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Free Back to School resources for GATE
The Dot By Peter Reynolds Activities - Dot Day STEM and STEAM
Explore this growth mindset read-aloud with STEAM activities for International Dot Day! Warm-up the brain with dot and pixel art, and then dive into one (or all four) STEM challenges. These activities pair with the read aloud The Dot. Try these challenges and see where they take you!✅ What You'll Get ✅2 warm-up activities to get the creativity flowing4 STEM ActivitiesArt desk STEM activityEasel STEM activityPicture frame STEM activityPainting tool STEM activityRecording OptionsGraphic organizer
Grades:
K - 3rd
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Also included in: STEM Bundle of Activities and Challenges Read Aloud Books and Novels
FREE Logic Puzzle, Doodle Logic, Critical Thinking
Everyone loves a good puzzle. THIS is what you have been looking for! YOUR students are the stars of this fun, personalized logic puzzle! Easy, NO PREP fun, and every single puzzle is personalized by the students themselves! Students are less intimidated by critical thinking, when they are the stars of the puzzle!Introducing “Doodle Logic”! This is one of the first in my new line of logic puzzles in which students choose their friends they want to be in the puzzle. Dream Pet is a sill
Grades:
5th - 8th
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August Early Finishers Choice Board
An excellent resource for early finishers or for independent work time that requires higher level thinking!
You will find a color version which you can laminate for durability. A black line version is also included to make individual student copies.
This is part of a bundled package:
Monthly Choice Boards Primary {HOTS for Early Finishers}
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
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Early Finishers Thinking Puzzles FREEBIE
What do your early finishers do? These critical thinking puzzles will keep your students engaged and allow them to work on meaningful activities. Included in this unit are math, ELA, spelling, logic puzzles, and more.Included in this unit are:It Begins WithSpin a StorySpot the DifferencesMystery WordAnalogiesRead and Do*Answer Keys are included!Check out more early finisher activities here.Thank you so much for stopping by TpT and my store. If I can help you in any way, please let me know. You
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
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Back to School Choice Board - Morning Work or Early Finisher Activities
This Back to School choice board is perfect for setting up an Early Finisher station in your classroom at the beginning of the year. It can be used for morning work, early and fast finishers, or enrichment. The activities provide the perfect mix of challenges and fun, while still being super simple for the beginning of the year.This Back to School menu can be used as a tic-tac-toe board, and is full of 9 highly engaging and cross-curricular enrichment activities. A variety of activities are incl
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Grades:
2nd - 3rd
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Also included in: Early Finisher Activities and Choice Boards BUNDLE
All About Me Unit - Common Core Aligned NO PREP Third Fourth Fifth Grade
This unit contains both a printable packet version AND individual JPEG files for each document so that you can easily upload to Google Classroom. Since they are in JPEG format, students should be able to write on the documents in Google Classroom.Additionally, this unit now includes a PARENT INSTRUCTIONS edition that you can easily pass on to parents when students are out of school. The instructions are easy to follow and allow parents to work with students just as you would in the classroom! Th
Grades:
2nd - 6th
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NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, 3-LS3-1
, 5-PS1-1
, 3-LS1-1
Also included in: Gifted and Talented Curriculum BUNDLE - Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade
Bullying Scenarios and Depth and Complexity Activity Freebie
Teach your students that bullying is wrong! October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and this freebie will get your students ready to combat bullying!
This freebie includes eight bullying scenario cards in both color and black and white. Students will have the chance to explain what they would do if they were involved in particular situations. Take it a step further, and have students role play each scenario, so they're prepared should they encounter a similar situation. Also included
Grades:
2nd - 8th
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Questions to help parents talk about their child's school day
As a teacher, I know the importance of talking to my child about their day, but I find that sometimes I even resort to the dreaded…"how was your day?" and am often met with a one or two word answer. Or I'm asking the same questions over and over again. Help your parents engage in a thoughtful conversation with their child by providing them with this list of open-ended questions to start the conversation flowing.
This would be perfect to send home at the beginning of the year or at Back to Sch
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Grades:
K - 5th
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August Early Finishers Choice Board
An excellent resource for early finishers or for independent work time that requires higher level thinking with SCAMPER terms (Substitute, Combine, Add Something, Magnify/Minify, Put to Other Uses, Eliminate, Rearrange) and words from Bloom's Taxonomy: Create and Evaluate.
You will find a color version which you can laminate for durability. A black line version is also included to make individual student copies.
Includes two different headers for you to choose from!
This is part of a bundl
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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Second Grade Choice Boards Choice Menus Early Finishers Fast Finishers FREEBIE
This sampler contains two math, two ELA, one writing, and one multiple intelligence choice board for second grade. These are perfect for early finishers, enrichment, additional practice, homework, and your accelerated kiddos.
You can find the bundles here:
Volume OneVolume Two
You can view the individual products for volume one here:
Common Core Math Choice Boards Operations and Algebraic ThinkingCommon Core Math Choice Boards Number and Operations in Base TenCommon Core Math Choice Boards Me
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Grades:
1st - 2nd
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Back to School Depth and Complexity Frames Freebie
Make returning back to school fun and educational by incorporating the prompts of Depth and Complexity! This freebie offers Depth and Complexity frames and task cards to get your kids communicating, writing, reading, and thinking! Get your students to clearly understand your routines and procedures in the classroom and allow them to be a part of the process too!
Never used Depth and Complexity icons or frames in your classroom? No problem! None of your students are identified as GATE? Stil
Grades:
2nd - 6th
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Back-to-School Sense of Humor Test
Welcome your students with this Back-to-School Sense of Humor Test.
