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Free problem solving resources for GATE
STEM Activities Rollercoaster Challenge FREE Marble Run Easy STEAM Summer Projec
This STEM challenge will guide your students to build a roller coaster track. Challenge students to create a track that will keep the marble running the longest. This activity can be completed as whole group or rotation style. Easy prep & simple materials needed!This freebie is part of a my SUMMER STEM BUNDLE -Click here to Save 30% & grab all SUMMER STEM Challenges * This is perfect for summer school & end of the year fun!INCLUDED IN THIS RESOURCE:Google Slides Presentation / works
Grades:
2nd - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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FREE Math Logic Puzzles Enrichment 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Grade
6 Picture problems that engage students to develop fact fluency and problem solve using critical thinking skills. - Level 1 includes problems with Addition Facts to 10. It would suit approximately grade one, but could be below or above depending on student ability.- Level 2 includes Addition and Subtraction problems to 30. It would suit approximately grade two, but could be below or above depending on student ability.- Level 3 includes Addition and Subtraction problems to 30 and Multiplication u
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Grades:
1st - 6th
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Also included in: Math Logic Puzzles 1st Grade - 6th Grade Enrichment BUNDLE Volume One
FREE Printable Mazes for Early Finishers Activities | 18 Mazes
These 18 fun, FREE maze puzzles are perfect to keep on hand for early finishers, substitute plans, morning work, and more! 18 differentiated puzzles are included to give you multiple ways to differentiate!The mazes come with 6 levels of difficulty, and each level includes 3 mazes each. Simply print and let students choose the level that they want!Love These And Want More?I have multiple maze packs available! If you want more fun mazes, just like these, here are other maze packs I have available:
Grades:
1st - 5th
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FREE Gifted & Talented Challenge Extension Math ELA Early Finishers Activities
12 daily challenge tasks that are perfect extension activities for gifted and talented students. Gifted and talented students thrive on daily challenge, and are often deep thinkers. With Google Slides, powerpoint and task cards in both colour and ink saving black and white they are sure to save teacher lots of time preparing enrichment activities for their gifted and talented students. Great for early finishers activities!If you and your students enjoyed this resource…you might like to purchase
Grades:
2nd - 6th
May the Fourth Be With You FREEBIE STEM Challenge May 4 Activities Star Wars Day
Need a FREE May 4th activity? This May the Fourth Be With You STEM challenge will guide your space cadets to build a hideout to hide from the rebellion. It’s easy to set up & requires common classroom materials to plan the perfect Star Wars day. This freebie is part of my best-selling bundle! *Have more fun!! Download all 6 STEM challenges! Save $6 with the bundle! Your students will love designing their own base! Check out the PREVIEW for more details.MATERIALS NEEDED:Use any common craft m
Grades:
K - 3rd
Types:
Inference, Lateral Thinking, Critical Thinking, GT, 3rd 4th 5th Grade
Find our Gifted and Talented Bundle HERE!This unit contains both a printable packet version AND individual JPEG files for each document so that you can easily upload to Google Classroom. Since they are in JPEG format, students should be able to write on the documents in Google Classroom.Help Detective Doodle solve the case of the missing dog named Fish using Detective Doodle's case notes. I put these in file folders and pass out to groups for students to look over. They are many graphic organi
Grades:
3rd - 5th
CRITICAL THINKING SQUARE PUZZLES Christmas Activity Brain Teasers Logic GATE
CHRISTMAS SQUARE PUZZLERS are fun, yet challenging brain teasers. They exercise critical thinking & problem solving, build perseverance & stamina, and stimulate the brain while disguising it all as fun. Similar to Scrambled Squares, these differentiated, logic puzzles must be reconstructed so that the images match on every interior side. Use them for centers, stations, rotations, fast finishers, enrichment, GATE (gifted & talented education), and/or a class reward. Adored by all ages
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
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Also included in: CRITICAL THINKING SQUARE PUZZLES BUNDLE Holidays Brain Teasers
FREE! Early Finisher Puzzles for Upper Elementary
Are you looking for a way to keep your upper elementary students engaged during morning arrival or when they finish early? This free set of puzzles [with answer keys] includes:1. Drop quote puzzle2. Rebus math puzzler3. Pigpen cipher puzzle4. Hexagon number puzzler5. Logic puzzlePuzzles are a great tool because they give students an opportunity to practice problem solving and critical thinking skills, while building perseverance in a fun way.If you are looking for a full month or year of early f
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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Challenging Math & ELA Puzzles Extension Tasks for Gifted and Talented Students
These Math and ELA Puzzles are perfect extension tasks for gifted and talented students, who thrive on daily challenges and are often deep thinkers. With Google Slides, PowerPoint and task cards, in both colour and ink saving black and white, they are sure to save teachers lots of time preparing enrichment activities for their gifted and talented students. This resource is also great for early finishers!Kimberly Jayne Creates is THREE! To celebrate I created this birthday themed Daily Challenge
Grades:
2nd - 6th
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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Fruit Frenzy Logic Puzzle for K-2 (Critical Thinking, Gifted, Early Finishers)
This is a logic puzzle for early grades (K-2) to promote higher level thinking. Great for young gifted children also. The work is done for you! 7 pages include clipart to cut into manipulative pieces (can mount on cardstock and laminate), 2 solving strategies (a logic chart and possibilities chart) and answer key.
Grades:
PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: MEGA Logic Puzzle Bundle for Young Learners!
