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Critical thinking teacher tools for Easel
Balloons Over Broadway Thanksgiving READ ALOUD STEM™ Activity
Have a classroom Thanksgiving Day Parade! Make learning fun with this Thanksgiving STEAM challenge in which students design their very own Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon! An excellent companion activity to the fall read aloud book Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet.Not only do students design the balloon, but as an added challenge they must create a device to keep it floating in the air!Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is t
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Thanksgiving READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
The Holocaust
Students will read and answer text dependent questions about the Holocaust, the rise of Hitler to power, concentration camps, and end of the Third Reich. There are critical thinking questions and some primary source photographs to analyze.
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Also included in: World War II Bundle
Calm Down Tools: Social Stories & Visual Supports for Self-Regulation & Behavior
If you have ever worked with students who have difficulty with self-regulation, you probably wish you could just tell them to calm down. This kit is designed to allow you to do that by teaching them the skills of why being calm is important AND HOW to achieve it. These 4 social narratives and visual supports are designed specifically to support your behavior management strategies and to teach students to manage their own behavior. Specifically, the tools will teach using a calm down routine t
Grades:
K - 10th
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The True Story of the Three Little Pigs & The Three Little Pigs - Print & Easel
Reading The True Story of the Three Little Pigs? This compare and contrast folktale unit was created for use with The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka and a traditional retelling of The Three Little Pigs. In my classroom, I use James Marshall’s version of The Three Little Pigs for these activities, but any traditional retelling will pair well. Here’s what you’ll find inside:• vocabulary reference sheet with visuals• story maps• summary writing graphic organizer• character des
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Also included in: Folktales and Fractured Folktales - Compare and Contrast Folktales
ELA Emergency Sub Plans for Middle School Vol. 1
ELA Emergency Sub Plans for Middle School - Volume 1These language arts sub plans are perfect for filling (or refreshing) your substitute binder with engaging, standards-based activities. This is a true stand-alone resource that was designed to offer a print and go sub plan solution for middle school ELA teachers. No additional books or companion materials are needed!This resource includes:• 4-page high-interest reader’s theater script • Reader Response Questions• Context Clue Word Work• Summary
Grades:
4th - 7th, Staff
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Also included in: ELA Emergency Sub Plans Bundle for Middle School
Esperanza Rising Novel Study Unit & Comprehension Activities
My Esperanza Rising novel study features everything teachers need to lead students through Pam Muñoz Ryan's amazing book. This PDF novel study includes activities, comprehension questions, daily lesson plans, character analysis, word work, and more! Guide your readers through Esperanza Rising while helping them think more deeply about the characters, themes, and literary devices found within it.The theme of this novel is perseverance and the idea that one should never be afraid to start over. Yo
Grades:
4th - 8th, Staff
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Bud, Not Buddy Novel Study Unit CCSS Standards-Based
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis is the perfect novel to share with your students for so many reasons.This Bud, Not Buddy novel study unit includes both a printable PDF and digital version with everything you need to teach this amazing book while covering your reading literature standards. It includes CCSS lesson plans, comprehension questions, character analysis and vocabulary worksheets, and journal activities.Summary: Bud is an orphan living at the Home after his mother passed away.
