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Elementary critical thinking vocabulary games
Context Clues Packet Using Tier Vocabulary
Grab your detective hats and start the Clue-Searching fun! Research tells us that teaching vocabulary word by word doesn’t cut it anymore. In addition, state tests are becoming increasingly difficult for our students. We need to give our students strategies to determine unknown meanings. Using context clues is an evidence-supported strategy. The words included in this packet were specifically chosen. They focus on Tier 2 vocabulary words, (words occurring most frequently in our language and text
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1st - 8th
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Create a Board Game! Project Based Learning Unit - Templates + Rubrics + Slides
Unleash creativity with our Board Game Project Based Learning Unit! Ideal for 1st grade and up! Make learning fun by creating a board game. Includes templates, rubrics, and more! PDF & Powerpoint Slides to introduce the project to students.KEY FEATURES:64 PAGES OF VALUE: Includes 64 pages of resources to support the entire project lifecycle from planning and crafting to reflecting.TEMPLATES FOR EVERYTHING: Comes with a variety of templates including warm up activities, planning, game design,
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2nd - 8th
Context Clues Games Worksheets Reading Center Vocabulary Activities 3rd 4th 5th
Make your reading center activities engaging with these fun, no-prep context clues vocabulary game worksheets! This Context Clues Bump Games Activities Pack includes 12 engaging context clues 'BUMP' games for practicing how to determine the meaning of words in context! These context clues games are differentiated into 4 levels so that all of your students can do the activities at their level!Level 1 - 2nd/3rd grade vocabulary words (33 words included)Level 2 - 3rd/4th grade vocabulary words (33
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3rd - 5th
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Would You Rather Sampler - Fun Questions for Discussion, Writing Prompts, & More
Dive into writing prompts, classroom discussion, and more with our exclusive sampler from Would You Rather Questions!!These 18 digital or print Would You Rather questions are great for discussion, class polls, writing prompts, language building, facilitating higher-level thinking, brain breaks, building community, and more! This sampler gives you a taste of our comprehensive Would You Rather resource that promises to make learning engaging and effective.Try before you buy!Purchase this sampler f
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2nd - 9th
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15 Working Memory Brain Games: Improve executive function in 5 minutes a day!
WORKING MEMORY BEST SELLER--UPDATED FOR 2024! These 15 research-based brain games are designed to improve kids' working memory in five minutes of partner game play daily for just 9 weeks! If you've ever complained that students lack the following skills, an executive function of the brain called working memory might be the issue!-staying focused and on-task-following complex and multi-step directions-copying information and taking notes-keeping their place in a text-retelling stories-explaining
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K - 6th
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End of the Year Escape Room for 3rd Grade Bundle: Reading & Math Activity
Love classroom escape rooms or break outs? Are you looking for a more engaging ways to practice the ELA and math standards during test prep time? Escape rooms are the most fun way to review the standards while encouraging team work, critical thinking, and problem solving! This bundle includes two 90 minute escape challenges that will help your students practice the 3rd grade math and reading standards that will be on the state test.**This is the print version of the game. If you prefer the digit
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3rd
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Reading Mystery: Reading Comprehension & Passages Activity, Humpty's Fall
Reading Mystery: Once Upon A Crime, Humpty's Fall! A fun reading and comprehension activity to engage young readers. Easy prep! Just Print & Solve! Or go paperless with the new Google Docs option provided within your download.If you prefer this resource in a Digital Graphic Game Escape Room format to play online <please click here>.⭐A video hook is provided to set the stage to engage! Check out the video hook in the preview section.⭐A bonus ENDING VIDEO clip is included to celebrate fi
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2nd - 4th
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Idioms I Have Who Has Game, Matching Task Cards Activity, Worksheet Study Pages
This Idioms I Have Who Has Game has been a popular resource for many years and has been proven in classrooms to keep students engaged. New for 2023, we've added matching task cards for each idiom included in the game. You can use these task cards as well as the study sheets as a classroom center. Students can practice on their own and then later the game can be played as a class to work on speaking and listening skills and classroom bonding and learning.Idioms include cat got your tongue, bit
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2nd - 5th
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CVC Words Phonics Game for Beginning, Middle & Ending Sounds - Short Vowels
Practice beginning, middle and ending sounds for 150 CVC words with this fun and engaging digital phonics word work game. This game works well for both in-class and distance learning. Note: An internet connection is required to play this game because the game runs directly from the pinkcatgames.com website. AMAZING DEAL! With my One Year Digital Games Subscription you will have access to all of the games on the pinkcatgames.com website!For in-class learning you can:use the game as a digital lite
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K - 1st
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BOGGLE Boards with Answer Keys
50 ready to use BOGGLE boards; just print and go!
