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Critical thinking basic principles resources for Microsoft Publisher
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Claims, Evidence, Reasoning Anchor Charts
This includes anchor charts to help students become familiar with the CER framework as a tool for writing scientific explanations.
Grades:
2nd - 12th
Water Filter Experiment- packet
This experiment is great for understanding water filtration. We use 2 liter bottles with the bottom cut off. Students preplan in their groups what materials to use and how to place them in the upsidedown 2 liter. Once the prepare their "filtration system", I pour dirty water in and we collect it (glass baby food jars work great because you can see inside) out of the small opening at the bottom. Students then evaluate what they could improve, empty the 2 liter and try again. We compare all of the
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3rd - 6th
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October Technology Task Cards-Publisher Version
With the entry of CCSS, we see an even more pressing need to incorporate technology daily. The goal of these technology task cards is to guide the students through a research project on pumpkins. They will learn to search topics, incorporate clipart, and create final writing drafts in Micorsoft Word. Theend project books can become a bank of ebooks for students to read and share.
Grades:
K - 5th, Staff
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Lets Make a Monster!
This is a couple day Activity to help with a better understanding of Genetics, Punnet square, and Dominate and Recessive genes. Students with roll the dice to come up with the "Parent" Monster. Then using a Punnet square, finding what their offspring will look like when paired with a classmate. A easy spinner can be made with a small colored pencil and a extra large paper clip. The students Hold the colored pencil on the intersection of the large Punnet square with numbers and swing the papercl
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9th - 12th
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Unplugged Coding Activity
Ever wondered how to teach coding without a computer? It happened to me, so I created my own codes from scratch. You can break your students into teams and give them a set of codes to program the teacher or a group member through a maze. I used masking tape and created a maze throughout the lab. These codes can be printed off using different colored cardstock and laminated for durability. Give your students a specific amount of time to create the right code to get someone from start to finish. I
Grades:
2nd - 5th
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Snowman Thinking Activities
Students use attribute clues to determine which snowman. This packet covers sorting, classifying, problem solving, observing, and following directions. I also included ideas for writing compare and contrast sentences. It has activities for whole group, small group, independent practice and centers.
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K - 2nd
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Classify Animals Foldable
In this project, students can create a foldable by drawing a picture of each type of animal with a Backbone:
Reptile
Amphibian
Mammal
Birds
Fish
Students then write information learned under each foldable category. This is a great activity to supplement your current lesson or as a stand alone lesson about animals with backbones.
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
20 Weeks of Writing Prompts and Activities-Common Core
This resource offers a fun, engaging way for students to explore a variety of writing genres throughout the school year! Students will have an opportunity to write a narrative, descriptive, and opinion piece every week, as well as two creative writing activities. This product could be utilized during a morning warm-up time, a center station, or small group instruction. I have also included pages that could be used to post the quotes of the week, as well as full-size color pictures that the st
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3rd - 5th
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Pumpkinology 101
This little booklet is a great resource to use during your Pumpkinology 101 centers lesson to teach scientific inquiry during the fall months! Have the children use their sense and basic scientific principles to explore and learn about pumpkins while becoming pumpkinologists!
My students had a great time with this lesson and really loved being able to explore a real pumpkin and they got to take home their tiny pumpkins to!
Grades:
K - 5th
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Beyond Sand & Water: Sensory and Science Activities for Preschool & Kindergarten
This package is packed with 8 pages of fun sensory and science activities and recipes that are great for Preschool and Kindergarten classrooms. First and second graders would be fascinated by many of these activities as well. Included are some learning extensions and twists on some more classic recipes and experiments. Many of these are great to take outside as well. Several of the activities are fun for all ages!!
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PreK - 1st
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Salem Witch Trials - Medical Explanations for Hysteria
Short explanations of medical reasons that might have contributed to the hysteria that led to the Salem Witch Trials
In two column format with space for citing textual evidence from assigned readings/research.
