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Middle school tools for common cores for GATE
Depth of Knowledge and Learning Icons - Digging Deep - Critical Thinking Skills
These focus wall resources are designed to be engaging and meaningful. Help your kiddos reach for deep knowledge and content mastery using a variety of critical, complex thinking skills.Digging Deep Learning Practices assist students in engaging in critical thinking and developing meaningful understanding of concepts.This resource contains both large and small posters as well as “quick cards” that can be displayed on focus walls, resource walls, or simply during specific lessons.Encourage your s
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K - 6th
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Social Media, Digital Citizenship, & the Internet Depth & Complexity Bundle
Teach your students how to be digital citizens using the prompts of Depth and Complexity and Content Imperatives! This bundle offers Depth & Complexity frames, thought provoking games, and engaging activities all about social media, digital citizenship, and the internet! Students will have the chance to write, collaborate with others, share opinions, create a website and blog about it (on paper), and participate in many other activities.
Never used Depth and Complexity icons or frames in
Grades:
2nd - 8th
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Essay Template aligned with Lucy Calkins Boxes and Bullets
Students can use this template to plan and organize their essays for Informative, Persuasive, and Expository essays.
It includes Sentence Starters and Language Frames and lined paper to start their essays on.
The C_ O_ P_ S_ S_ is a checklist for students to check their writing for Capitalization, Organization, Punctuation, Spelling, and Sentence structure.
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4th - 8th
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A Literature Unit for Patricia Polacco's Junkyard Wonders
This unit was made to go Patricia Polacco's book The Junkyard Wonders. Included are 18 pages of activities to challenges your students to think more deeply about the story. The unit was created with the 4th and 5th grade Common Core Standards in mind. Topics explored are theme, setting, character traits, visualizing, and many more. Writing assignments and a project idea are also included. The themes in this book would also be perfect to explore with a gifted class. Email me at ideabackpack@
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Differentiated Instruction CCSS STEM Choice Boards & Extension Menus K-8
Teachers, meeting the needs of all learners through differentiated instruction is more important now than it ever was. With the transition to the Common Core, more English language learners, and differing learning styles and abilities makes it pertinent for teachers to offer activities that appeal to each and every student. This is a collection of choice boards, extension menus, and Think-Tac-Toe boards for all grade levels and content areas. These will allow you to reach all students, ensure th
Grades:
K - 8th
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Error Analysis: Multiplication
Higher Order Thinking Task Cards
Newly update with new graphics: This is a set of critical thinking task cards. Students are required to analyze a traditional algorithm multiplication problem to find the single error. Students are then required to use their math knowledge and vocabulary to describe the problem. Then students write an extended response to help fix the error.
The task cards in this packet can be used in a variety of ways in the classroom: individual work stations, partner/ gro
Grades:
4th - 7th
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Multiple Intelligence (MI) PowerPoint (Secondary Version) by Jennifer A. Gates
Teaching gifted, talent development or preparing students for Common Core by teaching them to identify their strengths?
This is the perfect way to introduce Multiple Intelligence: 8 characteristics that students can use to best identify ways in which they can make positive growth. They are: nature smart, logic smart, self smart, people smart, word smart, picture smart, body smart, and music smart.
Introduce and explore Multiple Intelligence in depth with students the elementary or primary and
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Common Core Text-Dependent Writing Prompt Explanatory Grade 6
The new common core standards will require students to relate their story and essay writing to two-three passages of text. The text may be nonfiction, fiction, quotes, environmental print, or poetry.
This writing prompt contains three texts for the student to read (very short) and specific writing prompt directions. The type of writing the students will be composing will fall under the category "explanatory" because the student will be forced to respond to a question by making a definitive answ
Grades:
5th - 7th
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Common Core Text-Dependent Writing Prompt Argumentative Grade 8
The new common core standards will require students to relate their story and essay writing to two-three passages of text. The text may be nonfiction, charts, quotations, environmental print, fiction, or poetry. In line with PARCC demands.
This writing prompt contains three texts for the student to read (very short) and specific writing prompt directions. The type of writing the students will be composing will fall under the category "argumentative" because the student will be forced to establi
Grades:
7th - 9th
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Dodecahedron - A 3-D - Novel Study - Book Project - to Fit Any Novel!
This is a student all time favorite of mine over the past 10 years. It is fun, engaging, and makes an absolutely beautiful final project to display.Typically, I do this while reading a class novel to enhance our study of the book (click here to find book specific projects) But this particular project is meant to fit any novel and can be done independently while students read their novel or as a book project after they finish reading.The project is easily differentiated and adapts to all learners
Grades:
4th - 7th
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Also included in: Dodecahedron - Book Study Bundle - Upper Grades
Argumentative Essay Brainstorm Outline - College Prep
Many students have difficulty writing an argumentative essay... and this document is the perfect solution!
It doubles as a brainstorming/outline worksheet, and requires students to provide both evidence to support their claim as well as analysis of the evidence they choose.
Furthermore, it requires one of the most important components of an argumentative essay that students often forget or ignore... counter-argument.
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Text Dependent Explanatory Prompt Bundle
The new common core standards and PARCC assessments will require students to relate their story and essay writing to two-three passages of text. The text may be nonfiction, fiction, reference materials, quotes, environmental print, or poetry.