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Emergency NO PREP Sub Plans 3rd, 4th, 5th Grade Worksheets
Grab these at Back to School time (to prep for the year) or ANY TIME to print and use!Emergency Sub Plans! (Literacy Grades 3-5)Have you ever been in a pickle and had to call in sick at the last minute? I have known teachers that will have to go to the school sick just to write sub plans and go back home! Do not do this to yourself! These are DONE! 10 days of Literacy Sub Plans, ready to print, stack, and leave! (Check out the preview to see more!) Here is how they work!Each day of sub plans inc
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Literacy Bundle of Resources
Visualizing Activities Creating Mental Images Visualization
Visualizing is one of my favorite reading comprehension strategies to teach! This pack is filled with engaging activities including visualizing reading passages that can be used to teach the important skill of visualization. This visualizing reading strategy resource includes 12 original texts for creating mental images. It also has an anchor chart, a fabulous mentor text list as well as 4 other sheets that can be used with any book. Your students will love these fun engaging activities!You can
Grades:
1st - 2nd
End of the Year Creativity Challenges Brain Break Activities, STEM Warm-ups
Unlock creativity in your classroom at the End of the School Year!!Need quick, no prep, end of the year activities to get your students thinking outside the box?!May Creativity Challenges are great for engaging students during morning work, early finishers, or add some creative thinking tasks to your last week of school classroom activities!The goal of creativity challenges is to help students think in different ways. The ability to generate unique thoughts and ideas is known as divergent thinki
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Grades:
1st - 5th
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Cinderella Around the World | Comparing Cinderella Stories | Print & TPT Easel
Teach students to compare and contrast and hone reading comprehension skills with Cinderella fairy tales! I’ve included activities for the Cinderella stories Cinderella, Cendrillon, The Irish Cinderlad, The Egyptian Cinderella, The Korean Cinderella, and The Rough-Face Girl in order to expose students to fairy tales from a variety of continents. Blank pages are included for many of the activities, so you are free to add in or substitute your own favorite versions as well. To start off the unit,
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Paul Klee Abstract Art Lesson: Portrait Dice Games Art Project - Nsw Visual Arts
Are you teaching an abstract art lesson on Paul Klee? Are they going to create an abstract portrait? Here's a fun lesson to brighten up your lesson plans! This is the perfect addition to your elementary art curriculum! Engaging abstract portrait art lesson with language (writing) activities. These no-prep abstract portrait art projects are perfect for your art sub tub. Super easy to implement for substitute teachers. Plus, the engagement will help with behavior! Perfect to start your art integra
Grades:
K - 12th
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Also included in: Art History Lesson - Famous Artists - Art Activities and Sub Plans
Introduction To Bias: Understanding Fact vs. Opinion, Perspective, & Bias
This product contains a variety of exercises to introduce the concept of bias to students. Starting with the definition of the terms bias, perspective, fact, and opinion, students then participate in a class exercise brainstorming facts and opinions before moving onto a Fact vs. Opinion Cut & Paste Activity. They then become bias detectives deciding if statements are biased or not on the Bias Detective Worksheet. Activity #1 has students exploring newspaper articles to explore bias, and fill
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Introduction to Newspaper Articles and Media Studies Bundle
Field Goal Paper Football STEM Activity
Are you ready for some football?Engage students during football season with STEM! Students design and create a Field Goal and Paper Football. Students compete and keep score with a fun game of Paper Football!Paper Football STEM Challenge is more than just a simple football craftivity. Students develop critical thinking and engineering skills. Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity and game, there is time for reflection on what worked and what
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Grades:
1st - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
Also included in: February STEM Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
Early Finishers Packet Fast Finishers Activities 2nd Grade DOLLAR DEAL
No prep second grade early finishers packet. “I’m done! Now what?” Never fear! No more searching for work for those fast finishers. This Math and Language Arts Early Finisher packet is full of Common Core Aligned activities that will keep your students engaged with rigorous, meaningful learning. This printable packet will ensure that your fast finishers are engaged and learning with rigorous and meaningful learning activities. These Math and Language Arts early finisher activities are perfectly
Grades:
2nd
Also included in: Early Finisher Activities Second Grade Bundle
Giraffe's Can't Dance Drawing Growth Mindset STEAM Activity
Teach Growth Mindset with a STEAM Directed Drawing Activity! Students learn and develop a Growth Mindset through this STEAM Activity! Giraffes Can't Dance STEAM activity works as a companion to the book Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae. The STEAM Process:Students draw a giraffe multiple times and ask how they can get better with each drawing. A directed drawing worksheet helps students develop a better technique for their drawing. A Growth Mindset Worksheet is included to help students look
