Critical thinking balanced literacy resources for Google Apps

Balanced Literacy, Phonics, Reading

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Activities, Task Cards

CCSS:

RL.4.1

, RL.5.1

, RL.6.1

Also included in: Reading Strategies Task Cards Reading Skills & Comprehension - Theme, Main Idea+

Decodable Readers Kindergarten, Science of Reading, CVC Decodable Readers & MORE

Created by

Simply Kinder

FLASH SALE - Limited Time Offer! Over 105 Decodable Readers and Word Work Activities in one bundle for a low bundle price! Hurry up, time is running out!Are you ready to revolutionize the way your students learn to read? Act fast and grab our exclusive bundle at a jaw-dropping flash sale price! Time is ticking, so don't miss out on this incredible deal!What's Included in the Endless Bundle: ✅ 105+ Separate Decodable Readers & Word Work Activities ✅ 12 NEW CVCe & Blends Mixed Sets Just A

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 1st

Types:

Printables

CCSS:

RF.K.1a

, RF.K.3

, RF.K.3a

, RF.K.3b

, RF.K.3c

...

Also included in: Kindergarten Activities MEGA Bundle: Alphabet, Readers, Crafts, Writing, & MORE

Book Report Projects for Any Book Student Instructions Rubrics & Digital Options

Created by

Balanced Literacy, Literature, Reading

Try these 15 creative book projects to spice up your reading program. These book project worksheets include everything you need for a comprehensive reading unit!WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:15 Creative Book ProjectsDIGITAL:Google Slides (no outside materials needed!)Video InstructionsDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintVideo Instructions Self-Checking or Short AnswerMultiple versions of the recording sheet includedGreat for 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th grade! CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO SEE A LOT MORE! Th

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Projects, Independent Work Packet

Also included in: Reading Mega Bundle 600 Pages for Comprehension, Guided, and Independent Reading

Math Logic Puzzles | Early Finishers Activities Enrichment Digital Resources

Created by

Back to School, Critical Thinking, Math

In the hustle and bustle of a new school year, enrichment activities are just one more thing on your plate. These Back to School Math Logic Puzzles are ready-to-go brain teasers just perfect for use as early finisher activities, enrichment activities, or morning work. Designed to give students the opportunity to solve real-world, first-week teacher problems, these logic games push students to practice both their reasoning and key math skills. Students will be so engaged as they solve missing bus

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Also included in: End of the Year Math Logic Puzzles | Brain Teasers Early Finishers Enrichment

Differentiated Reading Comprehension Making Inferences with Digital Resources

Created by

Balanced Literacy, Close Reading, Reading Strategies

Making inferences is tricky, but inferring is a crucial skill in every reader’s toolbox! Not every text provides strong opportunities for students to practice making an inference, but these Making Inferences Reading Comprehension Passages were created for students to practice inferring over and over again to build their confidence and proficiency with the skill. With 3 differentiated levels for each of my 10 passages written specifically to practice making inferences, your students will be infer

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Printables, Independent Work Packet

Also included in: Differentiated Reading Passages and Questions | Fiction Genres and Strategies

5th Grade Fractions Review - Math Mystery Fractions Game

Created by

Mrs J's Resource Creations

Fractions Review 5th Grade Math Mystery Edition - Multiplying Fractions, Adding & Subtracting Fractions, and Equivalent Fractions.Easy prep! Just Print & Solve! Or go paperless with the new Google Slides option provided within your download.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------⭐Optional video hook included for introducing the case! (Check it out in the preview section)⭐BONUS: Ending video added to wrap up the case!<The videos have

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Fractions, Math

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Activities, Centers

CCSS:

5.NF.A.1

, 5.NF.B.4a

Also included in: 5th Grade Math Mystery Game COMPLETE Bundle - Math Review Activities

Would You Rather Sampler - Fun Questions for Discussion, Writing Prompts, & More

Created by

Critical Thinking, Gifted and Talented, Other (ELA)

Dive into writing prompts, classroom discussion, and more with our exclusive sampler from Would You Rather Questions!!These 18 digital or print Would You Rather questions are great for discussion, class polls, writing prompts, language building, facilitating higher-level thinking, brain breaks, building community, and more! This sampler gives you a taste of our comprehensive Would You Rather resource that promises to make learning engaging and effective.Try before you buy!Purchase this sampler f

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 9th

Types:

Activities, Games

End of the Year Activities Logic Puzzles | Last Day Early Finishers Enrichment

Created by

Critical Thinking, End of Year, Math

End of year and summer break is approaching—sometimes students are a little more distracted, and sometimes you find a few spare minutes between end of the year festivities. Grab students’ attention with End of the Year Math Logic Puzzles - ready-to-go brain teasers that are just perfect for use as early finisher activities, enrichment activities, or morning work. Designed to give students the opportunity to solve real-life problems that might pop up at the end of the year, these logic games push

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Literature

Also included in: End of the Year Math Logic Puzzles | Brain Teasers Early Finishers Enrichment

Literature Circles - Book Clubs | Roles & Reflection Pages | Print and Digital

Created by

Jillian Starr

Literature Circles Adapted for Lower Elementary Grades: Literature Circles make the perfect Book Clubs and are an effective and engaging way to get students invested in reading and they align perfectly with the standards for speaking and listening!I like to think of Literature Circles as a structured book group. After explicit modeling, these groups can become independent. Each student takes on a role that rotates with each meeting. These roles include discussion director, illustrator, word

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 4th

Types:

Literature Circles, Centers

CCSS:

RL.1.1

, RL.1.2

, RL.1.3

, SL.1.1

, SL.1.1a

...