These writing prompts contain three texts each for the student to read (very short) and specific writing prompt directions. The type of writing the students will be composing will fall under the category "explanatory" because the student will be forced to
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1st - 6th
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December Essay Writing (Opinion, Informative, and Narrative Prompts)
This packet includes 45 pages of essay writing practice for students for the month of December. There is an essay menu for the month with 20 prompts total (4 informative, 4 opinion, 4 narrative, and 4 research prompts). For December, the topics focus on Christmas, the holidays, and winter. There are some non-Christmas topics for your students who do not celebrate Christmas. The menu gives students the element of choice and allows for student engagement.
Post the menu in your classroom or in a
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Multiple Intelligences: ARGUE IT! CHOICE CARDS® - SET 1
Power-Up your classroom with BYTES Power Smarts! These Choice Cards include 25 argumentative essay prompts that cover multiple standards for Common Core. See full packet contents listed below and click on Preview under the thumbnails above to see a sample of the packet contents.Choice Cards® are task cards, but we think the word CHOICE is more motivational. Students have lots of CHOICES with BYTES Power Smarts IT! Packs. Students can choose an IT! Pack and, within that pack, they can choose w
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4th - 6th
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Common Core: Phrases & Figures of Speech Derived from Greek Myths PART I
The attached worksheets can augment your instruction of sophisticated figures of speech. Herculean effort, Trojan horse, and Achilles' heel are the phrases incorporated in these sheets, which tie directly into the Common Core's requirement for students to become knowledgeable on phrases and figurative language that was derived from Greek mythology.
The sheets provide context reading for the students to make their own inferences regarding of the Greek phrase meaning, antonym identification, rea
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Multiple Intelligences: DESIGN IT! CHOICE CARDS® - SET 1
Power-Up your classroom with BYTES Power Smarts! This pack contains 25 Choice Cards where students use their creativity to design new and improved products and then write an advertisement or produce a commercial using propaganda techniques. See the full packet contents listed below and click on Preview under the thumbnails above to see a sample of the packet contents.Choice Cards® are task cards, but we think the word CHOICE is more motivational. Students have lots of CHOICES with BYTES Power
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4th - 6th
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Social Media and Digital Citizenship Depth & Complexity Frames & Task Cards
Teach your students how to be 21st century learners and digital citizens when operating technology using the prompts of Depth and Complexity and Content Imperatives! This pack offers thought provoking Depth & Complexity frames and task cards! Students will have the chance to write, collaborate with others, and share opinions as they learn about internet safety, social media, and the internet.
Never used Depth and Complexity icons or frames in your classroom? No problem! None of your stu
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Successful Scholarly Traits and Attributes
This is a set of 10 posters great for a bulletin board to display all the attributes and traits of a successful scholar. This is a zip file of PNGs.
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Common Core Factors and Multiples Problems
This problem solving worksheet provides 15 questions about factors and multiples of numbers. Students will have to read different short scenarios and answer using evidence and details. Kids will have to know about the divisibility rules for 2,3,5 and 10. They will also have to differentiate between prime and composite numbers as well as the difference between factors and multiples. Multi-step problems are also included and kids will have to give examples to support their answers.
I have add
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4th - 6th
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Common Core Math -- Cube-A-Day -- A Daily Hands-on Exploration of Numbers.
This is Common Core aligned activity that gives kids daily practice with a variety of crucial math skills.
I have been using this in my class for years and my kids love it! After initially teaching the procedures to your students, it can easily transition into a 10 minute daily math warm up that kids are actively engaged in.
This packet includes complete instructions on how to incorporate "Cube-A-Day" into your classroom. There are student templates, examples, a "Divisibility Rules" printout,
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4th - 6th
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Multiple Intelligences: EXPLORE IT! CHOICE CARDS®-RESEARCH-ANIMAL KINGDOM-SET 1
Power-Up your classroom with BYTES Power Smarts! This pack contains 26 Research Choice Cards about animals. See the full packet contents listed below and click on Preview under the thumbnails above to see a sample of the packet contents.Choice Cards® are task cards, but we think the word CHOICE is more motivational. Students have lots of CHOICES with BYTES Power Smarts IT! Packs. Students can choose an IT! Pack and, within that pack, they can choose which of the 25 activities they would enjo
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Student Created Board Game for Social Studies Common Core Alternative Assessment
Are you searching for a fun an innovative way to assess your students? Sick of multiple choice tests? Looking for an alternative assessment for your gifted and talented students? This is the assignment for your classroom!
Students are assigned the task to create trivia cards and game pawns based on a history lesson, chapter book, or other area of the curriculum. This product includes the student directions, all printables, and teacher rubric. This is a great way to review content or to e
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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Multiple Intelligences: WRITE IT! CHOICE CARDS® - SET 1
Power-Up your classroom with BYTES Power Smarts! These 25 Choice Cards are designed for Common Core and include Narratives (Science Fiction Short Story, Historical Fiction Short Story, Fantasy Short Story, Mini-Biography, Script), News Articles, Argumentative Essays, Opinion Pieces/Editorials, Speeches, Monologues, Research Papers, Persuasive Letters writing prompts that cover multiple standards for Common Core. See the full packet contents listed below and click on Preview under the thumbnail
Grades:
4th - 6th
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Egypt: Tut Mystery Quest
This is the Tut Mystery Quest and Ohio Revised Social Studies and California Social Studies and English Language Arts Common Core for 6th grade. This lesson involves cooperative group learning, formative assessment, and digital learning objects (DLO's). The teacher guide contains the "Big Questions." You will want to download that. Otherwise, decide what questions you would want to ask your students (what is the goal/objective of your lesson?). Students will be engaged in solving the Mystery o
Grades:
6th
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