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Critical thinking word problems lessons for Easel
Balloons Over Broadway Thanksgiving READ ALOUD STEM™ Activity
Have a classroom Thanksgiving Day Parade! Make learning fun with this Thanksgiving STEAM challenge in which students design their very own Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon! An excellent companion activity to the fall read aloud book Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet.Not only do students design the balloon, but as an added challenge they must create a device to keep it floating in the air!Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is t
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Grades:
K - 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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Also included in: Thanksgiving READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
The Holocaust
Students will read and answer text dependent questions about the Holocaust, the rise of Hitler to power, concentration camps, and end of the Third Reich. There are critical thinking questions and some primary source photographs to analyze.
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: World War II Bundle
End of the Year Creativity Challenges Brain Break Activities, STEM Warm-ups
Unlock creativity in your classroom at the End of the School Year!!Need quick, no prep, end of the year activities to get your students thinking outside the box?!May Creativity Challenges are great for engaging students during morning work, early finishers, or add some creative thinking tasks to your last week of school classroom activities!The goal of creativity challenges is to help students think in different ways. The ability to generate unique thoughts and ideas is known as divergent thinki
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1st - 5th
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Paul Klee Abstract Art Lesson: Portrait Dice Games Art Project - Nsw Visual Arts
Are you teaching an abstract art lesson on Paul Klee? Are they going to create an abstract portrait? Here's a fun lesson to brighten up your lesson plans! This is the perfect addition to your elementary art curriculum! Engaging abstract portrait art lesson with language (writing) activities. These no-prep abstract portrait art projects are perfect for your art sub tub. Super easy to implement for substitute teachers. Plus, the engagement will help with behavior! Perfect to start your art integra
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K - 12th
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Also included in: Art History Lesson - Famous Artists - Art Activities and Sub Plans
Field Goal Paper Football STEM Activity
Are you ready for some football?Engage students during football season with STEM! Students design and create a Field Goal and Paper Football. Students compete and keep score with a fun game of Paper Football!Paper Football STEM Challenge is more than just a simple football craftivity. Students develop critical thinking and engineering skills. Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity and game, there is time for reflection on what worked and what
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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
...
Also included in: February STEM Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
Introduction To Bias: Understanding Fact vs. Opinion, Perspective, & Bias
This product contains a variety of exercises to introduce the concept of bias to students. Starting with the definition of the terms bias, perspective, fact, and opinion, students then participate in a class exercise brainstorming facts and opinions before moving onto a Fact vs. Opinion Cut & Paste Activity. They then become bias detectives deciding if statements are biased or not on the Bias Detective Worksheet. Activity #1 has students exploring newspaper articles to explore bias, and fill
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Introduction to Newspaper Articles and Media Studies Bundle
Classifying Shapes and Angles CSI Math Mystery Geometry Wars May 4th Activity
This geometry CSI-themed Math Mystery activity will engage students by taking them on a journey to solve classifying shapes and angles problems and puzzles. Students narrow down the suspects by completing the math worksheets and activities, marking them off from the suspect list until one person is left. Perfect for May 4th.This geometry case includesTypes of angles in a triangle.Missing angle on a line segment.Parallel and perpendicular line segments.Right angle clockwise and anticlockwise.Prop
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Giraffe's Can't Dance Drawing Growth Mindset STEAM Activity
Teach Growth Mindset with a STEAM Directed Drawing Activity! Students learn and develop a Growth Mindset through this STEAM Activity! Giraffes Can't Dance STEAM activity works as a companion to the book Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae. The STEAM Process:Students draw a giraffe multiple times and ask how they can get better with each drawing. A directed drawing worksheet helps students develop a better technique for their drawing. A Growth Mindset Worksheet is included to help students look
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Grades:
1st - 4th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Intro to Growth Mindset Activities BUNDLE
One Step Word Problem Intervention RTI for Addition and Subtraction
Fill your students' word problem gaps by starting with the basics. This is addition and subtraction word problem intervention!In this RTI packet, you will find a comprehensive system to reteach the one-step addition and subtraction situations for each grade level from K-2. The situations for each grade level are based on research from the Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI) approach to mathematics. Common Core explicitly calls out the situations that students in each grade should have mastered.
