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1st grade literature circles for Gifted and Talented
Socratic Seminars and Philosophical Chairs
Teaching kids to be more philosophic helps them acquire new ways of expressing themselves and innovative ways of thinking. It pushes students to be more logical, think critically, connect ideas, and to be more accepting of opposing views.Through the use of Socractic Seminars and Philosophical Chairs, you can bring philosophy into your classroom and give your students the opportunity to formulate questions, reason with peers, develop arguments, and contribute to constructive conversations.I trie
Grades:
1st - 5th
Socratic Seminars for Elementary Students
Contains: an explanation of Socratic Seminars, PLUS a pdf of the norms to post on your wall (or digitally), as well as questions to discuss that apply to multiple topics, a reflection activity and "compliment cards." Socratic Seminars are conversations between students where there are questions to be discussed after reading a fiction or nonfiction text, and students are “safe” to share thoughts and ideas without the fear of getting the “wrong answer.” It will help students to increase oral
Grades:
1st - 6th
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
CALDECOTT BOOK ACTIVITIES BUNDLE Literature Extensions Critical Thinking GATE
Story Sleuths I, II, and III Bundle delivers 3 products at 20% savings. You will receive 12 weeks of clues for the Story Sleuth challenge; an enrichment unit using Caldecott Award winning books to cultivate critical thinking. Your students will use text features, illustrations, and context to determine which book is described by the set of clues. By involving your students in this project, you will exercise their deductive reasoning, analysis, evaluation, and problem solving skills. This unit is
Grades:
K - 4th
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Higher Order Thinking Questions For Reading
Are you looking for a fun activity to help your students with higher order thinking? These higher order thinking questions for reading includes 2 sets of 25 engaging task cards. Perfect for your guided reading lessons, literacy centers, independent work, modeled reading, or as an early finisher task. Product Includes:♥ 25 colored task cards ♥ 25 black & white task cards*******************************************************************This kit is also available in the money saving bundle bel
Grades:
1st - 4th
Also included in: Guided Reading Activities Bundle
Bink and Gollie by Kate DiCamillo/CCSS Aligned Novel Study
Bink and Gollie, by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee, have to be the most appealing characters in children's literature. While total opposites, they can teach our children so much about friendship. In the first book, Bink and Gollie, children read three short stories: Don't You Need a New Pair of Socks, P.S. I'll Be Back Soon, and Give a Fish a Home. With this novel study, your students will learn to answer concrete and inferential questions, summarize short stories, and write better paragraphs.
Grades:
1st - 4th
Also included in: Bink and Gollie: THE BUNDLE by Kate DiCamillo/CCSS Aligned Novel Studies
Gifted Book Club or Novel Unit: Surprise Island (The Boxcar Children # 2)
This book club or novel study unit on the book, Surprise Island (The Boxcar Children# 2) by Gertrude Chandler Warner is suitable for highly able or gifted readers in grades K-2. The questions and activities focus on characters, setting, plot, and the events in the story. The work requires thinking and responding at Bloom’s higher levels (analysis, synthesis and evaluation). The text is at a guided reading Level O (lexile 530 or about 4.2 grade level) but the questions/activities have been desig
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Grades:
K - 3rd
PUEDO LEER ORACIONES CON DETALLES ~ Kinder~ cut and paste
Puedo Leer Oraciones con Detalles Este producto está compuesto de 40 páginas de oraciones básicas que incluye verbos, detalles y muchas palabras de alta frecuencia. Es diseñado para lectores principiantes. El estudiante lee la oración, luego busca, recorta y pega el dibujo que le corresponde a la oración.El producto contiene 4 oraciones para cada letra del alfabeto, en la cual incluye palabras básicas con la letra inicial y palabras de alta frecuencia.La mayoría de las oraciones contienen verbo
Grades:
PreK - 1st
CALDECOTT BOOK ACTIVITIES Story Sleuths I Literature Extention Critical Thinking
STORY SLEUTHS I is a 4 week, critical thinking project based on Caldecott Award winning books. Your students will use text features, illustrations, and context to determine which Caldecott Award winning book is described by the set of clues. By involving your students in this project, you will exercise their deductive reasoning, analysis, evaluation, and problem solving skills. This unit is CCSS aligned. Students also enjoy great literature, learn about artistic media, and participate in col
Grades:
K - 4th
Gifted Book Club or Novel Unit: Top Secret by John Gardiner
This book club or novel study unit on the book, Top Secret by John Reynolds Gardiner is suitable for highly able or gifted readers in grades K-2. The journal questions require thinking and responding at Bloom’s higher levels (evaluation, synthesis and evaluation) The questions and activities focus on plot, character analysis, comprehension, sequencing, real vs. make-believe. The reading level of the text is about 4.5 grade level but the activities have been designed for the very young student.