Answer keys are included for each board, so students can independently check their work. Every board has more than 70+ words (most have 100+).
Ways to use BOGGLE:
- Daily 5 Word Work time
- Literacy Center
- Early finishers
- Spelling/Word Work Homework
- Rainy Day Indoor Recess Challenge
- Morning Warm-up
- Buddy Classroom Activity
Consider a BOGGLE Bulletin Board to display the letters for the whole class to see at once. Even better, Bun
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: BOGGLE Board Bundle
Reading Comprehension Games and Activities, Guided Reading, Reading Response
Reading Comprehension Games and Activities, Guided Reading, Reading Response. This pack includes over 100 pages of easy prep reading comprehension graphic organizers, question cards, and several interactive activities that can be used with your guided reading small groups or as whole group activities. Games come in both color and black and white. Download the preview for a visual view at what is included.What's Included:-Question CardsBefore, during, and after reading cards that are color coded
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: Back to School Activities Bundle | Back to School Survival Kit
Magic E Bingo Games: CVCe - Silent E
TWO different Magic E Bingo games, both with FOUR different formats, for a total of EIGHT game boards! Cards included! Perfect for K,1, and 2.More Phonics Activities:CVC Bingo Games: CVC Literacy CentersR-Controlled Vowel Bingo Games: Bossy RReading Tool Kit: Labels, Strategy and Phonics ChartsReading Response Slips: Reading Skills Illustration Story Writing: No Prep Writing ActivityPhonics Board Games: CVC, Blends, Digraphs, EndingsPhonics Board Games: R-Controlled Vowels, Glued Sounds, Vowel T
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: Phonics Bingo Games BUNDLE: Phonics Literacy Centers
Cause & Effect, Making Inferences & Homophones Digital Escape Room Activity
ELA test prep and review of making inferences, cause and effect and homophones is an exciting adventure with this pirate themed reading digital escape room! Get your students thinking critically while they search for hidden clues and secret codes to unlock the treasure. Students will love solving the puzzles in this interactive and challenging NO PREP worksheet alternative! ➡️ Click the PREVIEW above to get a closer look and see more info! ⬅️ Students will be highly motivated in this high inter
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3rd - 5th
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6th Grade Fractions Review: Fractions Math Mystery Activity Game
Fractions Review Math Mystery Activity - 6th Grade Edition: Reciprocals, Divide, Multiply, Adding & Subtracting Fractions. Engage and motivate your students with this fun fractions math mystery activity! Great for review of a few different fraction skills in one. Easy prep! Just Print & Solve! Or go paperless with the new Google Slides option provided within your download.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------⭐Optional video hook inc
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: 6th Grade Mixed Math Mystery Bundle Pack
Summer Digital Escape Room Game - End of the Year UPDATED-No Google Form!
