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FREE Halloween Would You Rather Questions Print, Easel, and Google Slides
Here is a set of 20 FREE Would you Rather Questions about Halloween. Great for discussion starters, class polls and journal prompts. What's Included:Print copy Easel Assessment (great for a class poll!)Easel Activity - digital activity that requires students write about why it's there favoriteGoogle Slides digital activity - more challenging for advanced technology users! The students move move around a flashlight to try and read the questions.Great for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th,6th, 7th, or 8th g
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1st - 8th
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Logic Puzzle: Who Adopted Who? - Bellringer, Free Time, Critical Thinking
In this fun logic puzzle, which will only take about 15 minutes, students use pictures and clues to make deductions that lead to the one and only solution to the question, "Which dog did each child adopt at the animal shelter?" PDF or interactive Google Slides for distance learning.The FREE puzzle can be used as a warm-up, bellringer, or free-time activity. It does involve critical thinking and logic skills, so it is not a waste of time.Answer Key included!NEW - NOW AVAILABLE IN INTERACTIVE GOOG
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4th - 8th
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Free Analogies for Grades 3-6
Word analogies are one of the most effective ways to build vocabulary while simultaneously developing critical thinking skills. Unlike vocabulary activities that require students to memorize word definitions, word analogies develop a deep understanding of a word meaning by exploring the relationships between words. When students form logical connections between words, they create a mental network of ideas, which deepens understanding and increases retention. While solving word analogies, student
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4th - 7th
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FREE Growth Mindset Bell Ringer Warm-Up Daily Activities for 4th Grade and UP
Growth Mindset Bell Ringers Activities: FREE Bell Ringer Warm-Ups 4th-UPThis two-week free growth mindset bell ringer warm-up now includes a digital distance learning option in Google Slides™. Please refer to the final 7 pages of the product for instructions and links!These free daily growth mindset activities are perfect for teachers who are looking for quick, easy to use, information-packed daily growth mindset instruction. These 10 activities, which span across 2 weeks, are a sample from a
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4th - 10th
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Halloween Logic Puzzles | Printable & Digital | Free
Students love logic grid puzzles! If you're looking for a free Halloween activity that students will enjoy, these are for you! This resource includes three free Halloween themed logic grid puzzles of three different levels. A printable format and digital format for Google Classroom also included. Logic grid puzzles encourage critical thinking, the use of deductive reasoning, and require students to determine the relationship between two things based on clues. Students will use the clues provided
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in: Logic Grid Puzzles Mega Bundle
Order of Operations: Riddles for Hands-On Learning
Add an extra dimension to teaching Order of Operations with this fun, hands-on activity that your students will LOVE. Write an answer from the key on the board and then have students place the game pieces on the number strips to make the equation that equals the answer.Check out my Hands-on Math: Build Your Own Bundle!More Hands-On Math:More Tangram Fun Here!Tangram Fraction Task CardsIt Takes Two to TangramPattern Block Fraction Task CardsProblem Solving with Pattern Blocks 1Problem Solving wit
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4th - 8th
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FREE | 2nd Grade Math | Fun Escape Room | Digital & Classroom | Teamwork
Would you please help us? We are trying to find the hidden pirate’s treasure. This Evil Pirate stole our village’s gold and we must get it back.This is an escape room like activity in which students complete math tasks and use problem solving skills. Students are very EXCITED and ENGAGED when working through this activity. Students will have to solve problems and follow the directions in a scavenger like hunt working on math concepts along the way. The teacher may need to help guide students on
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2nd - 3rd
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FREE The Book vs. The Movie Graphic Organizers (Print and Digital)
This FREE resource includes four graphic organizers for teachers to use when their students are comparing a book with the movie version. This download includes both PRINT and DIGITAL activities! Simplify your lesson planning with this print-and-go packet!I used to be wary of assigning a book report for a book that had a movie - afraid that too many of my students would take the "easy way out" and just watch the movie, missing the fabulous details included in the book. Oftentimes, the books were
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3rd - 5th
Career Exploration Research Activity Worksheet - Career Day
This career research activity works perfectly with an economics unit or Career Day! Students research a career that interests them. This sheet includes a website link that students can use to explore a variety of different careers. The sheet then asks them several questions about that career. This activity holds student interest because it applies to their own lives. I always have my students research two careers that they are interested in.⭐ | Save Money | Print AND Digital Economics Unit Avail
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Not Grade Specific
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Also included in: Economics Unit with Google Slides™
Digital ELA ESCAPE ROOM Freebie- Escape the Pirates!!
