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Free 6th grade resources for Gifted and Talented
Back to School Math Logic Puzzles FREE
Start your school year practicing math, critical thinking, & reasoning skills with these five back to school math logic puzzles. Perfect for:Critical & Deductive Reasoning PracticeEnrichment ActivitiesFast Finisher ChallengesCooperative Learning Partner or Small Group WorkMath Stations or CentersMath Skills:Logic only (1st puzzle)Basic Addition & Subtraction (2nd & 3rd Puzzles)Multiples and Prime Numbers (4th Puzzle)Add and Subtract Money (5th Puzzle)Digital version made with Goo
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3rd - 6th
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FREE Halloween Would You Rather Questions Print, Easel, and Google Slides
Here is a set of 20 FREE Would you Rather Questions about Halloween. Great for discussion starters, class polls and journal prompts. What's Included:Print copy Easel Assessment (great for a class poll!)Easel Activity - digital activity that requires students write about why it's there favoriteGoogle Slides digital activity - more challenging for advanced technology users! The students move move around a flashlight to try and read the questions.Great for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th,6th, 7th, or 8th g
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1st - 8th
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5 Minutes Left and What Can I Do? : 100 Fun and Challenging Puzzles
Thank you for visiting this page! After 30+ years of teaching, these are my absolute favorite classroom-tested time fillers. Every teacher needs to have something ready when a planned lesson ends earlier than anticipated or the kids just need a break at the end of the period.
Some puzzles I have used over the years just do not work well; these all do. What they have in common is that they are challenging, engaging to all students, and effective problem-solving/critical thinking activities.
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5th - 12th
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FREE Math Logic Puzzles Enrichment 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Grade
6 Picture problems that engage students to develop fact fluency and problem solve using critical thinking skills. - Level 1 includes problems with Addition Facts to 10. It would suit approximately grade one, but could be below or above depending on student ability.- Level 2 includes Addition and Subtraction problems to 30. It would suit approximately grade two, but could be below or above depending on student ability.- Level 3 includes Addition and Subtraction problems to 30 and Multiplication u
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1st - 6th
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Also included in: Math Logic Puzzles 1st Grade - 6th Grade Enrichment BUNDLE Volume One
Halloween Logic Puzzles | Printable & Digital | Free
Students love logic grid puzzles! If you're looking for a free Halloween activity that students will enjoy, these are for you! This resource includes three free Halloween themed logic grid puzzles of three different levels. A printable format and digital format for Google Classroom also included. Logic grid puzzles encourage critical thinking, the use of deductive reasoning, and require students to determine the relationship between two things based on clues. Students will use the clues provided
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in: Logic Grid Puzzles Mega Bundle
Balloon Car STEM Challenge: Engineering Design Process
Balloon Car STEM Challenge! Challenge students to build a balloon-powered car that can travel 5 feet! This STEM challenge will take your students through the engineering design process as they brainstorm, design, build, and test with a fun and engaging project. STEM challenges incorporate math and science concepts with creativity, innovation, and critical thinking. Students are provided with a Mission Sheet and a Student Handout that guides them through the engineering design process. Included i
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3rd - 9th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Year-Round STEM Activity Bundle (Elementary STEM)
Listening and Following Directions Activity With Lesson Plan
Listening and Following Directions
An Activity That Challenges Students To Pay Attention To Details
This activity is designed to challenge students to listen closely to directions and complete tasks in the correct locations on a grid.
Interested in more following directions and reading comprehension activities? Check out:
Listening and Following Directions Growing Bundle + Reading Comprehension
Listening & Following Directions Back To School Edition +Reading Comprehension
Listening & Fol
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Following Directions and Listening Bundle Reading Comprehension
Thanksgiving Challenge Scavenger Hunt Type Activity Print or Easel FREEBIE
Here is a fun little Thanksgiving activity for you to use in class or to send home with your students for the long weekend. This activity combines creative and critical thinking, research, and even a little math! It's a challenge, so you'll students will feel accomplished after completing it!WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:1 No-Prep Printable WorksheetAnswer KeyDIGITAL:Easel ActivityGreat for 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th grade! NOTE: This resource uses American English and is not editable. Here’s what teacher
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3rd - 6th
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Leap Day Challenge FREEBIE - Fun, Engaging, No-Prep Activities for February 29th
Here is a fun scavenger-hunt-type activity for your upper elementary/middle school students on Leap Day. Students will need to use their math, research, writing, and creative thinking skills to complete this Leap Year activity. Use it with the whole class, as enrichment, or even for homework.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:Leap Day Challenge WorksheetAnswer KeyGreat for 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th grade! NOTE: This resource uses American English and is not editable. Here’s what teachers are saying:✏️ "I
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4th - 8th
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Gingerbread Man Trap: Engineering Challenge Project ~ Great STEM Activity!
Engineering Challenge:
Can you create a trap that can catch and hold one gingerbread man cookie?
Materials: (per student)
Variety of found materials (outdoor or craft)
Scissors, tape and glue
Cardboard and paper scraps
Popsicle sticks, straws, etc.
This packet contains all the information you need to make this a great engineering activity in your classroom! Lab sheets, student and teacher instructions, and challenge signs are all included! Using simple and cheap materials, you can engage y
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2nd - 7th
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Multiple Intelligence Test for Kids (Free)
Learning about multiple intelligence theory can be very empowering for students, especially when you administer a survey to help them discover their own strengths and growth areas. Because most online survey tools are too long and complex for kids, I created this quick and easy classroom version for my students. I included an example of a completed survey on page 4 so you can see how it works.How to Use this Survey to Foster a Growth MindsetBefore you use this survey, please watch my free MI Sur
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4th - 7th
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Free Sample | Passion Project | Genius Hour | Digital Resource
This free sample of my Passion Project resource has two days of activities to guide and support students through the beginning of the process of creating their very own Passion Project. The goal for this project is for students to research and explore any topic they want, and create any product they can come up with to share their learning. This Passion Project is similar to projects conducted during genius hour.Sometimes, students have a difficult time coming up with a topic at first. Students
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3rd - 6th
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30 Circles Challenge | Creative Thinking
30 Circles Challenge | Creative ThinkingThis 30 Circles Challenge comes from Bob McKim. It’s a great warm-up that encourages creative thinking! Simply give students 3 minutes to transform as many circles as they can into recognisable objects!
