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The Blooms Bunch: Kid-Friendly Revised Bloom's Taxonomy Posters
Get your students' minds to bloom into higher-order thinking with The Blooms Bunch: Kid-Friendly Revised Bloom's Taxonomy Posters. Introduce your students to a character for each higher-order thinking level:
The Big Sibs: (Higher-Order Thinking Levels)
Create: Christie the Creator
Evaluate: Evan the Evaluator
Analyze: Anna the Analyzer
The Lil' Sibs: (Lower-Order Thinking Levels)
Apply: Adam the Applier
Understand: Ursula the one who Understands
Remember: Robert the one who Remembers
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Grades:
1st - 7th
Depth of Knowledge Common Core Posters {Webb's DOK}
Critical Thinking, Common Core and DOK!
Webb's Depth of Knowledge (DOK) provides a frame of reference and vocabulary for students to understand how they engage with the content. DOK offers a common language to understand "rigor," or cognitive demand in all academic areas.
Print these colorful posters out and mount on construction paper. If you choose, laminate them for more durability. Have the students secure a set of individual size posters into their various academic notebooks, folders,
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Bloom's Taxonomy {Posters and Student Resources} HOTS
This unit has been updated to now have the VERBS for Bloom's AND also a choice of backgrounds, to enhance star power in the classroom.
Focusing on the cognitive domain of development, Bloom's Taxonomy divides the important categories of thinking into levels from the lowest level (simple recall) to the highest level of thinking (evaluating). Encourage your students to become high level thinkers.
• Remembering
• Understanding
• Applying
• Analyzing
• Evaluating
• Creating
Print these colorfu
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Exit Tickets for Staff- Principals/Activity Leaders (Exit Slips for Assessment)
Need a quick way to receive some feedback, reflection, assessment, or maybe check on your staff climate? These exit slips are ready for immediate download and ready-to-print. Use for staff meetings, department meetings, PLC meetings…or place in staff mailboxes ANYTIME! Ready-to-go question prompts PLUS tickets to customize and add your own question prompts!INCLUDED IN THIS FILE: (PDF and PPTX included)*Twelve different questions (three tickets per page) six different color backgrounds*Four pages
Grades:
Staff
Also included in:Â Exit Tickets for Staff BUNDLE #1- Principals/Activity Leaders (Exit Slips)
Behavior Self-Evaluation for Students Grades K-6 Print and Teach
Help students unlock their potential with this self-evaluation tool, designed to enhance self-management skills across all grade levels. This survey is designed for universal application, with the initial page being user-friendly for all ages. However, it's important to note that younger students in kindergarten and first grade may require guidance.Key Categories:Mood and Behavior: Understanding emotional responses and conduct.Problem Solving: Assessing critical thinking and conflict resolution.
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 6th
Also included in:Â Behavior Plans Mega Bundle for Schoolwide Use Grades K-6 Print and Teach
Depth of Knowledge (DOK) Quick-Flip Guide
This quick-flip guide is a helpful go-to if you are just getting started in understanding how Webb's Depth of Knowledge correlates to Common Core State Standards and your everyday classroom curriculum. Included are prompts that can get you started with implementing activities, as well as potential roles the students will take on during a DOK task. Links for resources used for this flipbook as well as additional resources are included if you want to dig a little deeper.
Just print (on cardstock
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Grades:
Not Grade Specific
Webb's Depth of Knowledge (DOK) Helper
This document is meant to aid teachers in the planning of lessons using Webb's depth of knowledge.
There is a page for each level, 1-4, containing key words that can be used within your lesson and planning as well as being used as indicators that the work is on the level.
There is also a page for each level, 1-4, containing what you should see, the types of answers to expect, and activities that support this level of thinking.
There are also book marks for student use so that they can start t
Grades:
K - 8th
Back to School Six Activities: Mingle with Metaphors
A FUN and engaging back to school resource for students and/or staff! Mingle with Metaphors is an editable file containing six engaging activities that can be used as follows: get to know you activities or icebreakers, student mingles on the first few days or weeks of school, back to school mingle nights, get to know each other functions for teachers and/or students, back to school faculty meetings with new teachers, professional development warm-up activity, and/or meet-n-greets. Specifically
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Spring Logic Puzzles | Critical Thinking | Gifted and Talented | Brain Teasers
Looking for a fun and engaging way to celebrate spring while incorporating critical and creative thinking skills in your classroom? This pack of critical thinking puzzles is for you! This resource would be a great to use in the gifted and talented classroom or in the general classroom for an enrichment opportunity. These puzzles/challenges could be used as morning work, for early finishers, for enrichment, or during critical thinking time!This resource includes 14 different no prep activities th
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 5th
PLANET STORYLAND
PLANET STORYLAND is about the journey of Quentin Augustine. He is a boy from the planet Gliese who finds a book in the library called EARTHLINGS. He questions the way of life on Earth. He is happy to learn that there are more people in the universe, that the Earthlings look like him, but he is shocked that they live in suspense. As result of his curiosity, he explores the importance of finding answers to our questions. Quentin's curiosity also inspires fact-finding to develop confidence in think
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
25 Team Competitions for Teachers and Students
Team Competitions include twenty-five fun and inexpensive team competitions that build staff morale and collaboration. Team Competitions describes games that are fun and build teamwork. You will receive descriptions of all twenty-five competitions, suggested scoring and time limits for each competition and suggestions to make each competition easy to set-up and score. You will also receive ideas to plan a series of competitions that your organization can enjoy throughout the year.
