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Middle school Native Americans tools for common cores for GATE
Depth of Knowledge and Learning Icons - Digging Deep - Critical Thinking Skills
These focus wall resources are designed to be engaging and meaningful. Help your kiddos reach for deep knowledge and content mastery using a variety of critical, complex thinking skills.Digging Deep Learning Practices assist students in engaging in critical thinking and developing meaningful understanding of concepts.This resource contains both large and small posters as well as “quick cards” that can be displayed on focus walls, resource walls, or simply during specific lessons.Encourage your s
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K - 6th
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Social Media, Digital Citizenship, & the Internet Depth & Complexity Bundle
Teach your students how to be digital citizens using the prompts of Depth and Complexity and Content Imperatives! This bundle offers Depth & Complexity frames, thought provoking games, and engaging activities all about social media, digital citizenship, and the internet! Students will have the chance to write, collaborate with others, share opinions, create a website and blog about it (on paper), and participate in many other activities.
Never used Depth and Complexity icons or frames in
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2nd - 8th
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Build Your Own Totem Pole | Informational Text | Growth Mindset | Self Esteem
Are you looking for an engaging, and differentiated approach to teaching a Growth Mindset, Building students' Self-Esteem, and Creating a Positive Classroom Environment? Then check out this tried and true, kid-tested, teacher-approved resource!Go to new depths of learning with these open-ended critical and creative thinking activities. This resource uses the elements of depth and complexity as well as Bloom’s Taxonomy so that students can further enhance learning by:Close Reading, Annotating, an
Grades:
4th - 7th
Native American Project Based Choice Board for 4th and 5th grades!
NATIVE AMERICAN PROJECT BASED LEARNING CHOICE BOARD! Students will differentiate on their own and demonstrate active learning when they utilize this engaging choice board to compliment any Native American unit of study! Each project is given a point value and students will select activities that will help them reach this goal while at the same time showcasing their knowledge on this social studies topic in a variety of creative ways. All 9 activities are high interest, multi-modality projects
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Native American Poster Project
Students can use this project with any Native American tribe. Minimal Prep! Students will use higher-level thinking skills to complete. We have included a list of several resource websites for your convenience, but we especially love our own kid-level Native American Tribes texts (mostly California tribes) available in our Thank A Teacher store.This 4th-8th grade-geared poster project includes a rubric based on a 100 point scale. Students flex their research skills and their creativity to make t
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4th - 8th
Also included in: 4th Grade California Social Studies Projects All Year
Essay Template aligned with Lucy Calkins Boxes and Bullets
Students can use this template to plan and organize their essays for Informative, Persuasive, and Expository essays.
It includes Sentence Starters and Language Frames and lined paper to start their essays on.
The C_ O_ P_ S_ S_ is a checklist for students to check their writing for Capitalization, Organization, Punctuation, Spelling, and Sentence structure.
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4th - 8th
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A Literature Unit for Patricia Polacco's Junkyard Wonders
This unit was made to go Patricia Polacco's book The Junkyard Wonders. Included are 18 pages of activities to challenges your students to think more deeply about the story. The unit was created with the 4th and 5th grade Common Core Standards in mind. Topics explored are theme, setting, character traits, visualizing, and many more. Writing assignments and a project idea are also included. The themes in this book would also be perfect to explore with a gifted class. Email me at ideabackpack@
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3rd - 6th
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Mayan Math Bingo! Los Mayas! Great Native American Lessons, Worksheets & Games!
Calculate like the Maya--the astronomers of Ancient America! Crush Common Core with this high interest cross-curricular strategy! Teach Spanish numbers, Native American history, and math all in one game! Pertinent math concepts include real, rational, and natural numbers, integers, commutative and associative properties, additive identity, multiplication, place value, powers, and exponents. Social science concepts include ethnomathematics, ethnocentrism, cultural anthropology, paleography,
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6th - 12th
Differentiated Instruction CCSS STEM Choice Boards & Extension Menus K-8
Teachers, meeting the needs of all learners through differentiated instruction is more important now than it ever was. With the transition to the Common Core, more English language learners, and differing learning styles and abilities makes it pertinent for teachers to offer activities that appeal to each and every student. This is a collection of choice boards, extension menus, and Think-Tac-Toe boards for all grade levels and content areas. These will allow you to reach all students, ensure th
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K - 8th
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Native Americans and European Settlers Interactions Archaeology Project
Incorporate authentic learning into your classroom by having your students complete this PBL as you teach Social Studies content on American Indians and their interactions with European settlers/explorers. The project is organized around the central question: How can you as an archaeologist create a representation of an archaeological dig showing the interactions between the Native Americans and European settlers/explorers in early America? You can easily adapt this project towards any specific
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Native American Project - Compare and Contrast
This Native American Project is a fun way to compare and contrast Native American Indians in different regions. I have also included a second version to compare and contrast Native American Tribes.
This product includes:
- visual sample of project
- how I teach the unit
- sample anchor charts
- tips and different options for project
- student samples
- project description sheets for students
- copies for headings, maps, note taking, and rubrics (two versions)
- teacher sample to be assembled
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4th - 6th
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Leadership, Identity, Cultural Relevance -- Two GATE Social-Emotional Lessons
Here we have two GATE social-emotional lessons promoting self-understanding, cultural relevancy, and leadership. These lessons correspond to the National Association for Gifted Children’s programming standards 1.1, 3.3, and 3.5.Does your school district/state require gifted learners to complete an Advanced Learning Plan? These activities will help provide background as students make plans and set goals for the aspects of their lives they value the most. File these activities away, add them to
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3rd - 8th
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Error Analysis: Multiplication
Higher Order Thinking Task Cards
Newly update with new graphics: This is a set of critical thinking task cards. Students are required to analyze a traditional algorithm multiplication problem to find the single error. Students are then required to use their math knowledge and vocabulary to describe the problem. Then students write an extended response to help fix the error.
