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Critical thinking Common Core W.6.10 resources
200 Daily Bell Work Writing Prompts (Grades 7/8)
Be prepared to teach your Grade 7/8 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 200 writing prompts themed for each day of the week to spark student interest and promote engagement. The writing prompts also contain three sub-questions for those students who find it difficult to brainstorm ideas. With prompts an
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7th - 8th
Also included in: Grade 7 Ontario 2023 Language Bundle (FULL YEAR)
Paul Klee Abstract Art Lesson: Portrait Dice Games Art Project - Nsw Visual Arts
Are you teaching an abstract art lesson on Paul Klee? Are they going to create an abstract portrait? Here's a fun lesson to brighten up your lesson plans! This is the perfect addition to your elementary art curriculum! Engaging abstract portrait art lesson with language (writing) activities. These no-prep abstract portrait art projects are perfect for your art sub tub. Super easy to implement for substitute teachers. Plus, the engagement will help with behavior! Perfect to start your art integra
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K - 12th
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Also included in: Art History Lesson - Famous Artists - Art Activities and Sub Plans
Interactive Art History: Intro to Cubism: Picasso: Braque: Cubism Escape
★ Engage younger students in art history using this fully digital, 360° immersive art experience! Perfect as an introduction to Cubism or Picasso. ★ Teach students about Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, and Cubism by allowing students to explore this interactive gallery of the Cubist art movement. Created with younger students in mind, they will play puzzles and games, watch videos, listen to an audio file and complete a fully digital artist biography on Cubism.Once in the interactive gallery stud
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3rd - 6th
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End of the Year Activities | Brain Teaser Bundle | Bell Ringers & Logic Riddles
Everyone loves logic puzzles, riddles, and critical thinking. As featured in the TpT newsletter, expand your students' brain power with this set of Brain Teasers to use as brain breaks or bellringers for your classroom! These are perfect for distance learning too!⭐️This product is also included in my Emergency Activities Bundle. Save 30% on this product and others by getting the bundle!⭐️Overview:With all 4 volumes included in this bundle, at 120 questions total, you'll have more than a semeste
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Not Grade Specific
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BRAIN TEASERS: Riddles, Logic Puzzles & Brain Breaks - Volume 2
Everyone loves logic puzzles, riddles, and critical thinking. As featured in the TpT newsletter, expand your students' brain power with this set of Brain Teasers to use as brain breaks for your classroom! These are perfect for distance learning as well!What's Included:Now in Google Drive format!30 different Brain Teasers in 2 great formats - (As worksheet handouts or Google Slideshow Visuals)3 worksheets of 10 Brain Teasers each - (to use as handouts or assign in Google Classroom)1 stunning sli
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5th - 12th
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Growth Mindset Activities | Social Emotional Learning Bell Ringers | Volume 1
These fully-editable growth-mindset bell ringers will get your class thinking and are perfect for social emotional learning as well! With thought-provoking and engaging prompts, they can be used as individual writing prompts or large group discussion topics. Teachers agree that these bell ringers are perfect for daily warm ups or morning meetings. I’m so excited for your students to experience a variety of life-impacting questions to write about individually or discuss within groups.You will rec
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Not Grade Specific
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Growth Mindset Bell Ringers | 40 SEL Writing Prompts For Any Subject | Volume 2
These fully-editable growth-mindset bell ringers will get your class thinking and are perfect for social emotional learning as well! With thought-provoking and engaging prompts, they can be used as individual writing prompts or large group discussion topics. Teachers agree that these bell ringers are perfect for daily warm ups or morning meetings. I’m so excited for your students to experience a variety of life-impacting questions to write about individually or discuss within groups. You will r
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MyPerspectives: The Phantom Tollbooth Act One Google Slides Package (Grade 6)
Overview:This Google Slides presentation is an excellent resource during your unit four study of The Phantom Tollbooth, Act One by Susan Nanus, adapted from the novel by Norton Juster. Throughout this presentation you will find activities/slides to help enhance your students’ study of the text - including vocabulary application exercises, textual annotation opportunities, 10 Stop & Jot moments throughout the play, analyzing the text group collaboration exercise, and analyzing craft and struc
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6th
Also included in: MyPerspectives: Unit Four Imagination Grade 6 (Bundle)
Inquiry Based Learning Project: Step-by-Step Student Booklet
Inquiry Based Learning: Everything teachers need to know to get started includes over 25 pages. A step-by-step student booklet allows for teachers to guide students through the process of developing and researching an inquiry based question to engage all learners in higher order critical thinking skills.
