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Free problem solving cultural activities
Code Crackers #1 - Caesar Cipher
Help your students develop critical thinking skills, learn a bit about Ancient Rome, and have some fun at the same time with this Code Cracker activity! Students will be introduced to the Caesar cipher and learn how it works, then they will have an opportunity to crack some codes themselves. There is also a space for them to create their own codes for each other to decipher.This activity comes with a cipher wheel that students can make to help them with their code cracking (they will need a bras
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in:Â Code Crackers - Ultimate Bundle
The Sandwich Swap: Conflict Resolution Response Page
This response page gets students critically thinking about their unique qualities which make them special while also thinking through what to do when they disagree with friends! It is meant to be paired with the wonderful mentor text "The Sandwich Swap" by Kelly DiPucchio and Rania Al Abdullah.Needing another Conflict Resolution Lesson? Check out my critical thinking lesson called What Would You Do? Scenarios on Conflict Resolution.Check out some of my other products!- Growth Mindset Mini-lesso
Grades:
PreK - 6th
Teaching Character Strengths Throughout the Year: The Character Tree
The Character Tree is a visual representation of the characteristics and qualities we hope to embody as citizens of the world. A new Character Strength will be introduced each week. During each week, focus on recognizing the Character Strengths in each other, by speaking and using them appropriately, reading stories about each Character Strength, and discussing who has shown each character strength in morning or afternoon meeting. Build discussion around The Character Tree to teach students how
Grades:
PreK - 5th
Teepee Triangle Counting Puzzle
This is simple visual puzzle from Dibble-dee Dabble-dee Do It. It will challenge the counting and logical thinking skills of students from 5 to 105! It can stand alone or be tied into a larger unit on geometry or Native American studies. Learners count and record the number of triangles that were used to create a teepee drawing. It can be adapted for a classroom or school-wide contest. P.S. There are 90 triangles!
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Cost of Living and Exchange Rates
While teaching personal finance to students, you also can help them learn to appreciate the value of money in other countries. While using this activity, students will learn what items cost in another country.
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Building Empathy Activities ~ Hannah's Way
Build empathy in your classroom. I wrote Hannah's Way to highlight the power of empathy and kindness. The story is based on an actual event which I learned about in an exhibit entitled Unpacking the Prairie. I hope you'll read my award winning book and use the teacher guide to build empathy in your classroom.
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
G is for Guatemalan Worry Dolls
WORRY-FREE KIDS!Is it really true that worry dolls can help kids go to sleep? According to Guatemalan folklore, if you share your problems with a WORRY DOLL, the doll will take away your troubles while you sleep. Families and students enjoyed making their own worry dolls just because they are FUN to make and the dolls fit into your pocket. You can make one at HOME using a stick, some yarn and a marker to draw the face. Refer to the cover for the steps to make the dolls.
Grades:
PreK - 2nd, Staff
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-1
, 2-LS4-1
, K-ESS3-3
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!There is a teacher's guide uploaded to my shop as well. 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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Grades:
5th - 8th
Design Challenge
The following document is an overview of what I call ‘design challenges’ for students in grades 6th grade to college. The challenge demonstrates student collaboration, critical thinking, and problem solving. All are 21st century skills. The challenges can be as few as 15 students to as many as 400 students. When I first did this challenge, it was for 400 students and I rolled out the challenge school-wide in Advisory. It was a great culture builder, spoke to our Project-Based curriculum, and em
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
OPENING THE ROAD: VICTOR HUGO GREEN AND HIS GREEN BOOK Educator's Guide
This guide was created to use with the picture book Victor Hugo Green and his Green Book, the untold, true story of the man who opened the road for Black motorists who used his book during segregation when traveling was not easy or safe for them. The guide was published in the 1930s and went out of print two years after passage of the Civil Rights Act.
Grades:
K - 4th
Rebus puzzles
Thirty Google Slides filled with fun rebus puzzles (and answers) to be used as brainbreaks, teambuilding, warmups or to fill in those few extra unexpected minutes!
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
Classroom Rights Poster Grades K-6
A purple (violet) heart symbolizes a sensitive, understanding, and compassionate love. It also honors duty and good judgment. Classroom Manners materials proudly feature this symbol. The Classroom Rights poster serves as a guide for students to understand both their rights and the rights of others.Just click to follow this store. You'll be the first to know about new items - all posted at a 50% discount for 48 hours.Click Here
Grades:
K - 6th
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Also included in:Â Behavior Plans Mega Bundle for Schoolwide Use Grades K-6 Print and Teach
Disability Social Story Stations FREEBIE!
