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2nd grade critical thinking Common Core W.2.8 resources
Editable Morning Meeting Daily Slides Activities Digital Resources Morning Work
Are you ready to turn your morning meeting into the best part of your daily routine? Unlock the power of morning meetings with this Editable Morning Meeting Daily Slides & Activity Pages Yearlong Set, designed for K-6 grade. These NO PREP INTERACTIVE EDITABLE morning meeting slides will revive your morning routine in a fun and engaging way. These Editable Morning Meeting Daily Slides are an easy-to-use, time-saving way for you to build a consistent morning routine and a strong classroom co
Grades:
K - 6th
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
READ ALOUD STEM Activities and Challenges MEGA Bundle #1 STEM Club, STEM Centers
Integrate STEM and Literacy in your classroom all year with READ ALOUD STEM Volume One! Everything you need to be the master STEM Teacher at your school! Awaken imagination and creativity all year. Students learn coding, engineering, explore real-world problems, learn about STEM role models, pioneers, inventors, and more!Amazing resource for STEM clubs, STEM Teachers, STEM Stations, STEM Centers, parents who love hands-on learning, and elementary teachers who want to create a hands-on educationa
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1st - 5th
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Fairy Tales 2nd Grade Fairytales, Folktales, & Fables Unit Lessons & Activities
A fairy tale (fairytale), folk tale, and fable close reading unit can make writing lesson plans a breeze and ensure a deeper exploration into understanding stories while students provide text evidence from specified Mentor Texts (a list is included!). This interactive reading unit uses three different genres to teach deeper thinking about the main characters, the moral of the story, text structure, point of view, and comparing and contrasting stories. Graphic organizers are included and can be u
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Summer School Activities Camping Theme Camp Days Fun Summer School Activities
Our week-long Camping Theme unit is a fun way to review this summer while having a blast! Get ready for a classroom transformation! With engaging activities like an all-about-me worksheet, camp games, and more where students enjoy camping days. Keep kids engaged and learning while creating memorable adventures during this unforgettable summer school or summer camp experience!⭐️ Be sure to open up the preview to see what is inside.Key Features In This Week Long Camp Themed Unit:✓ Daily activities
Grades:
1st - 3rd
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150 Daily Bell Work Writing Prompts (Grade 1-3 Language)
Be prepared to teach your Grade 1-3 Language class with a year's worth of bell work writing prompts for Google Slides™! This resource is perfect for a soft start to the Language block and for creating a daily routine for your students to follow. This resource includes 150 writing prompts themed for each day of the week to spark student interest and promote engagement. Every prompt comes with an example of how students should organize their journals, including partial sentences to get students st
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Also included in: Grade 2 Ontario 2023 Language Bundle (FULL YEAR)
Intro to Unplugged Coding: Directional Coding
Unplugged Coding made easy!Everything you need to get started with unplugged coding. No robots needed! Students learn the basics of directional coding and write their own code!Unplugged Coding Process:Students learn the logic and thinking that goes into writing codes using Directional Coding. They learn 5 vocabulary words: Programmer, Code, Command, Bug, and Debug.Students practice debugging codes before writing their own codes with a partner. After they have completed their activities, there is
Grades:
K - 5th
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READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities and Challenges #2 Real World Science Engineering
Bundle and get 50% off! Integrate STEM and Literacy in your classroom all year with READ ALOUD STEM Volume 2! Awaken imagination and creativity all year. Students learn coding, engineering, explore real world problems, learn about STEM role models, pioneers, inventors, and more! Perfect for librarians, STEM Club, K-5 Teachers, and any teach who loves to integrate hands-on learning activities with their students!This collection of STEM Projects focuses on connecting ELA and STEM. Each challenge c
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Grades:
1st - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-PS3-1
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 4-PS3-4
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Intro to Unplugged Coding: Binary Coding
Unplugged Coding made easy!Everything you need to get started with unplugged coding. No robots needed! Students learn the basics of binary coding and create a binary coding bracelet with their own code!Unplugged Coding Process:Students learn the logic and thinking that goes into writing codes using Binary Coding. They learn 3 vocabulary words: Binary Code, Bit, and Byte.Students practice coding and decoding words with a partner. They build their own Binary Coding Bracelet! After they have comple
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K - 5th
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NO Balloons Over Broadway Thanksgiving READ ALOUD STEM Activity Latex Free
Skip the balloons with this latex free Balloons Over Broadway classroom Thanksgiving Day parade lesson! Make learning fun with this Thanksgiving STEAM challenge in which students design their very own Thanksgiving Day parade float! An excellent companion activity to the fall read aloud book Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet.Students plan, design, and build their own float design. After they have completed their activity, there is time for reflection on what worked and what didn't.Use the f
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Grades:
K - 5th
Types:
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
...