Gifted & Talented - Logic Puzzle - Stylish Squirrels - Free Resource
This grid logic puzzle is a fun way for your students to work on critical thinking skills! This download includes both a color and black and white version of the puzzle, along with an answer key and detailed directions on how to solve the puzzle.
Grades:
4th - 7th
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Also included in: Gifted & Talented - Critical Thinking Logic Puzzles Bundle #1
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
CRITICAL THINKING SQUARE PUZZLES Monster Theme Brain Teasers Logic GATE
MONSTERS LOVE SQUARE PUZZLERS are fun, yet challenging brain teasers. They exercise critical thinking & problem solving, build perseverance & stamina, and stimulate the brain while disguising it all as fun. Similar to Scrambled Squares, these differentiated, logic puzzles must be reconstructed so that the images match on every interior side. Use them for centers, stations, rotations, fast finishers, enrichment, GATE (gifted & talented education), and/or a class reward. Adored by all
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
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FREE STEM At Home Learning Menus
Integrate STEM at Home!Help students integrate STEM subjects at home with these 3 FREE STEM learning menus. Includes Spanish version for ESL families!Integrate Writing, Reading, Math, Science, and Geography!These activities are interdisciplinary and help students make connections between STEM subjects as well as writing and reading.Material List:To complete these STEM menus students will need common household items like paper and tape.Includes:This resource includes three menus that can be used
Grades:
1st - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Entire Year of Read Aloud STEM Activity Menus Bundle
STEM/STEAM Engineering Design Process Individual Posters
STEM/STEAM activities are a great way to provide students with engaging lessons that nurture higher level thinking skills and encourage real world application/connections.
These Engineering Design Process Posters are bright and colorful, with larger focus words and guided questions for promoting student success. Included in this unit:
*Engineering Design Process Posters
(5 individual color posters-ask, imagine, plan, create, improve)
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Grades:
PreK - 8th
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Addition and Subtraction Pumpkin Path Math Challenge FREE!
Want a fun open ended math challenge for your high achievers this fall? This pumpkin math challenge adds rigor and challenges your students to think! They are a quick and easy way for you to differentiate and add rigor to instruction for all students! The goal of this activity is for students to demonstrate understanding of addition and subtraction in a challenging way. I like to use these in a center or as an activity for early finishers. You will find:• 1 demo math challenge for you to mo
Grades:
1st - 3rd
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Also included in: Halloween Math Activities and Games + Halloween Language Arts Activities
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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Grades:
1st - 6th
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CCSS:
FREE Gr 6-8 Collection eBook, Fun Quick Critical Thinking Brain-Building Puzzles
This 56-page printable eBook for 6th, 7th, 8th grade middle school students is a collection of critical thinking puzzles offering a variety of different types of puzzles that require organized analysis. These activities sway away from allowing students the option to guess at an answer as they are required to apply an organized, analytical method to identify the solution. These activities teach children the effectiveness of organized analysis and the joy (stimulation) in problem-solving.If we tea
Grades:
6th - 8th
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SCAMPER in the Classroom: A Creative Brainstorming Task Card Activity
SCAMPER is a creative brainstorming technique to help students learn to generate new ideas by thinking of how existing products and services can be changed or improved to make them better or more efficient.Use this fun and engaging task card activity to improve your students' brainstorming skills and to help them think more creatively and flexibly! SCAMPER is a creative thinking technique that your students will love doing and beg to do again and again! This product includes a set of 16 task car
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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FREE Gr 3-5 Collection eBook, Fun Quick Critical Thinking Brain-Building Puzzles
This 52-page printable eBook for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students is a collection of critical thinking puzzles offering a variety of different types of puzzles that require organized analysis. These activities sway away from allowing students the option to guess at an answer as they are required to apply an organized, analytical method to identify the solution. These activities teach children the effectiveness of organized analysis and the joy (stimulation) in problem-solving.If we teach childre
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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Valentine's Day Activities | Logic Puzzles FREEBIE
These 2 FREE logic puzzles are a fun activity for Valentine’s Day. The puzzle matrix are Valentine-themed. Students will need to use deductive reasoning to figure out what treat each animal friend is getting on Valentine's Day.This FREEBIE is part of my logic puzzles for Valentine's Day Activities:Valentine's Day Activities | Logic PuzzlesValentine's Day Activities | Logic Picture PuzzlesIf you are looking for other math resources, please check out:1st Grade Subtraction Game within 20 | Spring T
Grades:
1st - 3rd
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FREEBIE Growth Mindset Puzzle
If you are downloading this FREEBIE, please leave feedback (even if it's 1-2 words). I appreciate you taking the time to make a review!In this product, students will use a pigpen cipher (look at picture) to decode a hidden message that is related to having a growth mindset. The hidden message is "If at first you don't succeed...you're normal" by Kid President. This activity is a great way to foster a growth mindset learning environment. Estimated 5-10 minutes. The FREEBIE Growth Mindset Puzzle c
Grades:
3rd - 9th
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Also included in: ⭐Growth Mindset Bundle | BACK TO SCHOOL⭐ (Escape Room Included)
Birthday themed Thinker's Keys for Gifted & Talented Students Enrichment Tasks
This Birthday themed Thinker's Key tasks are perfect enrichment activities for talented and gifted students. These tasks focus on higher order and critical thinking skills. Gifted students thrive on daily challenges, and are often deep thinkers. They are sure to save you a lot of time preparing enrichment activities for your gifted and talented students.Kimberly Jayne Creates is FOUR! To celebrate I created this birthday themed Thinker's Key for all of my followers to enjoy ♥ Thanks for your sup
Grades:
Not Grade Specific
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