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6th grade problem solving environment pdfs
STEM Bins® Speed Builds STEM Activities (Morning Work, Early Finishers, Centers)
STEM Bins Speed Builds Activities are ideal for hands-on morning work, early finishers, enrichment, and team building. They are designed to supplement my original STEM Bins pack. Challenge cards are compatible with the following 6 building materials:Pattern BlocksMini CupsLinking Cubes / Snap CubesBase Ten BlocksBuilding Bricks / LEGO bricksDominoesTwo different difficulty levels are provided: “Build it Flat” and “Build it Up” to accommodate a range of learning levels. "Build it Flat” cards are
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PreK - 6th
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Food Chains, Food Webs, Energy Pyramids - Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Do your students struggle with scientific literacy? Do you find yourself at a loss for how to promote vocabulary retention? Are waning attention spans becoming a larger and larger problem in your classroom from year to year? If you answered yes to any of those questions then this resource is for you. I believe that teaching literacy is the job of every teacher, not just the heroes in English and Language Arts. And the only way we can help our students improve is by modeling and giving them chanc
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6th - 9th
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MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-3
, MS-LS2-4
, MS-LS2-1
Also included in: Ecosystems - FULL UNIT
Ecosystems & Food Webs Science Stations | 4th Grade 5th Grade Activity TEKS NGSS
Get ready to facilitate learning with informative, easy prep centers! Ecosystems and Food Webs Science Stations includes 9 stations all about food webs and ecosystem interactions.Includes guided student sheets, an answer key, quicker prep, and improved activities for your class! 9 StationsRead It: Read about food webs and abiotic and biotic components of a koala’s ecosystem. Answer questions.Create It: Use a table with information to construct a food web.Watch It: Watch two short videos and answ
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4th - 6th
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5-PS3-1
Adaptations Science Stations | Animals & Plants Structures | 4th Grade TEKS NGSS
Ready for quick prep adaptations science centers for plant and animal structures and functions? These centers focus on identifying and comparing structures and functions.Includes guided student sheets, an answer key, quicker prep, and improved activities for your class!9 StationsRead It: Read about the structures of giraffes, Madagascar geckos, agave, and earthworms. Answer questions.Create It: Use information provided to design a camel that would be adapted to a tundra environment.Watch It: Wat
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4th - 6th
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4-LS1-1
15 Working Memory Brain Games: Improve executive function in 5 minutes a day!
WORKING MEMORY BEST SELLER--UPDATED FOR 2024! These 15 research-based brain games are designed to improve kids' working memory in five minutes of partner game play daily for just 9 weeks! If you've ever complained that students lack the following skills, an executive function of the brain called working memory might be the issue!-staying focused and on-task-following complex and multi-step directions-copying information and taking notes-keeping their place in a text-retelling stories-explaining
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K - 6th
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STEM Bins® Plastic Snowflakes / Brainflakes Speed Builds: STEM Activities SET 1
These STEM Activity cards are compatible with Plastic Snowflakes or Brainflakes.CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE BRAINFLAKESReady to add a competitive edge to your STEM Bins while your students practice problem solving, spatial reasoning, and logical thinking?!With Plastic Snowflakes STEM Bins Speed Builds, groups of 2-4 students race to complete leveled puzzle challenges!STEM Bins Speed Builds are designed to supplement my original STEM Bins pack. They are ideal for hands-on morning work, early finisher
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PreK - 6th
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STEM Bins® Hashtag Blocks Speed Builds: SET 1 - STEM Activities
***Compatible with "Hashtag Blocks" that are found seasonally in Target Dollar Spot! Please note that these blocks are a slightly different shape than "Plus-Plus Blocks." Hashtag blocks and these cards are not compatible with Plus-Plus Blocks.***Ready to add a competitive edge to your STEM Bins while your students practice problem solving, spatial reasoning, and logical thinking?!With Hashtag Blocks STEM Bins Speed Builds, groups of 2-4 students race to complete leveled puzzle challenges!STEM Bi
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PreK - 6th
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St. Patrick's Day Craft Activity for Kids | Celtic Knots Paper Art Project [v1]
St. Patrick's Day Activity—Celtic Knot paper art activity. This project is original and fun. You won't find anything like it because I made it up! It's been tested with my students and they just LOVED it! I hope your students will as well. At first glance, this Celtic knot activity might look complicated—which is why it's so striking when the students complete it! However, in this unit, I give you everything you need (templates and instructions) to easily teach this lesson. Your kids will have f
