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Middle school basic operations literature circle activboard activities for Gifted and Talented
Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Task Cards for Literature
Add depth and complexity to your instruction with these Critical Thinking Task Cards for Literature! These tasks cards allow students to deeply analyze any fiction reading material through 11 topics of critical thinking: Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives. You will appreciate the versatility of these task cards; they can be used with almost any text (novels,
Grades:
4th - 10th, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Task Cards Bundle
Thanksgiving Logic Puzzles, Word Puzzles, Brain Teasers and & More
"Thanksgiving Word Puzzles, Brain Teasers and Logic Puzzles!" This resource is a great way to celebrate Thanksgiving and challenge your students critical thinking skills at the same time! The activities range from hidden word puzzles to logic puzzles, a trivia quiz and much more! Excellent and challenging Thanksgiving brain food for the holidays! Use a puzzle a day before the holidays. Print and go Thanksgiving fun!
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in:Â Thanksgiving Math, Reading Writing Bundle For Upper Elementary Students
Book Report Foldable Project: Pop-Up Picture Book with Editable Rubrics
Are you tired of the same extension projects for independent novel studies or literature circles? Then look no further! This 3D Pop-Up Picture Book Report comes with everything your students will need to create this foldable project. Even the not-so crafty teacher will love making this project! You will only need plain white paper, scissors, glue and coloring tools to create this engaging project. That’s all! Included in this resource:Step by step instructions that will be easy enough for your s
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3rd - 7th
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Categorizing and Solving GCF and LCM Word Problems
This bundled lesson includes a PPT (saved as a PDF) for introducing analyzing and categorizing GCF and LCM word problems. In my classroom, I use CPS (clickers) and the students vote on which type {GCF or LCM} word problem is being shown. Then, we solve he 4 example problems.
At the end of the whole group lesson, there is a model example of the Formative Assessment categorizing activity.
During "work" time, your students will first categorize the (15) word problems into LCM or GCF. Then, the
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4th - 8th
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Enrichment Book Club Pages (literature circle) Depth and Complexity Icons
A set of student response pages based on Dr. Sandra Kaplan's 11 icons of Depth and Complexity. Perfect for Gifted or Talented students, or students in need of enrichment activities. The pages are open ended enough to work with any book or story (even movies or plays!) but detailed enough to give students a clear expectation. I used it in my grade 2/3 gifted class as well as for gifted students in my regular grade 6 class, successfully! 11 pages included (1 for each icon!) Fun "Hashtag" Style tit
Grades:
5th - 6th
Advanced Novel Study for the Westing Game with Depth and Complexity
This novel study was written for gifted fifth graders, and would be most appropriate for children ages 10 and older. The main focus of this unit was to guide students to analyze text on a deeper level, gaining rich understandings of theme and descriptive language. Students will need to think, infer, and cite text evidence to support their answers. They will also need to be organized in their reading approach to keep track of details and clues and solve the mystery.Students will meet objectives f
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4th - 7th
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LCM and GCF Digital Mystery Picture Art Reveal - Differentiated!
This Digital Self-Checking Math Activity allows students to find the LCM and GCF in a fun and interactive way.Middle school math students will apply their understanding of the number system by finding the Least Common Multiple and Greatest Common Factor for 20 problems. Each correct answer will reveal part of a fun Mystery Picture.This engaging activity is a DIFFERENTIATED with two versions! Provide your struggling students with version 1. (20 LCM/GCF questions with smaller, easier numbers) Prov
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6th - 7th
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Also included in:Â 6th Grade Math Mystery Activities for the whole Year! {MEGA BUNDLE}
Distributive Property with Equivalent Expressions and Area Models
This bundled lesson includes a PPT (saved as a PDF) for introducing matching area models with equivalent expressions. In my classroom, I use CPS (clickers) and the students vote on which expression is equivalent to the area model shown. Each area model has a matching addition expression {72+ 81}, expanded distributive property expression (9 x 8) + (9 x 9), as well as a distributive property expression in which they must factor out a common factor 9(8+9).