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1st - 12th
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Fun with Tangrams - Freebie
This week's freebie - Fun with Tangrams pack.
Contains templates to make your tangram puzzle pieces, directions for use, extra brain teasers and a booklet with 12 tangram puzzles and solutions.
Great activity for early finishers or as a maths center, building problem solving skills in a fun way!
Hope you like it! Do let me know if there's any way I can improve it for you. And if you love it then let me know! :)
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3rd - 6th
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FREEBIE! Fall Fun for Fast Finishers: 20 Open-Ended Task Cards - Print & Digital
Here are 20 autumn-themed task cards that will work perfectly at a center or for any student who finishes his or her work early. Each card features a different fall-related, open-ended challenge; perfect for working on those creative and critical thinking skills!WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:20 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsDIGITAL:Google SlidesEasel ActivityDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintChallenge Card to extend the lessonMultiple versions of the recording sh
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3rd - 6th
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FREE Logic Puzzle, Doodle Logic, Critical Thinking
Everyone loves a good puzzle. THIS is what you have been looking for! YOUR students are the stars of this fun, personalized logic puzzle! Easy, NO PREP fun, and every single puzzle is personalized by the students themselves! Students are less intimidated by critical thinking, when they are the stars of the puzzle!Introducing “Doodle Logic”! This is one of the first in my new line of logic puzzles in which students choose their friends they want to be in the puzzle. Dream Pet is a sill
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5th - 8th
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FREE Gifted & Talented Challenge Extension Math ELA Early Finishers Activities
12 daily challenge tasks that are perfect extension activities for gifted and talented students. Gifted and talented students thrive on daily challenge, and are often deep thinkers. With Google Slides, powerpoint and task cards in both colour and ink saving black and white they are sure to save teacher lots of time preparing enrichment activities for their gifted and talented students. Great for early finishers activities!If you and your students enjoyed this resource…you might like to purchase
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2nd - 6th
The Principal's New Clothes - Reader's Theater for the Entire Class!
This reader's theater is for the entire class! You will need at least 11 students but more is always better. This ties into my other twisted fairy tales except that it was written to do as a class. I split my class into two groups and both groups practice. When we perform we discuss what things we liked about each group. I use this to introduce the small group reader's theaters I have them do the rest of the year. I have also come back to the script at the end of the year to perform in front of
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3rd - 8th, Adult Education
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Novel Study for ANY CHAPTER BOOK | FREEBIE
This novel study freebie is printable, and you can use it with ANY NOVEL OR CHAPTER BOOK! Your students will have fun reading their new favorite book while working on their reading standards.WHAT DOES THE FULL RESOURCE INCLUDE?The full resource chapter book novel study includes worksheets that will help your students become readers who reflect on what they read. This resource is perfect for at-home reading or in-class reading because it is both printable and digital. This resource allows stud
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3rd - 7th
Winter Logic Puzzles Freebie
This freebie includes 2 logic puzzles ~ one simple and one more advanced. Also includes an answer sheet for students and an answer key. Great for morning work or early finishers!
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2nd - 8th
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Leprechaun Trap: Engineering Challenge Project ~ Great STEM Activity!
Engineering Challenge:
Can you create a trap that can catch and hold one leprechaun cut-out?
Materials: (per student)
Variety of found materials (outdoor or craft)
Scissors, tape and glue
Cardboard and paper scraps
Popsicle sticks, straws, etc.
This packet contains all the information you need to make this a great engineering activity in your classroom! Lab sheets, student and teacher instructions, and challenge signs are all included! Using simple and cheap materials, you can engage your
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2nd - 7th
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End of the Year: DIGITAL PUZZLES - Self-correcting | Distance Learning
Fun self-correcting digital puzzles designed for middle school students! The resource includes 6 rebus puzzles, 4 picture equation puzzles, 4 word change puzzles, and a photo detective puzzle. Correct answers turn green to provide instant feedback. All you do is post it on Google Classroom. No correcting! This is my #1 multi-purpose resource! End of the yearDistance LearningTeam-buildingAdvisoryRTI/EnrichmentGifted and TalentedEarly finishersBefore vacationsAfter testsFirst days of school6 Rebus
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6th - 10th
Claim Evidence Reasoning Graphic Organizer and Lesson Plan Free
Do your students struggle with providing strong, credible evidence for their claims? These two free Evidence Graphic Organizers can be used for any argument, opinion, persuasive, or research essay to help students gather and analyze arguments and evidence that they need to support a claim.Students gain critical thinking skills as they justify the use of their evidence and the evidence checker graphic organizers allow them to see exactly what kind of evidence they are using.This freebie includes
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5th - 9th
FREEBIE: 180 Middle School Math Warm-Ups: No-Prep Daily Bellringers & Starters
First five minutes? Planned! With this set of daily bellringers, you'll engage your students and get them thinking!Made for 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th grade math, these interesting and challenging starters will have your students ready for your lesson.With a pre-made student response sheet, this resource is truly print-and-go, no-prep for the whole school year.Help your students make connections by using this resource at the beginning of class each day!Want all 180 No-Prep 5-Minute Math Warm-Ups? Cli
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5th - 8th
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