Kindergarten critical thinking informational text resources for Montessori

Critical Thinking, Occupational Therapy, Winter

Introduce your toddler and preschool children to sensory bins and vocabulary practice with this set of Winter-themed puzzles and matching mats!CLICK HERE to save $$$ on the full bundle of Toddler Sensory Bins!ACTIVITIES INCLUDED3 sets of matching sensory binsRecording sheets for matching3 sets of puzzles! These sensory bin activities are perfect for practicing fine motors skills, visual discrimination and discussing seasonal vocabulary!CLICK HERE to grab over 400 centers + 450 worksheets + 72 se

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Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Project Based Primary LLC

Also included in: Sensory Bin Toddler Activities | Homeschool Preschool | Fine Motor Skills

Popsicle Stick Picture Puzzles

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This resource contains 20 picture puzzle cards that students can use to refine their visual discrimination, practice ordering and sequencing, reinforce positional words such as next to, on top, below, behind, etc., and build fun picture puzzles using rainbow colored popsicle sticks. Printable sticks also included if you do not have colored popsicle sticks. There are a variety of difficulty levels, making this a resource that grows with students and can be used in a multi age learning space. Perf

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Geometry, Visual Arts

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Activities, Montessori, Centers

Fall Toddler Sensory Bin Activities | Autumn Homeschool Preschool | Tot School

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Autumn, Critical Thinking, Occupational Therapy

Introduce your toddler and preschool children to sensory bins and vocabulary practice with this set of Fall-themed puzzles and matching mats!CLICK HERE to save $$$ on the full bundle of Toddler Sensory Bins!ACTIVITIES INCLUDED3 sets of matching sensory binsRecording sheets for matching3 sets of puzzles! These sensory bin activities are perfect for practicing fine motors skills, visual discrimination and discussing seasonal vocabulary!CLICK HERE to grab over 400 centers + 450 worksheets + 72 sens

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Project Based Primary LLC

Also included in: Sensory Bin Toddler Activities | Homeschool Preschool | Fine Motor Skills

Shape Stacking Puzzle Cards

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This resource contains 20 picture puzzle cards that students can use to refine their visual discrimination, practice ordering and sequencing, reinforce positional words such as on top, below, behind, etc., and build fun picture puzzles using colored shapes. There are a variety of difficulty levels, making this a resource that grows with students and can be used in a multi age learning space. Perfect for morning tubs, early finishers, Montessori shelf work, indoor recess, sub plans, and more. If

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Geometry, Visual Arts

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Activities, Montessori, Centers

Valentine's Day Toddler Sensory Bin Activities | Homeschool Preschool

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Critical Thinking, Occupational Therapy, Valentine's Day

Introduce your toddler and preschool children to sensory bins and vocabulary practice with this set of Valentine's Day-themed puzzles and matching mats!CLICK HERE to save $$$ on the full bundle of Toddler Sensory Bins!ACTIVITIES INCLUDED3 sets of matching sensory binsRecording sheets for matching3 sets of puzzles! These sensory bin activities are perfect for practicing fine motors skills, visual discrimination and discussing seasonal vocabulary!CLICK HERE to grab over 400 centers + 450 worksheet

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Also included in: Sensory Bin Toddler Activities | Homeschool Preschool | Fine Motor Skills

Spring Toddler Sensory Bin Activities | Homeschool Preschool | Fine Motor Skills

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Critical Thinking, Occupational Therapy, Spring

Introduce your toddler and preschool children to sensory bins and vocabulary practice with this set of Spring-themed puzzles and matching mats!CLICK HERE to save $$$ on the full bundle of Toddler Sensory Bins!ACTIVITIES INCLUDED3 sets of matching sensory binsRecording sheets for matching3 sets of puzzles! These sensory bin activities are perfect for practicing fine motors skills, visual discrimination and discussing seasonal vocabulary!CLICK HERE to grab over 400 centers + 450 worksheets + 72 se

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Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Montessori and Music Prints

Also included in: Sensory Bin Toddler Activities | Homeschool Preschool | Fine Motor Skills

Animal Scat + Track ID/Montessori 3 Part + Info Cards/Poop and Candy Matching

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Learn about animal diet, poop and tracks with this fun unit!The following materials are included:- 8 animal cards (vocabulary cards and picture only cards with separate labels)SkunkCottontailTurkeyBlack BearDeer MouseWhite - tailed DeerRacoonCoyote- 8 animal scat cards (vocabulary cards and picture only cards with separate labels)- 8 animal track cards (vocabulary cards and picture only cards with separate labels)- 8 animal diet/scat info cards- Scat/candy/track/animal Matching activityHow can y

Subjects:

Biology, Informational Text, Reading

Grades:

PreK - 3rd

Types:

Activities, Flash Cards, Montessori

CCSS:

