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Critical thinking Native Americans 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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Maya Empire Mesoamerica Investigation | What happened to the Maya People?
In this Maya Empire CSI Investigation, students take on the role of historians, scientists, and researchers as they try to uncover the reasons behind the downfall of the Mayan Empire. Students research the Maya downfall in Mesoamerica to understand their history, culture, and the factors that may have led to their demise. This resource is included in my Mesoamerica Unit Bundle to teach the Inca, Maya, and Aztec as well as my CSI World History Bundle! Students are engaged with a short video to s
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5th - 8th
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KWL Chart
A fun spin off of the traditional KWL Chart: K (What I Know), W (What I Want to Know), L (What I have Learned). The free-hand writing areas in this KWL Chart give leniency for students who wish to draw, thus catering for creative and visual learners OR pick the lined versions for those who prefer a more structured approach. KWL Charts are a good 10-30 minute activity before introducing a new topic. ContentsTeacher Notes: What a KWL chart is and how to implement in the classroom.Student Instructi
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Not Grade Specific
Native Americans Tribes and Regions | Student Matrix for Native American Regions
In this Native American tribes and regions lesson, students analyze the four major regions of Native Americans in North America. Students learn about Native Americans living in the Eastern Woodlands, the Plains, the Pacific Northwest, and the Desert Southwest! Students learn about the environment, the tribes who lived in each region, and their culture (housing, food, way of life, clothing, and religious beliefs). Finally, a graphic organizer is included for students to compile their learning o
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5th - 9th
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Inca Empire Myth-Busters! Students explore Inca culture, life, & religion!
In this Inca Empire Myth Busters and culture activity, students investigate six different statements on life in the Inca Empire, then either "prove" or "bust" each of the statements. Students learn about the Inca government, religion, climate, government, and more!This resource is included in my Mesoamerica Unit Bundle to teach the Inca, Maya, and Aztec.Students are engaged by evaluating six different myth sources and learn about Inca religion, government, climate and geography, education system
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5th - 8th
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Design a Native American Tipi 3/D Craft. 5 Tepee Craft Patterns.
Great art lesson to complement a study of the Native Americans of the Great Plains! Students will enjoy creating their own 3/D tipi using a premade tipi pattern, and a design inspiration handout. Also included is information about tipi’s, and a sheet on geometric shapes in Native American Art, to create a meaningful art activity. Plenty of student choice with this tipi lesson which offers 3 partially designed tipis to scaffold the lesson based on student needs, ages and abilities. This makes a g
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K - 4th
FLOWERS DRAWING GUIDE
IT'S SPRING EVERYDAY with flowers! This resource is a TWO page PDF to help students draw a variety of flowers, leaves and garden friends! Easy for all ages! Over 30 flower and leaf shapes to play with. Turn lines to shapes and shapes to flowers! Add onto the basics and keep on growing. Fill your page using black sharpie and print your OWN coloring sheets to use again and again, OR paint in with watercolors. Lots of options as always! This is perfect for live, virtual, hybrid or home school. Enjo
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Not Grade Specific
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39 Digital Moveable Tangram Puzzle Activities STEM Team Building Math
Have fun with your students while they solve these Tangram Puzzle Activities! This set of puzzles can be used in Google Slides or it can be downloaded and printed on paper. You choose! Great for developing critical thinking skills and team building activities!Great for distance learning!Included is a Google Slide version of the Following:39 Digital interactive Moveable Tangram Puzzles and their answers as well as a printable version. Your students will be able to move the tangrams into posit
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Environmental Science Work Packet - Tragedy of the Commons
This 8 page workbook explores the theme of "The Tragedy of the Commons" within 6 different environmental topics. Each worksheet contains a brief reading, reflection questions and a critical thinking component. These worksheets can be used as stand alone resources to teach about The Tragedy of the Commons or as supplemental materials.PRODUCT PREVIEW ABOVE! Click Here For More Environmental Science ResourcesTopics Include:Page 1: The Tragedy of the Commons (General Introduction) Page 2: Overg
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7th - 12th
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101 Wacky Wordies Puzzles | Brain Teasers | Word Problems | Critical Thinking
Wacky Wordies is an excellent CRITICAL THINKING and VOCABULARY BOOSTING GAME for 2024 students LOVE the world over. WACKY WORD PUZZLES can be used in ENGLISH as an ICEBREAKER, a CRITICAL THINKING test or a FUN ACTIVITY for students and teachers of all ages.We have bundled together with the web's most complete collection of Wacky Word challenges, and HERE'S WHAT YOU GET.⭐ 202 Beautifully presented Wacky Wordies PowerPoint Slides with questions and answers.⭐ A paper-based test of 101 Wacky Wordie
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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15 Mystery Puzzles - Brain Teasers - STEM Project - Team Building - GT
Have fun with your students while they solve these Mystery Puzzles! This set of puzzles is interactive in Google Slide or it can be downloaded and printed on paper. You choose! Great for developing critical thinking skills!Great for distance learning!Included is a PDF version and a Google Slide version of the Following:15 Digital interactive Mystery Puzzles and their answers. Your students will learn and have fun at the same time. This project can also be used as a center activity with an i
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Orange Shirt Day - Residential Schools - Truth and Reconciliation Activities
Orange Shirt Day and Residential Schools in Canada - This contains a complete activity book all about Orange Shirt Day and Residential Schools that is designed for Elementary students! Teach about Orange Shirt Day and truth and reconciliation with Orange Shirt Day reading passages, questions, and activities!These meaningful resources will help you teach this important piece of history as we continue to move towards the path of truth and reconciliation. ✅All content is presented in a way that is
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2nd - 4th
Roanoke : Cold Case Investigation
Your students will become Cold Case detectives as they analyze evidence cards to determine what happened to the Roanoke colonists. Students will analyze each "evidence card" throughout the investigation. Afterwards, they will write about what they think happened to the colonists. As a culminating activity, students will participate in a "fishbowl discussion", where they discuss their own theories about the colony.
