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Elementary critical thinking other (performing arts) resources for Microsoft Word
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Math Project-Create Own Dream Home-Blueprints and Floor Plan (perimeter & area)
Create blueprints and/or floor plans for your own dream home!!
Your little architects will love dreaming big with this project. Using their imaginations and graph paper, they will create their own blueprints.They will be learning area, measurement and perfecting those problem solving and critical thinking skills. The bonus is they won't even know it because they will be having fun.
This project is very "real life" oriented.
For the younger grades this would be better for the GT students. Or
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Grades:
3rd - 9th
Making Inferences: Pixar Short Film For the Birds
After watching Pixar's short film: For the Birds, students will infer by answering three questions and providing clues that lead to their inference.
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K - 10th
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Behavior Reflection Sheet
We use this in our first grade class to help students understand the consequences of their actions. They "Stop and Reflect" in order to make a better choice the next time.
*I have recently updated the document to include a middle grade version for 3-5 with more grade appropriate wording and formatting!
After it is completed, fold in half to keep private. The student signs it, the teacher signs it, then it goes home for the parent to sign.
It has helped our parent communication immensely to
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PreK - 5th
Elementary Musical Scope and Sequence
This is a K - 6 musical scope and sequence for the general music education classroom. It is one we worked on for over a year for our school district. (Updated 10-8-18) I am the only elementary music teacher in my district. This is a good starting point for any teacher who does not have a scope and sequence to follow. Please feel free to customize it to your school and your needs. This document is in Word format. It is customizable for anyone who downloads it!
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K - 6th
Painless Plans for the Elementary Music Substitute
These are UPDATED plans I leave for my substitute! I never know if I am going to have a "music person" in my room so these plans are do-able for ANY substitute teacher.
I have a "Sub Tub" which contains the supplies mentioned on the paper. Those include pipe cleaners, books, CDs, sidewalk chalk and worksheets. The other supplies are easily seen in open storage around the room.
I have included some new ideas in this updated version along with a substitute log for teachers to fill in what t
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K - 6th
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Primary GATE with Caldecott -- "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!" Mo Willems
Let’s have some fun along with the Pigeon and expand DOK along the way! This lesson will lead your primary GATE students through four challenging activities, culminating in an artistic response showing why they “never get to do anything!” either.
Gifted and talented learners carry similar characteristics throughout their lives—even as kindergarten and first graders. One common characteristic of gifted learners is a strong sense of justice. Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus gives us a good o
Grades:
K - 3rd
Argumentation/C.E.R. writing- Murder Mystery #2 - Improve student argumentation!
This is a follow up lesson to the Slip or Trip Murder Mystery! I use this lesson to re-teach my students understand Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning in writing later on in the school year. I've also used it as an extension activity for students that need to be challenged as this one is a bit more challenging than Slip or Trip. Cross-curricular - can be used in science and social studies classes as well.Included with purchase:- Copy of crime scene photo with story and discussion questions for group
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5th - 12th
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STEAM DaVinci Renaissance Style: A Unit for Elementary GATE
In STEM Renaissance Style, students will follow the engineering process as they return to the 16th Century. With these lessons, the teacher defines the problem, helps students gather background research, and specifies the requirements. The students do the rest: creating alternative solutions, choosing the best solution, doing development work, building a prototype, and testing and redesigning.
Students construct a prototype of Da Vinci’s parachute while learning about falling objects, gravity,
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: STEAM Class Bundle - Engineering Focus - 115+ Hours 374 pp Gifted GATE
Making Inferences: Pixar Short Film Partly Cloudy
After watching Pixar's short film: Partly Cloudy, students will infer by answering four questions and providing clues that lead to their inference.
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K - 6th
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Music for Everyone: Adapting a Music Curriculum for Young Children with Autism
Do you have self-contained classes of children with special needs including autism? Are you at a loss on how to run this class, or even how to teach music to these special children? This handbook will give you ideas on how to set-up and run this class, how you can adapt materials and concepts to suit your children's needs as well as your content standards/curriculum (2011 standards) and how to address other social and classroom learning goals within your music classroom.
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Grades:
K - 4th
Making Inferences: Pixar Short Film Lifted
After watching Pixar's short film: Lifted, students will infer by answering two questions and providing clues that lead to their inference.
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K - 6th
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Making Inferences: Pixar Short Film One Man Band
After watching Pixar's short film: One Man Band, students will infer by answering three questions and providing clues that lead to their inference.
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K - 8th
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Primary GATE with Caldecott COLLECTION - 180 pages - 7 Books!
Your primary kids will love these lessons! You save a bundle: 33% off individual purchases!
I teach 30-45 minute groups once a week of 1st and 2nd graders all year, and this collection is more than enough to get me through an entire school year of groups. I can’t absolutely guarantee it will do the same for you, but it’s going to be very close if it doesn’t . . .
