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2nd grade critical thinking thematic unit plans
Shark Tank Elementary Economics Project for Inventors and Entrepreneurs
Loosely based on the show, Shark Tank.... this is a great unit to use for late elementary and middle school students to learn economic terms while working through the planning process of designing a good or service as an entrepreneur. Includes planners for all steps of the process and links to Shark Tank snippets on YouTube as examples too! Thank you and enjoy! ⭐ CHECK OUT THE FULL PREVIEW ABOVE! ⭐ * Each section of the project below includes teacher directions * Links to Shark T
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2nd - 7th
Project Based Learning with STEM and Research: Animal Habitats and Enclosures
The zoo needs help! Students work cooperatively to design an animal habitat and enclosure for the zoo! In this STEM project, students use their imagination and creativity to build an animal habitat and enclosure designed to meet their animal's needs. A fabulous way to integrate science standards for animals into your classroom!Students work in collaborative units to design a proper animal habitat for their chosen animal. Their animal enclosures must meet the project requirements to be safe for t
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Zoo Animal Habitat Bundle: PBL, STEM, Writing, Literacy
ANCIENT CIVILIZATION UNITS BUNDLE: Rome, Greece, Egypt, Mali, China
All 5 of my Ancient Civilization units all together. 300 pages plus a slide show!. Each unit has more than enough to fill your unit plans, but they keep growing. Each time I add to any of the 5 units, you'll get an update to download the bundle again at no charge. Bought separately, they would cost $40.00. Buy the bundle and save $10.55!All 5 units cover the Virginia SOL standards for Ancient Mali, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece, Ancient Egypt, and Ancient China
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2nd - 6th
STATES OF MATTER UNIT: MAKING THE 3 STATES REALLY MATTER!
THIS UNIT HAS EVERYTHING, BUT THE KITCHEN SINK ITSELF!
It's Packed FULL of Simple Experiment Station Cards and Student Recording Sheets. There are loads of things to add to your interactive notebooks, a file folder game, study cards, and some posters for your bulletin board.
Page 4 - 3 States Of Matter examples …. Glue in student notebook
Page 5 - Can You Find 10 Solids and Liquids In Your Classroom … partner or group activity
Page 6 - Can You Find 10 Solids and Liquids In Your House … Home
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2nd - 4th
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
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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
Project Based Learning with STEM: Pirate's Bundle- STEM, Maps, and Literacy!
PBL and STEM at its best! Project-Based Learning takes your students on a swashbuckling adventure! Students design a treasure map using their mapping skills, build a shovel in the STEM project, write a persuasive ad, design a persuasive poster, and react to pirate literature. A cross-curricular pirate adventure! This bundle includes these 3 products:Treasure Map Project Based Learning and Assessment RubricPirate Literacy and Writing Pack: Higher Order Thinking SkillsPirate Project Based Learning
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2nd - 5th
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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
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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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Summer / Outdoors Language Passages for Vocabulary, Idioms, and Inferencing
This collection of EIGHT higher-level language and critical thinking flip books is perfect for students from upper elementary through middle school. Each of the 8 books in this set contains an original short story around which the following language activities are centered:Emotions & Problem Solving Answer questions about characters in the story to practice labeling and describing emotions as well as perspective taking. Use problem solving skills to answer questions about alternative soluti
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2nd - 7th
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
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K - 2nd
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
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K - 8th
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
Zoo Animal Habitat Bundle: PBL, STEM, Writing, Literacy
Project-Based Learning with zoo animals and their enclosures! You get the persuasive writing project, the PBL and STEM resource, and the zoo animal literacy response sheets! A 3 in 1 fabulous deal! What kid doesn’t love the zoo? Now you can bring the zoo to your classroom! Students can create zoo animal habitats and enclosures, persuade the public to come see their enclosure, and respond to zoo books and animal literature all in your classroom! Teachers can provide rich literacy experiences by u
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2nd - 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
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K - 3rd
PBL with STEM: Little Red Riding Hood Build a Basket with Persuasive Writing
Project-based, problem-based, STEM, and persuasive speaking and writing all rolled into one great project! This isn’t just a regular STEM project; it’s a week’s worth of cross-curricular activities designed to stimulate your students’ thinking! PBL has never been more fun!Fairy tales come to life in this project-based resource! Student connect to the fairy tale story while engaging in project activities. Classic fairy tales serve as a great motivator to students! Teachers can provide rich fairy
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2nd - 4th
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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
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1st - 5th
Mardi Gras in New Orleans Social Studies Unit
Mardi Gras in New Orleans Social Studies Unit
Price: 77 pages X .10 = $7.70
This social studies unit delves into the unique holiday of Mardi Gras as experienced by a New Orleans native. It is a largely secular celebration with a religious history, in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. The unit contains a plethora of activities, so you can decide how much time you would like to spend on it or tailor it to the time you have available. Below is the Table of Contents for the unit:
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2nd - 6th, Adult Education
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
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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
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
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