Digital ELA ESCAPE ROOM - Escape the Pirates!!☠ Students must escape the pirates. by practicing ELA skills (vocabulary, homophones, context clues, and more)!☠ Can be done independently or collaboratively as a team. ☠ No prep ☠ Easy digital access - Google Forms ☠ Engaging and fun!
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3rd - 5th
Free Analogies for Grades 7-10
Word analogies are one of the most effective ways to build vocabulary while simultaneously developing critical thinking skills. Unlike vocabulary activities that require students to memorize word definitions, word analogies develop a deep understanding of a word meaning by exploring the relationships between words. When students form logical connections between words, they create a mental network of ideas, which deepens understanding and increases retention. While solving word analogies, student
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6th - 10th
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Growth Mindset Bell Ringers Activities | FREE Daily Warm-Ups for 2nd-3rd Grade
This two-week free growth mindset bell ringer warm-up now includes a digital distance learning option in Google Slides™. Please refer to the final 7 pages of the product for instructions and links!These free daily growth mindset activities are perfect for teachers who are looking for quick, easy to use, information-packed daily growth mindset instruction. These 10 activities, which span across 2 weeks, are a sample from a larger product that lasts an entire year! It will give you everything you
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2nd - 3rd
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St. Patrick's Day Problem Solving Activities: Digital Math Escape Room
Are you looking for ways to celebrate the season with St. Patrick’s Day activities to keep your 4th and 5th grade students engaged during the month of March? In this St. Patrick’s Day math activity, students use cooperative learning and their math problem solving skills to solve a math challenge and "escape the room." This fun, engaging, self-grading resource is presented via Google Forms and includes one math challenge with 7 problem solving tasks. This resource is great for team building and i
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4th - 5th
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GRIT Social Emotional Learning Morning Meeting Character Education Worksheets
✨Grit & Growth Mindset Challenges: Build Resiliency Skills✨ Most growth mindset activities, posters, bulletin boards, coloring pages, positive affirmations or worksheets only discuss what Growth Mindset is & its importance. These Math Logic Puzzles encourage GRIT and a Growth Mindset allowing students to better understand and apply these theories by practicing them in the learning pit.GRIT and Growth Mindset are the hot topics in the classroom at the moment and for very good reason. Howe
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Goal Setting Mega Bundle
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
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2nd - 6th
Logic Puzzle Ice Cream - Bellringer, Free Time, Critical Thinking Activity
In this fun, free logic puzzle, which will only take about 15 minutes, students use pictures and clues to make deductions that lead to the one and only solution to the question, "Which ice cream flavor did each person choose? " PDF easy-print or interactive Google Slides for easy distance learning.The puzzle can be used as a warm-up, bellringer, or free-time activity. It does involve critical thinking and logic skills, so it is not a waste of time.And for related ice cream themed lessons, such a
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4th - 8th
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DESIGN AND BUILD A NEW TOY - Collaborative Problem-Solving, Writing, STEM
Your students have been hired to design and build a new toy that will be marketed across the country this coming holiday season! Build a prototype, design a magazine ad, and fill out a self-reflection journal. Print and digital versions are both included, making this resource perfect for any combination of in-class instruction, distance, at-home, or hybrid learning, asynchronous learning, or independent student-directed learning.Integrating Literacy and STEM, this collaborative, hands-on activi
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6th - 8th
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FREE - Westward Expansion Analyzing Point of View and the Manifest Destiny
This activity is part of my full Unit bundle for westward movement and expansion! - Check out the bundle for more engaging activities! - Westward Expansion Full Unit BundleThis is a one day lesson that helps students to understand the point of view of those who supported the Manifest Destiny. Students will analyze a painting from John Gast (America's Progress) and two quotes from John O'Sullivan. For formative assessment, students create a new version of the America's Progress painting from a d
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6th - 9th
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Google Slides: Wants & Needs
Included in this freebie is 4 slides to support your learners.There are two slides with a definition of wants and needs with visuals of each.The next two slides ask students to either identify needs or wants. They will drag the circle to each want or need. I hope you find this product helpful. If you have any questions, please let me know!Did you know rating this TPT product can give you credit to use on future purchases?Go to My Purchases.On each product click Provide Feedback.Provide a quick r
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PreK - 1st
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Finish the Drawing Thanksgiving STEAM Challenge Disguise a Turkey Trouble FREE