Students are challenged to spot the correct endings to the beginnings of humorous statements uttered by real people, including Yogi Berra, various politicians, George Burns, Dolly Parton, and Groucho Marx to name a few. The two "tests" of 35 items each offer opportunities for youngsters to polish their internet research skills.
The companion graphic organizer for writing, entitled "I Couldn't Stop Laughing!" requires stude
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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Personality Type Quiz-Shapes | Get to Know You Inventory Test | Back to School
Boost student relationships with this no-prep, easy-to-use Shape Personality Inventory! This personality survey, based on the long-standing four temperaments, turns this abstract concept into a lesson that is high-interest, easy to understand, and memorable! TWO LEVELS of the personality test are included, making it applicable for 3rd-12th grade students...and beyond! This personality quiz theme can be used in any school subject as a Get to Know You Activity at Back to School Time, or any other
Grades:
3rd - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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Back To School Activity | Logic Puzzle FREEBIE
This is engaging, critical thinking fun will have your students begging for more! This NO prep Back To School Activity is a fun, challenging location logic puzzle. Problem Solving fun for early finishers, after testing, and more! Set includes 4 Versions of the same puzzles with answer key.. Who Wants Cupcakes? is a location logic puzzle. Students must use the clues and process of elimination to deduce which student had which cupcake. This puzzle comes in four versions for easy differentia
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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CCSS:
Miss Nelson is Missing
Math Center: Miss Nelson is Missing
This freebie is provided for you to examine math task cards available in my store as well as the general quality of my work. If you feel this product would be of benefit to your students, please visit my store for the entire product!
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Literature meets math as students will be engaged and challenged with various math tasks.
Skills Reinforced
* addition
* subtraction
* multiplication
* division
* even
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Grades:
1st - 4th
Back to School Higher Order Thinking Activities {FREE SAMPLE}
Great beginning of the year activity for the first day of school! Start the school year off by engaging Higher Order Thinking right from the start!
This freebie is a sample of my Back to School Higher Order Thinking Activities Set
This activity is the "Evaluate" activity!
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Other Hardcore Teacher Resources:
Wacky, Fun, and DEFINITELY Silly Poetry Book
Second Grade Writing Boot Camp
20 Writing Activities that DON'T
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
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All About Me Depth and Complexity Frame Freebie
Great Back to School activity using depth and complexity icons! Best for grades 3-12.
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Grades:
3rd - 12th
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FREEBIE Growth Mindset Puzzle
If you are downloading this FREEBIE, please leave feedback (even if it's 1-2 words). I appreciate you taking the time to make a review!In this product, students will use a pigpen cipher (look at picture) to decode a hidden message that is related to having a growth mindset. The hidden message is "If at first you don't succeed...you're normal" by Kid President. This activity is a great way to foster a growth mindset learning environment. Estimated 5-10 minutes. The FREEBIE Growth Mindset Puzzle c
Grades:
3rd - 9th
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Also included in: ⭐Growth Mindset Bundle | BACK TO SCHOOL⭐ (Escape Room Included)
Early Finishers August Booklet
Try this sample of creative and critical thinking activities to provide enrichment for those early finishers in your classroom! You can choose to use them as individual sheets, or combine them and use the August booklet cover.
Includes:
Hot Air Balloons
Find the Shapes (visual discrimination)
PeliCAN Thinkergories
Book Lists (perspective taking)
S'more Symbolism
Camping Improvements
Door Decor
Remote Redesign
Lemonade Wars
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Grades:
2nd - 3rd
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Welcome Back Paired Puzzle
This fun BACK-TO-SCHOOL puzzle is actually a TWO-FOR-ONE! A paired puzzle is a pair of puzzles. The first puzzle must be solved in order to begin the second puzzle. This themed puzzle can be included with a WELCOME BACK letter to students or as a first-day activity.The first puzzle is a set of school-related HINK PINKS and the second is a simpler version of an ALPHA-GRIDDLE puzzle (learn more about these HERE).Instructions and links provide extension ideas such as using the final answer as a pas
Grades:
3rd - 7th
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All About Me Back to School Interest Inventory
This is a quick one page inventory to help you get to know your students with a splash of creativity!
Grades:
K - 5th
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Prompts of Depth & Complexity Icons Reference Page w/Descriptions, GATE / PBL
This Depth & Complexity Reference Page outlines all the Prompt Icons, with easy to understand descriptions and examples. Not just for GATE! Students use this as a guide to incorporate higher-level thinking across all subjects, concepts, and disciplines. These icons are modern, simplistic, and easy to connect with. Having all of the icons and descriptions in one place makes it convenient for reference and application. I recommend printing one for each learner. These GATE tools can be used fo
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Not Grade Specific
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Synectics Questions: Get to Know You / Back to School /Critical Thinking Freebie
Synectics questions take two unlike items and put them into a question of comparison in a unusual way. These are then discussed, with all answers being okay as long as you have a reason to back up your point of view. Perfect for discussions in pairs, morning meetings, circle time, back to school get to know you activities, chalk talk, debate preparation and more. Easy for all students to participate in because there's no one "right" answer. They're a type of low floor-high ceiling activity.Gre
Grades:
2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Zentangle Class Art Project
Zentangle is the process of meditative doodling and a great creative output exercise. Once students learn the art of zentangle, it can be a calming activity, early finisher activity, holiday themed or styled, and creates beautiful and unique student art. Here is a student art project that teaches the basics of zentangle and adds identity and classroom community when displayed.
Grades:
K - 6th
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