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Critical thinking graphic organizers
One Pager Templates - 40 Print and Digital One Pager Templates
One-Pagers are the perfect way to combine higher-level thinking and creativity into your classroom, and with these 40 different templates, you will never hear "I don't know where to start!" again. Your students can show their mastery and understanding of ANY subject in new and innovative ways.You can use these Print and Digital One Pager templates with ANY subject you are teaching. Perfect for literature, math, science, social studies, vocabulary, grammar, and more!This resource includes:20 no-
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3rd - 12th
Also included in: One Pager Mega Bundle - Book Reports - Exit Tickets
Depth and Complexity Novel Study for The Giver
Reading and Responding to The Giver and Complexity!Bring your students’ thinking and discussion to a whole new level while reading Lois Lowry’s The Giver. This critical thinking companion resource is designed to “dig deeper” when compared to traditional novel worksheets available. Each chapter has a unique graphic organizer that contains 4 critical thinking questions questions and 1 related "Core Question". All questions within the graphic organizers are open-ended, can be answered in multiple
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6th - 8th
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Fairy Tales 2nd Grade Fairytales, Folktales, & Fables Unit Lessons & Activities
A fairy tale (fairytale), folk tale, and fable close reading unit can make writing lesson plans a breeze and ensure a deeper exploration into understanding stories while students provide text evidence from specified Mentor Texts (a list is included!). This interactive reading unit uses three different genres to teach deeper thinking about the main characters, the moral of the story, text structure, point of view, and comparing and contrasting stories. Graphic organizers are included and can be u
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Depth and Complexity Novel Study for Tuck Everlasting
Reading and Responding to Tuck Everlasting with Depth and Complexity!Bring your students’ thinking and discussion to a whole new level while reading Natalie Babbitt’s Tuck Everlasting. This critical thinking companion resource is designed to “dig deeper” when compared to traditional novel worksheets available. Each chapter has a unique graphic organizer that contains 4 critical thinking questions questions and 1 related "Core Question". All questions within the graphic organizers are open-ende
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6th - 8th
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Depth and Complexity Novel Study for Number the Stars
Reading and Responding to Number the Stars with Depth and Complexity!Bring your students’ thinking and discussion to a whole new level while reading Lois Lowry’s Number the Stars. This critical thinking companion resource is designed to “dig deeper” when compared to traditional novel worksheets available. Each chapter has a unique graphic organizer that contains 4 critical thinking questions questions and 1 related "Core Question". All questions within the graphic organizers are open-ended, ca
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5th - 7th
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Weekly Reading Logs: Skill based
Do you want to take your students reading logs to the next level??? Check out these skill based, weekly reading logs! These reading logs help your students use critical thinking skills to develop and analyze their reading. Help your students think deeply and actively comprehend what they read by pairing the week's reading log to your weekly learning targets! How it works: First, choose which template to use for the week. Students will have this in their guided reading or take home folder. Studen
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Grades:
K - 2nd
Also included in: Reading Comprehension Print and Go Bundle
Depth and Complexity Novel Study for The Sign of the Beaver
Reading and Responding to The Sign of the Beaver with Depth and Complexity!Bring your students’ thinking and discussion to a whole new level while reading Elizabeth George Speare’s The Sign of The Beaver. This critical thinking companion resource is designed to “dig deeper” when compared to traditional novel worksheets available. Each chapter has a unique graphic organizer that contains 4 critical thinking questions questions and 1 related "Core Question". All questions within the graphic orga
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4th - 6th
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Reading Comprehension Interactive Strategy Cards
I made these reading comprehension strategy cards based on my all-time favorite professional development book; Strategies that Work, by Harvey and Goudvis. These cards can be used in multiple settings (e.g., Guided Reading, Shared Reading, etc.) and with any level text. I print them on colored card stock, laminate, and the kids use post-its on them. However, they can also be printed on plain paper and used as traditional graphic organizer.There is one card for each strategy:-Determining Impor
