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Middle school centers for International Baccalaureate
A Human Body Interactive Science IB PYP Unit of Inquiry
Flippables, foldables, 3d models, science experiments, research, transdisciplinary learning…….all in the name of inquiry based science. With over 170 pages, this 6 week, IB PYP unit of inquiry is looking at the human body and how our organs and systems are interdependent, together with how we compare to the systems that give life to other organisms. It is wholly differentiated with tasks marked A being more challenging than those marked B. It is suitable for grades 4-6. I have planned around t
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4th - 7th
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An Inquiry Based Math Project The American Revolution
Get ready to take a journey of math adventures back in time to the American Revolution with this inquiry based math project. It offers collaborative learning and hands on inquiry requiring the children to solve problems, think critically and apply their knowledge of measure and scale, fractions, ratio tables and word problems with the four operations as they plan military strategies and solve problems for the Colonial and British armies. Text is included with data that the children will have
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4th - 6th
A Growing Collection of Visible Thinking Reading Graphic Organizers for IB PYP
Finally, I got around to creating reading comprehension graphic organisers that are suitable for the IB PYP, the CCSS ELA and promote inquiry within reading for ANY non fiction and fictional text. More thinking strategies will be added as I progress. Reinforce the reading comprehension skills and strategies with the children as they learn how to identify their learning within the big ideas of the key concepts and the Learner Profile. *JUST ADDED* You will also have 72 Printable Post Its aligned
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3rd - 6th
An End of the Year Drama Circle Activity
Drama circles! They bring out the risk taking, creativity in all kids and everyone has so much fun! These printable cards are just one of my drama circle activities that I use to practice the trans- disciplinary skills of cooperation, social and communication to name a few. One card begins the round and each child has to act out the instructions on their card, following on from the previous card. It is great for literacy centres activities as well as cooperative group work.
This drama was desig
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â A Year Long Bundle of Drama Activities
Complete IB PYP Inquiry Science Activities Extreme Weather & Global Warming
Within this 55 page packet, is a complete 4-6 week bundle of engaging lessons and fun inquiry-based science activities to support the International Baccalaureate’s PYP theme of How the World Works with the central idea of how changes to the Earths atmosphere are affecting our weather conditions today. The different perspectives surrounding Global warming are investigated too. I have included the key concepts that each activity is built around: causation, form, connection and responsibility.Our l
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4th - 6th
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IB PYP Learner Profile for Literacy Task Cards with Distance Learning Pack
*UPDATED TO INCLUDE DISTANCE LEARNING COMPATIBLE RESOURCES - Google digital file, Power Point and the original PDF printable cards. **These are the perfect tool to use with distance learning as you embed the Learner Profile into everyday learning. Combining literacy within the IB PYP Learner Profile helps to reinforce the profile of a learner and helps your students to gain a deeper understanding of what the Learner Profile means with being a whole learner. Use with any text. There is a Power Po
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2nd - 6th
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Also included in:Â Back to School IB PYP Learner Profile Bundle of Activities
Planning A Popcorn Party An Inquiry Based Math Project
Get ready to plan a popcorn and movie party, keeping the kids engaged with this week long inquiry based math project. It offers collaborative learning and hands on inquiry requiring the children to solve problems, think critically and apply their knowledge of measure, time, fractions, place value, ratio tables and word problems with the four operations as they prepare their own class party! Text is included with data that the children will have to identify in order to solve the problems. This
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3rd - 6th
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Christmas Holiday IB PYP Drama Circles Literacy Activity
Drama and the Holiday season! It brings out the risk-taking, creativity in all kids and everyone has so much fun! These printable cards are just one of my drama circle activities that I use to practice the trans-disciplinary skills of cooperation, social, communication and thinking to name a few. One card begins the round and each child has to act out the instructions on their card, following on from the previous card. It is great for literacy centers activties as well as cooperative group work
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â A Bundle of Drama Activities for Christmas!
The Scientific Method An Inquiry Based Science Workshop Distance Learning
Over 14 experiments and inquiry based STEM challenges helping to reinforce the Scientific Method, making you hands down, the BEST, funnest teacher ever! With both the PDF and digital version, you have everything you need to work flexibly. Hands on science becomes easy to incorporate into your day with this easy prep, inquiry based learning packet of activities that encourages critical thinking, inquiry, communication and questioning within children, from 2nd-5th grade. The skills developed fr
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3rd - 6th
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Developing IB PYP Inquiry Skills with Science Activities
Hands on science becomes easy to incorporate into your day with this easy prep, inquiry based learning packet of activities that encourages thinking, communication and questioning within children, from 2nd-5th grade. The skills developed from these engineering science activities leave the planning to the children. Developing thinkers and inquirers is a focal point of the International Baccalaureate but also the more recent CCSS. The speaking and listening opportunities are rich within this prin
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3rd - 6th
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Activity Guess the Character Traits Bingo with IB Attitudes
Bingo! Three fun, engaging activities that incorporates the language of the IB Attitudes with learning of literacy comprehension strategies and skills. This is an ideal literacy centers activity or for small guided groups in 3rd -6th grades.
