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Critical Thinking about Health: Informed Consent & Medical Self-Advocacy

By Big Ideas for Young Minds

Students must learn to Speak Up! and become proactive self-advocates for their own medical care. This unit guides students to manage the process of informed consent so they can have the best medical communication, clarity and care possible. Critical

Subjects:

Health, Life Skills, Critical Thinking

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Activities, Printables

$4.99

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Talking Turkey: Want and Need (A Thanksgiving Primer on Economics)

By Big Ideas for Young Minds

Thanksgiving traditions are the perfect ingredients for cooking up some careful consideration of two key concepts in economics: want and need. These two interactive pages will whet student appetites for economics amidst the season's abundance. TE

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Economics , Thanksgiving

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets

CCSS:

RI.7.4, RI.11-12.4

$3.99

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bunny slopes: hello? join me for early literacy fun? (picture book mini unit)

By Big Ideas for Young Minds

This bunny slopes bunny talks to readers! So comparing conventional and unconventional norms in books is fun & easy. This unit's 10 pages of printable activities keep up the fun while students practice ELA K1-6 basics like: prepositions,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Winter

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Literature Circles

CCSS:

L.K.1, L.K.2, L.K.4, L.K.5, L.K.6

$3.00

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Stick Man: An Epic Hero's Holiday Journey (picture book mini unit)

By Big Ideas for Young Minds

Explore the classical hero's journey with Stick Man, a self-actualized fellow swept into a series of adventures who strives to be back at the Family Tree in time for Christmas. Buoyed by this picture book's appealing rhyme and clarion call for free

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Literature, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Literature Circles

$3.25

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Halloween Worksheet - Worthwhile Wordplay with Tricks & Treats

By Big Ideas for Young Minds

This original Halloween poem is a ghoulishly funny treat for students 5th gr. & up. The two related worksheets will trick them into a sweet dose of reading comprehension, vocabulary practice, poetry appreciation, key-word summarization, and

Subjects:

Vocabulary, Poetry, Halloween

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets

CCSS:

RL.7.4, RST.6-8.7

$3.00

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Dogged Determination - Story & Activities to Introduce the Scientific Method

By Big Ideas for Young Minds

A determined pup plays with the scientific method to get the results he wants – a game of fetch. 5-page illustrated story / 5 student activity pages This illustrated story will help students enjoy, infer, and identify key elements of scientific

Subjects:

Science, Basic Principles

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Research, Activities

CCSS:

RL.2.3, RL.2.6, RL.4.1, RI.3.3, RI.3.7

$8.00

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Economics for Everyone - SET A Lessons 1-4

By Big Ideas for Young Minds

Economics for Everyone – Set A Apply sound economic thinking right away - buy the bundle for less than the single lessons! This 4-lesson bundle will help the next generation develop critical thinking about everyday economics and perhaps avoid any

Subjects:

Economics

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Types:

Lesson

$5.00

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A Try-fold for Cross Curricular Fun with Mosquitoes Can't Bite Ninjas

By Big Ideas for Young Minds

Use one picture book to stimulate cross-curricular critical thinking. This printable, interactive foldable creates 6 panels of kidlit analysis integrated with other subjects, topics, & skills. Save time & stimulate students' neural networks

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Literature, General Science

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Interactive Notebooks, Centers

$3.00

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Executive Function: FOCUS on EYE CONTACT

By Big Ideas for Young Minds

Focus on Eye Contact reinforces the basic triad of Executive Function, working memory, flexible thinking, and inhibitory control, with emphasis on social cues, annotation, key words, and shades of meaning.Students will read short research-based

Subjects:

Life Skills, Oral Communication, Informational Text

Grades:

8^th, 10^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables

$3.00

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Walt Whitman-A Poet for Patient-Centered Care: MINI LESSON health, history, ELA

By Big Ideas for Young Minds

This mini-lesson works as a center, flipped class activity, journal, or discussion starter. Suitable for health, history, or poetry class and scalable for students grade 3 & up. No prep teaching options set up Ss for interactive &

Subjects:

U.S. History, Health, Poetry

Grades:

3^rd, 6^th, 10^th, Homeschool

Types:

Posters, Lesson, Centers

$3.00

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The WOW! Meh. Huh? Blech! BOOK REVIEW Mini Unit + student submission opportunity

By Big Ideas for Young Minds

Suitable for grades 3-12, this resource includes Educator Notes, 5 pre-writing mini-lessons, a graphic organizer/planner, a polished book review form (doubles as submission form), and a scoring rubric to help students create a quality book review

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Reading, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 6^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers

$4.95

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Hacking the Constitution - a primer for informed young citizens

