Elementary critical thinking resources for Google Apps

Mrs J's Resource Creations

Also included in: End of the Year Math Logic Puzzles | Brain Teasers Early Finishers Enrichment

5th Grade Fractions Review - Math Mystery Fractions Game

Created by

Fractions Review 5th Grade Math Mystery Edition - Multiplying Fractions, Adding & Subtracting Fractions, and Equivalent Fractions.Easy prep! Just Print & Solve! Or go paperless with the new Google Slides option provided within your download.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------⭐Optional video hook included for introducing the case! (Check it out in the preview section)⭐BONUS: Ending video added to wrap up the case!<The videos have

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Fractions, Math

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Activities, Centers

CCSS:

5.NF.A.1

, 5.NF.B.4a

Also included in: 5th Grade Math Mystery Game COMPLETE Bundle - Math Review Activities

Would You Rather Sampler - Fun Questions for Discussion, Writing Prompts, & More

Created by

Rachel Lynette

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

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Gifted and Talented, Other (ELA)

Grades:

2nd - 9th

Types:

Activities, Games

End of the Year Activities Logic Puzzles | Last Day Early Finishers Enrichment

Created by

Kristine Nannini

End of year and summer break is approaching—sometimes students are a little more distracted, and sometimes you find a few spare minutes between end of the year festivities. Grab students’ attention with End of the Year Math Logic Puzzles - ready-to-go brain teasers that are just perfect for use as early finisher activities, enrichment activities, or morning work. Designed to give students the opportunity to solve real-life problems that might pop up at the end of the year, these logic games push

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, End of Year, Math

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Critical Thinking, Math, Measurement

Also included in: End of the Year Math Logic Puzzles | Brain Teasers Early Finishers Enrichment

Area and Perimeter Project Based Learning Math Activity

Created by

The Owl Teacher

Step into the world of engaging and hands-on math exploration with this resource. This project-based learning activity takes students on a thrilling journey as they design their own dream house, while simultaneously mastering the concepts of area and perimeter.Through the use of a house layout grid, students will estimate area by strategically placing furniture and counting squares and partial squares. This real-world, open-ended task prompts critical thinking as they tackle questions related to

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

CCSS:

Also included in: Project Based Math Activities BUNDLE

Math Logic Puzzles: 5th grade Enrichment - [Digital & Printable PDF]

Created by

Math Logic Puzzles for 5th grade includes 15 higher-order thinking puzzles designed to challenge and engage your high flyers and fast finishers. Your students will utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills to build a solid understanding of essential 5th-grade math concepts. These puzzles are available as a printable PDF and a paperless version made with Google Slides™ for virtual learning.Every activity is directly aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Math.Math Concepts a

Subjects:

Business, Critical Thinking, Writing

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

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Also included in: Math Logic Puzzles: 3-5 BUNDLE - [Digital & Printable PDF]

Shark Tank Interactive Invention & Innovation Project! (DIGITAL and PRINT)

Created by

Miss Papeck

**UPDATED With New Link! (4-1-22)**Now includes DIGITAL student worksheets for remote learning. You will need to have a Google account in order to access and edit the Google Slides.**UPDATED (3-23-19)** Now includes:-Student Checklist -Updated Shark Tank Successes-Pictures of completed student products/presentations!-Speech guidelines-Optional Extension Feedback Activity (with pictures!) -Shark Tank Judges Questions Sheet -Questions/Worksheet for students to fill out during their peers' presenta

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 12th

Types:

Projects

Math Logic Puzzles: 4th grade ENRICHMENT - [Digital & Printable PDF]

Created by

Math Logic Puzzles for 4th grade includes 14 higher order thinking puzzles designed to challenge and engage your high flyers and fast finishers. Your students will utilize critical thinking and problem solving skills while building a solid understanding of essential math concepts and skills. These puzzles are available as a printable PDF and a paperless version made with Google Slides™ for virtual learning.Every activity is directly aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Math.Math Con

Subjects:

Computer Science - Technology, Critical Thinking, Math

Grades:

4th - 5th

Types:

CCSS:

...

