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Free problem solving literature circles
MORE Executive Functioning!! (Time Management; Organization; Critical Thinking)
ENGAGING resource for executive functioning practice!! 6 scenarios where students (or adults with executive functioning deficits) need to time manage, plan, organize information, and think critically. Students (or adults) write the answers on the blanks provided. Enjoy!
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7th - 10th, Adult Education
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WORKING MEMORY - Executive Functioning Practice!!
GREAT activity for working memory practice! Students/Adults view the images on the left for 3-5 slow seconds. Then the covered shape is moved completely to the left to reveal pictures on the right hand side. Students/Adults circle the images that were on the left (now unseen) and discuss the pictures that were not - what is the difference. Can keep score if you like. 4 slides. Have fun!!
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2nd - 7th, Adult Education
Bucket Filler
This is a great beginning of the school year activity. This activity pairs with the book Have You Filled a Bucket Today? by Carol McCloud. Students will write their name in the blank and draw a picture inside the bucket of themselves doing a good deed, helping a friend, using kind words, etc.
Grades:
PreK - 1st
Turkey Trouble!
FUN story by Wendi Silvano and Lee Harper that will provide some laughs! This PPT activity focuses on "WH" questions and sequencing. 4 target slides. Enjoy!***The TpT thumbnails are condensed. When downloaded, the text is aligned!***
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1st - 3rd, Staff
EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING - Time Management/Planning/Critical Thinking!!
GREAT resource for time management, critical thinking, and planning practice!! Students/Adults will need paper/pen to write down answers or they can verbally reason through the scenarios. 2 target slides; 6 scenarios. Enjoy!!
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6th - 10th, Adult Education
Eric Carl - Do You Want To Be My Friend?
A great activity to supplement the Eric Carl book, Do You Want To Be My Friend? Children can dictate or write words in speech bubble for the mouse after a class activity talking about proper ways to invite a friend into an activity.
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PreK - 2nd
Sorry! A game to accompany Trudy Ludwig's book
This game requires dice. Each small group of students needs one die. Students take turns rolling the die and answering the corresponding questions. This is a great way to have kids discuss the themes of the book and help you gauge how well they understand the material.
Grades:
3rd - 5th
The Little Red Hen
This is a cute activity to use with the precious story The Little Red Hen. It is a great character analysis and correlates with other programs.
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PreK - 6th
Humpty Dumpty Takes a Risk
Humpty Dumpty Takes a RiskAn illustrated story about young Humpty who decides to take action so he will not end up like his father - old Humpty Dumpty (falling off a wall) based on the 1903 Denslow edition, but modified. (in public domain)Ideal for primary school/elementaryCustomer Tips: How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be take
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PreK - 3rd
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EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING - Planning/Sequencing/Details!
INTERACTIVE resource for planning, sequencing, elimination, and organizing! 4 slides/scenarios. Students/Adults mark or circle the needed items in the top portion of the slide and then either move the pictures in sequence or write the response in the lower half of each slide. Have Fun!
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4th - 9th, Adult Education
Standards-Aligned Guide Grades 1-3, Kinzie's Kinventions: Kinzie's Got Talent #1
WARNING: This book may turn problem makers into problem solvers!This three-page guide is the perfect educator's guide for reading Kinzie's Got Talent with your classroom. Includes a reading discussion guide & questions, magnetic slime STEM activity, and an Inventor's Planning Guide to introduce students to the Design Process used for problem solving. ISBN: 978-1-951546-0-07 (paperback); 978-1951546-03-8 (hardback); 978-1951546-02-1 (ebook); 978-1951546-01-4 (audio)Author: Donna BoockIllustr
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1st - 3rd
Standards-Aligned Guide Grade 1-3mKinzie's Kinventions:Kinzie and the P. U. Zoo
Don't worry - this book doesn't stink!This three-page guide is the perfect educator's guide for reading Earth to Kinzie with your classroom, Includes a Discussion guide with pre and post-reading questions and a printable crossword puzzle.ISBN: 978-1-951546-08-3 (paperback); 978-1951546-09-0 (hardback); 978-1951546-10-6 (ebook); 978-1951546-11-3 (audio)Author: Donna BoockIllustrator: Stephanie HiderPublisher: Indigo BooksRecommended for ages 6-9, this chapter book series will appeal to readers of
Grades:
1st - 3rd
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-1
Partner Pairing Cards
A fun, easy way to pair partners in your class! Students get a card and find their match, eliminating the chaos and struggle of assigning partners in your class!
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PreK - 5th
If/Then Snowmen!!
ENGAGING activity for reasoning, cause & effect, inferencing, and following directions! Students circle or mark the associated answer for each if/then statement. 4 target slides; 9 statements. Enjoy!
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Grades:
K - 2nd
Problem Solving Scenarios!
GREAT scenarios for answering a variety of "WH" questions, addressing emotions, predicting outcomes, and determining solutions. 5 slides. Enjoy!
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3rd - 5th, Staff
Problem and Solution
Free Handouts
Label the sentence a problem or a solution
What can you do to solve the problem
Grades:
1st - 3rd
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
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6th - 12th
Turkey Christmas Fun!
Sure to provide laughs is the book by Wendi Silvano & Lee Harper! This follow-up activity is ENGAGING and focuses on setting, main characters, sequencing events, temporal concepts, WH questions, and reasoning. 13 target slides - students can draw a line from Turkey to the associated answer or move the picture beside Turkey. Some slides have a choice between two in which one response can be circled. Have Fun!!
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1st - 3rd
Santa Finds A Job!
FUN activity to pair with the book by Stephen Krensky and S. D. Schindler! 12 slides which focus on WH questions, sequencing, temporal concepts, recalling information/details, and visual-motor coordination. Students can move the associated picture by Santa or draw a line connecting the two. A couple of slides have options to circle the associated response. Enjoy!!
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2nd - 3rd
The Beetle and the Berry
Arthur is a very hungry beetle. Even though he is smaller than a freckle, Arthur has a voracious appetite. One day he discovers a huge berry that will provide him food for a week. He tugs and pushes, but the berry gets stuck. Arthur uses problem-solving skills until he is able to free it.This short and simple story with large, colorful illustrations will teach youngsters persistence and resilience, and how to think outside the box to solve problems. Recommended as a read-aloud for discussion wit
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PreK - 1st
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Social/Emotional Discussion Children's Book
I created this book to support children with recognizing and understanding how many emotions they can experience in a day. It is okay to be mad and frustrated or sad and nervous, we just want to be able to express these feeling and talk about them as we support children with working through some of the tougher emotions in a safe and respectful way. The vocabulary list in the back is a resource for you and your child to make connections, to have a clear understanding of each emotion. Enjoy the
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PreK - 1st
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Problem Solving from "Once Upon a Time" to "Happy Ever After"
Ever wonder what would make someone "happy ever after?"
Use Pamela Yang's teacher's guide to CLAIRE AND THE UNICORN, HAPPY EVER AFTER with your class to find out. The 10 page guide includes tips and projects for critical thinking skills, problem solving, cultural diversity topics, art, geography, creative writing, and gender differences.
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Grades:
2nd - 4th
Expected/Unexpected Voting Cards
These cards can be cut and used as is or put on Popsicle sticks for voting. This can be used for individualized situation cards or during a story (ex. Goldie Locks and the Three Bears).
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Not Grade Specific
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