Math Logic Puzzles: 5th grade Enrichment - [Digital & Printable PDF]

Created by

Christy Howe

Math Logic Puzzles for 5th grade includes 15 higher-order thinking puzzles designed to challenge and engage your high flyers and fast finishers. Your students will utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills to build a solid understanding of essential 5th-grade math concepts. These puzzles are available as a printable PDF and a paperless version made with Google Slides™ for virtual learning.Every activity is directly aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Math.Math Concepts a

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Math, Problem Solving

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

...

Also included in: Math Logic Puzzles: 3-5 BUNDLE - [Digital & Printable PDF]

Area and Perimeter Project Based Learning Math Activity

Created by

The Owl Teacher

Step into the world of engaging and hands-on math exploration with this resource. This project-based learning activity takes students on a thrilling journey as they design their own dream house, while simultaneously mastering the concepts of area and perimeter.Through the use of a house layout grid, students will estimate area by strategically placing furniture and counting squares and partial squares. This real-world, open-ended task prompts critical thinking as they tackle questions related to

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Math, Measurement

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

CCSS:

Also included in: Project Based Math Activities BUNDLE

Shark Tank Interactive Invention & Innovation Project! (DIGITAL and PRINT)

Created by

Miss Papeck

**UPDATED With New Link! (4-1-22)**Now includes DIGITAL student worksheets for remote learning. You will need to have a Google account in order to access and edit the Google Slides.**UPDATED (3-23-19)** Now includes:-Student Checklist -Updated Shark Tank Successes-Pictures of completed student products/presentations!-Speech guidelines-Optional Extension Feedback Activity (with pictures!) -Shark Tank Judges Questions Sheet -Questions/Worksheet for students to fill out during their peers' presenta

Subjects:

Business, Critical Thinking, Writing

Grades:

3rd - 12th

Types:

Projects

Growth Mindset - printable worksheets & digital growth mindset activities

Created by

Lead in Literacy - Christina Mrs Winters Bliss

Help your students develop a growth mindset with this NO PREP, printable and digital growth mindset resource. In it, you'll find a variety of growth mindset activities, growth mindset classroom posters, goal-setting activities and MUCH MORE! These activities will teach your students the difference between a growth mindset and a fixed mindset and will help you foster a Growth Mindset culture in your classroom. ⭐ADDED DIGITAL ACTIVITIES (Google slides) download again for free update ⭐Using these

Subjects:

Back to School, Critical Thinking, Life Skills

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Critical Thinking, Math, Problem Solving

Also included in: Growth Mindset Mega Bundle

Math Logic Puzzles: 4th grade ENRICHMENT - [Digital & Printable PDF]

Created by

Christy Howe

Math Logic Puzzles for 4th grade includes 14 higher order thinking puzzles designed to challenge and engage your high flyers and fast finishers. Your students will utilize critical thinking and problem solving skills while building a solid understanding of essential math concepts and skills. These puzzles are available as a printable PDF and a paperless version made with Google Slides™ for virtual learning.Every activity is directly aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Math.Math Con

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 5th

Types:

CCSS:

...

Also included in: Math Logic Puzzles: 3-5 BUNDLE - [Digital & Printable PDF]

Math Logic Puzzles: 3rd grade Enrichment - [Digital and Printable PDF]

Created by

Christy Howe

Math Logic Puzzles for 3rd grade includes 15 higher-order thinking puzzles designed to challenge and engage your high flyers and fast finishers. Your students will utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills while building a solid understanding of essential math concepts and skills. These puzzles are available as a printable PDF and a paperless version made with Google Slides™ for virtual learning.Every activity is directly aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Math.--------

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Math, Problem Solving

Grades:

3rd - 4th

Types:

CCSS:

...

Also included in: Math Logic Puzzles: 3-5 BUNDLE - [Digital & Printable PDF]

Math Game Digital Escape Room Who Is The Imposter Among Us Students

Created by

Tanya Yero Teaching

The Grand Council is counting on YOU to help find the imposter among us that is trying to prevent math mastery among students! This Digital Math Escape Room is an interactive activity which promotes peer collaboration and problem solving. Cryptic messages, challenges, and puzzlers combine to create the perfect blend of learning and fun!Math skills covered: place value and addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division (4th grade standards) What is a Digital Classroom Escape?A digital classr

Subjects:

Computer Science - Technology, Critical Thinking, Math

Grades:

4th - 6th

CCSS:

...

