engage your elementary engineers in December! With a focus on engineering, this activity is always a fun way to celebrate winter.***Also includes "Toy Shelf" STEM Activity that is not holiday specific.***Includes the following components for Shelf for the Elf STEM ACTIVITY:Detailed Lesson Plan with Standards, Supply Checklist, and Suggested Read AloudsDigital Google Slides Notebook for
Grades:
K - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
CHRISTMAS HINK PINK et al. PUZZLES Word Riddles Task Cards Vocabulary GATE
HINK PINKS, HINKY PINKIES, HINKITY PINKITIES, and HITINKITY PITINKITIES are riddles that help children learn to problem solve while exercising vocabulary skills (definitions, synonyms, parts of speech, rimes, ...). These Christmas themed, printable task cards prompt your students to interpret data, make inferences, draw conclusions, and analyze new information. Hink Pinks, et al. riddles are terrific for centers, enrichment, differentiation, bell ringers, sponge activities, and GATE. They are al
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
Types:
Also included in: HOLIDAY HINK PINKS, et al. BUNDLE
Christmas STEM Activities Challenges - 12 Easy Low-Prep Ideas for Elementary
Low prep and FUN Christmas STEM activities! Make a parachute gift drop, a snowball launcher, an elf zip line, and 9 more festive challenges!Easy to differentiate, with color-coding based on level of difficulty, these activities are easy enough to do in one class period! With 12 challenges to choose from, there is something for everyone. Host a 12 days of Christmas STEM event, a STEM family night, or use some challenges this year and some next.✅ What You'll Get ✅Suggested Material ListSTEM Challe
Grades:
2nd - 8th
Types:
NGSS:
3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Christmas STEM Activities MEGA Bundle
December Early Finisher/Challenger {Grades 3-6}
*Update*: You can now purchase this packet as part of a WINTER Bundle or for even more savings purchase the FULL SCHOOL YEAR Bundle!
WINTER Early Finisher Bundle
The FULL School Year Early Finisher Bundle
This packet is a bundle of fun, engaging, and challenging activities designed for Grades 3-6 as an answer to the age-old question:"I'm Done, Now What?"
It includes math, history, writing, reading, trivia, brain teasers, logic puzzles and more!
*Answer keys ARE included*
How to Use:
Early F
Grades:
3rd - 7th
Types:
Christmas Low-Prep Activities Depth and Complexity Print-and-Go
This Depth and Complexity Christmas Activity Pack is perfect if you're looking for a fabulous selection of Christmas activities that use the Depth & Complexity framework. This Depth and Complexity Christmas Activity Pack has language arts, social studies, math, and science activities, all in one great resource. You'll find Christmas writing prompts, fiction and non-fiction pieces to read, Depth and Complexity frames to complete, a Christmas Around the World mini-book and more! Of course ther
Grades:
4th - 8th
Types:
December Christmas Around the World STEM Challenge | Christmas in Australia
December is here and your teacher life just got a little busier with Christmas activities you need to plan. Use Christmas Around the World STEM challenges to cover standards and give your students super fun Christmas Around the World STEM activities they will love. This ready to go December and Christmas Around the World STEM Challenge | Christmas in Australia STEM Activity is just what you need to keep your 2nd through 5th grade students engaged and excited for learning during the month of Dece
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Types:
Snowflake STEM building
SNOWFLAKE STEM BUILDING!This resource is 9 pages. It includes a planning sheet, informational text on how snowflakes are formed, directions, finish the snowflake drawing sheets and a snowflake decorating sheet!Great for a holiday party!All you need are toothpicks and small/large marshmallows
Grades:
PreK - 6th
Types:
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
Grades:
K - 3rd
Types:
Also included in: Christmas Critical Thinking Bundle | Logic | Sequencing | Math Puzzles
Figurative Language for December: Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Hyperbole
Figurative Language
Figurative Language for December (Deck the Halls with Figurative Language) is a holiday-themed study of figurative language presented as a series of original sentences, popular song lyrics, and a verse from a familiar Christmas poem.
Organized into three parts with twenty-five items each, students are challenged to identify and interpret the six featured figures of speech--simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, alliteration, and onomatopoeia.
A total of
Grades:
5th - 8th
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