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7th - 8th
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CCSS:
Maps as Text - Printing Press and Reformation
Includes 4 maps: modern Europe for reference; Europe prior to the Reformation; religious division in Europe following the Reformation; and the growth and locations of printing presses.
Questions ask students to analyze and infer, and to draw conclusions from the maps.
This should be printed in color--laminate for use year-to-year.
Grades:
7th - 9th
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Bat Research
Bat Research paper includes:
Bat diagram
Bat research paper with places to fill in bat facts, bat diet, bat habitat, bat behavior.
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K - 2nd
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Learning Goal - Self Evaluation Rubric - Large Customizable
A customizable, large-format, self-evaluation rubric disguised as a simple target. Allows the student to evaluate their overall understanding related to a specified learning goal that is posted in the classroom. This version prints really nicely as a 24" x 48" poster for classroom use.
Everything is a Physics thing......
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
Interactive Notebook Entries for Lab Safety
This product includes three activities for students to do in their science interactive notebook. The entries include a Lab Safety Windowpane. (Pages 1-3 should be printed individually as one sided). When complete, students draw pictures on the front flap which are shown on page 4 (Key).
The second and third activities require not key and help students learn lab safety symbols and lab equipment. Pages 5 & 6, 7 & 8, 9 & 10 should be printed as front and back.
Just for fun, I adde
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Grades:
6th - 10th
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8.5 X 11 Small Weather and Climate Poster
This student size personal poster helps students to understand the difference between weather and climate. Easily printed on a printer. Students can keep this in their folder, notebook, or journal for easy reference. Full color poster that includes pictures to help students anchor their learning to real examples.
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2nd - 5th
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Animal Classification Writing Book
Use this book to supplement learning of the classification of animals (mammal, reptile, bird). Pages designed for student to write the class of the animal on each page. Also designed as a coloring book.
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K - 3rd
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Make Your Own Triangle Puzzle
Want to develop great puzzles that will engage the minds and hands of your students? Use this Publisher template to design a triangle puzzle for your students that fits your own content.
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Not Grade Specific
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Back to School Logic Problems for Gifted Students or Math Centers
These logic problems are addicitive!Challenge students to use their logical skills to complete the graph.All logic problems are Back to School themed: * What bus number does each student ride? * What room number does each student assigned? * What color is each student's backpack? * How many paople in each student's family? * What school subject is each student's favorite?A sample Logic problem is included for teaching.Answer keys included.For use with gifted st
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
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Spring Bingo for Preschool
A big hit with all of my preschoolers! Game includes 6 bingo cards, each with 8 images of different flowers, corresponding flower pictures to match bingo cards and ladybug bingo markers. Kids love all of the different variations of a single item as well as the bingo markers that correspond to the overall theme.
Skills targeted include comparing and contrasting like items, paying attention to details, using descriptive language to tell about an item, turn taking and 1:1 correspondence counting
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PreK
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Zoo Animal Patterns
Giraffes and Alligators and Koalas OH MY! Your students will love engaging with this zoo animal themed pattern activity! Instructions: Print the desired pattern pages as well as the additional zoo animal cards. Laminate the printouts to allow your kiddos to have lasting fun creating zoo animal patterns! Cut out the individual pattern cards, these will be used to continue on the patterns. *Optional: Place Velcro dots on the fill in the pattern squares as well as the individual animal cards to al
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PreK - 2nd
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Think, Curious, Understand Graphic Organizer/ Chart
Welcome to Spedtastic Teaching!
This product is designed to help all learners organize their thoughts, and show a progression in critical thinking. The TCU chart is similar to the KWL chart, except that it is designed to help learners tap into their preexisting knowledge and put what they think before the lesson, what they are curious about during the lesson, and then finally, they write what they are able to understand at the end of the lesson. This can be used as a pre-assessment, and a
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Not Grade Specific
Makerspace Design Thinking Process Poster
Use this poster at your makerspace or during lessons that would support this type thinking process.
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Grades:
3rd - 12th
Positional words assessment
Assessment for positional words also could be used a s a small group activity.
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Grades:
PreK - K
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