At the end of the whole group lesson, t
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5th - 8th
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Advanced Novel Study: The Mysterious Benedict Society with Depth and Complexity
This novel study guide is designed to use with high level 4th and/or 5th grade students, and was specifically designed with gifted students in mind. It could also be used with middle school grades. The level of depth in questioning and discussions will be at teacher discretion based on student readiness.In designing this unit, a main focus was guiding students to think deeply about underlying themes, ethical issues, and connections to the real world. Specifically, I want my students to use this
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4th - 6th
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Digital Area Model Multiplication Google Slides™ Activity
Digital Multiplication ActivityHave you students solve these differentiated area model multiplication problems using partial products. This digital multi-digit multiplication activity, also known as the box method, can be used with Google Classroom and is a great way to help students visualize the partial products algorithm.What's included:78 differentiated math problems"I do, we do, you do" formatResources included in this bundle:2 Digit by 1 Digit Area Model Problems3 Digit by 1 Digit Area Mod
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Socratic Seminars for Elementary Students
Contains: an explanation of Socratic Seminars, PLUS a pdf of the norms to post on your wall (or digitally), as well as questions to discuss that apply to multiple topics, a reflection activity and "compliment cards." Socratic Seminars are conversations between students where there are questions to be discussed after reading a fiction or nonfiction text, and students are “safe” to share thoughts and ideas without the fear of getting the “wrong answer.” It will help students to increase oral
Grades:
1st - 6th
Novel Study/ Book Report "Exploding Box" Project (For Any Book)
Creative Book Reports are always a hit with teachers, students, and parents. That's why I created this interactive foldable book report to use in your classroom or with your homeschool children. This Exploding Box Project can be used as an extension menu activity for a novel study, picture book, or literature circle. Your students will be so excited to present what they learned from the book with this hands-on activity. All you will need to create this easy project is scrapbook paper, scissors,
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2nd - 6th
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The Westing Game Novel Study: Activities & Questions to Improve Comprehension
Support comprehension of The Westing Game (and have some fun!) A detective's journal helps kids keep track of tenants, the obituary, paired heirs, and clues. Additional activities and discussion questions foster understanding of this complex puzzle-piece mystery novel. These resources were created to address a specific need in my classroom. Although I taught a class of high ability students, some just didn't get the outcome of this book. When, however, they analyzed specific details and discusse
Grades:
4th - 6th
Multiplying by Powers of Ten With Decimals - Google Sheets - Distance Learning
Digital Pixel Art Mystery Pictures with GOOGLE Sheets™. Your students will have fun answering questions to reveal secret pictures. Students solve the problems and type their answers in Column B. If answers are correct, the pixel art image will appear pixel by pixel here. Features of using Digital Pixel Art Mystery Pictures:- Automatic Coloring- Self Checking- Digital- Fun!There are 9 spreadsheets.Each spreadsheet includes 10 unique math problems and one secret picture.You will also get a google
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4th - 7th
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The Tale of Despereaux ~ A Novel Study
"Come closer, dear reader. I am telling you a story..." This product is a complete novel study over the beloved book "The Tale of Despereaux". Complete with comprehensive questions over each chapter, reader's responses to go along with your Reading Workshop, and numerous enrichment activities to enhance your student's reading. Perfect for grades 3-6. Created by Marsha Templeton.
