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Free critical thinking resources for staff
Marshmallow Challenge Handout
This FREEBIE includes a color and black and white handout to provide to teams of students engaging in the Marshmallow Challenge activity. This activity is great to use as an icebreaker or to engage students in critical thinking, cooperative learning, and innovative thinking. It can also be used to reinforce basic principles of physics or as a fun math activity involving measurement.
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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SMART Goals Worksheet, Smart Goal Template, Setting Goals, SMART Goals
*Note: You will be taken to our site, ClassCrown.com, for full download of this product.*Follow us on TpT for more great FREE resources: Click HereDownload FREE without TpT account here: https://www.classcrown.com/products/free-worksheets-setting-smart-goals/This SMART goal worksheet will help your students set goals that are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time-bound. To learn more about helping your students set SMART goals, read our blog post here: https://www.classcrown.co
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Free Field Trips Reflection Form
Planning a field trip?
These forms are just what you need to keep your organized before and after the trip. These are NO HASSLE - all you need to do is print and fill them out!
Forms include:
After Trip Reflections
After Trip Evaluations
Permission Slip/$ Tracking Sheet
Chaperon Sign-up
Resources created by: Jessica Lawler
Joy in the Journey
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1st - 4th, Staff
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Save SAM with STEM and Teamwork!
STEM Engineering ChallengeTeamwork Activity!Save Sam with STEM! With a gummy worm, gummy lifesaver, a cup, and a paperclip, students will work in teams of two to solve a STEM challenge. Based on a popular STEM activity, we have added the engineering design process to this free activity. Perfect for an introduction to engineering in grades k-6 or a staff workshop.Teaches are saying:"This activity was so fun! I thought some of my first graders would get frustrated but they actually had a ball whi
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K - 6th, Staff
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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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Also included in: First Week of School STEM Activities Bundle
Brain Benders - Riddles and Brain Teasers 2
Brain Benders - Riddles and Brain Teasers 2
If you LOVED Brain Benders 1, Brain Benders 2, Brain Benders 3,and Brain Benders 4 - you must download Brain Benders 5!!!
{10 NEW RIDDLES AND BRAIN TEASERS FOR YOUR CLASSROOM!}
It's fun to solve brain teasers and I've heard your brain is like a muscle. If you exercise it (by teasing it) you'll have a fit brain. Even if that's not true, it's still fun to solve them!
Have your students improve their problem solving abilities with these 10 brain tea
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Following Directions Activity / First Week of School Activity / Ice Breaker
The Following Directions Activity is designed to remind your students that it is important to read all directions and follow them before beginning an assignment. This is a great activity for the first week of school. I use this activity with my classes every year and ask them to promise not to discuss it with their friends until the end of the school day.Enjoy!SharhanStop by enagelearnability.com for more resources.Follow Engage Learnability on social media.Facebook: facebook.com/EngageLearnab
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Mood Meter: A Socio-Emotional Resource
Find the English version here! Find the French version here!Find the Spanish version here! Find the English digital version here!Have you joined Yale's Center for Emotional Intelligence's RULER movement?! If not, you should! They believe that "emotions drive learning, decision-making, creativity, relationships, and health." When students recognize the power of emotions, via the "Mood Meter," they help create a "more effective and compassionate society." How does it work? It's pretty simple! Intr
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Think Outside the Box Thursday
THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX THURSDAY is a creative drawing activity that is so fun and engaging, your kids will be begging to do it all the time. In fact, it’s not just for Thursdays. You can easily implement the activity into your classroom any day! While thinking outside the box, kids gain so much from this activity. They strengthen their flexible thinking skills, imagine possibilities, learn to see and understand different perspectives, appreciate the work of others, and celebrate their
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Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Free Christmas Escape Room, Cracking the Christmas Code, Middle, High School
⭐ Test out an escape room for free with this 2-lock trial escape! ⭐ In this Free Christmas Escape Room you have just finished your Christmas shopping, and you head back home, excited to unwind. As you drive along the snowy roads, you think of a large mug of hot cocoa and a crackling fire. Suddenly, you receive a cryptic text message urging you to hurry home. You wonder what all the secrecy is about and continue to drive. ⭐ You better get going! The sooner you crack the code, the sooner you'll ge
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7th - 12th, Staff
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Hink Pinks Book Freebie, a Rhyming Words Game
A Hink Pink is a rhyming word riddle. A clue is given and the student must guess the pair of rhyming words. It's a fun and hilarious way to practice rhymes with students. Example: a rotund feline would be a...fat cat! This free digital download contains the a sample of 25 hink pinks from The Original Hink Pink, a book of 275 rhyming word riddles of varying difficulty. The Original Hink Pink is an invaluable tool for homeschool or traditional classroom setting. It's rhyme time! Download now!
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1st - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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De Bono's 6 Thinking Hats Worksheet - Critical Thinking
*Note: You will be taken to our site, ClassCrown.com, for full download of this product.*Click Here to read our blog post that goes along with this worksheet.The Thinking Hats strategy is a simple way for students to approach problems and ideas from different points of view and encourages them to think below the surface. Each hat requires the thinker or group of thinkers to contemplate an issue from a different perspective.The worksheet has been designed in full, vibrant color for maximum quali
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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BLOOMS TAXONOMY Posters to be printed on any paper!
