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8th grade critical thinking character education resources
End of the Year Awards l Editable Classroom Awards l Certificates
2024 Update: Surprise! I decided to add editable full color awards with brand new diverse clip art! Every student will see themselves in these unique awards. I added 100+ brand new updated awards. This file is massive! These new awards are a bonus file. I cannot provide a black and white version due to the cost of all the clip art. All the original awards are still in the file. Here is a new award tracker in Google Sheets for your convenience. If you want to check out a list of all the awards, j
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K - 8th
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Growth Mindset ESCAPE ROOM Activity - Reading Comprehension - Back to School
The Growth Mindset Escape Room will take students on a secret mission around the classroom, reading comprehension passages, and answering questions! This escape room has students decode interesting facts about Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, George Lucas, and Walt Disney.Perfect Back to School or first day activity to promote a positive mindset, talk about failures, determination and success, and start the year off on a good note.The Growth Mindset Escape Room is a great reading comprehension ac
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5th - 8th
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Back to School Bulletin Board Goal Setting Cactus Craft & Door Decor Activity
Get your students setting goals for a new school year, quarter, or month AND creating a beautiful bulletin board with this kit, which includes both English and Spanish! There are six different plants to choose from, so you can create a whole garden of goals! The prompt on the pots reads, "My goal for growth is..."Here's what you'll get:Craftivity version (to be printed on colored paper) in full and 1/3 page sizesNo prep version (to be printed on white paper) in full and 1/3 page sizesBoth crafti
Grades:
K - 8th
Reward Coupons for Positive Classroom Management (Editable!)
Classroom rewards made easy! Your students will love these 40 unique reward coupons for positive classroom management, and you will love how much money it saves you! These reward coupons focus on rewarding students with privileges that make them feel special, increasing intrinsic motivation and making your classroom run much more smoothly. This makes them perfect to pair with any classroom management system and in PBIS schools. These coupons are now EDITABLE so you can customize the coupon titl
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K - 8th
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Ontario Learning Skills Report Card Comments
*NEWLY UPDATED OCTOBER 2020 to include Virtual Learning and Covid-19 Comments*Completing the learning skills portion of the Ontario report card has never been easier! Make this normally time-consuming task a breeze with our Ontario Learning Skills Report Card Comments! This product contains the following helpful resources for each of the 6 learning skills (Responsibility, Organization, Independent Work, Collaboration, Initiative and Self-Regulation):• Progress Report Card Rubric & Next Steps
Grades:
1st - 8th
Would You Rather Sampler - Fun Questions for Discussion, Writing Prompts, & More
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
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2nd - 9th
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Kindness Coloring Pages | Kindness Activities | Kindness Posters
These 20 Fun, No Prep Kindness Quotes Posters are perfect for providing students with time to express themselves creatively and be inspired! Each framed poster contains designs perfect for therapeutic coloring and quotes that inspire kindness. These posters are great for early finishers and students who need time to de-stress. They also make great partner coloring activities and look great on classroom walls! Students may display them in their lockers, notebooks, and even take them home to pla
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3rd - 12th
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Also included in: Growth Mindset Coloring Pages Bundle | Growth Mindset Posters Bundle
Growth Mindset: Inspirational Poster Quotes-Students Design Their Learning Space
Use growth mindset to promote creativity and ownership in your classroom!One of my favorite activities at the beginning of the year is for my students to decorate our classroom. They make growth mindset posters using these inspirational quotes to be hung around our home away from home. 125 inspirational and motivational quotes/sayings in both black and white backgrounds. Print the quotes and attach to students' drawings. These look great for open house night! Other teachers and staff will want y
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2nd - 8th
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Also included in: Building Classroom Community Bundle
Word and Logic Puzzles Escape Room Activity With Digital Lock Option
In this engaging escape room activity, teams work together to solve the word puzzles and logic puzzles using critical thinking skills to discover codes to open the lock. Students love the fun of an escape room game, and you will love that this low-prep activity gets them thinking as they solve the puzzles and clues! ⭐️ How does the escape room work? (Click the PREVIEW link above and watch the VIDEO for a closer look at this activity!)In this escape room activity, students will solve 4 different
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6th - 9th, Adult Education
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Create a Board Game! Project Based Learning Unit - Templates + Rubrics + Slides
Unleash creativity with our Board Game Project Based Learning Unit! Ideal for 1st grade and up! Make learning fun by creating a board game. Includes templates, rubrics, and more! PDF & Powerpoint Slides to introduce the project to students.KEY FEATURES:64 PAGES OF VALUE: Includes 64 pages of resources to support the entire project lifecycle from planning and crafting to reflecting.TEMPLATES FOR EVERYTHING: Comes with a variety of templates including warm up activities, planning, game design,
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2nd - 8th
Shark Tank Interactive Invention & Innovation Project! (DIGITAL and PRINT)
**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
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3rd - 12th
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Positive Affirmation Counseling Lesson, Self Esteem Group Activity & SEL Game
Need a fun social emotional learning classroom lesson, self-esteem small group activity, or engaging CBT individual counseling intervention. Your students will LOVE learning all about positive affirmations and positive self-talk while they make customized fortune tellers! Using positive affirmations will help your students develop self-efficacy, nurture a positive self-concept, and be a protective factor and coping tool for when life gets tough. What's Included4 Do-it-yourself, customizable &
Grades:
1st - 10th
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
Winter STEM Activities and Challenges with Paper ❄️ Snowflakes ❄️
**BEST SELLER!** Winter STEM / Snowflake STEM activities! Create a variety of snowflakes with these 3 STEM engaging challenges. For these challenges, the only material that is necessary is plain paper. This is a great companion activity if you are reading about Snowflake Bentley (Wilson Bentley).✅ What You'll Get ✅Teacher Instructions and sample imagesWarm up activities: How snowflakes form in nature (1 page informational text)Cutting practice page (if your students need it, recommended!)Which f
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3rd - 8th
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CCSS:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
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BUNDLE: Doodle Word Search Puzzles | Early Finishers, Fun Brain Breaks
Doodle Word Search Puzzles - BUNDLE!!These aren't typical word searches, rather they are "doodle" searches! Instead of searching for letters to make words, students are searching for doodle icon patterns throughout the puzzle (just like the normal word search). My students LOVE LOVE LOVE these so much that I created more to use throughout the year for different seasons, holidays, or occasions. It's a great option for early finishers or students who want a challenge!This HUGE BUNDLE includes 48 D
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2nd - 12th
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BRAIN TEASERS 4-Pack Bundle, Logic, Word Sense, Puzzles, Lateral Thinking – Fun!