RI.K.10

, CCRA.L.6

Montessori Constructive Triangle Command Cards

Created by

Montessori Mac

This material is a popular extension to the Constructive Triangles set. Using command cards will help students enhance critical thinking skills while refining their mastery level of the triangle boxes and the polygons each box creates. This set of 22 Sensorial command cards contains: *5 cards for the Large Hexagon Box *8 cards for the Small Hexagon Box *5 cards for the Triangle Box *4 cards for the Rectangle Box All cards are shaped to match their corresponding boxes for aesthet

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Geometry

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Montessori

Four Seasons - Real Picture Sorting Activity Cards w/ Introductory Info Cards

Created by

The Montessori Treehouse

Bring the four seasons to life in your classroom with these vivid photo flash cards! Work on visual discrimination and problem solving skills as you decide whether the pictures belong to winter, spring, summer, or fall. This activity comes with: • four information cards, one for each season • four headers (winter, spring, summer, fall) • 24 picture cards (six for each season) to be sorted into their appropriate seasonEach header has a different colored border, and each picture card has a reverse

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Science, Speech Therapy

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Informational Text, Life Skills, Science

Pet Store Scavenger Hunt

Created by

Little Seeds Co

Introduce a unit on informational writing and research through teaching about pet care. Use this scavenger hunt to kick off a fun and educational animal research unit!

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Critical Thinking, English Language Arts, Speech Therapy

Opposite Picture Cards with Real Photos

Created by

The Montessori Treehouse

Work on critical thinking and problem solving skills with your students with these real photo opposite cards! This set comes with 36 picture cards to match by opposites. Flip the cards over to check your answers.Designed so your students can use the cards independently, the back of the cards are colour coded: orange backs are your control cards, and teal backs are your working cards. Once sorted into two piles, the child can confidently match the pictures on the working cards with the pictures o

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Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

From Kindergarten With Love Kelly Haynes

Chicken Life Cycle Hatching Eggs In the Classroom

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Your students will love learning and building new vocabulary. These clear REAL pictures of the chicken life cycle in the classroom will excite and engage your students. This set includes:12 vocabulary and pocket chart picture cards1 real pictures life cycle circle1 clip art life cycle circleI hope you and your students enjoy these activities!! Please don't forget to leave feedback, and click the green star by my name receive freebies and discounts!

Subjects:

Informational Text, Science, Spring

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Research, Montessori

Also included in: Chicken Lifecycles-Chickens in the Classroom Bundle

Christmas Toddler Sensory Bin Activities | Homeschool Preschool | Tot School

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Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Critical Thinking, Occupational Therapy

Introduce your toddler and preschool children to sensory bins and vocabulary practice with this set of Christmas-themed puzzles and matching mats!CLICK HERE to save $$$ on the full bundle of Toddler Sensory Bins!ACTIVITIES INCLUDED3 sets of matching sensory binsRecording sheets for matching3 sets of puzzles! These sensory bin activities are perfect for practicing fine motors skills, visual discrimination and discussing seasonal vocabulary!CLICK HERE to grab over 400 centers + 450 worksheets + 72

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Critical Thinking, Place Value, Winter

Also included in: Sensory Bin Toddler Activities | Homeschool Preschool | Fine Motor Skills

TEN AND ONES MAT COUNTERS N WORKSHEET WINTER THEME ENVISION

Created by

First and Fun

Tens and Ones Mat Counters n Worksheet WINTER THEME Envision 12 Fun Winter Theme Printable worksheets: 2 of each lessons one has an answer keyLessons:1. Counting with Groups of Ten and Leftovers2. Numbers made with Tens3. Tens and Ones4. Expanded Form5. Different Ways to make Numbers6. Problem Solving Make an Organizing ListThese work sheets can be used for homework, class work, early finishers or teacher assessments. This file consists of 12 work sheets, 2 Math Mats in both full color and grey

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Project Based Primary LLC

CCSS:

Apple Lifecycle Mini Books

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Learn about the lifecycle of an apple through language cards, matching labels, and 3 beginning reader mini books. All images are real photographs, not clipart, and are Montessori aligned. This resource can be used to introduce language of apple lifecycles for young toddlers, and then used as early reading resources for young children allowing it to grow with your child over time. If you enjoyed this resource check out more like this below:Fall BundleCounting Apples GameFall 4 Piece PuzzlesIf you

Subjects:

Informational Text, Reading, Science

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Critical Thinking, Geometry, Math

Also included in: Fall Montessori Printables Bundle!

