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Kindergarten critical thinking science scripts
Plants: Science Reader's Theater and Experiments
Combine some Science with your Language Arts. This is a readers’ theater script plus 7 experiments explaining what a seed needs to grow and what each part of the plant does. The script is 4 pages with 8 parts and is particularly useful for early readers as it has parts suitable for Emergent and Transitional Readers as follows:High Emergent (roughly levels 6-8): RainTransitional (roughly levels 10-12): Seed, Sun, Roots, LeavesHigh Transitional (roughly levels 14-16): Soil, Stem, NarratorThere ar
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K - 2nd
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Science Discussion Starters
Science Scaffolds for Discussion
This product includes 11 science discussion starter posters.
Black&White + Color Included
When scientists share their ideas, they may say ...
I noticed ____.
My data shows ____.
I think ___ because ___.
I wonder ___.
I observed ____.
When scientists respond to others, they may say ...
Can you explain to me?
What do you think?
What evidence do you have?
Are you saying _____?
I agree with ___ because ____.
I respectfully disagree because ____.
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K - 8th
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33 Animal Riddles–Readers Theater Partner Plays–Fluency–Listening Skills
33 Animal Riddles Readers Theater Partner Plays with Flexi-Curric™ *33 Original Readers Theatre Scripts by Carol Montgomery (updated January 2017)TIME: Each script takes about 30 seconds to read.
CAST: 2+, or 2 CHORAL groups
TONE: light, game-like
READABILITY: grades K to 1+ * Our Flexi-Curric™ shortcut allows flexible, cross-curricular options for your local standards because YOU know what’s right for YOUR students. What could you do with 33 different animal riddles Reade
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K - 2nd
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Readers' Theater: The Life Cycle of the Frog
This non-fiction Readers' Theater play will help your students improve their fluency (pace, smoothness, expression) AND learn some science at the same time!
More details:
-2.5 pages
-characters: narrator, kid, egg, tadpole, froglet, frog
-Comprehension Check quiz
-Draw & Label the life cycle worksheet
-Write about the life cycle pages
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K - 3rd
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Mindfulness Bundle for Pre-K and Kindergarten
FINALLY! A Mindfulness program that works with young learners (ages 3-6)
This resource is intended for teachers of young students who want to introduce mindfulness into their classroom, but are not quite sure where to start. This Bundle contains 3 different ways to introduce mindfulness in a realistic, interactive way.
Part One: Mindful Moments- Scripts for teachers to have mindfulness mediations with their young learners. These are not 10 minute meditations, but rather "moments" that focus st
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PreK - 2nd
Kids Weather Report template
Become a meteorologist and create your own weather report. This is a fill in the blank template page geared for elementary age kids. I have also included a completely blank template for kids to rewrite their report or come up with their own phrases to use when talking about the weather.This template encourages children to write about types of weather, clothing appropriate for the day, city in which they live (or are reporting the weather from) temperate in degrees F or C, day of the week, and ty
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K - 5th
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David, David Goes to School, Back to School, Beginning of the School Year
David, David Goes to School by David Shannon, Back to School, Beginning of the school year. Self to Text Connection of David Goes to School by Veronica Sigala
Back to School! This David Goes to School literacy unit is a great way to establish or revisit your classroom rules. Have fun at the beginning of the school year making self to text connections with the book David Goes to school by David Shannon. Then, create a behavior anchor chart for the classroom! Students will have the opportunity to
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PreK - 2nd
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Fall Adapted Book | WH Questions | Mia Loves the Fall
Mia Loves the Fall WH Questions interactive book is part of a book series of how Mia celebrates holidays and seasons. Fall is her favorite season. Read along as she participates in fall activities.This interactive book is a perfect tool for students to practice answering various who, what, where and where questions. The book includes 8 pages with text and pictures, a corresponding question for each page, and picture choices for answering each question.This book is easy to use. Read each page wit
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PreK - K
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Also included in: Fall Adaptive Book Bundle | Special Education Interactive Book
Insects Readers Theater–Ant–Bee–Butterfly–Cricket–Firefly–Ladybug–Nature Spring
Insects Readers TheaterEleven Science Readers Theater scripts to build curiosity and interest in insectsBy Carol MontgomeryWouldn’t your students love MORE Readers Theater? “Insects Readers Theater” provides plenty of opportunities for delightful character-building nature studies for primary level readers. Perfect for beginning readers of every age, our "Insects Readers Theater" collection comes in two font options with annotated curriculum links for easy lesson plans. Seven of these scr
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K - 2nd
Who Questions Adapted Book | Community Helpers | Speech Therapy
This Who Questions Interactive Book Once introduces the first set of the following community helpers: teacher, vet, crossing guard, solider, dentist, astronaut, farmer, fire fighter, baker, police officer, life guard & mail carrier. This book is great for students who have difficulty with answering WH-questions. Visual cues and dots included for pacing when reading. Instructions and real picture for book assembly are included.Check out other WH-Questions Interactive Books here:Where Question
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PreK - K
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Also included in: WH Questions Adapted Book BUNDLE | Question Prompts | Speech Therapy
Developing Executive Functioning Skills- What Do You Do When Question Set
Developing Executive Function Skills- What Do You Do When Question Set, Daniele Cerone-Griffin M.A. CCC-SLP includes 55 questions for the category of What Do You Do When Questions. Open ended situation question frameworks are also included.
Developing Executive Functioning Skills helps students consider individualized situations and use common sense related to creating strategies for positive outcomes. Development of Executive Functioning Skills helps students with problem-solving, planning, or
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PreK - 12th
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Readers' Theater: Lifecycles Non-Fiction MEGA pack
Help your students to improve fluency, infuse science AND have fun with these 8 Readers' Theater plays. Each play is 3-5 pages long with 2-6 characters.
