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Kindergarten critical thinking handouts
Finish the Drawing/Early Finisher/Time Filler/Creativity
This "Finish the drawing" activity is the perfect way for your students to express their creativity! I love using this as a time filler, fun Friday, etc.! It is so interesting to see all of the different ways they can finish the picture.This set includes 43 pages.
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PreK - 6th
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Reading Level Guide for Parents - Bundle of Levels A - Z
Encourage reading every night by sending this guide home to parents throughout the school year. Parents want to help their students, but many don't know the things to say and ask their child throughout reading time! This handout serves as an outline of what some effective, higher - order prompts might look like. All of the prompts are based off my experience teaching reading skills and behaviors to students (and explaining these expectations to parents) and the Fountas & Pinnell Continuum of
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K - 5th
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Stone Soup Folktale Handouts
I read the folktale "Stone Soup" aloud to my students, focusing on the fact that the soup made the entire town happy at the end. I asked questions to make sure that the students have understood the book and its message.This was my absolute favorite folktale when I was younger, and that is why I wanted to create a fun, bold handout to go along with my lesson on folktales.How I used handout 1: "Elements of a Folktale" The teacher should model how to use the Stone Soup graphic organizer. The studen
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K - 5th
Growth Mindset lessons using The Dot, Ish, and Sky Color by Peter H. Reynolds
When you are teaching students about growth mindset, I believe it is vital to use stories they can relate to. If they are seeing other characters showing both a growth mindset and a fixed mindset, they will be more likely to understand what each look like.
This is a packet of Growth Mindset lessons which use the three books from Peter H. Reynolds collectively called the Creatrilogy. You will need to purchase these books or be able to borrow them to teach these lessons. Each book has wonderful
Grades:
K - 5th
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Reading Level Guide for Parents - Levels A - M
Encourage reading every night by sending this guide home to parents throughout the school year. Parents want to help their students, but many don't know the things to say and ask their child throughout reading time! This handout serves as an outline of what some effective, higher - order prompts might look like. All of the prompts are based off my experience teaching reading skills and behaviors to students (and explaining these expectations to parents) and the Fountas & Pinnell Continuum of
Grades:
K - 2nd
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Also included in: Reading Level Guide for Parents - Bundle of Levels A - Z
Personal Space Camp Activities
I created this resource to supplement the book "Personal Space Camp", written by Julia Cook. However, it can be used with or without the book. If you don't have the book you might want to have some discussions about personal space before using the activities.This resource includes:- Personal Space vs. Bubble Buster Large Sorting Activity with 30 different scenarios- Personal Space vs. Bubble Buster Cut and Paste Activity- Instructions for Personal Space Demonstration (game with movement)- Inst
Grades:
K - 5th
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Think Outside The Box - Drawing Prompts to Promote Creative Thinking
Think Outside the Box Drawing PromptsThe 'Think Outside The Box' booklet includes 30 drawing prompts to promote student's creative thinking skills. This super engaging activity is perfect for morning work, early finishers, problem solving tasks and more! Through these printable prompts, students are able to strengthen their creative thinking skills, develop flexible thinking, strengthen their ability to see and understand from different perspectives, celebrate their ideas and appreciate the idea
Grades:
K - 8th
Small Group Reading Anecdotal Notes Checklist
Stay organized and document student progress with this anecdotal notes checklist! I see you teacher... you've found your students instructional levels and you have their groups planned, but now what? This resource will tell you exactly what to look for throughout your entire guided reading group! This handout also serves as a great way to collect data and monitor student progress day in and day out.All of the items on the checklist are based off my experience teaching reading skills and behavior
Grades:
K - 2nd
Rebus "Wuzzle" Puzzle Worksheet BUNDLE (WORKSHEETS 1 through 10)
*** THIS BUNDLE CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS:
Rebus “Wuzzle” Puzzle Worksheet 1
Rebus “Wuzzle” Puzzle Worksheet 2
Rebus “Wuzzle” Puzzle Worksheet 3
