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1st grade critical thinking thematic unit plans
Hibernation Migration Adaptation Winter Animals Kindergarten Science
Hibernation, Migration, and Adaptation of winter animals is the focus of this 10 day inquiry-based kindergarten science unit!
Also includes a shelter design challenge full of critical thinking and hands-on problem solving!
Next Generation Science Standards* aligned!
Literacy skills are embedded into the lessons: Non-fiction text, speaking/listening, writing response, and technology
A compelling question guides the unit and supporting questions help students to focus their knowledge and build
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PreK - 1st
Santa's Sleigh: A Science Unit on Force and Motion
We visited Santa’s top secret reindeer-training facility and discovered the secrets of Santa’s sleigh. It’s not all magic...some of Santa’s sleigh driving know-how is based on science. Teach your Santa fans about force and motion with this hands-on unit about Santa’s sleigh and the reindeer’s work. Based on the disciplinary core ideas of the Next Generation Science Standards: K-PS2 Motion and Stability. For more information, go to: http://www.nextgenscience.org.Note from Jayne…Friends, I'm so pr
Grades:
PreK - 2nd
Also included in: Seasonal Science Units: Force and Motion AND Rocks and Dirt
Growth Mindset lessons using The Dot, Ish, and Sky Color by Peter H. Reynolds
When you are teaching students about growth mindset, I believe it is vital to use stories they can relate to. If they are seeing other characters showing both a growth mindset and a fixed mindset, they will be more likely to understand what each look like.
This is a packet of Growth Mindset lessons which use the three books from Peter H. Reynolds collectively called the Creatrilogy. You will need to purchase these books or be able to borrow them to teach these lessons. Each book has wonderful
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K - 5th
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Valentine's Day Activities - 5 Science Experiments for First and Second Grades
VALENTINE'S DAY SCIENCE LABSI'm really excited about this latest set in the holiday science series! This pack has five (5) Valentine-themed investigations for the primary classroom.There are enough to do one each day during the week of Valentine’s Day OR you can plan a fun Valentine Science Day with your teammates where each teacher's room becomes an Investigation Station. Children can have fun rotating from room to room exploring multiple science concepts such as states of matter, energy, force
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1st - 2nd
Also included in: Holiday Science Bundle for Grades 1-2 with a Free Mother's Day Bonus
Five Senses Pack {Bundled}
Five Senses Packs Bundled!I have bundled both my five senses packs so you can save big! Here is what is included:• Vocabulary Cards: Introduce vocabulary at the beginning of the unit and refer to throughout learning. Print and place in a pocket chart or around the room.• Five Senses Lotto Game: Game boards for each of the senses and pictures to go with each sense. Students pick a card and place on the correct card.• My Five Senses Emergent Reader: A simple reader that teaches about the fiv
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PreK - 1st
Escape the Speech Room Bundle - Activities for the Year!
This bundle includes 6 different thematic versions of an adapted Escape the Speech Room game - enough to span over the whole year! These products target critical thinking, problem solving, language, and social skills.Students follow a game board to try and get out of the speech room by answering a series of questions. If they get the questions right, they get to advance through the room. If they get the questions wrong, they risk running out of time. Students must finish/escape the room before
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Apples: An Inquiry Based Unit of Study
Increase student engagement and deepen understanding!
Do you want your students to explore, investigate, research, study, and pursue topics based on curiosity to increase their understanding of the world?
This Apples: Inquiry Based Unit of Study will help you do create a more engaged, self motivated, and collaborative group of little learners. Go beyond the “cute” apple activities and delve into answering the questions that students really are interested in. Students will work collaborativel
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PreK - 2nd
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Editable Thematic Unit Planning Template
This is an editable template pdf that allows teachers to plan for thematic units. It includes options for teaching a chosen topic for either 10 days or 10 weeks. This planner features various prompts to support teacher planning including key concepts to be taught, vocabulary, student outcomes and activity planners. There is space to record lists of books/websites needed during the unit as well as an assessment rubric and student evaluation.