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
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Intro to Growth Mindset Activities BUNDLE
End of the Year Camping Activities: Theme Camp Days With Camp Themed STEM Bundle
Do you dread the end of the year hustle and bustle? There is just so much to do and so little time! Not anymore, my friend. End of the year activities have never been more engaging, time-producing for teachers, and just plain AWESOME than with this End of Year Camp Themed Week Long Unit BUNDLE with Camp STEM included! Keep teaching until the end WHILE giving yourself TIME to get everything done at SCHOOL. This BUNDLE includes both the Digital and Print camp unit PLUS Camp STEM Challenges all in
Grades:
1st - 3rd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
Unplugged Coding Activity
Coding made easy!Everything you need to get started with coding. Before breaking out the robots, teach students the foundations of coding. Students learn the basics of directional coding and write their own code! No robots needed!New to Coding?No worries! Coding can be intimidating, but you don't have to have a background in computer science to teach coding. This resource is designed to be so simple a sub could use it. Get started with coding today! Perfect activity for Hour of Code.Connect to R
Grades:
K - 3rd
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Summer School Activities Beach Day Activities & Bubble Day Fun Summer Activities
This week-long Beach Themed Week for 1st and 2nd graders offers fun summer school activities, memory book creation, math review, science, and social studies exploration. Keep kids engaged and allow teachers to work at school with this exciting summer adventure!The beach unit has activities for reading, writing, math, science, and social studies.⭐️ Key Features In This Unit ✓ Daily activities in each subject area (reading, writing, math, social studies, and science)✓ All activities are academic a
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: End-of-the-Year Activities Beach Theme Beach Days Activities Bundle
Code a Story Unplugged Coding Activity
Retell a story using coding!In this unplugged coding activity, Students create a story map of any fictional story. They use their story map to code the sequence of events that happen in the story.New to Coding?No worries! Coding can be intimidating, but you don't have to have a background in computer science to teach coding. This resource is designed to be so simple a sub could use it. Get started with coding today! Perfect activity for Hour of Code.Coding Process:Students learn the logic and th
Grades:
K - 3rd
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Seed Dispersal and Pollinator STEM Plant STEAM
Ecosystem interdependence with animal STEM, challenges students to use engineering design process! Model will show how insects help pollination or seed dispersal. Bees and pollination reading passage and writing prompts included with this Life Science project. Next Generation Science Standard Alignment: 2-LS2-2, K-2ETS1-2☝ Click HERE to Save over 25% on the Money Savings ALL STEM and STEAM BUNDLE! ☝ (Currently: 16 NGSS aligned Projects) ❤ All STEM Projects are OPEN ENDED, allowing student flexib
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1st - 3rd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 2-LS2-2
Also included in: STEM Activities STEM Challenges
The Carpenter's Gift Christmas READ ALOUD STEM™ Lego Tree Activity
Build a Christmas Tree and a House with Legos in this amazing Christmas READ ALOUD STEM™ Challenge by Carly and Adam! Did you know the Rockefeller Christmas Tree is donated by families each year to the city? Each year, after Christmas, that tree is turned into lumber and given the Habitat for Humanity. The Carpenter's Gift by David Rubel tells this amazing story.In this Christmas STEM Activity, students learn about how the some objects can be assembled, disassembled, and re-assembled into new ob
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: Christmas READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
January STEM Activities Geoboard Snowflakes Symmetry Winter STEAM
This winter STEM challenge is a perfect way to incorporate hands on activity in the classroom. Students will create snowflakes with geoboards & can practice symmetry. This will match well with a math center!Looking for more Winter challenges? Save 30% and receive ALL activities! CLICK HERE for the BUNDLE.This activity includes a printable version AND Google Slides Presentation (works with Microsoft PowerPoint). This digital version:Can be used for distance learning, centers, independent wor
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PreK - 4th
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Thanksgiving at the Tappletons READ ALOUD STEM™ Activity
Help save the Tappletons' turkey from the frozen pond! Make learning fun with this Thanksgiving STEM challenge in which students design and build their own fishing pole to fish the Tappletons Thanksgiving Turkey from the frozen pond! An excellent companion activity to the fall read aloud book Thanksgiving at the Tappletons' by Eileen Spinelli.Amazing resource for STEM club, STEM teachers, elementary librarians, parents who love hands-on learning, and 1st Grade through 5th Grade teachers who want
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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: Thanksgiving Turkey READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities BUNDLE
Ish by Peter H. Reynolds Directed Drawing Growth Mindset SEL STEAM Activity
Get back to hands-on learning. Connect SEL and STEAM Teach Growth Mindset with a STEAM Directed Drawing Activity! Students learn and develop a Growth Mindset through this STEAM Activity! Ish STEAM activity works as a companion to the book Ish by Peter H. Reynolds. Students draw a flower 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
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Grades:
1st - 4th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Growth Mindset READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities and Challenges Dot Day
The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds Growth Mindset Drawing READ ALOUD STEAM™ Activity
Teach Growth Mindset with a STEAM Directed Drawing Activity! Students learn and develop a Growth Mindset through this STEAM Activity! The Dot STEAM Activity works as a companion to the book The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds. This is an excellent activity for International Dot Day!Students draw a ladybug 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 he
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Grades:
1st - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Growth Mindset READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities and Challenges Dot Day
Summer School Activities Theme Weeks for Fun Summer Activities for 2nd Grade
Summer School Activities: 6 Theme Weeks for the Price of 5!Are you looking for engaging and educational summer school activities? Look no further! Our 6 Theme Weeks for the Price of 5 packages are perfect for end-of-year reviews, summer school, or summer activities. Each week is packed with fun and educational activities across reading, writing, math, science, and social studies, ensuring your students stay engaged and learning all summer.Key Features in Each Unit:Daily Activities in Each Subjec
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1st - 2nd
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Sky Color Directed Drawing Growth Mindset STEAM Activity
Unlock Creativity! Get back to hands-on learning! Students learn and develop a Growth Mindset through this STEAM Activity!Sky Color Directed Drawing Activity works as a companion to the book Sky Color by Peter H. Reynolds. Students draw a sun 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 at how having a Growth Mindset can help
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Grades:
1st - 4th
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Growth Mindset READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities and Challenges Dot Day
Opinion Writing Prompts Narrative Expository Writing Prompts & Friendly Letters
Grab all 7 of my writing prompt collections in one money-saving bundle! Includes 63 writing prompts to take you all the way from the very beginning of the school year through the spring. Includes practice on expository writing, narrative writing, persuasive writing, and friendly letters. Each prompt has a checklist for student accountability and this product comes with both Handwriting without Tears style paper and regular lined paper so all you need to do is print and copy!This product also
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
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