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
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8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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CCSS:
12 Life Skill Activities for Students
Help your students become their best selves by teaching them life skills! This resource includes 12 life skills for kids with: Detailed lesson plans47 engaging activitiesDiscussion questionsHistorical figure spotlightsClassroom decorLife skill signsColoring pagesUse this resource every month (or as needed) and introduce a new life skill! You will see growth in your students, see improvement in classroom management, and foster a wonderful classroom community. The life skills included are:Active L
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1st - 12th
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Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Literature Circles Book Clubs
Add some depth and complexity to traditional Literature Circles with this complete and ready-to-use resource!You will be amazed by the level of discussion and critical thinking that will take place among your students. Each Literature Circle role (listed below) is directly connected to 11 elements of critical thinking: Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives). Ju
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4th - 9th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mega Bundle
Summer Fun Six Logic Puzzles and Brain Teasers for Middle School Students
Summer Fun for Middle School!This packet of six activities includes four logic puzzles, one cryptogram, and one grid drawing sheet. This product has been updated with the EASEL feature, perfect to use with distance or virtual learning! It can be assigned to students in a Google Classroom. You can either use the digital overlay already created, or create your own! For more information, read here! The first logic puzzle is Coaster Craziness, in which users solve for which roller coaster is h
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Year Round Logic Puzzle Bundle for Middle School!
Fall Leaves November Bulletin Board: I Am Thankful Thanksgiving Craft Door Decor
Cultivate an attitude of gratitude in your students with this beautiful thankfulness bulletin board kit, perfect for November and Thanksgiving! All you need to do is print your desired style of leaves on colored paper and have students cut and fill out the prompt! Or, you can print on white paper and have students color their own beautiful fall leaves.Here's what you'll get:3 styles of leaves in half and full page sizes with and without promptAll leaf styles with standard, primary, and no lines"
Grades:
K - 8th
CHRISTMAS Escape Room (Activities, Trivia & Puzzle Games for Students)
There are five Christmas escape room-type (trivia) challenges included in this file. Each activity can be completed individually or in conjunction with one another, depending on the time available in your planning. The challenges could be used as individual, pair or small group activities. The puzzles and games are designed to promote communication, cooperation and problem-solving skills. A detailed and thorough teacher instruction page has been included, which provides differentiated instructio
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5th - 12th
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STEM Space Lander Math & Engineering Activity (Printed & Digital)
Space Lander STEM ChallengeThis STEM activity is one of our favorite engineering design challenges! The combination of marshmallows (or ping pong balls) and aliens makes this a winning STEM challenge! In the Space Lander Challenge, student teams build a lander using the engineering design process to keep two marshmallow "aliens" or "astronauts" inside a cup as it is dropped from various heights. Using straws, index cards, and mini marshmallows or cotton balls, students apply concepts of shock ab
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5th - 10th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Space STEM Starter Challenges MEGA Bundle: Middle School
Halloween STEM Activities | Fall STEM Activities for October | Halloween Science
Halloween STEM Activities will keep your kids engaged in brain-busting work disguised as fun!This bundle includes the following 6 Halloween STEM activities:⭐ Bone Bridge® STEM Challenge Activity ⭐ Creature Catcher STEM Challenge Activity ⭐ Ghosts in the Graveyard STEM Challenge Activity ⭐ Treat Toss STEM Challenge Activity ⭐ Wings Wanted STEM Challenge Activity⭐ Halloween STEM Improv Activity (336 possible combinations!)The basic idea: In the 5 Halloween STEM Challenge Activities, students
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
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Famous Failures Vol. 1, Interactive Growth Mindset Bulletin Board, Grades 6-12
Life is hard and you will fail. It’s what you do next that determines the quality of your life. That’s the message I hope students in grades 6-12 learn from this interactive bulletin board that celebrates the growth mindset of famous figures who weren’t defeated by early failures and set-backs. This message, of course, is echoed all over social media, but I wanted to try to find reliable sources to back up what life experience has taught me to be true. To that end, I did some research and built
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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