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Free 5th grade resources for Easel Activities and for GATE
Free STEM Challenge: Basketball Tower
This is a STEM Challenge perfect for the basketball madness of March, but it can also be used all year! Students must use only newspaper and masking tape to create a tower than will support a basketball. Excellent science inquiry lesson. Get your students building things! My goal with this resource is to make STEM as easy to implement as possible!Included:Graphic Organizer (with and without guiding questions)Rubric Picture ExamplesExtension MenuDetailed Notes to TeacherMaterials Required:newspap
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3rd - 5th
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Black History - Jamestown - Leveled passage - Reading Comprehension Questions
Are you looking for a leveled text with comprehension questions that teaches students about important history? This 3-page text tells the important story of the first Africans to arrive in Jamestown. It makes a great supplement to a unit about Black History, Jamestown, Colonial America, the Civil War or Civil Rights. You get the article and the activities as a pdf printable AND they are ready to use in Easel!This free sample is part of my larger, differentiated resource, The First Africans -
Grades:
5th - 7th
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Fairy Tale STEM--Jack and the Parachute
This is a building and engineering projects based on Jack and the Beanstalk. Students will construct a parachute to help Jack escape the giant using everyday household and classroom items to complete this project. This activity is designed to encourage critical thinking and scientific reasoning skills, as well as, problem solving and teamwork.
Materials Needed: various paper products (coffee filters, newspaper, tissue paper, etc…); various types of string (yarn, thread, dental floss, etc…); a
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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Also included in: STEM Challenge Bundle (Fairy Tale, Nursery Rhymes, Seasonal STEM)
ONE DOLLAR WORDS FREEBIE Critical Thinking Because of Mr. Terupt Extension
ONE DOLLAR WORDS are any words that have a value of exactly $1 when the letters are added together using these values: a = 1¢, b = 2¢, ... z = 26¢. The true value is in all the skills your kiddos will practice while engaged with this unit. ONE DOLLAR WORDS combine computation with vocabulary development, grammar with research, and editing with Higher Order Thinking Skills. Use this unit as an extension activity for Rob Buyea's book, Because of Mr. Terupt. This resource is also available digit
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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FREE Math Logic Puzzle Activities Birthday
6 challenging birthday themed logic puzzle tasks that are no prep ready to print and give straight to your students. Perfect for extension and enrichment for gifted and talented and high ability students. These activities engage students to develop problem solving skills and use critical thinking. Kimberly Jayne Creates is TWO! To celebrate I created this birthday themed Logic Puzzle resource for all of my followers to enjoy ♥ Thanks for your support, it means the world!Level 1 includes problems
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Grades:
1st - 6th
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Also included in: Math Activities Logic Puzzles 1st-6th Grade Volume Four Bundle
FREE States Choice Board Menu for Differentiation Enrichment and Early Finishers
Are you looking for an engaging, no-prep States Choice Board? Choice boards / menu boards / tic-tac-toe boards are excellent for differentiating your instruction for ALL students, including intervention and enrichment students! This choice board is perfect for reviewing and extending what you've taught in class. Printable and digital versions are both included, and it's ready to be used!What Is Included in This Resource?Teaching TipsChoice Board Folder CoversStudent Pages for Each Choice Board A
Grades:
2nd - 5th
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CRITICAL THINKING with Word Relationships TRIADS FREEBIETask Cards GATE
FREEBIE!! TRIADS combine critical thinking with vocabulary development, while building word relationships. Teach your students to use Bloom’s upper level thinking skills – analysis, synthesis, and evaluation – while having fun! These FREE TRIADS allow you to try them before you buy them. FREE TRIADS are available in both print and digitally on TPT Easel.HOW TRIADS WORKFind a word that can be added to each of the words on the Triads. The common word comes before or after each of the 3 words to ma
Grades:
3rd - 6th
FREE Choice Board Direction Posters for Early Finishers and Enrichment
Do you need choice board direction posters for your students who are early finishers, gifted, or in need of enrichment? These no-prep, printable, and digital choice board posters are excellent for distance learning and can be used with Google Slides™ or printed. Pair them with any choice board, and give your students the directions they need!Printable and digital versions are both included, so it's ready to be used!What Is Included in This Resource?Three options for you to choose from:Digital Po
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
FREE Math Problem Solving Activities Birthday Gifted and Talented Extension
7 Challenging Birthday themed Problem Solving tasks that are no prep ready to print and give straight to your students. Perfect for extension and enrichment for gifted and talented and high ability students. These activities engage students to develop problem solving skills and use critical thinking. Kimberly Jayne Creates is ONE! To celebrate I created this birthday themed Problem Solving resource for all of my followers to enjoy ♥. Thanks for your support, it means the world!What Will I Receiv
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1st - 6th
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Creature Cards ★ FREEBIE ★
Just what you need as a quick puzzle in math class or as a fun start to your school day. Project a set of creatures on the wall and students are challenged to figure out the rule for the creatures. Which creatures at the bottom of the page follow the rule? You might have students work in teams to identify the rule.Great for visual students and intellectually gifted students who thrive on puzzles.Bonus: I included a formatted page so students can name and draw new creature puzzles to share with c
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2nd - 6th
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FREE CRITICAL THINKING PUZZLES Thinking Corner Daily Challenge Logic GATE
THINKING CORNER Free Version is a MADE-FOR-EASEL product that provides an engaging, interactive, digital activity for exercising logic and reasoning skills among gifted and high achieving, 3rd – 6th graders. Each daily slide challenges learners to solve 6 critical thinking puzzles:Hink PinksMystery MathMonster MathTriadsWord LaddersWord Winkers A total of 5 days' worth of critical thinking puzzles are supplied, giving you a try it before you buy it preview. Combining THINKING CORNER Volumes 1 &a
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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