You will find the bingo boards can be used as a traditional game of bingo, where the children take turns reading the text cards and they have to infer the IB Attitude being used by the character. It involves a lot of group discussion, where the academic lang
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3rd - 6th
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Back to School and Making Friends with Drama Circles and Activity
This drama activity was designed for my 5th graders as a fun back to school activity and ice breaker as we get to know one another; seeing old friends again and establishing new friendships. It is also a great review of the speaking and listening strands and the Learner Profile and IB Attitudes. Thus also compatible with the CCSS ELA. There are numbered cards to help keep the younger kids on track and there are cards without numbers which I have used with my 5th graders to add rigour to the ac
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â A Back to School Bundle of IB PYP Activities
A Fractions Inquiry Based Math Project Planning A Business
Engaging, real-world math inquiry! Concept based math inquiry is a fabulous way to engage your students in authentic inquiry with real world data analysis and fractions problem solving. The kids will love planning their own Italian style ice cream business as they learn about the gelato industry, Italian economy and research for their business and create their own store or van with a fun craftivity. Anticipate a week long investigative project. The activities reinforce fractions through the key
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5th - 6th
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An IB PYP Poetry Workshop How We Express Ourselves
Art, body art, tattoos past and present. This is the focus as this week long poetry writers’ workshop inquires into the methods that humans have used to express themselves over the centuries and cultures. Taking reluctant writers and turning them into enthusiastic poets is my goal!
Beginning with the art of line , color and pattern we move into art with words; other people’s words.
Rather than actually writing a poem, we move into the realm of Blackout Poetry and create poetry. This concept has
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3rd - 6th
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A Thanksgiving Inquiry Based Math Project Measure, Fractions, Data
Inquiry based math offers collaborative learning and hands on inquiry requiring the children to solve problems, think critically and apply their knowledge of measure and scale, area, fractions, ratio tables and word problems with the four operations as they explore the journey made by the Pilgrims on board the Mayflower ship. Text is included with data that the children will have to identify in order to solve the problems. They will plan the journey across the Atlantic with measure and scale,
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4th - 6th
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All You Need is Love Valentines Drama Circle Activity
Drama and Valentines! It brings out the risk-taking, creativity in all kids and everyone has so much fun! These printable cards are just one of my drama circle activities that I use to practice the trans-disciplinary skills of cooperation, social, communication and thinking to name a few. One card begins the round and each child has to act out the instructions on their card, following on from the previous card. The language within this activity focuses on the IB attitudes and the Learner Profil
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â Building Community through Valentine's Day Activities Bundle
IB PYP A Round of Drama - A Speaking and Listening Activity Healthy Choices
Drama! It brings out the risk-taking, creativity in all kids and everyone has so much fun! These printable cards are just one of my drama circle activities that I use to practice the trans-disciplinary skills of cooperation, social, communication and thinking to name a few. One card begins the round and each child has to act out the instructions on their card, following on from the previous card. The language within this activity focuses on the IB attitudes and the Learner Profile traits, thus
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4th - 6th
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The Human Body Systems Reading Articles
These non fiction articles are great to add to your science unit about the human body. With the text suitable for upper elementary, they look at the facts behind six of our human body systems, with new vocabulary highlighted and provocations and inquiry based tasks included. The language aligns with the IB PYP phases 3 and 4 and NGSS. You will find spelling for USA and UK. This is a small part of my complete science unit of inquiry, Human Body Systems, that delves into the central idea of: The h
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4th - 6th
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Asking Questions and Critical Thinking - Forming Inquiry / Research Questions
Help your students learn how to identify and ask higher-order thinking inquiry questions in class (science as well as other subject areas) and in life in general because this type of deep thinking promotes a richer classroom environment, critical thinking skills, and lifelong learning!
Getting students to think deeply about what they want to know and generating higher-order inquiry questions is a skill that often, in my experience, needs to be explicitly taught in order the help students from
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PreK - 9th, Staff
A Number Talk Speaking and Listening Activity for Number Sense and Operations
Make number analysis fun! Number Talk is a fun way to get critical thinking and speaking and listening skills actively going in math. Number Sense ,Place Value and Operations is a large part of math throughout the year. This activity is a rigorous way to get the children really thinking about their knowledge of place value, prime numbers, multiples and factors using the academic language. Use it as a skills review any time of the year. These printable cards are just one of my circle activitie
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4th - 6th
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An IB PYP Activity- Guess the Learner Profile Attributes Bingo Games
Bingo! Three fun, engaging activities that incorporate the language of the IB PYP Learner Profile with practice of reading comprehension strategies, thinking, social and communication skills. This is an ideal literacy centers activity or for small guided groups in 3rd -6th grades. Complete with task cards and self reflection and assessment sheets, student agency is encouraged. 1.You will find the bingo boards can be used as a traditional game of bingo, where the children take turns reading the t
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3rd - 6th
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An IB PYP Learner's Mindset Drama Circle and Activities
Drama circles! They bring out the risk taking, creativity in all kids and everyone has so much fun! These printable cards are just one of my drama circle activities that I use to reinforce the growth mindset process and skills of cooperation, social and communication to name a few. One card begins the round and each child has to act out the instructions on their card, following on from the previous card. It is great for literacy centres activities as well as cooperative group work. Fun for 3rd-6
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in:Â A Year Long Bundle of Drama Activities
SEL Social-Emotional Role Play Task Cards IB Learner Profile Problem Solving
SEL social-emotional role-play scenarios are an excellent way to help students develop social and self-management skills. Working to find solutions to problems they might face, using the IB PYP learner profile attributes is a wonderful way to help students grow in so many ways, including emotionally and mentally.This problem-solving SEL set is great to use in the classroom during morning meeting time or during a counselor guidance lesson. With 32 different scenarios to role-play, this SEL learn
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K - 6th
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Acrostic Poetry Template IB PYP Learner Profile Traits Poem Bundle Set
Acrostic poetry templates are a great way to help your students with their writing skills! These templates focus on the IB PYP learner profile attributes, making this a NO PREP resource to use in your PYP classroom.Acrostic poems are a fun way to promote creativity and thinking skills in your classroom. Counselors can even use these with guidance lessons. Students can use these as reflection tools. The possibilities are many! This BUNDLE includes acrostic poetry templates for all 10 of the L
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K - 6th
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