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Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa informational text resources for Easel Activities and for GATE
CHRISTMAS HINK PINK et al. PUZZLES Word Riddles Task Cards Vocabulary GATE
HINK PINKS, HINKY PINKIES, HINKITY PINKITIES, and HITINKITY PITINKITIES are riddles that help children learn to problem solve while exercising vocabulary skills (definitions, synonyms, parts of speech, rimes, ...). These Christmas themed, printable task cards prompt your students to interpret data, make inferences, draw conclusions, and analyze new information. Hink Pinks, et al. riddles are terrific for centers, enrichment, differentiation, bell ringers, sponge activities, and GATE. They are al
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Also included in: HOLIDAY HINK PINKS, et al. BUNDLE
Claims, Reasons and Evidence in Speeches About Animals CCSS SL.4.3 & SL.5.3
Claims and evidence are easy to find – once students know where to look. In this activity, students watch three videos about animals. Then they locate reasons that support speakers' claims. This gives kids insight to informational structures used by speakers and writers. Open the preview to take a closer look. Activities scaffold to provide less and less support for fourth and fifth grade learners.First, students watch a speech about camels. Based on information from the video, they answer two q
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4th - 5th
California Ranchos Unit Informational Reading Activities Writing Art Project
This California Ranchos Era no-prep unit will give your students an excellent overview of the Mexican Rancho period. Written in a student-friendly and entertaining manner, history will come alive! Student text is included along with 28 text-dependent questions, a writing project and a fun directed drawing art project anyone can do!Topics covered: land grantsdisenos, vaqueroshaciendasfiestas reatas Native Americans during this time periodCalifornia Bank Notesfandangosthe end of the era and more!N
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4th - 6th
Also included in: California Ranchos Informational Reading and Activities & 2 Games Bundle
California Gold Rush #5: Mining Tools Informational Reading & More
The sixth in our California Gold Rush Text Series is called Mining Tools and Techniques. Topics include:panningrockerlong tomsluice boxhydraulic miningProblem: We love the California Gold Rush. That shouldn't be a problem except there is way too much information out there! Overwhelm! We created our own curriculum that covered everything important but was flexible enough to use in a variety of ways. We also wanted each section to be able to stand alone.Solution: A comprehensive Gold Rush Series o
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4th - 6th
Also included in: California Gold Rush Informational Reading Series #1-6 Discounted Bundle
California Gold Rush: #1 The Early Days Informational Reading and More!
The first in our California Gold Rush Text Series is called "The Early Days." The focus is on the backstory and first few months of 1848. We cover:John SutterSutter's FortJames Marshall Sutter's MillSam BrannanMethods to test goldThe entry of the U.S. into the territorial picture. Problem: We love the California Gold Rush. That shouldn't be a problem except we have way too much information! Overwhelm! We created our own curriculum that covered everything important but was flexible enough to use
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4th - 6th
Also included in: California Gold Rush Informational Reading Series #1-6 Discounted Bundle
Just So Stories - Check the Facts with Information from Multiple Sources
It’s time for some critical thinking! Students read “The Beginning of the Armadillo.” Then, to check its accuracy, they draw on information from multiple kid-friendly websites. Students answer questions and evaluate each site’s text features. As a culmination, they assess the accuracy of the story and rank the websites.Open the preview to take a closer look at this authentic learning task. You’ll love the way it pairs literature with informational text and asks students to use higher order think
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4th - 5th
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LATIN SQUARES MATH LOGIC PUZZLES Reindeer Sudoku GATE Differentiated Christmas
These Latin Squares math puzzles will challenge children's deductive reasoning skills and help them acquire the critical thinking needed to solve Sudoku puzzles. REINDEER SQUARES begin with an easy, 3x3 grid appropriate for young learners. The tasks progress gradually, increasing in difficulty up to a 7x7 grid. Create a Christmas, critical thinking center with these brain teasers. REINDEER SQUARES are available in print and digitally on TPT Easel. CONTENTS5 work mats3x3 array4x4 array5x5 array6x
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December Independent Work Packet - Christmas Early Finisher, Sub Plans
Eight no-prep Christmas learning activities provide hours of independent work. They're great for early or fast finishers, including gifted and talented students. You can even use them for December sub plans! A 10-page student booklet supports an interactive website. Fourth or fifth grade students engage in meaningful online learning experiences and respond in their packets, which can be accessed as forced Google Slides, or shared as Easel Activities. The webpage includes directions, links to vid
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4th - 5th
California Gold Rush #3 Over Land to California Informational Reading and More
The third in our California Gold Rush Text Series is called Land Routes to California.It explores:the major routeslandmarkspacking lists and suppliespotential problems and more! Problem: We love the California Gold Rush. That shouldn't be a problem except there is way too much information out there! Overwhelm! We created our own curriculum that covered everything important but was flexible enough to use in a variety of ways. We also wanted each section to be able to stand alone.Solution: A comp
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4th - 6th
Also included in: California Gold Rush Informational Reading Series #1-6 Discounted Bundle
Christmas Math Enrichment Project for 2nd, 3rd, & 4th | Holiday Enrichment