Rebus “Wuzzle” Puzzle Worksheet 4
Rebus “Wuzzle” Puzzle Worksheet 5
Rebus “Wuzzle” Puzzle Worksheet 6
Rebus “Wuzzle” Puzzle Worksheet 7 - MOVIE TITLES
Rebus “Wuzzle” Puzzle Worksheet 8
Rebus “Wuzzle” Puzzle Worksheet 9
Rebus “Wuzzle” Puzzle Worksheet 9
Rebus "Wuzzle" Puzzle Worksheet 10 - Breakfast Cereals
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS WORKSH
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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S.C.A.M.P.E.R. Numbers and Math - Critical Thinking Mini-Unit
Designed for use with gifted and advanced K-2 students, the activities in this mini-unit are all about creativity with numbers and the power of the S.C.A.M.P.E.R. strategy in innovation and design. The lessons include problem-solving and puzzles that involve substituting and rearranging numbers, a discussion of why number symbols were invented and why, and opportunities for students to practice the S.C.A.M.P.E.R. technique.Included in the MINI-UNIT:21-page STUDENT BOOKLET ready to reproduce for
Grades:
K - 2nd
I see, I think, I wonder - Editable - Multiple Templates
I see, I think, I wonder! These pages can be used for any inquiry project, indoors or outdoors! Simply print the page that works best for you or make your own editable copy.*Please Note: I teach Kindergarten in Ontario, Canada so all of my products are created for a play/inquiry based, balanced day program aligned with the 2016 Ontario Kindergarten Document
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PreK - 8th
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Marshmallow Challenge Handout
This FREEBIE includes a color and black and white handout to provide to teams of students engaging in the Marshmallow Challenge activity. This activity is great to use as an icebreaker or to engage students in critical thinking, cooperative learning, and innovative thinking. It can also be used to reinforce basic principles of physics or as a fun math activity involving measurement.
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Share the News - Restaurant Theme (Tools of the Mind)
Language proficiency is a key aspect of Early Childhood development. These thought provoking posters engage students in thinking critically about their current topic of study, the Restaurant Theme. Share the News posters encourage children to practice and develop language skills while also supporting the development of social skills as they interact with a partner during a turn and talk segment of Morning Meeting.
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1. Sing the “Share the News Song” as students move around and loca
Grades:
PreK - 2nd
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SMART Goals Worksheet, Smart Goal Template, Setting Goals, SMART Goals
*Note: You will be taken to our site, ClassCrown.com, for full download of this product.*Follow us on TpT for more great FREE resources: Click HereDownload FREE without TpT account here: https://www.classcrown.com/products/free-worksheets-setting-smart-goals/This SMART goal worksheet will help your students set goals that are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time-bound. To learn more about helping your students set SMART goals, read our blog post here: https://www.classcrown.co
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Media Literacy for primary - Understanding Media Texts - grade 1
This unit follows the the Ontario Media Literacy curriculum for Understanding Media Texts. "Purpose and Audience," "Making Inferences/Interpreting Messages," "Responding to and Evaluating Texts," "Audience Responses," "Point of View," and "Production Perspectives" are covered in this package. ******Please note, some of the pages in this resource focus on a target audience. That implies who an advertiser is promoting their product or service towards. A doll maker "usually" markets their product
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PreK - 2nd
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Creative Thinking S.C.A.M.P.E.R. Resource and Poster Set
S.C.A.M.P.E.R. is a resource that engages students with creative and critical thinking opportunities. This resource provided you with posters (full page, half page, and pocket chart size), a student reference page, teacher resource page, and editable student handouts that can be modified by you to support classroom curriculum.This packet includes the following:SCAMPER Poster sets (color & black and white)Teacher Resource page to support questions within literatureEditable differentiated stud
Grades:
K - 8th
Egg Drop Engineering Event
STEM EVENT! The Great Egg Drop Extravaganza!Want a school wide engineering event that will excite students and teachers? Challenge your student’s engineering skills as they design and construct impact resistant containers that allow an egg to survive being dropped from the roof of the school or a balcony. Will they be successful in protecting the egg or will all the king’s horses and all the king’s men have scrambled eggs for breakfast? Obviously, Humpty Dumpty won’t be much help for this event!