A How-To for Teachers
Inquiry based learning is a pedagogical approach to learning that is gaining momentum in mainstream education in many countries. It is not a new approach but rather a mor
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4th - 8th
MyPerspectives: The Phantom Tollbooth Act Two Google Slides Package (Grade 6)
Overview:This Google Slides presentation is an excellent resource during your unit four study of The Phantom Tollbooth, Act Two by Susan Nanus, adapted from the novel by Norton Juster. Throughout this presentation you will find activities/slides to help enhance your students’ study of the text - including vocabulary application exercises, textual annotation opportunities, 10 Stop & Jot moments throughout the play, analyzing the text group collaboration exercise, and a One Pager activity for
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6th
Also included in: MyPerspectives: Unit Four Imagination Grade 6 (Bundle)
Debating Topics for Middle School: School and Education
Get your middle school students debating topics that are both relevant and important to them while building their critical thinking skills. Students will be encouraged to develop their communication and debating skills, while opening their minds to different viewpoints.Each debate package covers and reinforces the five basic steps of the debating process: gathering information, exploring all sides of an issue, forming an initial opinion, defending the position in a debate and finally, refining y
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5th - 7th
Writing Exit Slips - BUNDLE (Grades 3-6) Print & Digital
Do you want your students reading with purpose and accountability? If so, this year long BUNDLE of over 250 writing exit tickets is for you! These response prompts can be printed and used in writing journals or used digitally in Google Classroom or the learning management system of your choice that supports Google Slides. This resource includes both printable and digital versions.This BUNDLE contains all five of my writing exit slip resources - Launching Writing Workshop with Personal Narratives
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3rd - 6th
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MyPerspectives: Bad Boy Google Slides (Grade 6)
This Google Slides presentation serves as a resource for you and your students during your unit one study of Bad Boy by Walter Dean Myers. Throughout this presentation you will find activities/slides to help enhance your students’ study of the text, including…✔️ Context Clues vocabulary study ✔️ Writing Prompts✔️ Expectations of Boys vs. Girls Activity✔️ Analyze Craft & Structure (Central Idea)This resource aligns with the Savvas myPerspectives 6th grade curriculum.Your Google Drive Folder d
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6th
Also included in: MyPerspectives: Unit One Childhood Grade 6 (Bundle)
Chasing Vermeer Activities in PowerPoint AND Google Slides
Engage your students while teaching Chasing Vermeer. Students will have fun searching for missing paintings from the novel and participating in fun and creative activities to go along with Chasing Vermeer. This colorful powerpoint includes suggestions for writing, drawing, and critical thinking activities to challenge bright young minds. Click here to save 20% off the price of individual resources with the Chasing Vermeer Bundle.Inside you'll find:Chapter 3 - Choose a painting to enter and expla
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4th - 5th
Also included in: Chasing Vermeer Lessons
BRAIN TEASERS: Logic Puzzles, Brain Breaks, & Riddles - Volume 3
Everyone loves logic puzzles, riddles, and critical thinking. As featured in the TpT newsletter, expand your students' brain power with this set of Brain Teasers to use as brain breaks for your classroom! These are perfect for distance learning as well!What's Included:Now in Google Drive format!30 different Brain Teasers in 2 great formats - (Worksheets or Google Slideshow)3 worksheets of 10 Brain Teasers each - (to use as handouts or assign in Google Classroom)1 stunning slideshow of 30 Brain
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Not Grade Specific
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Debating Topics for Middle School: Family Life
Get your middle school students debating topics that are both relevant and important to them while building their critical thinking skills. Students will be encouraged to develop their communication and debating skills, while opening their minds to different viewpoints. Each debate package covers and reinforces the five basic steps of the debating process: gathering information, exploring all sides of an issue, forming an initial opinion, defending the position in a debate and finally, refining
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5th - 7th
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Conversation Starters Package on Quality of Life
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on the quality of life.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of quality of lifeActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expression
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Bigfoot Podcast Listening Skills, Mystery Picture, No Prep Writing Activities
If you're looking for a no-prep, high-interest listening skills activity, check out Listen, Learn, Write: Bigfoot! This interactive podcast activity will enhance students' comprehension, writing, and listening skills, while engaging them in critical thinking about everyone's favorite urban legend: Sasquatch. First, kids will listen to the captivating podcast, while answering self-checking, multiple choice questions that reveal a hidden picture. But we're not finished yeti. (Oh man, I groaned ov
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Podcast Listening Skills & Writing No Prep Activities BUNDLE
Lessons & Support Materials for Writing Constructed Math Responses
This product contains lesson plans and support materials for teaching kids how to write a “gold medal” math response.
The detailed lesson plan identifies the CCSS standards and mathematical practices taught and the Marzano Design Questions addressed.
I used this lesson plan for my own formal classroom observation. It took two sessions for me to complete with my students.
Day 1 consisted of introducing the three math response examples to the kids. They read and discussed them and identifie
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Grades:
4th - 6th
Conversation Starters Package on Humor
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on humor.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of humorActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transitional phras
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5th - 8th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Logic Puzzles and Brain Teaser Activities for Critical Thinking Year Round
Improve critical thinking skills with logic puzzles and brain teasers throughout the year. This bundle of printable or digital activities meets your students' needs year-round with 12 seasonal resources! Quick and easy setup makes this no prep packet a win for you and your students in centers or even for sub plans for a substitute teacher.By purchasing this bundle, you are saving about 25% off the price of individual resources.Engage and challenge your students with this HUGE common core aligned
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3rd - 5th
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Conversation Starters Package on Philosophy
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on philosophy.What's included:A list of 12 thought-provoking questions for middle school students on the subject of philosophyActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and transiti
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
MyPerspectives: Gallery of Calvin and Hobbes Google Slides Package (Grade 6)
REVISED RESOURCEOverview:This REVISED Google Slides presentation is an excellent resource during your unit one study of the Gallery of Calvin and Hobbes comic strips by Bill Watterson. Throughout this presentation you will find activities to help deepen your students’ study of the media - including vocabulary slides, quick write exercises, analyzing the media practice, an opportunity for students to make connections with a Time for Kids article, and a mini-project where students to create their
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6th
Also included in: MyPerspectives: Unit One Childhood Grade 6 (Bundle)
No Prep Sub Plan Mystery Picture and Creative Writing Activity
Perfect as a no-prep sub plan or even an after test activity for upper elementary and/or middle school students, this mystery picture and writing activity provides listening comprehension, entertainment, and creative writing practice all rolled into one. We all have days when we need a great lesson in a pinch, and that's why I created Watch, Listen, Learn, and Write: Books & Creativity!Students will watch a fun and whimsical 17 minute TED Talk about writing that creates a doorway to wonder b
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5th - 7th
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