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3rd - 7th
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Summer Logic Puzzles Bundle | End of Year Activities for Critical Thinking
⭐️ ⭐️ Elevate end-of-year engagement with this summer-themed logic puzzles bundle! Keep students' minds active and engaged with seven captivating puzzles designed to promote critical thinking skills. Perfect for warm-ups, early finishers, bell ringers, or post-assessment assignments.✅ Topics include a variety of summer-themed scenarios, such as activities, vacations, jobs, camps, and more. Whether used as a standalone activity or integrated into your curriculum, these puzzles offer a fun and eng
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4th - 8th
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Darwin, Natural Selection, & Evolution - Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Do your students struggle with scientific literacy? Do you find yourself at a loss for how to promote vocabulary retention? Are waning attention spans becoming a larger and larger problem in your classroom from year to year? If you answered yes to any of those questions then this resource is for you. I believe that teaching literacy is the job of every teacher, not just the heroes in English and Language Arts. And the only way we can help our students improve is by modeling and giving them chanc
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6th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-LS4-6
Also included in: Evolution - FULL UNIT
Rock Cycle Color by Number - Science Review Worksheet
This activity requires students to answer 12 questions related to the rock cycle. Once finished, students will use the answers to color the corresponding parts of a fun dream catcher coloring page. I have made sure to include questions that address misconceptions regarding the rock cycle. For example, many students believe that layered rocks are always sedimentary. Or, they believe that there is an end to the rock cycle. This question sheet will help clarify these misconceptions.Included:➤ Stude
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5th - 8th
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Weathering and Erosion Sorting Activity | Digital and Printable
Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Sorting is a hands-on activity designed to help your students understand three important processes that change the earth’s surface over time. After a short introductory lesson, students will work with a partner or team to sort and classify examples of weathering, erosion, and deposition. This product includes a teacher’s guide with a step-by-step lesson plan, activity directions, illustrated sorting cards, and an answer key. Printable and Google Slides version
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4th - 6th
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NGSS:
4-ESS2-1
Also included in: Weathering and Erosion Activity Bundle | Digital and Printable
LEGO Challenge Task Cards {Great for STEM or fun building!}
I am really excited to show you some cute, older-kid friendly LEGO Challenge Task Cards! These are bright, colorful, and can appeal to older students without looking too primary. Don’t’ have LEGOs? That’s okay! These can be used for any building materials you may have—unifix cubes, plastic Flake Discs (Amazon), Bunchems (Amazon or Target), Wiki Stix, pipe cleaners, play-dough, etc. Get those kids engineering and manipulating. They work great as an independent station for special education, a STE
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PreK - 8th
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Gossip and Rumors Activity and Lesson
When your upper elementary or lower middle school students turn your school into a rumor mill… use this activity to help them squash the gossip! It's also a great companion activity to Julia Cook's "Rumor Has It", Madonna's "Mr. Peabody's Apples", or Liz Rosenberg's "What James Said" (specific discussion questions included for each of these stories). It's an SEL lesson or guidance lesson filled with relevant scenarios!This resource includes a set of 20 "What would you do?" gossip/rumor scenarios
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3rd - 6th
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Weather Fronts & Air Masses - Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Do your students struggle with scientific literacy? Do you find yourself at a loss for how to promote vocabulary retention? Are waning attention spans becoming a larger and larger problem in your classroom from year to year? If you answered yes to any of those questions then this resource is for you. I believe that teaching literacy is the job of every teacher, not just the heroes in English and Language Arts. And the only way we can help our students improve is by modeling and giving them chanc
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Grades:
6th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-ESS2-5
Also included in: Weather Activity Bundle
Word Nerd: Word Games & Puzzles for Middle School ELA
Wait! You can also get this in a huge bundle that includes all of my Word Work products plus Word Smarts and Word War I!
Get the Mega Bundle!