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Staff
Would You Rather - Critical Thinking Teacher Guide
Refine Your Educational Approach with the 'Creatable Me - Would You Rather - Critical Thinking Teacher Guide'!Unlock the full teaching potential of the 'Would You Rather - 5C's Edition Workbook' and its companions with the indispensable 'Creatable Me - Would You Rather - Critical Thinking Teacher Guide'. This guide is expertly crafted to assist educators in cultivating a classroom atmosphere ripe for critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making.Ideal for teachers dedicated to fosterin
Grades:
Adult Education, Staff
Engagement Strategies - Professional Development
This google slides presentation is a great professional development for new and continuing teachers to explore 50 plus engagement strategies that can be implemented into their lessons. These engagement strategies can be used in all grade levels and content areas to embed in unit or lesson plans that promote higher level thinking and incorporate student talk and movement.
Grades:
Adult Education, Staff
Math Practices Posters 8 Mathematical Standards Bulletin Board Classroom Decor
8 MATHEMATICAL PRACTICES FOR YOUR CLASSROOM!KID FRIENDLY WITH EXAMPLES.2 SIZES - 8" X 11" AND 11" X 14"THESE COME IN TWO COLORS:COLORBLACK AND WHITEPERFECT TO KEEP UP ALL YEAR LONG. *FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK TO SEE NEW PRODUCTS AND RECEIVE DISCOUNTS.https://www.facebook.com/loopedintoliteracy*FOLLOW ME ON TPT: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Sellers-Im-Following/Add/Looped-Into-Literacy.
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Grades:
1st - 5th
Academic Coaching How To: Asking The Right Questions
Asking the right type of questions when supporting students is crucial in developing their executive function skills. Use this guide to help you ask the right questions when working one-on-one with your student.
Grades:
1st - 12th
PLC Training ~ Making the Grade: How to Energize Learning
In this training and support packet of materials, you will find a powerpoint presentation that can be used for a professional learning community session, a focused faculty meeting, and/or a professional development session. There are a total of fourteen slides which encourage teachers to shift students into "high gear" thinking. The slides focus on the point that as long as students are involved in only memory and recall then they have trouble with "low gear" thinking! The point is made to invol
Grades:
K - 12th, Staff
Growth Mindset Brain Facts Bulletin Board
Make your own Growth Mindset bulletin board to share facts all about the brain! If you are teaching growth mindset in your classroom, then learning about the brain is a must. This is a simple DIY bulletin board that you can use rightaway - just print and cut! What's included?There are 20 brains with brain facts!! It includes multiple versions of the brain to match your classroom style: pink brain, colorful brain or black and white brain! There are two bulletin board phrases:OUR AMAZING BRAINOUR
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Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Cooperative Learning Jigsaw Puzzle - Working Together is Better - IB Inquirer
The best way to understand something is to do it! Have your students work together to learn something, showing them the value of cooperation and teamwork - together is better. These 54 puzzles give you so many options, so you can choose the perfect level for your students, and redo the activity over and over again.The puzzle pieces are all rectangles - so easy and quick to cut! Features 6 gorgeous animals with:Gradient backgroundsSolid color backgroundsWhite Backgrounds4 pieces6 pieces8 piecesH
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
Help Parents and Caregivers Strengthen Children's Reading Abilities-PPT
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
The attached PPT was used at a family literacy night at a Title I elementary school earlier this school year. The tips are pretty easy to implement and you can also use the PPT in your class, when meeting with parents, or as something to email home to help improve student reading abilities.
PREVIEW: The preview has a few slides to show you more of the content from the PPT.
In the PPT, research is shared about how parents' positively impact the success of their children, whi
Grades:
K - 6th
Student Academic Goals Contract
Use this product as a way to have students set their own Goals while developing their own Action Plan! It is a fill-in the blank resource that gets students taking the lead on their goals and their future!
Grades:
6th - 12th
School Dismissal Expectations/Procedures Poster 24 x 36 in
We all need order in our school. The best way to do that is to have eye-catching posters that draw the student's attention to the proper behaviors. This poster is 1 of 6 that can go around your school or classroom.
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Also included in:Â School Wide Expectations Poster Bundle
Coaching Reference Cards
Coaching teachers is not easy and simple as so many think. Jim Knight is an amazing Coach for coaches and write a remarkable book called Unmistakable Impact. Due to lack of time and the importance of referencing I created small reference/reminder cards based on his book. These can be printed four per page and placed on a little ring or just printed and placed in your notebook for coaching!
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
Back-to-School Ice Breaker - Talking Rocks
Start the year off with a novel way for students to get to know one another. The Talking Rocks provide communication prompts that encourage students to critically think and talk about themselves. This activity is even suitable for adults and could be used at a grade level, department, or staff/faculty meeting.This product includes:*Materials list*Step-by-step construction instructions with pictures*Templates of communication prompts*Ideas on how to use the activity with students or adults=======
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
21st Century Skills Posters
Included are 11, half-page sized posters, each which display a 21st century skill with a shortened, more student-friendly definition.
21st Century Skills Included are:
-Creativity
-Communication
-Collaboration
-Critical Thinking
-Civic Responsibility
-Financial Literacy
-Health & Wellness
-Global Awareness
-Problem Solving
-Resiliency
-Systems Thinking
Post in your room or in the hall with photos or examples of student work to show how your students are learning and exploring 21st centur
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
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