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express READING + STEM Elementary GATE
If you’ve come to know my units, you’ll find the same sort of critical thinking and hands-on exploration and creativity here . . .
Come all the way across the curriculum from READING to STEM activities in this hands-on unit. My advanced group 2nd graders loved this! I would use this for advanced 1st graders in their second semester or 3rd grade as well. I don’t think it would be a stretch to say 4th graders would enjoy it as well.
“Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express” is a Reading Rainbow
Grades:
1st - 4th
Community Helpers Activities | Higher Order Thinking Questions
Are you looking for a fun and engaging community helpers activity to challenge your students? These community helpers activities task cards consists of 35 higher order thinking questions. These task cards are the perfect addition for your community helpers unit! Each task card is color coded based on the 'Six Thinking Hats' by Edward Debono. Black and white task cards are also included to save on ink. These task cards are ideal for students who require extension!*********************************
Grades:
1st - 4th
Also included in: Higher Order Thinking Skills Bundle (Task Cards)
5 Language-Based Educational Music Therapy Song CDs (89 SONGS!)
5 CDs written by a music therapist with decades of experience working with kiddos who have issues with speech, language and communication! Below are reviews and the list of actual songs included. Arranged, Composed, Performed by Award Winning Artist and Music Therapist Margie La Bella. Benefits for each song are Below. Please note the reduced shipping charges when ordering more than 1 CD! You can listen to my music and preview it around the internet but these are the best prices around. EBAY do
Grades:
PreK - 2nd
The Other Side - Higher Level Comprehension Questions - Gifted/Advanced
Higher Level Picture Books with Deeper Comprehension Questions:The Other Side by Jacqueline WoodsonThis resource was created to support K-5 teachers that want to use picture books but maintain rigor and higher level thinking. It would be great for:Whole group lessons with deeper questioningSmall group lessons for higher groupsIndependent practice for individual students
Grades:
K - 5th
Also included in: Higher Level Picture Books & Deeper Comprehension Questions BUNDLE
CALDECOTT BOOK ACTIVITIES Set II Literature Extension Critical Thinking GATE
Continue the fun from STORY SLEUTHS I with 4 more weeks of critical thinking fun. STORY SLEUTHS II is a 1 month, critical thinking project based on Caldecott Award winning books. Your students will use text features, illustrations, and context to determine which Caldecott Award winning book is described by the set of clues. By involving your students in this project, you will exercise their deductive reasoning, analysis, evaluation, and problem solving skills. This unit is CCSS aligned. Students
Grades:
K - 4th
Bink and Gollie: Best Friends Forever by Kate DiCamillo/CCSS Aligned Novel Study
Bink and Gollie: Best Friends Forever, by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee, have to be the most appealing characters in children's literature. While total opposites, they can teach our children so much about friendship and loyalty. In the second book, Bink and Gollie: Best Friends Forever, children read three short stories: Epire of Enchantment, Why Should You Be Shorter Than Your Friends?, and Kudos, Bink and Gollie. With this novel study, your students will learn to answer concrete and inferen
Grades:
1st - 4th
Also included in: Bink and Gollie: THE BUNDLE by Kate DiCamillo/CCSS Aligned Novel Studies
SILVER by Gloria Whelan Writer Response Packet
Silver by Gloria Whelan is a fantastic story about a young girl who's father races in the Iditarod. This writer response packet is perfect for a reading group of advanced first graders or a second grade reading group. The questions are right there questions, open ended, and discussions on figurative language.You will need to find maps on your own for Chapter 2! **added**- Anatomy of a Dog Sled passage that goes with Chapter 4- Which Dog Sled are you? Writing Prompt -A Figurative Language activit
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1st - 3rd
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Jack and the Beanstalk Activities | Higher Order Thinking Questions