Frog Theme Shape Sorting Puzzle - NO PREP Math Activity - Frog Shape POSTERS

Created by

AsToldByMom

Along with 11 FROG Shape Posters, 11 Trace and Color Frogs, 11 Clip Cards and 11 Cut & Paste Matching Sets for your bulletin boards, this Cut & Paste Shapes Activity will help students identify and distinguish various basic shapes and introduce them to the spellings of the shapes also.3 Activities Included:>> Cut & Paste of all Shapes' Frogs>> Trace and Color Shapes & Frogs>> Clip Cards>> PostersHow to do?Activity 1The cut outs which are to be cut are gi

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 3rd

Types:

Activities, Montessori

Also included in: Math Centers - Learn Shapes - Sorting & Matching Activity (Homeschool)

Pets and their homes sorting and matching work

Created by

Peters Educational Products

Match the pet animal to its domesticated home. Seven pages and 21 cards of animals that are kept as pets, plus 21 cards of their domesticated homes. The name of the pet is written on the card for young learners to become familiar with. The name of the home is written on the card for young learners to become familiar with. Pets include: rat, hedgehog, turtle, cat, rabbit, dog, goldfish, mouse, frog, gecko, guinea pig, hamster, chinchilla, tarantula, snake, parakeet, pig, chicken, ferret, goat, an

Subjects:

Biology, General Science, Informational Text

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Child Care, Early Intervention, Informational Text

Toddler Curriculum - Toddler Busy Book - Toddler Activities 1000+ Mega Bundle

Created by

Mind Mingle

1000+ Fun Toddler Curriculum Activities: Toddler Busy Book: A Busy BinderImagine a bundle so big and beautiful that it makes toddlers and kindergartners happy and learn.The journey begins with "Alphabet Craft chapter," where little fingers dip into the colors of imagination to create their first masterpieces.Shapes and numbers come alive in "Shapes and Number Tracing," leading the way to "Line Handwriting Sheets" that guide the hand toward the magic of written expression.In the coloring realm, "

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 3rd

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Montessori

CCSS:

W.K.1

, W.K.5

, SL.K.3

, SL.K.6

Ramadan Mini Unit | Holidays Around the World

Created by

Trillium Montessori

Learn about the month of Ramadan with this mini unit for young learners. Muslim-made and vetted for accuracy.This mini unit includes the following activities. Please download the PDF preview or watch the video preview to get a closer look at each activity and get a clear sense of what each of these are about!Contents1. Ramadan Non-Fiction Book: Includes 11 pages of Ramadan vocabulary. Features real photos and informational text.2. Ramadan Mini Book: A black and white clipart version of the non

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal, Informational Text

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Critical Thinking, English Language Arts, Science

On the Farm Sequencing Cards / Montessori / Unit Study / Where Does It Come From

Created by

Firefly and Fairy

Sequencing meets critical thinking! These On the Farm Sequencing Cards allow you to discuss with your preschool, kindergarten, and elementary students how six simple farm crops or animals turn into everyday items that most of us use or consume. Self-correcting makes them a great independent activity for workboxes, centers, unit studies, and more.Each themed sheet includes four cards that take the student from the plant or animal to the finished product through several stages that they will recog

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Printables, Games, Montessori

Also included in: GROWING BUNDLE: On the Farm Unit Study Self-Correcting Montessori Activities

Things That Go Together Cards

Created by

Montessori Garden

10 matching card pairs (20 cards) of pictures that 'Go Together.' This set includes a control chart for self checking. This is great for a Montessori 3-6 year old primary or preschool age classroom. You could print this on card stock paper, laminate it and it would be ready to go on your classroom shelf.

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Reading Strategies, Vocabulary

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Activities, Montessori, Centers

Halloween Toddler Sensory Bin Activities | Homeschool Preschool | Tot School

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Critical Thinking, Halloween, Occupational Therapy

Introduce your toddler and preschool children to sensory bins and vocabulary practice with this set of Halloween-themed puzzles and matching mats!CLICK HERE to save $$$ on the full bundle of Toddler Sensory Bins!ACTIVITIES INCLUDED3 sets of matching sensory binsRecording sheets for matching3 sets of puzzles! These sensory bin activities are perfect for practicing fine motors skills, visual discrimination and discussing seasonal vocabulary!CLICK HERE to grab over 400 centers + 450 worksheets + 72

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Critical Thinking, Math

Also included in: Sensory Bin Toddler Activities | Homeschool Preschool | Fine Motor Skills

ADDITION PART PART WHOLE NUMBER BOND CHRISTMAS POLAR EXPRESS MATS WORKSHEET

Created by

First and Fun

ADDITION PART PART WHOLE NUMBER BOND CHRISTMAS POLAR EXPRESS THEME MATS WORKSHEET and TASK CARDS COMMON CORE MAFS is a fun way to teach or reinforce number bonds or part part whole. This pack comes with 3 mats designs one is black ands white, 8 different counter designs – both in full color and black & white, 8 worksheets in print friendly colors and one blank or teacher differentiation. In addition, it come with 12 task cards which teachers can set in a center, use as assessments or who

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types: