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Critical thinking games for Microsoft Word
Save Fred! Community and Teamwork Builder
Save Fred! is a great community builder and review of the Scientific Method. I've used this activity at the beginning of the year for 2 years with my 5th graders. They LOVE saving Fred and talk about it for the rest of the year!
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This goes along with the Save Fred! lesson on my blog.
Save Fred! Blog Post
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The Following Directions Test is another fun Back to School activity!
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3rd - 8th
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End-of-the-Year Online Brain Games Worksheet
This online brain game activity is a perfect end-of-the-year activity for any middle school classroom. Sign out the computer lab or check out the laptop cart for the day - no extra materials or classroom props needed. This lesson runs itself! Your students will be engaged and on task. This worksheet works in conjunction with the Neuroscience for Kids website. I have created an activity sheet that allows my students to play some fun brain games - Concentration, Simon Says, Memory, and many more
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6th - 9th
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Bible Break out Box || using Parables!
This is the opposite of an Escape Room as you are breaking into a box. This religious game uses four parables - sower, talents, lost sheep and the good Samaritan. My kids have played these in school and they call it “break out boxes”. In my opinion, it should be called “break in” because you’re racing to break-in to the last box! There are four boxes total (one inside the others) and you have to figure out how to get into each one. You can have as many groups as you have materials for. If you h
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4th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: 4 Escape Rooms and 2 Break Out Boxes || Bundle!
Chain Reaction Word Puzzles
These fun and challenging word puzzles are perfect for warm-ups and classroom challenges! Each worksheet comes with 9 brainteasers, requiring students to link one word to the next. The concept is simple, but the puzzles challenge even the brightest students!
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4th - 12th
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Monkey Hear, Monkey Do! A Hear! Think! Do! Auditory Charades Lesson
Here's the latest in the Hear! Think! Do! Series. In Monkey Hear, Monkey Do!, Students get the chance to practice their listening skills in a fun and challenging way. Kids must listen carefully as a pose is described for them in detail. Children must then demonstrate their auditory abilities as they pose their own body exactly as described. Large, full-page cards of each pose give students a chance to self-check and self-correct, if necessary. Delightful and simple stick figures make that s
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PreK - 1st
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30 Minute Library Lessons: What Am I? Genre Identification
In this 30 minute lesson, students work in pairs to write down clues about books to identify the genre. This activity requires little preparation and utilizes resources available in any library.
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3rd - 5th
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Pirate Island: A Hear! Think! Do! FREE Listening and Moving Activity!
Are your students ready to get moving? Do they need to enhance their listening and recall skills? Pirate Island is the first in the Hear! Think! Do! Series, all of which build auditory skills and teach kids to listen, make connections, and get moving in fun ways!
Pirate Island is an engaging activity that helps children of all ages practice hearing a verbal cue and recalling an action associated with that cue. You will love watching your children listen and recalling--and they'll love reme
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PreK - 5th
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Asesinato en la Mansión Grim (Murder Mystery Game in Spanish)
**NEW PRODUCT - JAN 2024**This is a murder mystery-style activity designed to get students engaged, thinking critically, and most importantly, speaking. This is the Spanish version of my popular Mystery at Mr. Grim’s Mansion ESL game. This product has been translated into Spanish (by a human being, not AI) and tailored for intermediate-level students. Class time: 60-90 minutes No. of students: 4-11* (*You can make more characters, but this increases the time it takes for interviewing. For large
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5th - 12th
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Introduction to Logic and Logical Fallacies
This 3-4 day lesson is a no-prep way to introduce your students to basic logic terms and concepts and to logical fallacies, and to have some fun along the way! I have used these resources with juniors and seniors as part of studying argument, rhetorical analysis, and debate and they have worked well. This resource may also be helpful in a media literacy unit. The lessons in this bundle will take approximately 3-4 class periods. Except for the Google Slides presentation, all the documents are f
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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STOCK MARKET GAME!
I use this in my math classes and marketing classes. IT WORKS GREAT and students LOVE IT!!! Here you go...Students will invest in 6 companies that they are interested in. Over an eight week time period, students will watch their stocks either earn or lose money. Students will learn how to research information about each company. Students will learn how to graph their weekly amounts for each company and how to figure out how much each company has earned or lost. Finally, students will pres
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7th - 12th
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Fact or Opinion Game
This game is modeled after Fact or Crap. Students race to see who is first to determine if a statement if a fact or an opinion. Students win points for who is quickest and correct. Students lose points for being incorrect. Very engaging and challenging. Works well printed on card stock.
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2nd - 6th
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Animal Alphabet Actions: Move Like the Animals--From Amble to Zig-zag!