Included with most plays:
-comprehension check
-draw & label
-writing activity (summarization)
Other goodies:
-close reading guidance
-fact finding worksheet
-word find
Subjects: apples, butterflies, flowers, frogs, pumpkin, salmon, snowman, water
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K - 4th
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Developing Executive Function Skills- Full Question Set
Developing Executive Function Skills- Full Question Set, Daniele Cerone-Griffin M.A. CCC-SLP includes 55 questions for each of five question categories, including: Who?, When?, Why?, How?, and What do you do when? for a total of 275 questions. Open ended situation question frameworks are also included.
Developing Executive Functioning Skills helps students consider individualized situations and use common sense related to creating strategies for positive outcomes. Development of Executive Funct
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PreK - 12th
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Science 1st Grade Reader's Theater Pack with Picture Clues
Use your students' natural love for plays and drama to reinforce NGSS science standards with this Reader's Theater pack. This pack covers first grade NGSS science standards, but could also be used with advanced K students or as a review for 2nd Grade students. Ten scripts are included. Each script has two roles for partner reading. The scripts contain picture clues for difficult words and science vocabulary is underlined. Titles and character labels are included, as well as directions on ho
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K - 2nd
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Mindfulness: Scripts for Teachers (Week One)
This is a set of 5 scripts that all focus on Mindful Listening. This resource is intended for teachers who want to introduce mindfulness into their classroom, but are not quite sure where to start. The packet includes a Mindfulness 101 info sheet and 5 scripts for guiding your students through a mindfulness meditation. Each script lasts 3-5 minutes, so it will work for all grade levels. In order to use this script you will need a mindfulness bell or a bell sound (there are many free apps you can
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K - 6th
Also included in: Mindfulness: Scripts for Teachers BUNDLE
Early years-See, Think, Wonder thinking routine.
Introducing our comprehensive "See, Think, Wonder" Teacher Resource Bundle – your all-in-one guide to effortlessly integrate this powerful thinking routine into your classroom! This thoughtfully curated bundle is designed to empower educators, whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting your teaching journey, with the tools and resources needed to nurture critical thinking skills in your students.What's Included:Teacher Notes: Navigate the world of the See, Think, Wonder routine with ease usi
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K - 3rd
Spring Life Cycle Play or Reader's Theater
This is a wonderful life cycle play that can be performed in the Spring. It can be used as a Reader's Theater or a full play. It includes 23 parts and can be modified. It also includes three songs for the class to sing. Such a wonderful way to practice fluency and learn the life cycles in Science. My first grades LOVE this!!
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K - 4th
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Developing Executive Functioning Skills- What Do You Do When Question Sets 1 & 2
Developing Executive Function Skills- What Do You Do When Question Sets 1 & 2, Daniele Cerone-Griffin M.A. CCC-SLP includes 110 questions for the category of What Do You Do When Questions. Open ended situation question frameworks are also included.
Developing Executive Functioning Skills helps students consider individualized situations and use common sense related to creating strategies for positive outcomes. Development of Executive Functioning Skills helps students with problem-solving,
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PreK - 12th
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Creative curriculum: Trees study (Guided Edition) Question of the Day
Creative Curriculum: Trees Study (Guided Edition) by Teaching Strategies Gold - Question of the Day with real pictures
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PreK - K
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An Animal Skit: Living and Nonliving Elements in an Ecosystem
Meet Cam E. Leon and Mona R. Chwing…they are two second graders that have a special ability. They can change into ANYTHING to help them find out exactly what they want to know, when they want to know it. Call it camouflage or secret disguises…whatever they are, these two are second graders by day and something different by afternoon.
This is a fun skit that teaches about animals and ecosystems! You can use in your classroom. It can be used for a quick unique science lesson or a production for
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K - 4th
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"We're Going on a Bear Hunt" Mad Lib Song & Art Project
This activity incorporates the song, "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" by Greg and Steve (2000). The students rewrite the lyrics by changing the animal, the 5 places the kids visit during the song, the prepositions, and they add action verbs at the end of the song as they run back home. This activity also helps students learn about animals and their habitats because the 5th place the kids visit must be the correct habitat. Have the class repeat each phrase back to the performer (either you or the kid
Reader's Theater: All About Sharks . Designed For Emergent Readers . 2 parts
Reader’s theater is a highly motivating way for your students to grow their oral reading fluency, comprehension, decoding skills, teamwork, and confidence. You and your little readers will LOVE this activity. You’ll be able to use it with multiple groups of students each year and will look forward to pulling it out year after year.✅Thoughtful Design: Parts for 2 Readers: I have found that the back-and-forth dialogue makes it MUCH easier for kids to pay attention to and keep track of when it’s th
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PreK - 2nd
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Night Animals by Gianna Marino - Activities, Script, Theater, Nocturnal Animals
This resource is perfect for a unit about Nocturnal Animals and pairs with the hilarious text, Night Animals by Gianna Marino. Use this resource in an elementary classroom or library. Links to resources including non-fiction text about Nocturnal Animals can be found in the last page of the download. A link to a digital copy of the script and questions is also included.
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PreK - 2nd
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Ocean-Themed CLASS Concept Development Activities
Dive into our Ocean-Themed CLASS Concept Development Activities! Designed for Pre-K to Grade 1, this set includes six engaging activities that enhance reasoning, problem-solving, and creativity through marine-themed exploration. Aligning with the CLASS framework, these activities foster higher-order thinking skills, encouraging young learners to explore complex concepts like ecosystem interdependence and ethical reasoning within the captivating context of ocean conservation. Each experience cont
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PreK - 1st
Also included in: The Ultimate PreK-3rd CLASS Instructional Support Bundle
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