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Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Task Cards for Literature
Add depth and complexity to your instruction with these Critical Thinking Task Cards for Literature! These tasks cards allow students to deeply analyze any fiction reading material through 11 topics of critical thinking: Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives. You will appreciate the versatility of these task cards; they can be used with almost any text (novels,
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4th - 10th, Adult Education
Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Task Cards Bundle
It's Not a Box! 25 Creative Drawing Prompts Your Kids Will Love
These 25 open-ended drawing prompts range from basic shapes to abstract lines to engage your students' creativity and critical thinking skills! Use them as a drawing warmup, mindfulness activity, or for early finishers. These are perfect for any art class, and can be paired with Antoinette Portis' book Not a Box for a literacy connection. My K-1 students loved these challenges, and they could easily be implemented up to high-school grades depending on the level of depth you encourage. As an art
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K - 10th
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Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Literary Response Booklet
Incorporate Depth and Complexity into your next novel study! Take your students’ learning to new “depths” with this Critical Thinking Literary Response Booklet. This open-ended resource can be used with any piece of literature in a variety of grades (4-8+). This kit comes with everything you need to provide your students with a thought-provoking and engaging alternative to traditional book reports.Totally reformatted to fit on letter-size (8.5 x 11 inches) paper!!!Included in this resource:• 11
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4th - 10th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mega Bundle
STEM Activity Pi Day ➡️ Packaging Engineer Career Exploration Math Challenge ⭕
A STEM activity with a career focus that is great for Pi Day or any time! In this hands-on math challenge, students will be packaging engineers for the day as they determine the best arrangement for a set of circles in the various packages! This 2D STEM challenge is a scaled-down, paper version of what real packaging engineers must accomplish with 3D objects and products. This activity ties in well to Pi Day because the objects are all circles! In a 3D version, these objects could be something l
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2nd - 12th
The Periodic Table of Elements Coloring Book
A coloring book to familiarize children with Primary elements in the Periodic Table. Elements have a data page bulleting information about its facts, uses and discovery. The following page are pictures to color pertaining to those facts.It covers the first 85 elements plus activities at the end.You can find a lot of craft and hands on projects using the book at my blog here:http://teresabondora.tumblr.com/tagged/periodic+table+postsThis book is also available in a bundle with the Science Rules C
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2nd - 12th
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Plexer "Rebus" Word Puzzles BUNDLE!!! - Google Slides Access Included!
Now includes Google Slides Access - One puzzle per slide - Buy the Plexer "Rebus" Word Puzzles BUNDLE with over 300 puzzles and save!!! Your students will enjoy this fun critical thinking activity. It's perfect for an enrichment activity for those students who enjoy a good challenge. They can do these puzzles as an individual, with a partner, or small group. These task cards are a great way for students to exercise their brains and are perfect for literacy centers!THIS PRODUCTS INCLUDES:Plexer
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3rd - 12th
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Following Directions and Listening Bundle Reading Comprehension
Listening and Following Directions and Reading ComprehensionActivities that challenges students to listen and pay attention to detail.These activities are designed to challenge students to follow oral and/or written directions and complete tasks in the correct locations of a diagram. The activities are designed so the directions can be read to the students by the teacher or the students can read the directions to themselves. This allows the activity to function as either a listening or reading c
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4th - 9th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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STEM Fall Pumpkin Catapult - Math & Engineering Activity
Looking for a pumpkin chunkin catapult challenge? Look no further with this fall or Halloween, Thanksgiving, or fall-themed STEM catapult activity! ** Note: This activity is the same as our STEM catapult challenge product, only centered around a fall pumpkin theme**Click to read more on the Vivify Catapult ChallengeThis STEM catapult challenge involves engineering, geometry, ratios, critical thinking, and teamwork in an engaging fall-themed activity your students will love! Using the engineering
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4th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Fall & Halloween STEM Challenges Activity Bundle
The Writing Process Digital Writing Workshop Activity
Students often tend to rush through the writing process, throwing together a rough draft and crying out, "I'm done!" This digital writing process activity is an interactive way to help them focus on truly digging into the writing process and its importance. Students will spend time working through writing workshop mini lessons and activities in a way that is manageable and meaningful. Instead of writing a lot and being DONE, students will really dig into one sentence, learning how less is more.
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6th - 9th
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I Am Poem Template (Features 9 Bright Colored Borders)
"I Am Poem" template used for upper elementary and beyond! Students can do rough draft on black and white copy and then choose a colored copy for the final. Enjoy
Comes in: purple, seafoam, pink, dark blue, sky blue, lime green & orange, red and brown.
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5th - 12th
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Paragraph Writing Graphic Organizer - works for any basic paragraph!
Help your students organize their thoughts into a logical, well-structured paragraph! This organizer can be used for opinion writing, creative writing, expository writing, and more. This two-page PDF includes an organizer with lines for each sentence and an organizer with boxes for each sentence. Use whichever layout works for your students, or let them choose the one they prefer.At the top of the page, there is room to write a prompt before making copies, but this space can also be left blank.