Also included in: Math Logic Puzzles: 3-5 BUNDLE - [Digital & Printable PDF]

Math Game Digital Escape Room Who Is The Imposter Among Us Students

Created by

Tanya Yero Teaching

The Grand Council is counting on YOU to help find the imposter among us that is trying to prevent math mastery among students! This Digital Math Escape Room is an interactive activity which promotes peer collaboration and problem solving. Cryptic messages, challenges, and puzzlers combine to create the perfect blend of learning and fun!Math skills covered: place value and addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division (4th grade standards) What is a Digital Classroom Escape?A digital classr

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

CCSS:

...

Math Logic Puzzles: 3rd grade Enrichment - [Digital and Printable PDF]

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Math Logic Puzzles for 3rd grade includes 15 higher-order thinking puzzles designed to challenge and engage your high flyers and fast finishers. Your students will utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills while building a solid understanding of essential math concepts and skills. These puzzles are available as a printable PDF and a paperless version made with Google Slides™ for virtual learning.Every activity is directly aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Math.--------

Subjects:

Digital Divide and Conquer

Grades:

3rd - 4th

Types:

CCSS:

...

Also included in: Math Logic Puzzles: 3-5 BUNDLE - [Digital & Printable PDF]

Project Based Learning: Zoo Design, Area & Perimeter (PBL) Now For Google Slides

Created by

Project Based Learning: Zoo Design with Area and Perimeter, Map Skills, and More! This also includes differentiated activities, math skills, problem solving, aligned with Common Core, and extension activities.This project is based around the idea of students creating a zoo using their knowledge of area and perimeter, along with many other math (and academic) skills to create a unique learning opportunity that apply to real-life situations.***THIS RESOURCE IS NOW DIGITAL for DISTANCE LEARNING***

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Math, Measurement

Grades:

3rd - 7th

Types:

Projects, Printables

Also included in: Project Based Learning MEGA Bundle: 14 Full-Scale Hands-On Projects!

Literacy ELA Fast Early Finishers Activities Choice Boards Menu 3rd 4th Grade GT

Created by

The Little Ladybug Shop

Grow your students with this set of ELA Early Finishers & Extension Choice Boards! These activities are perfect in challenging your students in higher order thinking skills! These are great Early Finisher Extensions for students who complete work early or need the extra boost in Extension activities! Challenge your students with these activities! They work perfectly all year long! TAKE A PEEK AT ALL OUR CHOICE BOARDS HERE!INCLUDED:All in print and digital option (digital google link on page

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Also included in: Best Sellers Bundle- Writing Process Pencil, Book Club Activities, Mentor Texts

Math Logic Puzzles: 2nd grade Enrichment - [Digital & Printable PDF]

Created by

Math Logic Puzzles for 2nd grade includes 16 higher-order thinking puzzles designed to challenge and engage your high flyers and fast finishers. Your students will utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills while building a solid understanding of essential math concepts and skills. These puzzles are available as a printable PDF and a paperless version made with Google Slides™ for virtual learning.Every activity is directly aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Math.--------

Subjects:

Mrs J's Resource Creations

Grades:

2nd - 3rd

Types:

CCSS:

...

Graphs Math Mystery 4th Grade Edition - Line Plots, Pie, Line, Area, Bar Graphs

Created by

Graphs 4th Grade Math Mystery: The Case of the Greedy GnomeStudents must complete FIVE math worksheets, involving: line plots, pictographs, line graphs, area graphs, pie charts, and bar graphs, to unlock FIVE clues! Then, your student detectives must use critical thinking and deductive reasoning to narrow down the list of suspects to find the Greedy Gnome!⭐There is an optional Video Hook available to introduce this activity to your students in a fun way. Check it out in the preview section of th

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Graphing, Math

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

Also included in: Math Mystery Games COMPLETE Bundle 4th Grade Fun Math Review Activities

Adding & Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators Digital Escape Room

Created by

The Great Classroom Escape

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

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Fractions, Math

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Games, Centers

CCSS:

5.NF.A.1

Also included in: Operations with Fractions Digital Escape Room Activity Bundle 5th Grade Math

Reading Logic Puzzles Activities for Enrichment

Created by

Teaching With a Mountain View

Enrich and extend your reading lessons and student reading comprehension with these reading logic puzzles that help students solve a fun reading mystery. They are the perfect way to build critical thinking in 3rd, 4th and 5th grades. Help your students increase their logical reasoning in a way that’s so much fun!This reading mystery has an engaging baseball theme! There are a total of SEVEN logic puzzles for students to solve. One logic puzzle is meant for practice. FOUR puzzles help students so

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Reading

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Critical Thinking, Math, Spring

CCSS:

...