UPDATED! No Google Form is needed! Breaking Into Summer is a digital escape room loaded with puzzles for students to celebrate heading into summer in an engaging and interactive way. Students must solve 7 summer clues to unlock the codes that will help them 'break into summer'. Can they crack the code? Students love solving the different digital clues to unlock the codes! Teachers love the NO prep assignment for studentsHow does it work? Students start with the scenario and follow the directions
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2nd - 5th
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CHRISTMAS Escape Room (Activities, Trivia & Puzzle Games for Students)
There are five Christmas escape room-type (trivia) challenges included in this file. Each activity can be completed individually or in conjunction with one another, depending on the time available in your planning. The challenges could be used as individual, pair or small group activities. The puzzles and games are designed to promote communication, cooperation and problem-solving skills. A detailed and thorough teacher instruction page has been included, which provides differentiated instructio
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5th - 12th
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Compound Words Matching Game Worksheet with Pictures Reading Center Activities
This resource teaches students about compound words and the word parts that make them. The activities are engaging and low-prep!Includes:Reading center/compound words gameDifferentiated worksheetsDigital worksheetsMATCHING GAME (Memory/Concentration)To play the game, students match picture cards showing compound words with the corresponding word part picture cards. For example, they would match the rainbow with the card showing rain + a bow tie.This can be used as a small group game (instruction
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Kindergarten Math & Reading YEAR LONG BUNDLE 1300+ Pages
Adding & Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators Digital Escape Room
Practicing addition and subtraction of fractions with unlike denominators takes on a new level of excitement in this online breakout game. Escape the arcade is a great alternative to adding & subtracting fractions worksheets and activities. Instead of winning prizes at the arcade, your students need to earn tickets to get a key to escape the arcade! This activity can be completed either in class or online for distance learning. There are no clues to hide, and the entire process is automated
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4th - 6th
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Halloween Escape Room - Making Inferences | ELA Escape Room | Print & Digital
Get your students excited about learning with this Halloween Haunted House Escape Room Challenge! Throughout the activity, students work to make inferences to solve puzzles and find clues in order to escape from a haunted house. Each unique puzzle allows students to practice the important skill of inferring in the most engaging way! This escape room is perfect for in-person, hybrid, or virtual learning as it includes both a printable PDF AND digital version. This escape room is also included in
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3rd - 5th
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Inflectional Word Endings Packet (-ed, -ing)
This packet was made to teach/review the inflectional word endings (suffixes) “-ed” and “-ing” (and a little bit of “-s”). The activities in this packet will help your students write and read words with these inflectional word endings and recognize root words. See the preview for more information about this packet!This Packet Includes:Character Posters (ed, ing)Mini Character PostersWord SortBuild A Word ActivityRead the Room ActivityMini BookletReading Passages5-in-a-Row GameTic-Tac-Toe GameBoa
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1st - 2nd
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Team Building Escape Room with Logic Puzzles Critical Thinking Escape Room
Engage your students with this Team Building Escape Room! This is great as a back to school escape room! This escape room is perfect for both the end of the year and beginning of the year. Students will be engaged and challenged with logic puzzles, codes to decipher, and more. There is both a full easy prep printable version as well as a Google(TM) form digital version for virtual or distance learning.This resource includes everything you need to implement a challenging and fun escape room fo
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4th - 9th
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5th Grade Reading Review Game | ELA Test Prep Game Escape Room
Escape rooms are the most fun way to review the reading / ELA standards while encouraging team work, critical thinking, and problem solving! In this classroom escape, students will compete as teams to escape Planet Emoji! This is the print version. If you'd prefer to use this game digitally on Google, please purchase this version.Buy the bundle of Reading + Math Escape Challenges here.This is the 5th grade reading version. Click here to find other grade levels.This team escape challenge is grea
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5th
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3rd Grade Reading Review Game | ELA Test Prep Game Escape Room
Escape rooms are the most fun way to review the reading / ELA standards while encouraging team work, critical thinking, and problem solving! In this classroom escape, students will compete as teams to escape Planet Emoji! This is the print version. If you'd prefer to use this game digitally on Google, please purchase this version.Buy the bundle of Reading + Math Escape Challenges here.This team escape challenge is great for teams of 4-6 students, up to 8 teams. The best thing is, you don't have
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3rd
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Homophones 3rd Grade Game Activity (Homophones Matching Game)
This homophones card set can be used for small group, centers, morning warm-up, etc. They are intended to help students learn homophones. There are a total of 56 homophones word cards with 56 matching definition/meaning cards included in this resource. There are two practical uses for these homophone cards:1. Use it as a homophone matching game were students are required to match the meaning with the homophone word.2. Use it as a homophone concentration game (picture cards only) in which all
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1st - 3rd
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