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2nd grade critical thinking social studies task cards for Microsoft Word
Common Core/Blooms Taxonomy Choice Menu Homework and Enrichment for ENTIRE year
This product was created as use for homework, but can be edited for use in the classroom.
This product contains homework for the ENITRE year or 9 different choice menu's to use as you wish.
This is a Choice Menu based on Bloom's Taxonomy and is aligned with the Common Core State Standards.
There are 24 choices in all on each homework and can be completed over a month as reading homework for each night.
I have my students cut it out and glue it into their homework journals. They read for 2
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1st - 5th
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Listen Up!: A Hear! Think! Do! Activity to Get Kids Listening & Moving
The newest activity in the Hear! Think! Do! Series is here! Kids from preschool on up will love playing Listen Up!, which helps students develop better listening and critical thinking skills--and gets them moving while they do it! Players are read or given a card with a direction and a stipulation on it--students may only perform the prescribed action IF the description applies to them. This multi-step process requires careful listening and engaged minds!
Perfect for a whole-group Cooperative
Grades:
PreK - 3rd
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Card Set: Bullying Prevention Coping Skill Cards
Now you can order your own set of Bullying Prevention Coping Skills in the complete set that school counselors use!
This set of Bullying Prevention Coping Skill Cards comes with twenty different color cards. Each card has a different Warm Fuzzy Feeling Friend that teaches kids how to deal proactively with mean teasers, or bullies!
If you follow the directions on each card and role play on a regular basis you will have twenty different ways to handle a bully.
These Bullying Prevention Coping
Grades:
PreK - 12th
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Student Rubric Template
This document includes a student rubric template along with an example of how you can fill it out to measure success in an objective manner. The rubric features a 3 point system of grading. This type of rubric is ideal for oral presentations and summative projects. The rubric features visuals that are student friendly so that students can use this rubric to guide their self-monitoring and self-evaluation during their creative process.You can edit the rubric template to match your standards and
Grades:
PreK - 6th
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Token Economy Board Disney Princess
Token Economy Board - Disney Princess Disney Princesses!A Token Economy is a useful tool for behavior modifications. It is effective with children in many age groups, including children with special needs, those on the autism spectrum, those who have social and emotional problems, and more.Tokens are given when a desired behavior is accomplished. Tokens are never taken away, but until the child fills the board they are not due a reward. Rewards can be small like stickers, candy, fidgets, etc. or
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Not Grade Specific
Spanish Reciprocal Teaching Cards
Reciprocal teaching guide cards for students and parents to practice independently.
Grades:
1st - 6th
South America task cards
I created these cards to accompany a printable map of South America with the countries labeled and with stars signifying capital cities (although it can be used with any printable map of South America). This is a good review activity for students participating in a study of South America or the continents in general. With these question cards, they not only review where each country is located, they also learn fun trivia about several of the nations in South America.
I copied the question car
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2nd - 6th
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Dash Activity Cards
Use these cards to introduce the Blockly App to students to program Dash. The cards progress from easy, basic commands to more complex. Print, laminate, cut and make a book using a binder clip. Have students use the Blockly app on a tablet to program Dash to complete the cards.
Grades:
1st - 3rd
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CKLA Grade 2 Domain 2: Indus River Valley Civilization Journal
This is an Extension Writing project . It includes specific directions for teacher or student, journal templates, student checklist, and a rubric. This can be used as a writing task/assessment in class or a home project.
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2nd - 6th
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Math Talk Classroom Question Card Set
Need a way to ensure that students are actively listening and participating in the math talk? Want to make sure your students are thinking and reasoning at a higher level of learning during the math talk?
Use this classroom question set of 18 math talk cards designed around Revised Blooms Taxonomy. Simply print on card stock, cut apart, and pass out one card to each student (or partners) and require that the students ask the question during the discussion. Then after a few questions have been
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
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Early Finishers Task Cards
Do you have students who work really fast and then come ask you that ridiculous question, "What do we do when we have finished everything?" Well worry no more, just make it a routine to go to the basket with all of these cards and have them select a card and write their answer on the back using a dry erase card and then turn it back in. If they get it right, they get a prize, if not then the card returns to the basket to be attempted next time.
Grades:
K - 12th
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Continent and Ocean Clue Task Cards
Can be used as an individual activity, or in groups- students will read each clue card, which tells them which continent they are on (with a picture of a blank map with only the continent they are on for that specific task card highlighted). Students will use cardinal or intermediate directions to find another continent, or ocean. Students will jot their answer in their recording sheet.
*Clue Task Cards (Where is...)