Also included in: Reading Logic Puzzles Activities for Enrichment | BUNDLE

Spring Math Logic Puzzles Brain Teasers | Early Finishers with Digital Resources

Created by

Kristine Nannini

With spring comes spring fever in the classroom! Make that spring fever academically meaningful with Spring Math Logic Puzzles - ready-to-go brain teasers that are just perfect for use as early finisher activities, enrichment activities, or morning work. Designed to give students the opportunity to solve real-life problems that might pop up during the spring season, these logic games push students to practice both their reasoning and key math skills. Students will be so engaged as they unlock a

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Critical Thinking, Reading, Reading Strategies

Also included in: End of the Year Math Logic Puzzles | Brain Teasers Early Finishers Enrichment

Logic Puzzles Critical Thinking Activities - Printable & Digital Brain Teasers

Created by

Mrs Thompson's Treasures

⭐ Improve critical thinking skills and reading comprehension with this fun set of 45 full-page logic puzzles for elementary students. Comes in printable PDFs and digital for Google Slides™️. ⭐ Students use the clues to eliminate wrong answers and come to logical conclusions. Includes directions, a step-by-step model for solving the puzzles, digital versions of all the puzzles, and an answer key. ♦ Includes seasonal puzzles as well as puzzles to use any time of the year! ♦ 30 regular logic puzzle

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

Fairy Tale STEM and STEAM Activities and Challenges Makerspace Task Cards

Created by

Meredith Anderson - Momgineer STEM Activities

Hands-on fairy tale STEM challenges that are open-ended and allow for student creativity! Students can complete all 20 STEM activities OR use the choice board and pick their challenge(s). These low prep activities are easy to set up with materials you already have, like paper, recyclables, or building bricks and blocks. Your students will be begging to do more!✅ What You'll Get ✅20 Fairy Tale STEM challenges: These can be displayed from the PDF file or from Google Slides, or printed at 4 per pag

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Engineering, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Activities, GATE

NGSS:

K-2-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-3

, K-2-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-3

, 3-5-ETS1-1

...

Also included in: Fairy Tale STEM MEGA Bundle 100+ Tasks for Fairy Tales, Fables, & Nursery Rhymes

Conflict Resolution Escape Room

Created by

Pathway 2 Success

This escape room is a scavenger hunt style activity that includes seven interactive challenges related to conflict resolution skills. Students work together to solve a variety of puzzles and challenges in order to discover the secret phrase to unlock the door and win the challenge in a specified amount of time. This escape room activity is ideal for small groups, advisory periods, or resource rooms. A whole-class version is also included!Digital Version Included A digital version is now included

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, School Counseling, Special Education

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Critical Thinking, Holidays/Seasonal, Math

Also included in: Escape Room Bundle for Social Emotional Learning | SEL Activities

Glow Day Games Digital Escape Room 5th Grade Math Review Test Prep Neon Fun

Created by

Tanya Yero Teaching

This Digital Classroom Escape is an interactive activity which promotes peer collaboration and problem solving. Cryptic messages, challenges, and puzzlers combine to create the perfect blend of learning and fun!This Tanya Yero Teaching resource can be used both in a traditional classroom setting and for distance learning/ remote learning.Theme of Escape: Review 5th grade math standards with fun neon / glow challenges! Standards & Topics CoveredNumber and Operation in Base Ten➥ 5.NB.1 - Place

Subjects:

Grades:

5th

CCSS:

...

End of the Year Math Logic Puzzles | Brain Teasers Early Finishers Enrichment

Created by

Kristine Nannini

With everything on your plate during the school year, enrichment and early finisher activities are just one more thing on your to-do list. Grab students’ attention all year long with Math Logic Puzzles - ready-to-go brain teasers that are just perfect for use as early finisher activities, enrichment activities, or morning work. Designed to give students the opportunity to solve real-life problems, these logic games push students to practice both their reasoning and key math skills. Each set of l

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Math, Numbers

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types: