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Free problem solving teacher manuals
STEM Engineering Starter Kit for Teachers {elementary level}
Is your elementary school starting the Engineering Design Process? Does thinking about STEM make you want to pull your hair out? Do you feel confused about what STEM looks like in an elementary classroom setting? If so, this free STEM starter kit is for you! The packet includes everything I wish I had known about STEM when my school started implementing STEM in 2011. I hope it is helpful to you! I am in the process of going through all of the STEM activities I created over the past couple of yea
Grades:
K - 4th
Makerspace Favorites Starting with STEM How to Start a STEM Lab New to Robot
Are you new to STEM or want to start a makerspace in your classroom??? A lot of teachers have reached out with questions on what to buy. I wanted to create a list of my students’ favorite items! These are suggestions of how I use them in my classroom, however, the items can work for other grade levels. It varies on your students’ level and experience.The links are clickable to websites, apps, or my Amazon Idea list. Hope your students enjoy these as much as mine do! ~ DenaClick here to follow m
Grades:
1st - 4th
Unlocking Minds: A Guide to Teaching Kids of All Ages anything
Every kid can learn anything in This world if you just knew how to teach it.Embark on a transformative journey with "Unlocking Minds," a comprehensive guide designed to empower educators and parents in the noble pursuit of nurturing young minds. In this groundbreaking book, we unravel the secrets to effective teaching, offering a treasure trove of insights, strategies, and practical tips that will make teaching a joyous and impactful experience for both teachers and parents.Discover the keys to
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PreK - 12th
What/Who is an Entrepreneur and Choosing a Business Idea
Included in this free lesson is an introduction to entrepreneurship including what is an entrepreneur and how to choose a business idea. Ideal for kids ages 10-14. Included is a PowerPoint presentation, teaching manual, lesson notes and student worksheets.
Grades:
4th - 9th
Airplane Team Competition - Workforce Readiness Interactive Lesson Plan
Youth will work in teams to create the best airplane that will fly farther than any of the other teams. They will develop their teamwork, critical thinking, leadership, verbal communication, and resourcefulness skills while creating a passion for STEAM. Focus on soft skill development that is necessary for the workplace.
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Spaceship weekly Reward Chart
This is a reward chart that you can use weekly with your child at home or with students at your classroom :) It will help you set goals and motivate the child to learn new skills .. You can also put a sticker in each box daily to encourage the child to learn new habits and acquire new skills :)You can also laminate it so you can use it several times :)
Grades:
1st - 2nd
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Teachers Guide to Dyscalculia FREE Sampler
This is a tiny portion of my course on Dyscalculia to give you an idea of what it contains. This freebie contains informational text, questionnaires and printables. You can find the mini course here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Teachers-Guide-to-Dyscalculia-Mini-Course-4477649My youngest daughter has Dyscalculia and I have spent a long time researching ways to help her and find out how Dyscalculia and the brain and math anxiety work. Studies have shown the 5-7% of school aged chi
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Not Grade Specific
Also included in: All my Kindergarten Resources
Leader's Guide! Dream Up Now: The Teen Journal for Creative Self-Discovery
This free ebook gives educators, counselors, and parents simple instructions for engaging kids in grades 6 through 11 in arts-based, social-emotional learning activities. Based on the acclaimed SEL journal, DREAM UP NOW: The Teen Journal for Creative Self-Discovery (from Free Spirit Publishing, the leader in SEL materials for over 40 years). Assist a teen you care about, or establish a small peer group with ease, even if you have little or no prior SEL training.Full transparency: This quick, eas
Grades:
5th - 12th
Bist du ein super Detektiv? Teacher's guide
This is the teacher's guide for the activity 'Bist du ein super Detektiv?' Do you have budding detectives in your German class? Are you wanting to encourage problem-solving and collaboration skills while learning German? Then this is a fabulous activity for your beginner learners of German!Viel Spaß!NB This resource was developed by me for the Association of German Teachers in Victoria (AGTV) and is listed here with permission.
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5th - 8th
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Doing the Best I Can Here - PREVIEW PAGES
If you are interested in building your own planner using my products, or buying a master planner pack, here is a free preview.There are three planner styles, each with the same structure, but with different fonts. The style previewed here is "Doing the Best I Can Here." It uses fonts Kranky and Century Gothic.
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Not Grade Specific
4 This Or That: Brainstorming/Negotiation Skills. Cool People Seek Alternatives
Brainstorming
This activity is taken from Lesson 4 of the Cool Calm Clever Series.
Activity Description:
So, you want to be Cool ?
Cool People have qualities that make them charismatic or attractive in some way.
Cool People have a positive effect on their surroundings.