Grades:
2nd - 10th
Also included in: Special Education Teacher Back-to-School Bundle
Jamboard™ Templates for Writing
Ready to engage students in meaningful online writing activities? These Jamboard™ templates are the perfect tools to accompany writing mini lessons or provide a discussion springboard. Students can work on everything from pre-writing to peer editing with narrative, informative, and argumentative writing.JAMBOARD™ TEMPLATE CONTENTS:24 image templates with a variety of writing skill fociA link for a Google Slides version of the templates with editable wordingTeaching ideas for each templateA link
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6th - 9th
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Flip Flap Figure Fun geometry puzzle activity challenging growth mindset
Using the three square paper rectangle, students fold and bend (along the creases) to match the puzzle shapes. Great for growth mindset, introducing polygons, and a no-tech puzzle for family math night or for a quick math center for early finishers.Note: The Preview shows most of this fun resource!How can I use this product?This can be a fun whole class activity, either on your shared screen or printed. But I also include instructions for self-guided center. Would be an awesome Family Math Night
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3rd - 12th
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Stoplight Plagiarism Revision and Editing Stations for High School
Tired of repeating the same old reminders about citations and plagiarism? Put students in the driver's seat and hold them accountable for demonstrating responsibility with these stoplight plagiarism revision and editing stations for high school. These stations use a simple metaphor, a stoplight, to help students think about plagiarism. At each station, students will identify their status as green, which means good to go!, yellow, which means they need to ask questions for clarification, or red,
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9th - 12th
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Color-Coded Five Paragraph Essay Graphic Organizer for Differentiation
Looking for a way to differentiate essay writing? Try using symbolism to help students remember the role of each paragraph and to organize their thoughts while prewriting.Sometimes students need to hear and see the meaning and purpose of various paragraphs in different lights. Many struggling writers benefit from analogies and symbolic explanations. This color-coded essay graphic organizer serves the purpose of helping students remember the meaning behind each paragraph in a five-paragraph essay
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6th - 10th
Literary Analysis Essay Writing and Thesis Statement With Short Film Activities
Ready to teach a thesis statement centered literary analysis? Using Pixar shorts films is the ONLY way to go! This bundle offers mini lessons with videos for all of the major literary elements and step-by-step workshops to guide students through thesis writing and each paragraph of a literary analysis essay. And of course, analyses of Pixar short films along with a sample literary analysis for the short film The Present. Students can color-code the sample essay with a digital highlighter! Liter
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7th - 11th, Adult Education
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Following Directions and Listening Back To School Edition
Listening and Following Directions – Back to School EditionAn activity that challenges students to listen and pay attention to detail.Save over 20% when your purchase the Listening and Following Directions Growing Bundle Pack!This activity is designed to challenge students to follow oral and/or written directions and complete tasks in the correct locations on a map. During the activity the directions can be read to the students by the teacher or the students can read the directions to themselves
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4th - 10th
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Also included in: Following Directions and Listening Bundle Reading Comprehension
P.E.E.L. paragraphs literacy writing mat scaffold in history (PEEL)
This powerpoint contains a writing scaffold to help students frame their paragraphs using PEEL. Most students are familiar with PEE in their paragraphs but the L is what makes students show their understanding to a higher level.The first slide is a writing mat with the sentence starters. This can been laminated and given to students to use with their written work, in particular for essays. It could also be photocopied and stuck into the students books for regular reference. My classes have bot
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5th - 11th
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Listening & Following Directions Valentine's Day Edition +Reading Comprehension
Listening and Following Directions – Valentine’s Day EditionAn activity that challenges students to listen and pay attention to detail.Save over 20% when your purchase the Listening and Following Directions Growing Bundle Pack!This activity is designed to challenge students to follow oral and/or written directions and complete tasks in the correct locations of a grid. During the activity the directions can be read to the students by the teacher or the students can read the directions to themselv
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4th - 9th
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Also included in: Following Directions and Listening Bundle Reading Comprehension
Peer Editing Checklist - 3 Informative/Expository Writing Peer Review Checklists
Get your students to peer edit like pros with these engaging and organized Informational / Explanatory peer review editing checklists! These revising checklists have differentiated levels for 5, 7, & 9 paragraphs so that you can reach every learner in your class. This standards aligned resource includes 3 print-and-go peer editing checklists already planned and prepped for you. Teachers can use them all school year long to help students know what to edit in their essays. The reusable peer ed
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6th - 12th
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Essay Revision Activity - Analytical, Argumentative Writing Learning Stations
This fun essay revision learning stations activity can be used for revising and editing practice with any essay writing assignment, including expository, argumentative, literary analysis essay, and more! If you're looking for a structured way to practice critical writing and essay revision skills in a hands-on and interactive way, this is the activity for you! Choose from 7 different revision checklist menus, including MLA format, sentence style, introduction and conclusion, paragraph writing,
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7th - 10th
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Writing Conference Forms: Conferring Questions and Notes - Middle & High School
Wanting to differentiate writing instruction for middle or high school students? Writing conferences are a great way to meet individual students' needs. By sitting and talking with writers one-on-one, we can help them embrace their strengths, identify areas for growth, and get to know them better as writers.These writing conference forms can be used outside of a writing workshop format. Included in this resource, you will find:Conferring Schedule: A chart to manage your conferring schedule...How
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7th - 10th
Writing Pre-assessment Rubrics for Middle and High School
When you're teaching writing, it's a best-practice to establish baseline data. One of the most effective ways to do that is to ask students to give you a writing sample. That's the purpose of this writing pre-assessment.
Use it at the beginning of the year, at the beginning of a writing unit, or repeatedly throughout the year for progress monitoring and goal setting purposes.
This product is perfect for tutoring, literacy intervention programs, electives, creative writing, writer's workshops,
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6th - 10th
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Plexer "Rebus" Word Puzzles Brain Teasers Set 1 - Google Slides Access Included!
Google Slides Access now INLCUDED!! - Plexer "Rebus" Word Puzzles are a fun critical thinking activity that your students will love! This is a perfect enrichment activity for those students who enjoy a fun challenge. They can do these puzzles as an individual, with a partner, or small group. These task cards are a great way for students to exercise their brains and are perfect for literacy centers! THIS PRODUCTS INCLUDES:160 Plexer "Rebus" word puzzle cardsStudent Response SheetsAnswer Key wi
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3rd - 12th
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Also included in: Plexer "Rebus" Word Puzzles BUNDLE!!! - Google Slides Access Included!
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