This document includes:
1. "Time War" Activity: serves as the "hook" of the less
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4th - 8th
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Weekly Brain Teasers to Improve Critical & Creative Thinking Skills
These weekly brain teasers are designed to help improve students’ critical and creative thinking skills. Use these weekly brain teasers
as morning work, early finisher activities, centers, homework, or as extra credit. Students of all learning styles will love this resource,
and their problem-solving abilities will improve as they learn to think more critically.
There are 36 weeks of brain teasers to be used all year long. There are four student pages included that give definitions and examp
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4th - 8th
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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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Indigenous Peoples of Canada - Reading Passages - Canada's Indigenous People Art
This Indigenous Peoples of Canada unit is perfect for a Canadian History unit or Canadian Indigenous Peoples unit. It includes Indigenous Peoples of Canada reading passages, comprehensions questions, and foldable mini books. This unit focuses of the Inuit of the Arctic, the Iroquois of the Eastern Woodlands, the People of the Plains, the People of the Plateau, and the People of the Northwest Coast. ✅Very little teacher prep is necessary to teach this unit - simply print and teach! Detailed an
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4th - 9th
Health - Substance Use & Abuse - Smoking, Drugs, Drinking, Alcohol PDF 70 Pages
NO PREP. Substance Abuse - Health Education. 70 Pages. This PDF file includes a variety of pages for the students to read and complete in Health Education. The topics covered are smoking and alcohol. Included in the file are:1) Smoking - short term effects of smoking.2) Smoking - long term effects of smoking3) What is in a cigarette.4) A word search5) A real life situation/problem for the student to read, discuss, and problem solve surrounding smoking.6) Influences of smoking - Media, family, pe
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3rd - 6th
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Analyze & Interpret Experiment Data Lessons - Variables, Graphs, Analyze Results
Do your students adeptly analyze and interpret data from science experiments? It’s quite common for students to know how to conduct experiments, observe, and gather results, but also lack the data analysis skills to make meaning from their experiments. That problem is the inspiration behind this resource.STEM / NGSS Aligned Students are usually given the most experience with the first steps of the Scientific Method, but lack practice in the end stages. We often run out of steam or time performi
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5th - 8th
Orange Shirt Day and Residential Schools - Truth and Reconciliation Activities
Orange Shirt Day and Residential Schools in Canada Close Reading Activities and Resources - This resource contains 4 reading passages related to Orange Shirt Day and Truth and Reconciliation, as well as Orange Shirt Day close reading activities, comprehension questions, and Orange Shirt Day activities. These meaningful resources will help you teach this important piece of history as we continue to move towards the path of truth and reconciliation. ✅Be sure to click on the preview above to see
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5th - 8th
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
Dictionary Skills Context Clues STAAR prep TEK 6.2E Lesson 1
Do your students struggle with dictionary standards involving words with multiple meanings? This dictionary-based practice set allows students to practice using context clues and inferencing to decide which definition is being used within a passage. This is oftentimes seen on STAAR / state testing and is a difficult concept for students to master!This resource includes:✔️ 6 Short reading passages featuring 1-2 underlined vocabulary words✔️ 10 mock dictionary excerpts, showing multiple definition
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4th - 7th
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DOK | Webb's Depth of Knowledge | Posters | Question Stems
Rigor, Rigor, All Around!Use these DOK Posters to help your students understand the 4 levels of Webb's Depth of Knowledge.Each poster has two sections:• One section that states "Thinking requires you to... (draw, identify, conclude, critique, etc...)" • The other section gives students examples of question stems for that DOK level.This product contains posters for a bulletin board and half sheet versions that you can use to make a booklet. Both the posters and booklet versions come in full colo
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3rd - 5th
Middle School Interactive Reading Log {Common Core Aligned}
Give your 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students meaningful homework where they can read a fiction or non-fiction text of their choice and apply a wide-variety of reading prompts to the section of the text they read each night. Interactive reading logs provide a necessary bridge between students, teachers, and parents. They were created using the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th reading standards for literature and informational texts. Beyond the Common Core, the reading prompts will ensure that students a
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5th - 8th
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Socratic Seminars and Philosophical Chairs
Teaching kids to be more philosophic helps them acquire new ways of expressing themselves and innovative ways of thinking. It pushes students to be more logical, think critically, connect ideas, and to be more accepting of opposing views.Through the use of Socractic Seminars and Philosophical Chairs, you can bring philosophy into your classroom and give your students the opportunity to formulate questions, reason with peers, develop arguments, and contribute to constructive conversations.I trie
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1st - 5th
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