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8th grade critical thinking resources for Montessori
Marine Food Webs and Food Chains Card Sort Activity - Temperate Ocean Ecosystem
Engage students with this huge card sort activity to construct marine food chains and food webs. Use the suggestions to a lead discussion about how human activity affects temperate ocean food webs through climate change and the accidental introduction of invasive species. Use the provided labels to practice key vocabulary by assigning terms such as producer, detritivore, autotroph, etc to ocean organisms. ✨ Here’s What You’ll Get✨- 32 organism cards- Energy arrows- Labels (including but not limi
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Grades:
7th - 10th
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NGSS:
HS-LS2-3
, MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-3
Also included in:Â Everything in My Store MEGA BUNDLE
Geometry Construction Card Set
Set includes 18 self directed cards for students to create geometry constructions. Cards start very basic (such as duplicating a line segment or angle) and progress to more challenging constructions (making a parallelogram or inscribing a triangle in a circle). The cards include loads of vocabulary and are color coded by each step so that students can complete on their own or in a group. My Montessori kids love them!
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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The Feelings Wheel Guide for Teens | Understanding and Labeling Feelings
Feelings and Emotion Wheel. Many children & teens struggle with labeling their emotions. These worksheets help them identify how they are feeling and come up with additional descriptive words.Use this as a tool to communicate with the child/teen and further understand how they are processing their environment.Included (5 pages) ....1. Feelings wheel2. What is the feelings wheel?3. Benefits of using the feelings wheel4. How to read the rings of the wheel5. Application of the feelings wheelThi
Grades:
5th - 12th
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The Prisoner's Dilemma and Power
The Prisoner's Dilemma is a classic scenario in game theory that explores how rational individuals may not always make the best decisions when they are in a situation where they must choose between cooperation and betrayal. The dilemma involves two individuals who are arrested and charged with a crime. The police offer each individual a deal: if they cooperate and confess, they will receive a reduced sentence. However, if one confesses and the other remains silent, the one who confesses will go
Grades:
5th - 8th
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FREE **Next Dollar Up Strategy Work Task **Task Boxes** FREE
Students will look at each item and it's price and then match to the next dollar amount correctly with this digital file! Simple print and laminate for durability (optional) and then hole punch in the circle to hand on my wooden pine jig for sorting.
This is a free download, with full use cards as a preview to our full file Next Dollar Up Work Task.
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This file can be modified to
Grades:
1st - 8th
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**FREE **5 Food Groups Work Task **Autism Work Jig**Task Boxes** FREE
Students will sort food items into the different food groups with this digital file! Simple print and laminate for durability (optional) and then hole punch in the circle to hand on my wooden pine jig for sorting. This is a free download full use file as a preview/teaser to our full file here.
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This file can be modified to work with file folders and baskets as well, but my student
Grades:
1st - 8th
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Time Management A Wellbeing and Character Project on Managing Time Wisely
Middle school students learn to organize, plan and prioritize daily activities. Help your students use time wisely. As this generation shifts into a more sophisticated and advanced lifestyle, having the ability to plan, measure, organize and prioritize daily activities is critical. Yet mastering this skill is challenging. This project aims to improve middle schooler’s time management skills through a series of both independent and collaborative activities that focus on critical thinking, decisi
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in:Â STEAM Project on the History of Time
Montessori Practical Life: Peace Activities List + Lesson Plan
Teaching children about peace is such a consequential lesson that they might carry the rest of their lives, so make it a good one! In this set, you get some inspirational quotes by Dr. Maria Montessori, a list of 40 activity ideas to promote peace, a calendar to plan your activities. This includes the lesson plan with step-by-step instructions.
Grades:
PreK - 8th, Staff
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Also included in:Â Montessori Practical Life: Peace Activities BUNDLE
Logical Fallacies Activity (Montessori Inspired)
Montessori-style three part card activity focusing on logical fallacies. There is an answer key, 24 fallacy categories, and over 115 examples. Self-correcting activity.
Grades:
8th - 12th
The Time Machine A Language Arts Activity on the Famous Movie
Middle school students analyze, critique and evaluate the film The Time Machine. Incite your student’s awareness of the consequences of every decision they make. Deepen their understanding of time and its influences on the lives of every person. Have your students appreciate classic films and improve their critical and evaluative thinking skills. The perception of time has always been an interesting topic to explore in the fields of literature, particularly in the science fiction genre. Work
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in:Â STEAM Project on the History of Time
Binary Dot Cards - Randomly Generated!
THE GOALTo familiarize students with the most basic computer language (binary), done in the most basic way! Simple, easy-to-understand, visuals make it fun for all students to learn!WHAT IT ISThis is a program (and Excel program) that randomly generates binary cards AND answers!! All you need to do is hit “Enter” and then the cards randomly shuffle! This is so fun to play as a review game, or speed challenge!FITS ANY LESSON!Great as an introductory lesson, review, assessment, or a whole class ga
Grades:
2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Language for thinking
This is a deck of cards which includes a few scenarios which would help your child develop his/her imagination and thinking skills. There are no options/ answers included in this deck because the main idea of this is to encourage your child to imagine and give the answer they think is right. As the adult, you could decide if the answer which was given is appropriate to the situation or not.