Reference these posters throughout the day to illustrate specific skills and levels of learning being utilized. Verbs are in alphabetical order (for ease when lesson planning). Great for identifying the objectives of the day in a kid friendly language. {Copyright © 2013 Literacy for Littles}
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Math Maze Fun Worksheet - Free
Challenge young math students with this cute math themed maze.
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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FREEBIE: Snow Day Mad Lib
I don't know about your school, but we are on our 7th snow day! All of this time off has really messed with our instructional time. In order to hook my class back in, I've created a mad libs game to play before our lesson. Enjoy!
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4th - 12th, Staff
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Project Based Learning: Plastics | Microplastics | Oceans | Pollution
Are you looking for a unit on the environmental impacts of plastic pollution? Having trouble finding a unit where students are actively engaged through inquiry? We've got you covered! Our FREE mini unit on plastic ocean pollution and microplastics is the perfect supplement to your curriculum. In this unit, students will be introduced to an incredible, real innovator who created a way to reduce plastic ocean pollution using technology. Students will engage in inquiry, research, and collaborative
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5th - 8th, Adult Education, Staff
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NGSS:
MS-ESS3-2
, 5-ESS3-1
, 4-ESS3-2
On The Fly: Christmas Math
Swat away that down time at the end of class with these helpful and easy to teach “On the Fly Lessons” from TyBear Designs. Each lesson has a printable worksheet, as well as several fun ideas to adapt the lesson to best suit your needs! Please note that this will be an ongoing series of lessons that all teachers can have on hand for those "just in case" moments.
In this particular lesson, you receive the Christmas-themed math questions, as well as additional activities that can be adapted for y
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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S.M.A.R.T. Goals
Freebie for my fantastic followers! I really appreciate you! Enjoy!Have students set goals the SMART way this year!Inside you will find:- A SMART poster. - SMART questions they can ask themselves when they are setting their goals. - A worksheet to fill out for their goals using the SMART acronyms as a guideline.Digital layer option- I also included a digital layer that will allow students to use these as digital worksheets, adding the answers inside boxes. This is a TpT digital feature! After pu
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Motivational, Positive Affirmation Horse Cards & Poster
This positive affirmation/ motivational poster and cards set reminds us to Power Up, On, and Within. Print the US Letter size document for your school counselor office or classroom. Also contains 9 digital inspirational, power and motivation cards. Message reflects the idea that true power is not only a verb: it is movement, it is energy, and most importantly, it comes from within our authentic selves. Share these "power" cards with students, teachers, and other colleagues who could use this po
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PreK - 12th, Staff
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STEM Engineering Challenge: Make a Table
Engineering Challenges are an exciting part of the new NGSS Standards. I love the collaboration and team building that these projects bring to my classroom. My students LOVE the excitement and engagement that naturally occurs while they are actively participating!
In this challenge, students are given 3 types of material and have to collaborate on what kind of table they can make. The team sketches a design they all agree they can create and then set out on the journey to build a table. I d
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3rd - 12th, Staff
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Secret Deduction Games | Critical Thinking | For All Ages | Logic Puzzles
Four games of deduction: two for math, one for literacy (words) and one for jobs.Two players try to guess each other's secrets.My Secret Word - guess your opponent's word from among 30 words on your cardMy Secret Number - guess your opponent's secret number from a 2- and 3- digit numbers.My Secret Job - guess the occupation, name and location.Each game has 10 pairs of near-identical coloured-coded cards.More available online.Instructions are included.These are two player games, but more can play
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Webb's Depth of Knowledge Poster for lesson planning
This the companion piece to the Bloom's Taxonomy one I also have available. It includes the teacher role with student product examples as well as questioning stems and verbs for each level.To keep freebies free, please take a moment to rate the product when you can.Dimensions 24"x31". It might possibly be suitable for framing. You can definitely use this on an interactive whiteboard for presentations. Recommended for printing to 8.5"x11."This file cannot be opened or edited by Microsoft Word or
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Staff
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Self-care checklist for teens, teacher night activities self-esteem, thank moms
Pause for some self-care. Encourage your students to take time to enjoy themselves exactly as they are, too! You'll find the perfect Saturday night-in activity or five-minute pause in this refreshing list of 24 self-care recommendations.Print it off. Cross off each item that you try or just mark whatever you'd enjoy doing.Discuss the significance of self-care in our lives with your students. Give them their own copy of this list, and encourage them to journal through their journey.This printable
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Digital Mood Meter: A Socio-Emotional Resource
Let's get digital, digital! The popular Mood Meter has gone pandemic digital!Have you joined Yale's Center for Emotional Intelligence's RULER movement?! If not, you should! They believe that "emotions drive learning, decision-making, creativity, relationships, and health." When students recognize the power of emotions, via the "Mood Meter," they help create a "more effective and compassionate society." How does it work? It's pretty simple! Introduce students to the concepts of "red and yellow zo
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Bloom's Taxonomy Poster for Lesson Planning
I created this as a study guide during my college preparatory classes. It is the revised taxonomy complete with product examples as well as questioning stems.This is poster-sizedDimensions 24"x36". It might possibly be suitable for framing. You can definitely use this on an interactive whiteboard for presentations. It is recommended for printing to 11"x17".This file cannot be opened or edited by Microsoft Word or Powerpoint. It can be edited with any vector editing software. It was created in Ad
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Staff
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