You’ll see best practices in gifted education throughout. You’ll see many graphic organizers, age-appropriate and challenging cr
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K - 3rd
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Three Billy Goats Gruff: A Musical Sound Story Created by YOU!
Get ready for fun as you teach your students the story of the Three Billy Goats Gruff in a brand new way! Children will love the delightful retelling of this classic story as much as they'll love listening for their chance to make noises and/or play an instrument as the story progresses. You'll love that they are developing auditory discrimination and listening skills as they have a great time!
Perfect for music classes, this activity will be a hit in any language arts and/or reading class, t
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PreK - 5th
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Gingerbread Man: A Musical Sound Story Created by YOU!
Get ready for fun as you teach your students the story of The Gingerbread Man in a brand new way! Children will love the delightful retelling of this classic story as much as they'll love listening for their chance to make noises and/or play an instrument as the story progresses. You'll love that they are developing auditory discrimination and listening skills as they have a great time!
Perfect for music classes, this activity will be a hit in any language arts and/or reading class, too! This a
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PreK - 5th
Goldilocks and the Three Bears: A Musical Sound Story Created by YOU!
Get ready for fun as you teach your students the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears in a brand new way! Children will love the delightful retelling of this classic story as much as they'll love listening for their chance to make noises and/or play an instrument as the story progresses. You'll love that they are developing auditory discrimination and listening skills as they have a great time!
Perfect for music classes, this activity will be a hit in any language arts and/or reading class,
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PreK - 5th
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Reading Tables to Interpret Science Data for ACT ASPIRE
This is a table of climate data on five different biomes. The students are asked to use the data in the table to answer a variety of questions. They must interpret the information given in order to answer the questions. There are multiple choice, sorting, and open ended questions. It is similar to the type of questions seen on the science part of the ACT Aspire.
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3rd - 5th
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Good Touch-Bad Touch -"Underwear, Swimsuit Rule" CDC Health Standard Four
This lesson emphasizes what a good touch, a bad touch, and a confusing touch is. Never keep a secret is covered, along with the "Underwear and Bathing suit rule" information is included with a visual. It also gives advice on what to do if a bad touch happens to a student. 3 activities and 3 coloring pages with "good touch-bad touch" information that students can take home. Assessment, which is also part of Clip art, printables, no prep needed. answer key. Easel activity and assessment
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1st - 6th
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Inference Mystery Activity - The Stolen Will
My students tend to have a hard time inferencing, or they just don't want to.
I started using mysteries that they have to solve to try and peak their interest, and they LOVE them. They're always asking if I have a new one for them to solve.
This is my first one, and I will be adding more.
In this mystery, students have to figure out who stole the will and testament of a famous singer. They have to read a background passage, answer clues, and then use clues to solve logic puzzles. They h
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5th - 12th
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Disney's Fantasia 1940 Listening Guide
Students can fill this listening guide out as they watch Disney's Fantasia from 1940. This 4-page worksheet works well as a substitute plan or on days where music classes must remain quiet because of testing in other grade levels. All seven songs played in the 1940s version of Fantasia are represented in the same format as what you see in the preview. Images from https://www.pexels.com. (CC0 License--Attribution not needed)
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4th - 8th
Quick STEM: Domino Challenges
Quick STEM for Kids: Domino Challenges is a collection of 19 activities that the kids complete with dominoes. It was developed to get kids thinking creatively, problem solving, creating, and having fun! It can be used as a whole group activity, stations, individually, during class or during indoor recess. The challenges start out easy and get harder as you make your way through them. This can be printed out and stapled into a booklet or laminated as center cards. The only thing you need to
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1st - 8th
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12 Days of Christmas Health-Staying Healthy and Safe During the Holidays
This fun lesson gives students information on health and safety during the holidays, presented in the "12 Days of Christmas" theme. There are fun activities and coloring pages. Clip art, printables, no prep needed. CDC HEALTH STANDARD SEVEN: Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health enhancing behaviors and to avoid or reduce health risksTopics covered are; Wash your hands oftenCough or sneeze into your elbow Take along a buddy for safety while outside playing in the cold weather
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K - 5th
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Hansel and Gretel: A Musical Sound Story Created by YOU!
Get ready for fun as you teach your students the story of Hansel and Gretel in a brand new way! Children will love the delightful retelling of this classic story as much as they'll love listening for their chance to make noises and/or play an instrument as the story progresses. You'll love that they are developing auditory discrimination and listening skills as they have a great time!
Perfect for music classes, this activity will be a hit in any language arts and/or reading class, too! This act
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PreK - 5th
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Save Fred! Community and Teamwork Builder
Save Fred! is a great community builder and review of the Scientific Method. I've used this activity at the beginning of the year for 2 years with my 5th graders. They LOVE saving Fred and talk about it for the rest of the year!
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This goes along with the Save Fred! lesson on my blog.
Save Fred! Blog Post
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The Following Directions Test is another fun Back to School activity!
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Grades:
3rd - 8th
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