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Critical thinking Common Core SL.4.5 resources
STEM Problem Solving Service Learning Project
Help your students to think critically, develop good character traits, improve our world, and create heartfelt persuasive writing using the 8 components of this project:
Inspirational Quotes
Random Acts of Kindness
Kids Improving Our World Research Project
STEAM Project - Identifying a Real World Problem and working on a Solution
Online Giving Challenge
Oral Presentation
Carousel Presentations & Scavenger Hunt
Comparing Themes with "A Dolphin's Tale
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Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Wild Robot Questions - The Wild Robot Novel Study Discussion Questions
⭐ Make sure to take a sneak peek at this amazing resource ⭐Do you love the novel, The Wild Robot, by Peter Brown, but need low-prep activities to integrate into a fun novel unit? The Wild Robot Discussion Questions for Google Slides are a perfect way for students to synthesize information as they read each chapter in the novel. This resource includes a printable and digital option and is designed so that you can simply download, print, and go! This is ideal for teachers wanting a high-quality a
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3rd - 5th
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Morning Meeting Activities Conversation Starters Daily Writing Prompts Advice
Are you ready to turn your morning meeting into the best part of your daily routine? ADVICE OF THE DAY MORNING MEETING ACTIVITY provides you with a consistent morning routine that will build a strong classroom community in a fun and engaging way! You will get 180 days worth of thought-provoking conversation starters, offering your students advice they can use in every part of their world,in both a printable and projectable version, with a matching student writing journal. This resource is not on
Grades:
1st - 4th
Public Speaking Introduction, Speech and Debate Unit - Bundle! - 5 Lessons!!!
Public Speaking ActivitiesSpeech ActivitiesDebate ActivitiesWriting for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateDifferentiated Activities for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateEnrichment Activities for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateGoogle Slides*****************************************************************************************Introducing how to research, write, practice, and present a speech has never been easier! These lessons guide students through a step-by-step process of preparing a
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Grades:
4th - 5th
Public Speaking Introduction, Speech and Debate Lesson - Know Your Audience
Public Speaking Activities for Know Your AudienceSpeech ActivitiesDebate ActivitiesWriting for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateDifferentiated Activities for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateEnrichment Activities for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateGoogle Slides for Practicing Your Speech*****************************************************************************************Introducing how to know your audience when preparing for a speech has never been easier! This lesson guides student
Grades:
4th - 5th
Also included in: Summer School Elementary ELA Curriculum Bundle - Writing, Grammar, Vocab
Public Speaking Introduction, Speech and Debate Lesson - Writing a Speech
Public Speaking Activities for Writing a SpeechSpeech ActivitiesDebate ActivitiesWriting for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateDifferentiated Activities for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateEnrichment Activities for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateGoogle Slide*****************************************************************************************Introducing how to write a speech when preparing for a speech has never been easier! This lesson guides students through a step-by-step process o
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Grades:
4th - 5th
Project Based Learning Island Survival Project
Are you ready for one epic survival project? I love using Project Based Learning activities in my classroom! Project based learning promotes inquiry and problem solving. In this project students will plan, design, build, write, and solve math problems to figure out how they will survive on a deserted island! This hands on project allows for creative thinking and interdisciplinary teaching.Interdisciplinary options include:-Internet research worksheet-Reading passage-math worksheets (word problem
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3rd - 5th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Project Based Learning GROWING Bundle
Lion Chasers SEL Workbook for students 4th Grade and Up
This is a Social and Emotional Learning tool that also works well with your diverse learner population and provides additional support to students while on their success journey beyond the physical or virtual learning environment.This document also comes in Spanish.Here's the suggested introduction:1. Introduce yourself as a professional lion chaser and say, "Ok, everyone. Today we are going to chase lions. Who wants to go?" They can type in the chat or respond out loud.2. Now say, "Let me show
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Public Speaking Introduction, Speech and Debate - Practice Makes Perfect
Public Speaking Activities for Practice Makes PerfectSpeech ActivitiesDebate ActivitiesWriting for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateDifferentiated Activities for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateEnrichment Activities for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateGoogle Slides for Practicing Your Speech*****************************************************************************************Introducing how to practice your speech when preparing for a speech has never been easier! This lesson guides s
Grades:
4th - 5th
Public Speaking Introduction, Speech and Debate - Research Techniques
Public Speaking Activities for Research TechniquesSpeech ActivitiesDebate ActivitiesWriting for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateDifferentiated Activities for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateEnrichment Activities for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateGoogle Slides for Practicing Your Speech*****************************************************************************************Introducing research techniques when preparing for a speech has never been easier! This lesson guides students thr
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Grades:
4th - 5th
Public Speaking Introduction, Speech and Debate Lesson - Organizing a Speech
Public Speaking Activities for Organizing Your SpeechSpeech ActivitiesDebate ActivitiesWriting for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateDifferentiated Activities for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateEnrichment Activities for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateGoogle Slides for Practicing Your Speech*****************************************************************************************Introducing how to organize your speech when preparing for a speech has never been easier! This lesson guides s
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Grades:
4th - 5th
The Secret Language of Objects, Lesson Plans for Upper Elementary
ABOUT: This download is for an at-a-glance sheet and detailed lesson plans.
Supplemental materials (such as handouts, video demonstrations, and examples) are available via our webpage, free of charge.
SUMMARY: Students learn how objects can represent an idea (or serve as symbols), and they focus on the Renaissance as a period in which artists often used symbols to tell a story or convey a message.