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K - 8th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
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Also included in: Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes and STEM Bundle
Primary - BC Core Competency Posters {Printable & Editable}
These friendly posters are ideal for displaying in your classroom to build students’ understanding of the Core Competencies. They also make wonderful handouts for both learners and parents! The hand drawn illustrations are sure to appeal and provide visual interest, helping to bring the competencies to life. This set is perfect for Primary Grades (K-3), throughout BC.These cute and colorful posters are aligned with the competencies of the new BC Curriculum.Competencies:★ Communicating★ Collab
Grades:
K - 3rd
Growth Mindset Activities Speech Therapy Articulation Social Story
Do you have students who just aren't resilient enough to get the full benefit from speech therapy? Growth Mindset theory is applied to Speech Therapy (articulation) in this social story, activity and tiered worksheets for elementary students. You will receive: A 12 page color with white space teaching story that features a boy who is frustrated and wants to give up on improving his speech in speech therapy. His friend encourages him and coaches him on growth mindset and helps him turn his "fi
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PreK - 4th
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Save SAM with STEM and Teamwork!
STEM Engineering ChallengeTeamwork Activity!Save Sam with STEM! With a gummy worm, gummy lifesaver, a cup, and a paperclip, students will work in teams of two to solve a STEM challenge. Based on a popular STEM activity, we have added the engineering design process to this free activity. Perfect for an introduction to engineering in grades k-6 or a staff workshop.Teaches are saying:"This activity was so fun! I thought some of my first graders would get frustrated but they actually had a ball whi
Grades:
K - 6th, Staff
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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: First Week of School STEM Activities Bundle
Catastrophe Scale Bundle | Problem Sorting Cards | Therapy Resource
Great activity for teaching the Catastrophe Scale and 'How big is my problem' concepts. Comes with 54 scenario cards looking at school, home life and some fun ones as well. Great for the classroom, special education or your next therapy session.This resource can be used again and again! Created and used by an Occupational Therapist!══ INCLUDED ══• This digital download is a high-quality PDF file• A4 size (8.27 x 11.69 inches)• US Letter size (8.5 x 11 inches)══ DIGITAL DOWNLOAD ONLY ══• No physi
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PreK - 12th
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Behavior Reflection Think Sheet Freebie: Promote Positive Growth in Students!
As a committed educator, you know that nurturing positive behavior is vital for a restorative and productive classroom environment. This Behavior Reflection Think Sheet is designed to be your go-to tool in fostering self-awareness, accountability, and personal growth in your students.Thoughtful Reflection Prompts in Both Color and Ink-Saving Black & White: The Behavior Reflection Sheet includes prompts that encourage students to reflect on their actions and choices. Through guided questionin
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K - 5th
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IQ Test (teaching students to follow directions)
This is a fake test that simply asks students to read ALL questions before answering anything. The final question asks them to turn in the paper for 10 extra credit points if there is no writing or erase marks on the paper. There are questions such as: "write your middle name", or "solve for X when 4 - X = 2". Can be easily modified for any grade level. It is a fantastic way to remind students of the importance of following directions. Works for high schoolers and adults, too!I remember my
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Easy Picasso Turkey Cut and Glue Fall Craft. Adorable Thanksgiving Art Activity
This lesson is inspired by Pablo Picasso's "Le Coq" painting and drawings. Students will have fun cutting and pasting their own poultry pictures using the variety of rooster and turkey parts. They can create turkeys, roosters, chickens, or even disguise their poultry to look like one of Picasso's paintings! Mix and match face features to create an expressive turkey or rooster in the likeness of Picasso’s "Rooster". Includes rooster and chicken parts to disguise the turkey along with hats from P
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Grades:
K - 6th
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