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mats {For all subjects!}
These “Thinking Mats” present open-ended and engaging opportunities related to 11 “Thinking Tools” ( Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives) of critical thinking. They can be utilized with practically any subject and/or topic in a variety of learning settings (small group, pairs, whole group, independent, etc.). There are 11 double-sided “Thinking Mats”; one for
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4th - 10th
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Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mega Bundle
Movie Response Unit | Film Analysis & Review | Media Literacy | Digital & Print
⭐ Make MOVIES and VISUAL TEXTS A MEANINGFUL learning opportunity in 2024 with this UPDATED and engaging collection of FILM STUDY graphic organizers, activities and tools your students will love. ⭐ All the hard work is done for you with NO PREPARATION REQUIRED for this DIGITAL and PRINT MEDIA LITERACY resource.This collection of 27 INDEPENDENT TASKS and GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS takes students beyond the hype, special effects and trailers to look at visual literacy from several perspectives, offering D
Grades:
5th - 8th
Also included in: Innovative Substitute Teaching Bundle | No Prep Sub Plans
Depth and Complexity Novel Study for Hatchet
Reading and Responding to Hatchet with Depth and Complexity!Bring your students’ thinking and discussion to a whole new level while reading Gary Paulsen’s Hatchet. This critical thinking companion resource is designed to “dig deeper” when compared to traditional novel worksheets available. Each chapter has a unique graphic organizer that contains 4 critical thinking questions questions and 1 related "Core Question". All questions within the graphic organizers are open-ended, can be answered in
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5th - 7th
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Depth and Complexity Novel Study for The Lightning Thief
Reading and Responding to The Lightning Thief with Depth and Complexity!Bring your students’ thinking and discussion to a whole new level while reading Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief. This critical thinking companion resource is designed to “dig deeper” when compared to traditional novel worksheets available. Each chapter has a unique graphic organizer that contains 4 critical thinking questions questions and 1 related "Core Question". All questions within the graphic organizers are open-end
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4th - 6th
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First Day of School GRIT Growth Mindset Lesson Plan Math Small Group Activities
✨Grit & Growth Mindset Challenges: Build Resiliency Skills✨ Most growth mindset activities, posters, bulletin boards, coloring pages, positive affirmations or worksheets only discuss what Growth Mindset is & its importance. These Math Logic Puzzles encourage GRIT and a Growth Mindset allowing students to better understand and apply these theories by practicing them in the learning pit. ✅ Of all the things we teach our students, it’s hard to think of a concept or objective in the curricul
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5th - 8th
Fact and Opinion Task Cards & Unit Plan | Perspective & Bias | Digital + Print
This 153 PAGE UNIT provides ENGAGING TASKS, TASK CARDS, LESSONS and RESOURCES to teach students the difference between FACT and OPINION as READERS and WRITERS through proven teaching strategies fostering CRITICAL THINKING and RESEARCH SKILLS. ⭐ AN ESSENTIAL MEDIA LITERACY SKILL FOR THE "MISINFORMATION" ERAWHAT'S INCLUDEDFact & Opinion Mini-Lesson and overviewLink to Google Slides Version for independent/interactive use16 Fact and Opinion Discovery Task cards (Digital + Print)16 Fact & O
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3rd - 9th
GRIT Gifted and Talented GATE Enrichment Logic Puzzles SEL Activities Worksheets
✨Grit & Growth Mindset Challenges: Build Resiliency Skills✨ Most growth mindset activities, posters, bulletin boards, coloring pages, positive affirmations or worksheets only discuss what Growth Mindset is or the Power of Yet... These fun Brain teasers & Logic Puzzles encourage critical thinking, problem-solving skills, GRIT, and a Growth Mindset allowing students to better understand and apply these theories by practicing them in the learning pit.Click Here to Read the Blog PostGRIT and
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4th - 7th
Fermi Unit | Questions & Problem Solving | Project Based Learning Math Tasks
Here is a typical "Fermi" question: How long would it take to count to one million? - Obviously, there is no definitive answer; you can't google it, which is the POWER and PURPOSE of a Fermi problem. The coolest math classes of 2024. Fermi problems ARE NOT ABOUT THE ANSWER but the MATHEMATICAL JOURNEY TO THE ANSWER. Exploring MATHEMATICAL LOGIC, RESEARCH, ESTIMATION AND CALCULATION. STUDENTS LOVE FERMI QUESTIONS because they allow them to THINK, SIMULATE, TEST, and EXPLORE big concepts an
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4th - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education