Cool is what the Cool People say is cool. They set the standards.
They have – What some people call – P-zzazz.
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This activity is taken from Lesson 4: This or That. Brainstorming. Cool People seek a
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Building a Computer Programming Team
Building a computer programming team can be a daunting task. This document will give you some tips how to start and build a team. I started with 4 students and worked my way up to 3 full teams involving 100+ students.
This resource is not linked to any particular programming language. I also provide links to problem repositories and contest sites as well as a link to girls only websites.
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Choose An Adventure Outdoor Learning Day
Are you planning an outdoor learning day and don't know where to start? This details the instructions to a "Choose An Adventure" day where the children work through a story and complete various tasks. The full product is for sale on my account, but this should give you an idea of what it involves.
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2nd - 5th
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Unlocking Minds: A Guide to Teaching Kids of All Ages anything
Every kid can learn anything in This world if you just knew how to teach it.Embark on a transformative journey with "Unlocking Minds," a comprehensive guide designed to empower educators and parents in the noble pursuit of nurturing young minds.In this groundbreaking book, we unravel the secrets to effective teaching, offering a treasure trove of insights, strategies, and practical tips that will make teaching a joyous and impactful experience for both teachers and parents.Discover the keys to s
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PreK - 12th
10 Fundamental Shoe Tying Steps
This book is an educational, but fun approach to teach the shoe tying skill to children.This guide is for Parents, Teachers, and children between the age 3 through 6. This easy-to-read book has 10 steps & Tips with educational illustrations. It also includes a bonus for the child after they've masted the technique.
Grades:
PreK - 1st
A Guide to embed Coding into the Technology Curriculum
Use this resource to learn about and build computer science and coding into your Technology Curriculum.
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Not Grade Specific
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Teaching Your Students to Think Critically & Problem Solve: Free
Teach your students to think critically and improve their skills to problem solve. This teacher guide may be used for students as early as grade 2. Challenge your students to think more critically and become better mathematicians.
Download this guide and start your students on their way to becoming better problem solvers.
FREE.
Some additional activities you may wish to check out: (Just click on the link provided)
The Basics of Numbers.
The Basics of Numbers
Can you recognize the
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2nd - 12th, Adult Education
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Emotional Indicators of Mental Needs
This paper is a supplement for "Choices: a Paradigm for Life" lessons six through ten. However, anyone interested in behavior and emotions should find it interesting.
“Choices” maintains that feelings are indicators of met and unmet needs. We have physical sensations, mental emotions, and spiritual affections. When the system is running as it should, uncomfortable feelings tell that we have needs to address, and comfortable feelings tell us that we are satisfying our needs. Feelings that relate
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Dialogue Circles Activity
Dialogue circles are gatherings in which all participants sit in a circle facing each other to facilitate open, direct communication. Dialogue circles provide a safe, supportive space where all school community members can talk about sensitive topics, work through differences, and build consensus. Dialogue circles can be useful for classrooms of all ages, greatly improving classroom culture. This document will help you as an educator engage in a variety of dialogue circles with your students. Th
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Inclusive Learning
This website is a way to help support teachers as they try to create a more equitable learning environment for all of their students. I have compiled different types of resources for grades Kindergarten to 8th grade. These resources will show a diverse range of characters, represent different cultures, and introduce students to current issues in an age-appropriate way. Also included on this website is support for Holocaust Education. I have personally read every single one of these books and you
Grades:
K - 12th
Expert help for the classroom---student Yellow Pages
This isn’t my idea...that’s why it’s free! I honestly cannot remember where I got this idea, so if you know...please let me know.
This is a “yellow pages” book that my students used. Instead of always asking me for help on certain things, they would come here to find an “expert.” Every page has a routine or skill of some sort. Students that knew how to do that routine or skill would write their name on that page so others could ask them for help. Before they could sign their name, they wo
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2nd - 12th
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) in the Classroom: Trouble-Shooting Guide
SEL guide discusses strategies that can be utilized in the classroom. By understanding the student's social-emotional make-up, tools and strategies can be implemented to resolve conflict issues.
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Not Grade Specific
Also included in: Social Emotional Learning and Motivation- Let's GO!
Teach on the Beach - an introduction
This book introduces a series of 10 books entitled "Teach on the Beach". Each book in the series focuses on a different curriculum area, such as Maths, Science (2 parts), Literacy, Geography, History, Physical Education, and Art. Some activities have strong cross-curricular links, and are included in more than one book. In addition, “Teach Survival on the Beach” has a range of cross-curricular themed activities (based on a storyline of being “stranded on a desert island”). Each one is an illust
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Teach on the Beach - full package
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