Research shows that doing word puzzles keeps our minds sharp. That's why I love getting my word nerd on in the classroom. You and your students will have so much fun with these super challenging word games that feature middle-school ELA academic and content vocabulary, including:
* literary terms
* poetry terms
* drama terms
* nonfiction vocabulary
* pers
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Word Study Mega Bundle
Mystery Theme Logic Puzzles
Challenge your students to improve their higher-order thinking skills with these mystery theme grid logic puzzles! There are 5 logic puzzles included: 1. Museum Mishaps, 2. Pet Mess, 3. Mystery Books, 4. Mystery Theater and 5. Hot on the Trail. Each puzzle includes a story and 5 clues or less. Each comes in color and black and white and includes an answer key. These are a great way to challenge students to work on skills such as deductive reasoning, critical thinking, making inferences, process
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Logic Puzzles MEGA Bundle
Choices and Consequences Lesson Plan and Activities
Part of developing responsibility is understanding how choices have consequences, both good and bad. This lesson plan includes several activities to use with middle-upper elementary students to help them recognize the impact of their choices and become more responsible decision makers. Pick and choose which activities to use in your lesson or small group to meet the needs and levels of your students!*This lesson is also available as part of my Responsibility Lesson Plan Bundle.*This resource inc
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Responsibility Lesson Plan Bundle
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Math Problem Solving [Book A]
This resource is a set of 50 non-routine math problems that require students to utilize critical thinking and problem solving skills. Each and every problem is completely unique, and can be solved in multiple ways.
The Importance of Problem Solving
Incorporating non-routine problem solving into your math program is one of the most impactful steps you can take as an educator. By consistently allowing your students to grapple with these challenging problems, you are helping them acquire essenti
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4th - 8th
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36 Tangram puzzles
This package contains 36 tangram puzzles to be recreated by the students. Each page has 2 boxes, in it are both the puzzle (in black) and the solution (in color). This game practices spatial awareness, geometric concepts, problem solving, shapes and mathematical concepts like symmetry and congruency.There are 36 tangram puzzles in this package, a mix of figures, animals and objects. Tangram is a dissection puzzle consisting of seven flat shapes, called tans, which are put together to form shapes
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PreK - 6th
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Food Web Activity and Ecosystem Worksheets & Predator and Prey Relationships
Would you like to have your student practice analyzing food web diagrams? You need this set of 21 food web worksheets. Each worksheet has a food web diagram. They cover a variety of habitats and food webs. Students will analyze the food web diagram and answer the questions. The focus is on the flow of energy in the food web and patterns of interactions between organisms. These food web pages are great for homework, independent work, review, bell work, and more. It can be used as science sub plan
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5th - 7th
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MS-LS2-3
, 5-LS2-1
Back to School Classroom Management Tools | Classroom Routines and Procedures
Back to school is SO busy—one way to make sure the year starts smoothly is to clearly outline your classroom expectations with your students so that they know your classroom routines and procedures. With this classroom management resource, you will have access to over 100 routines and procedures listed out, ideas for meeting discussion topics, and my entire morning routine as an example to start from. As teachers, we have all found ourselves in that panicky moment where we need to line up for an
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1st - 8th, Staff
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Weathering, Erosion & Deposition Sort with real pictures: review, assess DIGITAL
Even Middle School students struggle with the differences between the three processes of weathering, erosion, and deposition. This interactive and hands-on sort activity will allow your students practice, review or asses this often tricky concept in a kinesthetic way. Details: Students evaluate examples of real world situations and determine if each is an example of weathering, erosion or deposition. They then cut, paste, and glue these examples under the correct heading. Real pictures with ex
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4th - 7th
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Halloween Fun Activities- 7 Logic Puzzles and Brain Teasers for Middle School
Halloween Fun for Middle School!This packet of seven activities includes four logic puzzles, one cryptogram, one word search, and one grid drawing sheet. This product has been updated with the digital overlay feature, perfect to use with distance or virtual learning! It can be assigned to students in a Google Classroom. You can either use the digital overlay already created, or create your own! For more information, read here! Visit our YouTube channel for examples of how to solve the Hallow
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Year Round Logic Puzzle Bundle for Middle School!
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