First Nations People in Early Canada, Six People Groups: Gr. 3 NEW BC Curriculum
Learn about the 6 different groups of early First Nations People in Canada according to their geographic location. Learn how the environment influenced food, home, community, travel, trade, government, traditions and celebrations. Graphic organizers help students to sort information visually and compare similarities and differences. A wide range of thinking activities are include throughout.Created for Grade 3 BC's NEW Curriculum.Contents Curricular and Content Competencies AddressedIntroduction
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2nd - 4th
Interactive Read Aloud Lesson Plan Activities for The Great Kapok Tree
Interactive Common Core Read Aloud Lesson Plan with Printable Activities / Graphic Organizers / Worksheets / Writing for The Great Kapok Tree: This is a perfect read aloud for discussing how characters' feelings change, cause and effect, author's purpose and making evaluations and judgements. Your learners will get lots of experience with using their critical thinking skills with the prompts, discussions, graphic organizers and printable activities in this resource. This file contains 7 pages o
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K - 3rd
Also included in: DO NOT PURCHASE / SOME ITEMS ARE BEING DEACTIVATED
Mystery Reading Comprehension | Making Inferences | CSI
This Crime Scene Investigation Activity has everything you need for an engaging hands-on experience that reinforces critical thinking, inference, and good old-fashioned common sense! Did someone say, CANDY? This workshop requires a little bit for investigation purposes. It's up to you if you want your students to sample the evidence afterward.**Note that a variety of candy is required for the hands-on investigation. Suggested candies are listed in the Teacher's Directions.This critical thinking
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Depth and Complexity Novel Study for Where the Red Fern Grows
Reading and Responding to Where the Red Fern Grows with Depth and Complexity!Bring your students’ thinking and discussion to a whole new level while reading Wilson Rawls’s Where the Red Fern Grows. This critical thinking companion resource is designed to “dig deeper” when compared to traditional novel worksheets available. Each chapter has a unique graphic organizer that contains 4 critical thinking questions questions and 1 related "Core Question". All questions within the graphic organizers
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5th - 6th
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The Engineering Design Process: Guided Booklet Kit for STEM projects
My best-selling TPT product -- now updated with new content!Help your students brainstorm, develop, design, and evaluate their ideas for any engineering or STEM design project! This download contains 25 mix and match pages, with multiple options for each phase of the Engineering Design Process. Combine multiple sheets to create a guided booklet for the entire Engineering Design Process or choose single pages to focus in on just one or two steps. This product is designed to be flexible to the nee
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2nd - 8th
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: STEM Process Booklet Bundle: Scientific Method & Design Process
Stone Soup Folktale Handouts
I read the folktale "Stone Soup" aloud to my students, focusing on the fact that the soup made the entire town happy at the end. I asked questions to make sure that the students have understood the book and its message.This was my absolute favorite folktale when I was younger, and that is why I wanted to create a fun, bold handout to go along with my lesson on folktales.How I used handout 1: "Elements of a Folktale" The teacher should model how to use the Stone Soup graphic organizer. The studen
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K - 5th
Fairy Tales with a Twist or Fractured Tales!
Visit this site to learn more!!Add a little twist to your Fairy Tale Unit with these eight delightful Fractured Fairy Tale books:The Interrupting Chicken...Definition, Is this interrupting, Sequencing, Action and ReactionHansel and Gretel...Story ElementsLittle Red Riding Hood...Story RecallChicken Little...Summarizing Waking Beauty...Story Recall, Elements, Fact/FantasyThe Very Smart Pea and the Princess To Be...Point of View, Problem Identification, Wanted Poster, Vocab MatchMore Bears...Compa
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1st - 3rd
Also included in: Reading and Writing Tales Bundle
KWL Chart
A fun spin off of the traditional KWL Chart: K (What I Know), W (What I Want to Know), L (What I have Learned). The free-hand writing areas in this KWL Chart give leniency for students who wish to draw, thus catering for creative and visual learners OR pick the lined versions for those who prefer a more structured approach. KWL Charts are a good 10-30 minute activity before introducing a new topic. ContentsTeacher Notes: What a KWL chart is and how to implement in the classroom.Student Instructi
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Not Grade Specific
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