During discussion, students learn how objects can serve as symbols, conveying specific meanin
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Choose A New State Capital - Projects & PBL
Driving Question:What makes a city deserve to be declared state capital?Description:In this project, students prepare a presentation for their state governor on a proposed new state capital. They work in groups and choose a state for their group. They then think about what they need to know and research the current capitals and other cities in the state to decide what are the most important factors in choosing a new capital. They then present their choice through a persuasive presentation broken
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Also included in: PBL Bundle (Grade 5) - In Collaboration with A.J. Juliani - 26 Projects!
Dr. DooRiddles B1: Fun Associative Reasoning Riddle Activities for Grades 4-7
This 48-page printable PDF ebook for upper elementary is packed full of brain-scratching riddles that develop students' fluency and understanding of word meanings and associations. These riddles also develop spelling, vocabulary, reading, critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills. Everyone loves the mystery of a riddle and Dr. DooRiddles will bring laughter, groans,and challenges (perhaps for as much as a week or more per riddle) to you and your students.Perceiving relationships betw
Grades:
4th - 7th
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Math Detective Beginning Workbook: Higher-Order Thinking to Improve Mathematics
A 110-page printable PDF math ebook for grades 3-4 that teaches standards-based math as it develops students' reading, writing, and thinking skills! This educational book uses topics and skills drawn from national math standards to prepare your students for advanced math courses and assessments that measure reasoning, reading comprehension, and writing in math. Students read a short story that includes a chart, table, or graph. Next they answer critical thinking questions to improve their unders
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3rd - 4th
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Dr. DooRiddles B2: Fun Associative Reasoning Riddle Activities for Grades 4-7
This 60-page printable PDF ebook for upper elementary is packed full of brain-scratching riddles that develop students' fluency and understanding of word meanings and associations. These riddles also develop spelling, vocabulary, reading, critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills. Everyone loves the mystery of a riddle and Dr. DooRiddles will bring laughter, groans,and challenges (perhaps for as much as a week or more per riddle) to you and your students.Perceiving relationships betw
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4th - 7th
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Pangolin Perfection! NGSS-Aligned Classroom Embedded Assessment (4-LS1-1)
Structure and FunctionThis NGSS-aligned classroom embedded assessment is the perfect tool to spark student engagement and evaluate your students' understanding of the how animals have both internal and external structures that function together to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction. Students will use both photographs, texts, and video clips to collect evidence that supports a claim regarding how the external structures of a Pangolin work together as a system to aid in it's surv
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Grades:
4th
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Dr. DooRiddles B1: Associative Reasoning Activities for Grades 4-7
This 48-page printable PDF ebook is packed full of brain-scratching riddles that develop students' fluency and understanding of word meanings and associations. These riddles also develop spelling, vocabulary, reading, critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills. Everyone loves the mystery of a riddle and Dr. DooRiddles will bring laughter, groans,and challenges (perhaps for as much as a week or more per riddle) to you and your students.Perceiving relationships between words, ideas, and
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4th - 8th
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Dr. DooRiddles B2: Associative Reasoning Activities for Grades 4-7
This 60-page printable PDF ebook is packed full of brain-scratching riddles that develop students' fluency and understanding of word meanings and associations. These riddles also develop spelling, vocabulary, reading, critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills. Everyone loves the mystery of a riddle and Dr. DooRiddles will bring laughter, groans,and challenges (perhaps for as much as a week or more per riddle) to you and yourstudents.Perceiving relationships between words, ideas, and
Grades:
4th - 7th
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You Be The Tour Guide - United States Symbols - Projects & PBL
Driving Question:Why are national symbols considered to be important?Description:In this project, students learn about what national symbols are and why they are important from watching a video and answering questions about what they hear. They then choose a national symbol to research and teach the class about through a short video, as if they are teaching visitors to the United States. Students carry out research and plan their videos using structured organizers. They then provide feedback to
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3rd - 4th
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Also included in: PBL Bundle (Grade 3) - In Collaboration with A.J. Juliani - 19 Projects!
Post Pandemic - Grade 3, 4, and 5 ELA Planning Guide - Accelerate Student Learni
This guide provides grade 3, 4, and 5 teachers with a list of the most essential standards' based comprehension, writing and research skills that students in their grade level should have firmly in place by the end of the school year. By using the lists of queries and Smarter Balanced ELA item stems as language arts lessons are developed, teachers can be assured that they are providing their students with regular practice on higher-levels skills designated by the state as most essential for
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3rd - 5th
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Women in US History - Projects & PBL
Driving Question:How have women played a part in shaping modern America?Description:In this project students prepare a TED Talk on the impact of women in US history, choosing the subject of their talk themselves.They work in groups to research an influential woman in US history and explain her importance. Research can be guided toward certain topics or women, such as women's role in suffrage, the revolution, the abolition of slavery, civil rights or their role as pioneers. Information is provide
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Also included in: PBL Bundle (Grade 5) - In Collaboration with A.J. Juliani - 26 Projects!
Create A Product for the Gold Rush
Howdy Miners! There are many opportunities for entrepreneurs at the Gold Fields. You will be creating a model of your actual product that could be used during the Gold Rush time. Then you will display the usefulness of your new product by creating the advertisement poster.
Grades:
4th
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Reading Task Cards: Reading Strategies to Enhance Comprehension
In an effort to create task cards that contain reading strategies to enhance comprehension, I created these station task cards to push my students to a higher-level of learning. I require my students to complete a summary graphic organizer before taking their book back to the library, but I also use these task cards for early finishers. They are a great way to review reading strategies already taught in class.And actually this year I am assessing my students on Monday and if they make a "100" on
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
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Also included in: Reading & Writing Task Cards
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