Grades:
K - 10th, Staff
The PATH Annual Study Planner 2023
Get all the tools you need to plan your best year yet for 2023. This annual study planner is to be used with the related The PATH Weekly Study Planner and Student Guide Book.Make planning of activities, studies, exam preparation and other responsibilities a breeze for your teens!
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Grades:
7th - 12th
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Fact of the Day Bulletin Board
This bulletin board set comes with 1)cut out letters : “Did you know” to give your bulletin board a catchy look, 2) A display for counting the number of facts your class has learned: For grades 4 and up who no longer participate in the 100 days of school this is a great way to keep them involved. You can even have a celebration once you reach 100 or other milestone days, and 3) A list of “Did you know facts.” These facts are from a great website called www.did-you-knows.com.
I hope you fin
Grades:
K - 12th
Color Psychology - Group Activity
This product features a Color Psychology packet, including a one-page definition of what Color Psychology is and how it affects one's mood, as well as 9 different pages of Color Descriptions and subsequent Group Discussion Questions. Suitable for Differentiated Instruction or breaking the class into Small Groups for the purpose of exploring how color affects one's mood. Perfect for Psychology classes or reviewing a literary text that features Color Symbolism.
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Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Genius Hour Presentations
This lesson wrap-ups Genius Hour projects. It walks you through closing out Genius Hour presentations with your class. Your students will review guidelines for how to reflect on their project, create a Google Slides presentation, and present their project with a visual demonstration. There is an easy grading rubric for your Wrap-Up presentations. Ideal for 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, and 8th grade.Includes:- Wrap Up Slides- Wrap Up Planner- Wrap Up Requirements- Grading RubricGen
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Also included in:Â What Is Genius Hour?
Innovators - Three Part Cards
This set of three part cards is the perfect way to get students thinking about traits of Innovative Thinkers. Each set includes a picture card, name card, and quote card for the following innovators: Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs, Stephen Hawking, Marie Curie, Isaac Newton, Thomas Edison, Leonardo da Vinci, Ben Franklin, Nikola Tesla, and Jeff Bezos.
Cards should be printed onto card stock, cut, and laminated prior to classroom use.
Grades:
1st - 8th
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Mini Mystery (Pommier Murder Mystery)
I've created a set of 2 minute mysteries for a colleague of mine. She has a student who's too smart for his grade level and is constantly looking for more challenging work. This was an idea we come up with. And the student loved it!!!Each one based loosely on a detective from literature. This is based on Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot.These are great for sub activities, extra credit, learning to make inferences, and so many other things!***How to get FREE TpT credit to use on future purcha
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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Also included in:Â Mini Math Mysteries Bundle
Face on the Milk Carton Book Student Assessment
Want a more authentic and non-traditional way for your students to show their learning. Use this rubric for students to create a milk carton project of their own.
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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Mini Mystery (A Janvier Duromarin Murder Mystery)
I've created a set of 2 minute mysteries for a colleague of mine. She has a student who's too smart for his grade level and is constantly looking for more challenging work. This was an idea we come up with, and the student loved it!!! Each one is based loosely on a detective from literature. This is based on Edgar Allan Poe's Auguste Dupin.These are great for sub activities, extra credit, learning to make inferences, and so many other things!***How to get FREE TpT credit to use on future purc
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Grades:
6th - 9th, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â Mini Math Mysteries Bundle
Basketball Evolution
Basketball has become incredibly popular, not only in the United States but theworld. Professional basketball athletes like Michael Jordan, Lisa Leslie, and Lebron James are recognizable everywhere, and it has only grown since basketball’s inclusion in the Olympic Games. People enjoy watching and playing this fast-paced game, but the first versions of basketball looked very different from what people see today. The students will play several different versions of basketball, starting with its or
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Mini Mystery (Laetitia finds the rabbits)
I've created a set of mini minute mysteries for a colleague of mine. She has a student who's too smart for his grade level and is constantly looking for more challenging work. This was an idea we come up with. And the student loved it!!!Each one based loosely on a detective from literature. This is based on Kerry Greenwood's Phryne Fisher. [Note: The content of the Phryne Fisher *book* series is more appropriate for ages 16+, but the content of this activity does not include anything inappro
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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Also included in:Â Mini Math Mysteries Bundle
FREE **Color Matching Work Task **Task Boxes** FREE
Students will sort items into the matching color groups with this digital file! Simple print and laminate for durability (optional) and then hole punch in the circle to hand on my wooden pine jig for sorting.
This is a free download, with full use cards as a preview to our full file My Resource Name
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This file can be modified to work with file folders and baskets as well, but my
Grades:
1st - 8th
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Essential Life Skills for the Adolescent
This list of basic skills was developed by a group of Montessori guides and adult homemakers in the 60's with the goal of providing guidance on which skills one should be equipped with by age 17-18. It has been updated to align with the modern day culture.
Grades:
7th - 12th
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