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2nd - 3rd
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Also included in: One Step Word Problem Intervention RTI BUNDLE
Spring Creativity Challenges and Earth Day Activities Finish the Picture
Unlock creativity in your classroom during Spring, Easter, and Earth Day! Finish the Picture activities included!Need a quick, no prep, spring activity to get your students thinking outside the box?!Earth Day Creativity Challenges are great for engaging students during morning work, early finishers, or add some creative thinking tasks to your spring classroom activities!The goal of creativity challenges is to help students think in different ways. The ability to generate unique thoughts and idea
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1st - 5th
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Roaring 20s: Primary Sources, Close Reads, Analyzing Political Cartoons
Students will read about the people and changes in popular culture during the 1920s while practicing their close reads and analytical thinking skills. Brief summaries about the legends in art, literature, and science are a part of the reading featuring, Lindbergh, Earhart, Picasso, Hemingway, Einstein, and more! There are directions on how to analyze a political cartoon and opportunity to practice on a cartoon about Women's Suffrage. Students will make connections from our growth in popular cul
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Roaring 20s Bundle: 3 Products
Saving Sam STEM Challenge
This Save Sam STEM challenge is perfect for the first week of school or team building activities!Students work together to save Sam, a worm who's row boat has capsized and can't swim without his life preserver. What's included?⭐ Save Sam STEM challenge Includes:teacher directions material listteacher scriptinquiry questions needed to complete the challenge❤️ Connect with me!⭐ Click the star at the top of this page to be notified when I post new teaching resources!Like my FACEBOOKFollow me on INS
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1st - 6th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-2
6th Grade Reading Projects, Enrichment For the Entire Year, PDF and Digital!
6th Grade Reading Enrichment Research Projects for the Entire Year! Thirty-two weekly non-fiction reading enrichment projects in which students research topics and then answer the follow-up questions. The questions, not only check for comprehension of the topic researched, but review common reading text structures such as: tone, mood, theme, compare/contrast, plot, symbolism and more. Aligned to most 6th grade reading curriculum including STAAR/CCSS. Great for early finishers and as a challenge
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6th
Estimating Sums and Differences Rounding Practice with Estimation Worksheets
This product focuses on estimating addition and subtraction problems by rounding numbers or using compatible numbers. It has assessment, data tracking, task cards, math stations, small group lessons, interactive notebook, digital activities, and more! All designed to help your students learn, practice, and master estimating addition and subtraction problems! It's perfect for 3rd graders, great for 4th graders, and good for remediating your 5th grade students. LEARN HOW TO USE THIS RESOURCE DIGI
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3rd - 4th
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Mr. Peabody's Apples Character Changes, Lessons Learned
Mr. Peabody’s Apples by Madonna is a beautiful story which can teach young readers how to watch the character for theme changes. By using the signpost strategy (Notice and Note Strategies for Close Reading by K. Beers and N. Probst), students can gain a better understanding of key elements in fictional text. When looking at the characters and major events, you can lead the class to see how these changes can affect the character over time. (This is the beginning of awareness for: character mot
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Also included in: A Book Companion Bundle
Romeo & Juliet Anticipation | Pre-Reading CSI Activity | Crime Scene Roleplay
Boost interest before you even introduce the text of Romeo and Juliet by presenting students with a crime scene and asking them to solve the crime. Students take on the following roles, each taking turns to lead the investigation:CSI Team LeaderCoronerToxicologistDetective (witness statements)Detective (evidence locker)Investigator (suspects)Students work through crime scene maps, toxicology reports, coroner's reports, witness and suspect information, and cross-reference it all before feeding th
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Romeo & Juliet BUNDLE of Creative ELA Activities to Study Shakespeare
Back to School Creativity Activities and Challenges