Your students will LOVE these fun math enrichment projects with a Christmas theme! Students will plan 3 different, fun road trips from choice menus while working within various budgets! Perfect for math enrichment, gifted, fast finishers, and more. Zero prep for you, and tons of fun for them. These math enrichment projects come pre-differentiated. You get 3 different math projects, each with varying difficulty levels.They are so simple for you, too. All you need to do is print and GO! ✨Included
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Math Enrichment Projects for 2nd, 3rd, & 4th | Differentiated PBLs
California Gold Rush #4 : Sea Routes Informational Reading & More
The fourth in our California Gold Rush Text Series is "Sea Routes to California." It includes:Cape HornStrait of MagellanPanama routeHardships & diseasesShip advertising and more! We have everything you need to teach the California Gold Rush with age-appropriate content.Includes:Engaging TextVocabulary & Word SearchWriting PromptDiscussion QuestionsProblem: We love the California Gold Rush. That shouldn't be a problem except there is way too much information out there! Overwhelm! We crea
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4th - 6th
Also included in: California Gold Rush Informational Reading Series #1-6 Discounted Bundle
Whodunnit Math- Missing Gingerbread House Addition &Subtraction Enrichment
Who stole the gingerbread house?This fun and challenging enrichment activity has students solving a variety of fun problems! There are 10 problems with a focus on addition and subtraction with regrouping all with a winter holiday theme. Students solve the problems and each correct answer gives them a clue in figuring out who took the gingerbread house, where it is, and why it was taken. Check out the preview to see the types of problems to see if it would be right for your students.Just print an
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3rd - 5th
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Black History - Jamestown - Leveled Reading Passage - Comprehension Questions
Are you looking for a leveled reading passage with comprehension questions that also teaches important history? This 3-page non-fiction text tells the important story of the first Africans to arrive in Jamestown. Your students will improve their reading comprehension by practicing skills like identifying the main idea and inference; improve vocabulary by practicing context clues and learn important history through reading informational text. You get 5 days of activities that make a fantastic
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5th - 7th
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Infographic Project Rubric, Peer to Peer Rubric, & Student Reflection
Did you know 65% of the world’s population is made up of visual learners? Assess your students' created infographics, have students peer assess each other's infographics before they submit for credit, and then wrap up your Infographic project by asking students to reflect on this valuable design thinking experience. You'll witness and accelerate excitement in your classroom when your student learns to create their own infographics with researching, data collection, planning, and designing an inf
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11th - 12th, Staff
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Reading Response Activities for Gifted, Advanced, and Fast-Finishing Learners
What if you had a resource that your gifted and advanced learners thought was super cool and interesting? What if your kids who were always finished with their work early had something to do that they wanted to work on?This product gives students the opportunity for just that! Using the book or website by Randall Munroe, "What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions", your students can complete 8 different reading response activities to explore these out-of-the-box res
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5th - 8th
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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 -
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5th - 7th
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FREE Sample - If Your Name Was Changed at Ellis Island - Immigration Book Study
The book, If Your Name Was Changed at Ellis Island, is an introduction to the journey immigrants made when America was young. This free sample of the book study will help guide students in learning what it would be like to be an immigrant coming to America. If you would like the complete packet, click here.Included in the complete packet is:Table of contentsStudent cover page13 worksheets withcomprehension questionstablesmatchingVenn diagramsmapsAnswers for every page4 templates for letter writ
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3rd - 4th
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Snowman Visual Logic Puzzles
Snowman Visual Logic PuzzlesBuild critical thinking and visual discrimination skills with this colorful snowman-themed picture task card set. Using visual-spatial skills and logic, students look for shared characteristics in order to decide which 1 of 4 snowmen belongs to the group. No reading required! Go Paperless!Assign the Easel Assessment version of this product through your learning management system. Students have fun completing the self-checking critical thinking brainteasers on their di
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K - 5th
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JANE AUSTEN 8 Projects and Activities PRINT and EASEL
This is a package of activities that combines historical research and literary appreciation of Jane Austen. Each of the eight small projects stand alone – the classroom teacher can pick and choose which assignments may be done, or the students can be given the option of which ones they want to complete. The activities also make an excellent independent study for a student who wants to pursue an interest in Jane Austen and/or the Regency era.Designed for senior high school students but several
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Christmas Choice Board Menu for Enrichment and Early Finishers in December
Looking for no-prep, meaningful, and engaging Christmas activities? This Christmas choice board is perfect for keeping your students interested in learning. Choice boards are excellent for differentiating your instruction for ALL students, including intervention and enrichment students! Printable and digital versions are both included, and it's ready to be used!What Is Included in This Resource?Teaching TipsFolder CoversChoice Board (Printable and Digital Versions)Student Activity Pages for Eac
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2nd - 5th
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