Looking for a critical thinking fall activity? Students will think outside the box to disguise a TURKEY! They will be challenged to finish the drawing & turn it into something new!Want more FALL STEM? Click here to view the Full Fall STEM Challenge Bundle with 5 activities! These activities will get students to think in a unique way. Use this as a warm up or entire lesson. Incorporate creative writing to create a full lesson. Includes printable & digital versions! Even incorporate writi
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1st - 4th
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FREE Stock Market Scavenger Hunt
Are you looking for a fun way to start your stock market lesson? This lesson hook will grab your students' attention. Students will use the Internet to research 11 basic open-ended questions. This activity was designed for students with no prior knowledge of the stock market. Students can work individually or with a partner to research the questions provided. After students have had time to answer each question, review the correct responses with the students. The answer key is provided.Included
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Stocks and Bonds Lesson Bundle
Halloween Logic Puzzle: Bellringer, Free Time, Critical Thinking Activity
Fun, free logic puzzle, which takes about 15 minutes to complete, is much more than free time filler before Halloween! It's critical thinking! So it's not a waste of time. Nice bellringer! Students use pictures and clues to make deductions that lead to the one and only solution to the question, "Which costume did each friend wear to the Halloween party?" PDF easy-print, or interactive Google Slides for easy distance learning.It's actually challenging enough for high school students! The puzzle c
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6th - 12th
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Free Logic Puzzles Sampler DIGITAL AND PRINT
This product contains 5 logic puzzles for gr. 1-2. These puzzles come from my Winter and Spring Logic Puzzle Packs. They provide opportunities for students to develop skills in logical thinking, problem-solving, making inferences, drawing conclusions, recognizing similarities and differences, and comparing and contrasting while reinforcing both reading (using picture and context clues) and math skills (ordinal positions, greater than and less than, time, size comparisons). THIS FREEBIE INCLUDE
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1st - 2nd
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Find Economics resources | TPT
If you’re an educator or parent looking for printable or digital resources to help your student learn about economics, TPT has got you covered. We’ve got a comprehensive collection of economics and financial literacy resources available, including activities and lessons on trade, goods and services, and the stock market to name just a few. With plenty of TPT high-quality resources at your fingertips, you’ll be able to teach economics to your students in no time at all.
Economics activities to try
Here are a few examples of the different types of activities and lessons you can find on TPT to help teach students about economics:
Simulation Activities
You can introduce students to the world of investing, budgeting, and other economics-related activities through simulations. For example, have students research companies they want to "invest" in to show them how the stock market works. If you want to extend the lesson, you can have them periodically check in on their portfolios throughout the year to see how their investments are performing. Or, you could use a simulation to teach them about causes that led up to certain major historical events, like the stock market crash of 1929.
Budgeting Exercises
Help students understand the importance of managing their own financial resources by challenging them to create a budget. Give them a few hypothetical scenarios involving income, expenses, and financial goals. For example, you could ask them to plan a fictional character's monthly expenses, or have them create a budget to save for buying a house.
Trade Games
Through trading games, students can learn about importing and exporting, along with the impact of external forces and trade agreements. Ask students to work in teams and have them trade goods, record their imports and exports, and respond to charges (like tariffs and embargoes).
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Give students a real-world decision to make (e.g., building a new road, investing in a new technology, or buying property) and have them perform a cost-benefit analysis. To deepen the learning, you can ask them to justify their decisions with evidence.
Frequently asked questions for teaching economics
What is economics?
The study of economics is a social science that focuses on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. When teaching economics, the goal is to help students understand how individuals, businesses, governments, and societies make choices about resource allocation. Economics explores various topics related to this, including supply and demand, cost and benefits, and scarcity, to name just a few.
What types of economics resources are available on TPT?
There are many different types of economics resources sold by Sellers on TPT — from budgeting activities to simulation games to units.
How do I find economics resources on TPT?
Educators can save time preparing economics lessons with resources created by experienced teachers. Simply start a search for economics resources on the TPT marketplace, and filter by grade level, price, and/or resource type to find materials that've been proven to work in classrooms like yours. No matter what you’re teaching, there are plenty of lessons and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels.
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