Are you ready to move like the animals do? Get ready for fun and learning with Animal Alphabet Actions: Move Like the Animals--From Amble to Zig-zag! You'll love that your students are getting new vocabulary and critically thinking, in addition to learning/reviewing their letters. They'll love getting the chance to get out of their seats to show what they know! With four different ways to play included, you'll never run out of ways to use your cards!
28 high-resolution (300 dpi) cards (one
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PreK - 2nd
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STEM Christmas Party- Religious- Help the Angel Return to Heaven
A STEM Christmas party idea that focuses more on the religious part of the Christmas story. This idea helps your students think through problem solving, encouraging others, engineering challenges, and team work. When Jesus was born, all the angels came to Bethlehem. However, when it was time to go, one angel couldn't leave Jesus' side. When he finally did leave, he forgot the way to return to Heaven. Your students will help this angel find his way back to Heaven.
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Not Grade Specific
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Celebrations Game
This game is designed to teach or test the children's knowledge of different Australian celebrations and commemorations. It is a make 4 or 3 game. The aim of the game is to be included as part of a HASS Celebrations unit for Australian curriculum 9 and is based on the content descriptor below.AC9HS3K02significant events, symbols and emblems that are important to Australia’s identity and diversity, and how they are celebrated, commemorated or recognised in Australia, including Australia Day, A
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3rd
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BeatMaker DJ
Youth will function as a DJ, create their own beats, and learn about what goes into owning a DJ business. They will discuss as a group and build a close network among peers.
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9th - 12th
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Non- Metamorphic Life Cycle Card Game
Non-metamorphic Life Cycle Card GameThis game is aimed at helping students to understand the non-metamorphic life cycle of humans, dogs, chickens and tigers.The game is aligned with the new Australian Curriculum 9.Please let me know if this game was useful or if you have any ideas for other games.
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3rd - 5th
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Sources of Information Relay Game
This is a game on choosing and using sources of information such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, and almanacs. This game is intended to be a small group relay on selecting resource tools, using key words, and ultimately finding information in those resources. To make the Sources of Information Relay Game, print the file front to back to make 20 question cards and 4 example cards. The students will compete in small groups to find the answers to all 20 questions. Questions can be answered in rand
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3rd - 6th
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Metamorphosis Life Cycle Card Game
Metamorphosis Life Cycle Card GameThis game is aimed at helping students to understand the stages of the life cycles of the frog, butterfly, ladybug and the fly. This game is aligned with the Australian Curriculum 9.
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3rd - 5th
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Career Bucketball - Critical Thinking Development
Youth will work as a team to discover the best strategy to make “buckets” (balls in the bucket) while answering career-based questions that will help to prepare them for future careers while also developing critical thinking skills.
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4th - 12th
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Fallacy Detective Matching Game Bundle
This has a PowerPoint now to help teach the game. A bonus file is included to teach the Gospel.
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6th - 11th
Auditory-to-Action Antics: A Hear! Think! Do! Activity. Get listening & moving!
The newest activity in the Hear! Think! Do! Series is here! Kids from preschool on up will love playing Auditory-to-Action Antics, which helps students develop better listening and critical thinking skills--and gets them moving while they do it! Players are given scenarios to act out--but this isn't just charades! Multi-step situations require careful listening (to the teacher AND each other) and keep "Actors" and other participants on their toes...and their minds engaged.
Perfect for a whol
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PreK - 6th
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Factsketball
Engage your students with a fun and exciting game of Factsketball! This game is great for a reward or any time you want to enjoy a fun and educational activity with your students! Students answer trivia questions independently, collaborate with a group, and get rewarded with chances to make baskets. The team with the most baskets scored at the end of the game is the winner! **Editable!
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4th - 6th
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Industrial Revolution Murder Mystery Review Game- Editable!
In this fun and customizable review game of the Industrial Revolution, students answer multiple choice questions that correspond to clues and solve a mystery! This package includes instructions with multiple play formats, a printable worksheet, printable clues, and an answer key. The lesson is fully editable so that you can customize the scenario and suspects for events and teachers at your school.
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9th - 12th
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Sudoku Puzzles for Kids Printables
Teach students how to solve challenging puzzles by first introducing them to these beginner sudoku puzzles that use letters, numbers, and shapes. Included in this set are 10 puzzles with solutions. Each page had 1 puzzle with pieces that can be cut out and manipulated to find the correct solution. Instructions are included and a link to my Google Slideshow which can be purchased at my store. The first 5 puzzles in this set are the same ones used in my interactive Google Slideshow. The last 5
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PreK - 5th
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