By Big Ideas for Young Minds

Citizens of all ages need to understand the Constitution. This 8-page mini-unit allows some 'friendly tinkering' in order to better understand this critical document. Students will translate the Preamble from emojis, describe important topics in

Subjects:

Civics, Elections - Voting, Critical Thinking

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Unit Plans, Activities

$3.00

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Executive Function: TEEN BRAINS & STUDYING

By Big Ideas for Young Minds

Students practice reading comprehension, annotating and writing SMART objectives as they consider how and when to best use their own brains for homework, test prep, and more. Quick and useful tips that stimulate self-awareness, critical thinking,

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, For All Subject Areas, Study Skills

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.8.8

$3.00

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A Try-fold for Cross Curric Fun-Monkey with a Tool belt&the Silly School Mystery

By Big Ideas for Young Minds

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Other (Math), Critical Thinking

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Interactive Notebooks, Centers

$3.00

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X-FUNC - RHYTHMS & ROUTINES (eXecutive FUNCtion skills powered by analogy)

By Big Ideas for Young Minds

Analogy: Learning song lyrics is like learning schoolwork routines.Made you think, right? As in... Is it true? Does it apply to you? To others? How?Executive function skills can be tricky for students to care about, mull over, apply, and master.

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Study Skills, For All Subjects

Grades:

4^th, 7^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Study Guides, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

$3.99

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Economics for Everyone - Set B

By Big Ideas for Young Minds

Don't sequester your students' chance to master the basics of economics. Lesson Set B (a follow up to Set A) will pay dividends for their critical thinking and economic savvy. These 'lesson's are more like mini-units...what a bargain! Lesson 5 -

Subjects:

Economics

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers

$5.00

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Economics & Picture Book Kid Lit: THE BARTER BUNDLE

By Big Ideas for Young Minds

Youngsters who understand economics grow to become “capable of making better decisions as savers, investors, borrowers, voters, and participants in the global economy.” (Council of Economics Education) BARTER is a fundamental element of

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Critical Thinking, Economics

Grades:

3^rd, 5^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

$10.00

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Learning Link Newsletter Template - customizable newsletter for families

By Big Ideas for Young Minds

PROBLEM - Students and families struggle to keep track of the many remote routines and digital resources needed for school these days. Kids may get the basics in class, but that focus melts in a hot minute of asynchronous confusion. Most adults need

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Professional Documents, For Parents, Professional Development

$4.75

Digital Download DOCX (0.29 MB)

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World Series Writing Workouts - Batting 1.000 on Essay Writing

By Big Ideas for Young Minds

Need some big league plays to motivate students to practice writing essays? World Series Writing Workouts by Katie Engen offers eight classroom-ready pages of Cracker Jack ideas! The Teachers Playbook (page 1) summarizes the workouts &

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Writing-Essays

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, ...

Types:

Handouts, Lesson

CCSS:

W.6.2, W.11-12.1

$3.00

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A Card Game 4 Picture Books

By Big Ideas for Young Minds

Akin to Go Fish, this card game asks players to create 'books' by collecting a color-coded Plot, Setting, Title, and Character card for classics like Strega Nona, The Little Engine that Could, and The Snowy Day. This game can be played as-is or in

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Critical Thinking

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, Games, Lesson

$6.00

Digital Download PDF (1.94 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I bring 25+ years of experience to creating cross-curricular, multi-modal materials that are useful in various settings. My writing is inspired by the many students from across the full spectrum of academic levels and special needs that I've had the pleasure to meet while involved with classroom teaching, tutoring, outdoor education, homeschooling, public outreach, professional development, and curricular support. Visit my blog: http://crossingthecurriculum.wordpress.com Logo art (heart) credit: http://openclipart.org/user-detail/10binary

MY TEACHING STYLE

With one foot grounded in classroom practicalities and the benefits of fundamental skill mastery, I also aspire to teach with this passage from 'Theophilus North' by Thornton Wilder in mind: "If I had a student whose mind and heart was absorbed by birds, I would build French lessons about ostriches and starlings. Learning takes wing when it's related to what's passing in the student's inner life."

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

University of Virginia, B.S. University of Virginia, M.Ed. Loyola Marymount University (CA), prof. clear cert.

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Measurement, Other (Math), Science, Basic Principles, Biology, Social Studies, Ancient History, Civics, Elections - Voting, U.S. History, Special Education, Career and Technical Education, Health, Life Skills, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Professional Development, School Counseling, Economics , Character Education, Word Problems, Study Skills, General Science, Problem Solving, Writing, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Halloween, Speech Therapy, Winter, Spring, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, Classroom Community