This 18 page pdf includes everything you will nee
Grades:
K - 8th
Insects: Science, Literacy, & Math An Integrated Unit
Are you looking for something to wow first graders and parents alike? Are you looking for something that will cover Common Core Standards in an exciting, interactive way?
Get into insects and metacognition with this science and language arts unit. This interactive unit is great for community events such as Open House, Back to School Night, or Science Night.
This insect unit includes:
An Insect Exploration Book lined & Cloze frames with Home Letter
A Student-made Insect Book, including
Grades:
K - 2nd
Primary Sources for the Primary Grades - Football (Then vs. Now)
Provide students with a rich and relevant analysis of American football from the late 1800s to today. Students will investigate a wide array of primary sources, including photos, cartoons, and visual interpretations of this sport. Supporting activities reinforce informational text analysis and building historical context. What's included?7 Primary Source Explanation Pages13 Primary Source Pages (Photos of players, uniforms, stadiums, etc)7 "Questions to Consider” Critical Thinking Pages (To acco
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1st - 4th
Transportation Around the World (Real Photos)
** 60 REAL Photographs
** Water, air, land, and human-powered types of transportation from around the world
** Pictures from North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Six of these pictures show the unique ways that children get to school in India, Burma, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
** These pictures are perfect for a transportation unit and can be incorporated into many other areas of learning as well, including multicultural studies and geography. Use them for writing prompts, d
Grades:
K - 3rd
FREE Great White Shark Unit Study | Lesson Plan, Activities | Ocean Animals
A 1-day LOW PREP ocean animal unit study of the great white shark. This resource includes a lesson plan, videos, worksheets and activities, interactive notebook pieces, and more.It makes a great addition to your great white shark or ocean animals unit study; writing lessons or centers; or science class. Perfect for first grade, second grade, and third grade classrooms, homeschool families, and cooperatives.Try before you buy! This is a free, abridged version of day 1 of my Great White Shark Unit
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1st - 3rd
Fairy Tale Fun--Jack and the Beanstalk Enrichment/Extension Opportunities
Looking for an innovative, new way to integrate literature with other content areas? Or maybe teaching a unit on folk and fairy tales? Do you want a way to engage your students in rigorous, differentiated, interdisciplinary tasks?
Then this Jack and the Beanstalk resource pack will be perfect for you and your little learners. This favorite fairy tale, which has been around for hundreds of years, tells the story of a boy, a giant, an escape, and a wild adventure...all the result of a few sill
Grades:
1st - 5th
Fairy Tale Writing (Pickles) / End of the Year Activities
If you are looking for engaging fairy tale writing prompts that have a unique twist, grab this set! Be sure to read the many 5 star reviews on this product!My Fairy Tale Pickle writing activites will have your students excited to problem solve and write out plans!What Are PICKLES? Pickles are dilemmas that our favorite fairy tale characters have gotten themselves into, with just a little bit of help from me!Your students will need to combine problem solving, logic, and of course some imaginat
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Cats - a Science Based Critical Thinking Unit for Primary
LOOKING FOR A DETAILED, EASY TO PREP, LIFE-SCIENCE UNIT ABOUT CATS???? This one’s for you. It’s a great package containing lessons and activities about cats.This is a Science unit about cats which is designed to build Critical Thinking skills for all learners, and to work on increasing language and vocabulary, especially with ELL learners. This unit involves minimal prep and tons of blackline masters.The unit is built on the principles of Mohan’s Knowledge Framework which is divided into six a
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K - 3rd
Bee Bot Alien Fun
BeeBots and Space Aliens = FUN! Are you ready to use robotics, coding, and space aliens to make coding even more fun!! BeeBot robots are a perfect way to encourage critical thinking and increase student engagement. Make your STEM and technology centers fun and engaging. This BeeBot mat is a great extension to your unit on outer space.This resource is designed to be used with a programmable BEE BOT robot. This BEE-BOT resource includes 16 squares of fun aliens. Each square should be cut out and
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PreK - 1st
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Start A Haunted House Hotel | Integrated Project-Based Learning Experience K-2