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Grades:
1st - 4th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Intro to Growth Mindset Activities BUNDLE
Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions First Grade
First grade reading comprehension passages. Check out these 23 NO PREP fiction and nonfiction first grade leveled reading passages with comprehension questions for your 1st graders. Help your students work on reading comprehension activities to build reading comprehension in fiction and nonfiction texts. Practice reading and reading fluency with these reading comprehension passages and questions. These engaging fiction and nonfiction reading passages build fluency and reading comprehension so
Grades:
K - 1st
Also included in: First Grade Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions BUNDLE
Word Problem Types Problem Solving Unit - Printable or Easel
Your students will solve word problems accurately with this word problem types unit! The 12 word problem-types framework has been proven a successful teaching strategy, even for students with learning disabilities. Save planning time with step-by-step lessons and materials at your finger tips.**Easy to use for distance learning!** Digital layer already added - Assign in Google classroom with the TpT Easel tool and kids can draw lines with the pen and enter answers in text boxes.*Plan quickly - s
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Grades:
2nd
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Also included in: Common Core Math Activities Bundle for 2nd Grade
A Wrinkle in Time: Novel Study Unit Plan
This 4 ½ - 6 week novel study will guide students through an imaginative exploration and critical analysis of Madeleine L’Engle’s Newberry Award Winning book, A Wrinkle in Time. Students will be challenged to think deeply about the book’s themes and respond thoughtfully through written work and oral discussions. Their imaginations will be stretched and their critical thinking skills will be developed on a daily basis. The study is divided into three segments: Chapters 1-4, Chapters 5-8, and Cha
Grades:
5th - 9th
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Red Riding Hood and Lon Po Po - Compare and Contrast Folktales - Print & Easel
Working on comparing and recounting folktales from diverse cultures? This book study resource was created for use with Lon Po Po a Red Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young and Red Riding Hood. Here’s what you’ll find inside:• vocabulary reference sheet for Lon Po Po with visual supports• comprehension strip sets for Red Riding Hood and Lon Po Po with differentiated recording sheet options (12 questions per story)• story map graphic organizers• summary writing graphic organizers• character an
Grades:
2nd - 4th
THE STORIES JULIAN TELLS Comprehension Vocabulary Fluency Extension Activities
Here's everything you need to teach The Stories Julian Tells! This novel study includes materials and activities to support and deepen comprehension, improve vocabulary and fluency, and wrap up the reading with fun extension activities--perfect for your second or third grade students! This is one of my all-time favorite books for the classroom. I hope you'll love it as well! For a closer look at the materials included in this resource, please see the PREVIEW above.MATERIALS INCLUDED IN THIS EA
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
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Arctic Animals Nonfiction Articles Research Writing Lesson Plans
Learn all about Arctic Animals while working on important reading and writing skills. Nonfiction reading passages, lesson plans, close reading activities, and anchor charts are all included. The resources in this packet are designed to meet Common Core Standards for Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and even 3rd Grade while making learning FUN and ENGAGING!Nonfiction articles included:All About Arctic AnimalsPolar BearsWalrusHarp SealSnowy Owls Beluga WhaleArctic FoxesNarwhals CaribouThe nonfiction articl
Grades:
K - 2nd
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Also included in: Nonfiction Reading Passages Bundle
Back to School Depth and Complexity Frames, Games, and Activities Pack
Make returning back to school fun and educational by incorporating the prompts of Depth and Complexity and Content Imperatives into your lessons ***Now includes a digital layer! This bundle offers Depth and Complexity frames, engaging games, and activities to get your kids communicating, writing, reading, drawing, goal setting, creating, and thinking! Get your students to clearly understand your routines and procedures in the classroom and allow them to be a part of the process too!Never used
Grades:
2nd - 6th
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Spring Creativity Challenges and Earth Day Activities Finish the Picture
Unlock creativity in your classroom during Spring, Easter, and Earth Day! Finish the Picture activities included!Need a quick, no prep, spring activity to get your students thinking outside the box?!Earth Day Creativity Challenges are great for engaging students during morning work, early finishers, or add some creative thinking tasks to your spring classroom activities!The goal of creativity challenges is to help students think in different ways. The ability to generate unique thoughts and idea
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Grades:
1st - 5th
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