Teaching students empathy can be a difficult process. One of the best ways to create conversations and inspire communication is the use of social stories in a safe and comfortable environment. This FREEBIE comes with three social stories surrounding the topics of:
x Food allergy bullying
x Down Syndrome
x Reading difficulty
If you like this, check out the full pack which has 10 stories surrounding a much wider genre of topics: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Disability-Social-Story
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Christmas Felt Poinsettia
Great for team building, working together and problem solving.
Uses simple tools and materials that can be found with ease.
The instructions are designed for students to work directly from the PDF, (following instructions).
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Arty and the Bogger-Genie Coloring Book
This is a coloring book made from illustrations in the fiction book, Arty and the Booger-Genie. It is Part 3 of a three-part curriculum for teaching substance-abuse prevention to primary school-aged children. Part 1 is a poignant, suspenseful, comical, exciting and scary fiction book about a ten year old boy and his experiences with drug use and addiction. Part 2 is the Teaching Guide for educators and caregivers to associate the experiences in the book with related lessons. It includes infor
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Kindness Challenge August Sample
K I N D N E S S Challenge!We always tell our students to "BE KIND"...but do they really know what that is, how to do it and how to show it?Start your school year off with the "KINDNESS CHALLENGE". Students will be given a monthly checklist where they can choose 4 random acts of kindness to complete and reflect on. The goal is to get kids being kind without even thinking about it! But we need to show them how first...This product comes with 1 month (AUGUST) of random acts of kindness checklists,
Grades:
K - 12th
Borderless Health Care - October
Access to health care is not equal around the world. Many in the world have no access, or very limited access to health care. The implications of this reality are significant. Exploring the issue of borderless health care with your students will help them to better understand the plight of others as they consider their own access to health care in relation to others in the world.
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Grades:
Not Grade Specific
STEINBECK-112th BIRTHDAY-HISTORY OF THE DUST BOWL: "OF MICE AND MEN"
'Of Mice and Men' is a novel written by Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck. It was published in 1937, when the United States was emerging from the Great Depression and the dust bowl. Both of these disasters resulted in a nationwide search for work and food. Near WEED, California, the people walked for miles with packs, or "bundles" on their backs, looking for farm work and a home. John Steinbeck knew these people. George Milton and Lennie Small were two of these displaced migrant wor
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 12th
Hallowe'en Pumpkin Carving Collaborative Project
A simple organizer hand-out to guide groups to plan collaboratively for carving a pumpkin. It encourages students to explore their pumpkin through use of their senses and to record their observations. It helps students to come to a collaboration on the sort of face they would like on their pumpkin and to design their pumpkin.
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Grades:
1st - 4th
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Increase Classroom Positivity Using Thank Banks
Don't you just love those warm and fuzzy moments in your classroom?
Well, get ready to experience more of them through thank banks!
The idea behind thank banks is to encourage your students to write positive thank you notes to one another throughout the year. Talk about inclusion and Culturally Responsive Teaching!
Included in the download:
*Two variations of THANK BANK slips
*Pictures of one Bank Method
*Sample Student Note
Cheers to Positive Classroom Communities!
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Grades:
5th - 8th
What is the "best" way to learn a new language? WebQuest Van Horne
Welcome back to school! This internet research activity will get your World Language students thinking about the exciting process of new language acquisition. It is a metacognitive activity, which means that it involves higher level thinking as defined by Bloom's Taxonomy.Students will need access to the internet. When you download the pdf, you will see a page with a link to the WebQuest.You can also use this activity if you have a substitute teacher or just need to rest your voice for a few day
Grades:
6th - 12th
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CCSS:
Empowering Girls - March
There are many areas of the world where the access that women and girls have to education, employment and safety is greatly limited. While these limitations exist for various reasons, the research shows that when women and girls are given equal access to what we would consider human rights, entire communities benefit.
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The aim of Kutoa Classrooms is to help to develop empathy and
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
Venetian Mask Making Lesson Plan
This lesson plan includes resources and procedures for building Venetian inspired masks.
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Grades:
4th - 5th
Refugees - June
The topic of refugees is not something that is widely understood. There is often confusion around what defines a refugee, as well as the kind of help they need. This confusion and the complex solutions are magnified by various geo-political factors at play. By discussing the plight of refugees, your students will be given an advanced understanding of the topic and engage in meaningful dialogue around ways to help.
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Grades:
Not Grade Specific
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