The task cards in this packet can be used in a variety of ways in the classroom: individual work stations, partner/ gro
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4th - 7th
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Multiple Intelligence (MI) PowerPoint (Secondary Version) by Jennifer A. Gates
Teaching gifted, talent development or preparing students for Common Core by teaching them to identify their strengths?
This is the perfect way to introduce Multiple Intelligence: 8 characteristics that students can use to best identify ways in which they can make positive growth. They are: nature smart, logic smart, self smart, people smart, word smart, picture smart, body smart, and music smart.
Introduce and explore Multiple Intelligence in depth with students the elementary or primary and
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
TOTEM POLE ACTIVITY | Thanksgiving | Native Americans | Art Integration
Easily incorporate ART INTEGRATION into your classroom routine with this Totem Pole Reading and Art Activity! It includes everything you need to celebrate and understand the tradition of Totem Poles.The following Native American Totem Pole Art Resources are included:•Totem Pole nonfiction passage•Create a Totem Pole that represents your family •Rubric•BONUS: Video links for background knowledge and extensionSupplies Needed:•Copy paper•Notebook paper•Scissors•Ruler•Art supplies (pencils, markers,
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3rd - 12th
Common Core Text-Dependent Writing Prompt Argumentative Grade 8
The new common core standards will require students to relate their story and essay writing to two-three passages of text. The text may be nonfiction, charts, quotations, environmental print, fiction, or poetry. In line with PARCC demands.
This writing prompt contains three texts for the student to read (very short) and specific writing prompt directions. The type of writing the students will be composing will fall under the category "argumentative" because the student will be forced to establi
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7th - 9th
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Common Core Text-Dependent Writing Prompt Explanatory Grade 6
The new common core standards will require students to relate their story and essay writing to two-three passages of text. The text may be nonfiction, fiction, quotes, environmental print, or poetry.
This writing prompt contains three texts for the student to read (very short) and specific writing prompt directions. The type of writing the students will be composing will fall under the category "explanatory" because the student will be forced to respond to a question by making a definitive answ
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5th - 7th
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Dodecahedron - A 3-D - Novel Study - Book Project - to Fit Any Novel!
This is a student all time favorite of mine over the past 10 years. It is fun, engaging, and makes an absolutely beautiful final project to display.Typically, I do this while reading a class novel to enhance our study of the book (click here to find book specific projects) But this particular project is meant to fit any novel and can be done independently while students read their novel or as a book project after they finish reading.The project is easily differentiated and adapts to all learners
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Dodecahedron - Book Study Bundle - Upper Grades
Indigenous Peoples Research Menu for Gifted, Enrichment and Differentiation
Enhance your social studies and language arts curriculum with critical and creative thinking! Your students' higher-order thinking skills will bloom as they research various Indigenous Peoples to complete their choice of 8 motivating research activities. Social Studies and Language Arts integrated, including research websites and categories. Perfect for Thanksgiving or anytime! This 17 page menu packet includes 3 levels of difficulty (coded), diverse multiple intelligences/learning styles, and 5
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K - 8th
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Also included in: Holiday Menu Bundle for Critical & Creative Thinking!
Indigenous Peoples Legend Wheel Activity for Gifted and Enrichment
NOTE BEFORE BUYING!! This product is one of 8 activities in my Indigenous Peoples Research Menu. Please check out full menu before purchase! Increase critical and creative thinking in your social studies and language arts curriculum! Your students' higher-order thinking skills will blossom as they create and illustrate an Indigenous Peoples Legend Wheel (data disk) based on a legend they've read. 9 page packet includes teacher tips, legend websites, 2 legend wheel forms (top and bottom) with s
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K - 8th
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Argumentative Essay Brainstorm Outline - College Prep
Many students have difficulty writing an argumentative essay... and this document is the perfect solution!
It doubles as a brainstorming/outline worksheet, and requires students to provide both evidence to support their claim as well as analysis of the evidence they choose.
Furthermore, it requires one of the most important components of an argumentative essay that students often forget or ignore... counter-argument.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Text Dependent Explanatory Prompt Bundle
The new common core standards and PARCC assessments will require students to relate their story and essay writing to two-three passages of text. The text may be nonfiction, fiction, reference materials, quotes, environmental print, or poetry.
These writing prompts contain three texts each for the student to read (very short) and specific writing prompt directions. The type of writing the students will be composing will fall under the category "explanatory" because the student will be forced to
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1st - 6th
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December Essay Writing (Opinion, Informative, and Narrative Prompts)
This packet includes 45 pages of essay writing practice for students for the month of December. There is an essay menu for the month with 20 prompts total (4 informative, 4 opinion, 4 narrative, and 4 research prompts). For December, the topics focus on Christmas, the holidays, and winter. There are some non-Christmas topics for your students who do not celebrate Christmas. The menu gives students the element of choice and allows for student engagement.
Post the menu in your classroom or in a
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Interactive Lewis & Clark, Corps of Discovery Expedition Activity
Lewis and Clark expedition activity! Describe the role of explorers in American history! This product does just that. As students immerse themselves in the extraordinary exploration of the Corps of Discovery led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, they will truly begin to understand the perils and pitfalls that happened along this incredible journey to find the Northwest Passage. They experience what it must have been like to encounter unexpected challenges and persevere in order to co
Grades:
4th - 8th
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