*Student Recording Sheet
*Answer key
****print out and give each student a L
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Grades:
1st - 5th
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Veterans Day Fact Cards
Here are 20 Veterans Day fact cards that have fun facts about every U.S. Military Branch. This package includes an answer key, an answer sheet for students, and fun facts about every branch. Use as a whole-group activity or in a station.
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1st - 9th
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Common Core/Blooms Taxonomy Choice Menu Homework and Enrichment
This product was created as use for homework, but can be edited for use in the classroom.
This is a Choice Menu based on Bloom's Taxonomy and is aligned with the Common Core State Standards.
There are 24 choices in all and can be completed over a month as reading homework for each night.
I have my students cut it out and glue it into their homework journals. They read for 20 minutes each night and then choose which activity they want to complete that night.
Perfect for enrichment activitie
Grades:
1st - 5th
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Token Economy Board MCU Marvel Characters
Token Economy Board - MCU Marvel Characters!A Token Economy is a useful tool for behavior modifications. It is effective with children in many age groups, including children with special needs, those on the autism spectrum, those who have social and emotional problems, and more.Tokens are given when a desired behavior is accomplished. Tokens are never taken away, but until the child fills the board they are not due a reward. Rewards can be small like stickers, candy, fidgets, etc. or they can be
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Not Grade Specific
3rd Grade Common Core Choice Menu Homework and Enrichment for ENTIRE year
This product was created as use for homework, but can be edited for use in the classroom.
This product contains homework for the ENTIRE year or 9 different choice menu's to use as you wish.
This is a Choice Menu based on Bloom's Taxonomy and is aligned with the Common Core State Standards.
There are 24 choices in all on each homework and can be completed over a month as reading homework for each night.
I have my students cut it out and glue it into their homework journals. They read for 2
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Types:
Stem Activity: Homes Around The World- Activity Cards
This product contains all the activity cards to do the culminating activity for a unit on homes.
Please note: You will need to purchase materials (craft supplies etc) for students to use to create their homes.
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Grades:
2nd - 9th
Ancient Egyptian Creative Activity- Complete the Artifact
Creative, fun activity to use when learning about Ancient Egypt
Could be used as a prompt for creative writing or an extension activity.
Students use their imaginations and their creative/artistic side to finish the 'broken' artifact to show what it could have been in Ancient Egyptian society.
They finish it by writing about what the artifact would have been and what it would have been used for.
Some examples past students have done: pyramid fragment, tools, a piece of jewelry , statue to
Grades:
2nd - 8th
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Zones of Regulation Chart
A Zones of Regulation resource used for students to identify their feelings and experiences in the red and green zone. This helps students to identify ways in which they can navigate from the red zone to the green zone.
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Grades:
K - 4th
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Budget Worksheet
This Budget Worksheet is a great resource to have for Social Studies, Economics, or Finance lessons for younger grades! This activity can be made more challenging or simplyfied to fit your classroom needs! Included is:- Budget Worksheet for income/ expenses and wants/needs-24 Suggested professions and salaries (Salaries are based on the national average with some rounding)How I use this worksheet in my classroom is usually during a personal finance lesson. I randomly assign the students a profes
Grades:
1st - 5th
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CCSS:
Hoop Hop - Game Activity Card
A card which can be printed out back to back and used with children as a PE lesson. This specific card relates to Games and includes:
- Health and Safety
- Equipment List
- Instructions with illustration
- Inclusion points
- Acquiring and developing skills
- Adaptations and variations
- Selecting and applying skills and tactics
- Evaluating and improving performance
- Knowledge and understanding of fitness and health
An activity card that can be used over and over again and could even be u
Grades:
1st - 5th
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Understanding Instruction - Thinking about understanding and self reflection
Print out these in colour, laminate and cut them all out individually. Punch a hole in the top left hand side and attach a keyring.
When sitting on the floor for instruction or lessons, or even at their tables, students can show the teacher what 'traffic light' they are feeling in relation to how much they understand the topic or what is being spoken about.
Excellent resource!
Grades:
PreK - 12th
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USA State Coloring Activity
These cards are to be used with a map of the USA. Students follow the task on each card, indicating a certain state to locate and color a specific color. Print on cardstock.
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Grades:
1st - 8th
Rockin' Helpers Job Labels
Here are labels that have assigned job tasks on each one. These were used within a classroom and the labels were placed on pockets where Popsicle sticks (that had their names on them) were inserted into the pocket. It made it very easy to change job duties while keeping students accountable throughout the day with a daily task.
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Grades:
K - 3rd
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