Activities include:
Create you own Coat of Arms
Character Cards
Inference Cards
Make a Tapestry
Dungeon Researc
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3rd - 6th
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Storm Boy ~ Colin Thiele ~ Higher Order Thinking NOVEL STUDY
This novel study contains 14 pages of questions (41 questions in total) plus 8 final activities to do at the end of the story. The questions ALL involve higher order thinking, and most questions involve multiple parts. All questions are purposeful- none are there to just fill time!! As such, the novel study is perfect for gifted and talented students/classes, though can still be used effectively in mainstream classes as well.The questions are based on Bloom's Taxonomy, First Steps Reading Str
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Grades:
3rd - 7th
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord/CCSS Novel Study
This is a close reading guide to the book In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson. In Bette Bao Lord's beautiful story of immigration and assimilation, Shirley Temple Wong must learn to make friends and find her way in a country that, at first, does not make much sense to her. Once she finds the perfect role model, life gets a little easier.As close reading is such an important part of the Common Core, students need to be taught to be analytic as they read texts. This unit includes close rea
Grades:
3rd - 7th
Roald Dahl's "Matilda" Chapter by Chapter Novel Study- Higher Order Thinking
This novel study is organised into the 21 chapters of the book. Each chapter has 7-18 questions, all of which elicit higher order thinking (no lower-order questions such as what, who, where etc are included). The novel study was developed by me for use with my Grade 1/2 gifted and talented class but would also be useful for both mainstream and gifted/talented classes from Grades 3-5. I do not include spaces for answers, as this allows you to differentiate... you might expect a 1 sentence answ
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3rd - 6th
The BFG Higher Order Thinking Novel Study
The novel study is organised into the 24 chapters of the book. Each chapter has 2-6 questions, all of which elicit higher order thinking (no lower-order questions such as what, who, where etc. are included). The questions are informally based on Bloom's Taxonomy and The Williams Model. They also meld nicely with many strategies from C.A.R.S, First Steps and The Maker Model. This novel study was developed for use with my Grade 1/2 gifted and talented class but would also be useful for both mainst
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Nim's Island by Wendy Orr - Higher Order Thinking Novel Study
This novel study is organised into the 16 chapters of the book. Each chapter has 7-12 questions, all of which elicit higher order thinking (no lower-order questions such as what, who, where etc are included). BONUS- A page with suggested teaching guidelines and a series of short "Final Activities" is included.The questions are informally based on Bloom's Taxonomy and The Williams Model. They also meld nicely with many strategies from C.A.R.S, First Steps and The Maker Model. The novel study
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Adding and Subtracting Integers on the Number Line-Distance Learning Options
Modeling adding and subtracting integers on the number line. Student page print or digital option. This two page worksheet can be used as homework, classwork (either individually or in small groups), guided instruction, or an assessment. It is in landscape mode so the number lines are larger and more usable for students. The first problem is shown as a guide for students and models adding and subtracting integers using lines with arrows always starting at zero. There is one three-step proble
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Charlotte's Web Higher Order Thinking Novel Study Questions
This novel study is organised into the 22 chapters of the book. Each chapter has 2-8 questions, ALL of which elicit higher order thinking (no lower-order questions such as what, who, where etc are included). The questions are informally based on Bloom's Taxonomy and The Williams Model. They also meld nicely with many strategies from C.A.R.S, First Steps and The Maker Model. This novel study was developed by me for use with my Grade 1/2 gifted and talented class but would also be useful for both
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Place Value Chart to Millions + Word Form, Expanded Form
Use this printable place value chart to help students start exploring numbers and to help with expanded notation! This place value chart has many ways to be used including projecting it for the whole group, printing and laminating to store in their math toolboxes, glueing into their interactive notebooks, etc. Ways to Use This Place Value ChartWhole GroupSmall-GroupOne-on-OneInteractive NotebooksMath Tool BoxPrinting OptionsPrint this place value chart as a poster sizePrint individually for stud
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Halloween - Multiplying Integers - Google Sheets Pixel Art
Digital Pixel Art Mystery Pictures with GOOGLE Sheets™. Your students will have fun answering questions to reveal secret pictures. Students solve the problems and type their answers in Column B. If answers are correct, the pixel art image will appear pixel by pixel here. Features of using Digital Pixel Art Mystery Pictures:- Automatic Coloring- Self Checking- Digital- Fun!There are 9 spreadsheets.Each spreadsheet includes 10 unique math problems and one secret picture.You will also get a google
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Grades:
5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Multiplying Integers - Digital Halloween Math Bundle
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