Say goodbye to repetitive halloween activities and embark on a spooky journey this October with this integrated project-based learning (PBL) experience that combines social studies, ELA, math, art, and teamwork in a haunted package! This experience is carefully crafted to engage kindergarten through second-grade students in an immersive exploration of creating their own haunted house hotel. Spanning creative writing, math activities, map-making, entrepreneurship, and art projects, this bundle tr
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K - 2nd
Themed Hands-On Kit MEGA BUNDLE | Morning Work | Fast Finishers Activities
Kids need time to play, explore, and create! This Themed Hands-On Challenge Kit Miscellaneous MEGA Bundle is an easy, fun, and hands-on solution for your students to use for centers, morning work, indoor recess, or fast finishers!**Please note: These kits were originally included in the Hands-On Challenge Kits Bundles 1, 2, and 3, but have been put together in this fun, miscellaneous themes MEGA bundle!This bundle comes with 24 themed challenge card activities for each topic. There are 8 activit
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PreK - 2nd
NonFiction Research & STEM Animal/Engineering Bundle | K-2 {Digital & Print}
Do you need to add additional activities to your animal units? If the answer is yes, you need to give your students the chance to explore and research about animals with these Low Prep STEM activities. Students can research, plan, and create their own shelters to explore how animals survive. These Resources are updated for distance/virtual learning. The digital resources are included as a link to Google Classroom inside the downloaded PDF.As the product grows, prices will increase. Get the bundl
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PreK - 2nd
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, K-ESS3-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
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Shadow Matching Space Cut & Paste Worksheets
Shadow Match Space Cut & Paste WorksheetsSpace Theme 4 Worksheets - 24 Pictures to Match 6 Shadow Matching pictures on each page.This set is part of a GROWING BUNDLE click here to viewYou may also be interested in:All Shadow Matching Worksheets*Whimsy Clips clip art was used as silhouettes under a special license agreement.This is would be great for Any Child, especially those with Autism, PDD-NOS, Asperger's, Speech Delay, etc... The purchaser is granted permission to download and print thi
Grades:
PreK - 1st
Also included in: Shadow Matching Cut & Paste Worksheets: BUNDLE
Bee Bot Valentine's Day Coding
Valentine’s Day fun with Bee Bot robots! Are you ready to use robotics, coding, and Valentine’s Day to make winter even more fun!! Bee-Botrobots are a perfect way to encourage critical thinkingand increase student engagement. Make your Valentine STEM and technology centers fun and engaging. This Bee Bot mat is a great extension to your Valentine’s unit .Your Valentine’s party will never be the same once you introduce BeeBots.This resource is designed to be used with a programmable BEE BOT robot
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PreK - 1st
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IB PYP Research Skills Inquiry Project Dinosaurs Adaptations
Bring research skills into practice for grade 1, 2 & grade 3 with this highly-engaging, concept based activity that is perfect for any IB PYP or inquiry-based classroom, as you investigate dinosaurs and their adaptations and habitat. You have EVERYTHING (map, images, science experiments, text, graphic organisers) you need in this complete research based inquiry project to explicitly teach the fundamental research skills and enable student agency as the children are learning collaboratively.
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Big Problem, Little Problem Shades: A Social Skills Activity
This activity includes 60 situations in which students must determine if the problem is a big issue or a little one. Students can also provide a solution to the problem.
Students take turns drawing cards. Then, they determine if the situation is a big problem or a little problem. Last, they can generate a solution to the problem.
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1st - 5th
Goods & Services- Project-Based Learning (PBL)
To teach students about goods and services this project engages in an in-depth week long project. Along with learning the Social Studies standards on Goods and Services, it incorporates Literacy, technology, collaboration and speaking standards as well. Students will conduct research on ipads, watch selected informational video clips on the computers, collaborate with partners to complete sorting tasks and finally complete the final project. The final project consists of each child creating a
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Grades:
K - 2nd
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