Back to school creativity challenges!Finish the Picture Activities and Apple Creativity Challenges are perfect for fall and the beginning of the year. Creativity challenges can be used as a quick warm up before a STEM challenge to help jumpstart students’ creativity. They can also be used for morning work, brain breaks, and at various other times throughout the school day. The goal of creativity challenges is to help students think in different ways. The ability to generate unique thoughts and
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2nd - 5th
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Multi Step Word Problems Math Worksheets 3rd Grade
Need uncluttered math worksheets in a simple design? These 5 pages have 5 multiple step story problems per page with space for students to show their work. Instead of labeling each page for 3rd grade, the grade level indicator is the first number on the chalkboard graphic. This way the teacher knows and not the students, making these worksheets easier to use for differentiation. They are also great for morning work, independent practice, homework, assessment, review, or test prep! The problems i
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3rd
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Also included in: Math Worksheets Word Problems Bundle 3rd Grade
Spy: Codes and Ciphers and Critical Thinking
Students will get plenty of fun opportunities to practice and apply their critical thinking and problem-solving skills while learning how to send and receive a variety of secret encoded messages! STUDENTS LOVE TO SPY and students love communicating using secret codes and ciphers. Encoding and decoding secret messages require the use of critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Studying espionage, a high interest, real-world experience, is an exciting way to teach these important skills. T
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Codes, Ciphers and Critical Thinking: Spy Bundle #1
Lost Colony of Roanoke: Think Like A Detective!
Students will read about John White and the Lost Colony of Roanoke, including theories about what might have happened. They will look at the evidence, or lack of evidence, and complete a Crime Scene Investigation worksheet. They will then illustrate and write a constructed response about what theory they think makes the most sense citing text evidence.
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3rd - 8th
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Daily Problem Solving for 5th Grade: November Word Problems (Multi-Step)
Six sets (five in each set) of standards based themed 5th Grade math multi-step weekly problems. Great for no-prep "daily" multi-step problem solving or for use anytime as an entire set. Excellent for math journals. The problems involve all operations; fractions, decimals, geometry, algebra and more. This resource is intended to provide students with the opportunity to practice daily multi-step computations and word problems that involve real world situations. Great test-prep for standardized m
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5th
2nd Grade Math Review Worksheets Addition Subtraction Place Value + Boom Cards
This product has 2 parts: a printable 2nd grade math workbook AND a digital set of Boom Cards!This 67-page workbook covers all 26 of the Common Core math standards for second grade. There are 2 or more pages devoted to each standard. The format is similar to previous workbooks in this set, but the problems are different. The pages come in a cut-and-glue format. The deck of Boom Cards covers place value to the hundreds. It has 35 pages. Scroll down to read more about Boom Cards. CLICK HERE TO PLA
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2nd
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Also included in: 2nd Grade Math Review Worksheets Addition Subtraction Place Value BUNDLE
Beginning to Divide Book 1 of 2 - Student Math Practice Book
Beginning to Divide Book 1 of 2 - Student Math Practice Book by Miss Jean's Class is a great way for students to learn and practice dividing numerically and pictorially. It takes students through the process of pictorially representing groups of numbers, to creating groups, to dividing numbers. This booklet is great to use with students beginning to learn how to divide in class for continued learning or as a practice and homework book. The following learning objectives are addressed in this book
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Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Spring and St Patricks Day Creativity Finish the Picture Activities
Unlock creativity in your classroom this March!Need a quick, no prep, winter STEM challenge to get your students thinking outside the box?!March Creativity Challenges are great for engaging students during morning work, early finishers, or add some creative thinking tasks to your spring classroom activities!The goal of creativity challenges is to help students think in different ways. The ability to generate unique thoughts and ideas is known as divergent thinking. When students are thinking out
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1st - 5th
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