Engage your students with these higher order thinking questions for Jack and the Beanstalk. This Jack and the Beanstalk activity includes a variety of questions and will get your students thinking about the characters, setting, and events in the story. This fairy tales activity consists of 38 higher order thinking questions, in both color and black and white. *******************************************************************This kit is also available in the money saving bundle below. Save over
Grades:
1st - 4th
Also included in: Higher Order Thinking Skills Bundle (Task Cards)
Higher Order Thinking Skills Task Cards | The Three Little Pigs Activities
Are you looking for a fun activity to promote higher order thinking for the story, The Three Little Pigs? These higher order thinking skills task cards are based on the six thinking hats. Two sets of 36 task cards are included in both color and black and white. Perfect activity to incorporate into your guided reading lessons! *******************************************************************This kit is also available in the money saving bundle below. Save over 25% off. Bundle - Hot Task Cards**
Grades:
1st - 4th
Also included in: Higher Order Thinking Skills Bundle (Task Cards)
Thunder Cake - Higher Level Comprehension Questions - Gifted/Advanced
Higher Level Picture Books with Deeper Comprehension Questions:Thunder Cake by Patricia PolaccoThis resource was created to support K-5 teachers that want to use picture books but maintain rigor and higher level thinking. It would be great for:Whole group lessons with deeper questioningSmall group lessons for higher groupsIndependent practice for individual students
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Grades:
K - 5th
Also included in: Higher Level Picture Books & Deeper Comprehension Questions BUNDLE
Higher Order Thinking Skills Task Cards Little Red Riding Hood
Higher Order Thinking Skills - task cards: 38 task cards
These higher order thinking skills task cards are designed to be used with the story, Little Red Riding Hood. Prior to using these cards you will need to read the popular story to your class. Student’s will also need to understand the meaning behind each of the colored hats. Each task card is color coded, based on Edward Debono’s Six Thinking Hats. These cards are ideal for student’s who require extension. The cards could be used in: Lit
Grades:
1st - 4th
Also included in: Higher Order Thinking Skills Bundle (Task Cards)
Dear Mr. Blueberry Open-Ended Creative/Letter Writing Liturature Unit
Dear Mr. Blueberry Open-Ended Creative/Letter Writing Liturature
Price: 42 pages X .5 = $2.10
Unit includes:
1. Goals
2. Unit directions
3. Materials needed
4. Whale Facts
5. Whale facts learned from the story
6. Answer Keys
7. Vocabulary development
8. Comprehension activities
9. Critical Thinking Discussion Questions
10. Friendly letter review
11. List of fruits and vegetables
12. Animal fact resources
13. Creative Writing Graphic Organizer
14. Creative writing steps
15. Letter writing pape
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Depth and Complexity: The Invisible Boy
This literature response task utilises Kaplan's icons, featuring questions corresponding to each icon. Additionally, it includes a Depth and Complexity grid, allowing you to easily insert and arrange questions and icons according to your lesson goals. Included in this pack:- Depth and Complexity questions for each icon related to the book- Depth and Complexity mat with sample questions, ready to use- Blank Depth and Complexity mat- Blank Venn Diagram to compare and contrast elements from the b
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Gifted Literature Circle with Vocabulary: McGrowl, BEWARE OF DOG by Bob Balaban
This book club or literature circle unit on the book, Beware of Dog (McGrowl, # 1) is suitable for highly able or gifted readers in grades 1-3. The students prepare for scheduled discussions by reading and responding to the predetermined pages. At the discussion, a comprehension check is provided as a way to “check” that the children understand the novel. After the students finish reading the novel, extension activities are selected and completed based on their interest. They share these with t
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Grades:
1st - 4th
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