Reading Strategies Task Cards Reading Skills & Comprehension - Theme, Main Idea+

Created by

Huge discounted bundle of 22 sets of Reading Strategy Task Cards! Each card features a short, curriculum-based and/or high-interest passage, along with a text-dependent question or prompt. 17 sets include Audio Support and all the sets have Google Apps and Easel resources!This bundle includes 22 task card resources:Find the Theme: Theme is a tricky skill to master, but this resource can make teaching theme easier for you and learning it easier for your students!Informational Text Structures: The

Subjects:

Jen Bengel - Out of This World Literacy

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Task Cards, Centers

Reading Intervention Program - Set 1 Level L-P - Digital & Print

Created by

This set includes 20 days of everything needed for a reading intervention program with students whose reading abilities fall in the Fountas and Pinnell reading range of levels L-P.DIGITAL UPDATE!This set of The Reading Intervention Program is now available in a DIGITAL VERSION included in this download!Text boxes, coloring boxes, and multiple choice circles are all included.Digital versions are available for format 1 (student pages of all the components) and format 5 (fluency practice)FONT UPDAT

Subjects:

Digital Divide and Conquer

Grades:

2nd - 6th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

Also included in: Reading Intervention Program - Bundle Level L-P - Digital & Print

Project Based Learning: Zoo Design, Area & Perimeter (PBL) Now For Google Slides

Created by

Project Based Learning: Zoo Design with Area and Perimeter, Map Skills, and More! This also includes differentiated activities, math skills, problem solving, aligned with Common Core, and extension activities.This project is based around the idea of students creating a zoo using their knowledge of area and perimeter, along with many other math (and academic) skills to create a unique learning opportunity that apply to real-life situations.***THIS RESOURCE IS NOW DIGITAL for DISTANCE LEARNING***

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Math, Measurement

Grades:

3rd - 7th

Types:

Projects, Printables

Also included in: Project Based Learning MEGA Bundle: 14 Full-Scale Hands-On Projects!

BRAIN TEASERS 4-Pack Bundle, Logic, Word Sense, Puzzles, Lateral Thinking – Fun!

Created by

Laura Randazzo

Whether you need bell-ringer presentation slides or just want to occasionally mess with your students’ minds when you have a few unused minutes at the end of a class period, this four volume set of Brain Teasers has everything you need to keep your students working hard and thinking deeply. There are LOTS of ways you could use this collection of 152 questions in both PDF & Google Slides format (304 slides – the question is on the first slide and the answer with an eye-catching image is on th

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, English Language Arts, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

CCSS:

Making Inferences Task Cards for Inferencing Practice Print & Digital with Audio

Created by

Inferencing is such a difficult reading strategy for many students, but these 24 short passage Making Inferences Task Cards can help!WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:24 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsAnswer KeysClassroom PosterDIGITAL:Google SlidesEasel ActivityDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintChallenge Card to extend the lessonAudio Support Multiple versions of the recording sheet includedGreat for 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade! CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO SEE A LOT MORE! Th

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

1st - 2nd

Types:

Task Cards, Centers

Also included in: Literacy - Task Card BUNDLE (ELA & Reading for Grades 1-3) | Print & Digital

Literature Circles Roles Job Sheets Rubrics and More!

Created by

Inspired Elementary

Literature Circles roles, job sheets, rubrics, activities and more are all included in this Literature Circles Made Simple resource! Get literature circles up and running with ease in your 2nd-4th grade classroom! Many 5th grade teachers also use this resource for students that are new to literature circles, or that need a little extra support.Job sheets are written in kid-friendly language, making it easy for students to complete their jobs independently! Differentiated versions of EVERY job s

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Printables, Literature Circles

5th Grade Reading Comprehension Passages | Grammar and Writing Prompts FULL YEAR

Created by

Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies

Teaching 5th grade ELA has so many components - and that’s before you even think about aligning to English Language Arts standards and state test prep! Supplement your main ELA curriculum with my 5th Grade Mini Lessons With Standards Based Assessments. Whether you use this resource every single week to supplement instruction, as a part of your literacy rotations, or as a robust review for test prep season, your 5th graders will show what they know as you thoroughly assess each standard. No more

Subjects:

Grades:

5th

Types:

Assessment, Rubrics

CCSS:

RL.5.1

, RL.5.2

, RL.5.3

, RL.5.4

, RL.5.5

...

Words Their Way Activities Printable Notebooks w Digital Google Slides

Created by

Tarheelstate Teacher

Go beyond traditional spelling activities and differentiate with ease while you scaffold students into deeper analysis of spelling, word patterns, and "word-studying" concepts with the Words Their Way aligned Word Study Notebooks bundle full of thoughtful word study activities for each WTW level! These notebooks are perfect for 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade word study + classrooms with students on varying levels.This word study activities bundle includes four leveled notebooks: 1) Letter N

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Spelling

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types: