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Invention "SHARK TANK" Classroom Competition, Step-By-Step Guide w/ Handouts
PDF or Digital! Shark Tank! Classroom or school invention competition! It's never too early to encourage your young entrepreneurs. I've included everything you need with this resource to have a "Shark Tank" inspired classroom competition in your own classroom. Students will use innovative math, social studies and science skills with partners to create a product that will help students with specific problems at school. Great for teaching inventions, personal finance with profits, losses and etc
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4th - 8th
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I Am Poem Template (Features 9 Bright Colored Borders)
"I Am Poem" template used for upper elementary and beyond! Students can do rough draft on black and white copy and then choose a colored copy for the final. Enjoy
Comes in: purple, seafoam, pink, dark blue, sky blue, lime green & orange, red and brown.
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5th - 12th
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Depth and Complexity Back to School Activities Kindergarten through 3rd Grade
This set of Depth and Complexity Back to School Activities for Kindergarten through 3rd grade will make back to school a time of learning and connection. You'll get 10 activities that are all ready to print and go! The activities actively teach three Depth & Complexity thinking prompts while providing engaging learning experiences. If you teach gifted (or even if you don't), this is a must-have back-to-school resource. If you don't know where to start using Depth and Complexity with little o
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K - 3rd
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Texas European Settlers History Exploration Unit! TEKS 4.2A,B,C,D,and F
This is a thorough "Texas European Exploration" Unit correlated to the Texas 4th Grade TEKS 4.2A,B,C,D,and F. With this unit, I have included a background lesson on European exploration as well as thorough timeline and timeline activity. Also included is a set of writing research projects with a theme of "Early European Exploration of Texas" for students to complete. The projects are engaging, fun and also integrate many of the language arts skills taught in 4th grade. They will make wonderful
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4th - 7th
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Islands of Personality - Inside Out Project
**This project can be used for the following areas: study of psychology, social-emotional learning (self-awareness, empathy), get-to-know-you project
This Inside Out - inspired project will be an exciting resource for students to explore elements of their personalities and understand why they are the way they are. My lesson overview explains how personality psychologists believe our personalities are formed and provides example questions that will help students consider what forms and shapes th
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2nd - 8th
Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions Passages PowerPoint Lesson
Help students in making inferences with this no-prep PowerPoint! This lesson plan includes everything you need to teach kids how to draw conclusions by using critical thinking while impressing your administrators. A quick and easy setup saves your planning time and is perfect for substitute teachers. Click HERE to save 25% off the price of individual resources with the bundle.This standards-based PowerPoint lesson guides students in the art of making inferences. It also includes a funny photo wi
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: Reading Skills Bundle
Ratio Projects, Ratio and Proportions Math Enrichment, Plus Vocabulary
No-prep, ratios and proportions math enrichment projects! From using ratios to take a long journey across a state, making a proportioned sundae to measuring proportioned land mammals, your students will love taking part in these projects. Perfect real-life math situations to use as an authentic assessment to check for understanding. Great for advanced math learners, early finisher or whole class fun. I've also included a vocabulary handout as well a project rubric. Print and go math enrichment!
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4th - 6th
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How to Differentiate a Lesson Reference Guide
Need a fast and easy way to create a differentiated lesson for your students? This handy one page "cheat sheet" or reference guide is all you need to create a lesson to meet the needs of your GATE students. This idea was developed by Sandra Kaplan who has worked in the field of Gifted Education for years. YOU MUST HAVE SOME BASIC KNOWLEDGE ON DEPTH AND COMPLEXITY AND HOW TO PLAN DIFFERENTIATED LESSONS IN ORDER TO USE THIS PRODUCT. It is a guide only. Here's how it works: You decide on the th
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PreK - 12th, Staff
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Comparing Cinderella Stories from Around the World with Picture Books
Comparing Cinderella stories? In these activities, the class reads fairy tales from around the world, as well as parodies. Then they analyze elements and discover similarities between folktales in different locales.Note: No stories are included in this resource. Activities use picture books from your library.Open the preview to take a closer look. Although lesson plans state that the teacher will read books aloud, materials may also be used for independent reading.First, the teacher reads severa
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3rd - 5th
RainForest Critical Thinking Math Logic Puzzles Brain Teasers for Enrichment
Rain forest math logic puzzles will teach your students critical thinking including the process of elimination. There are 10 full color puzzles to solve as a class, and 10 b&w half sized puzzles to follow up. The clues incorporate science knowledge, such as identifying mammals / reptiles, plants / animals, ways of moving, and other attributes, but are written simply enough for many primary grade students to read the clues. Use them as exit tickets, morning work, for early finishers or during
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Brain Teasers Math Logic Puzzles Critical Thinking Enrichment Activities
2nd Grade Money Math Enrichment Projects
No-prep, 2nd Grade Money Enrichment Projects Nine fun projects that range from the kid who would never stop counting money, to posters and even the best candy deal! Students love these projects that are perfect for early finishers, advanced learners or whole class fun! Common Core aligned, but suitable to any 2nd grade math curricula! Print and go enrichment!Perfect for distance learning as well!A 2nd Grade Money Vocabulary Handout and Rubric are included.Nine creative differentiated "money" ma
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2nd
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Poetry Writing Simile Poems Quick as a Cricket April Library Lessons
Looking for an easy way to write poetry with your elementary students? Use a great mentor text (like Quick as a Cricket by Audrey Wood), and you're off to a great start!In this poetry writing product, I include a template and a word bank for your students to use to create a simile poem after you read Quick as a Cricket together. I show you examples of the poems created by students in my first grade enrichment group. This lesson took an hour altogether, from blank page to finished poem and video.
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1st - 3rd
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Dale Chihuly Faux Glass Art Lesson
Students will learn about the blown glass of Dale Chihuly in this lesson and see examples of his work. They will create a radial symmetry design on Shrinky Dink plastic film and use it to make a collaborative faux glass chandelier or wall sculpture to hang up in the school. This lesson always delights students and impresses the adults in the building. Prepare to get a lot of compliments! This lesson is easy, requires only a few materials, and is so much fun!
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2nd - 8th
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Percent Project, Personal Finance, Calculate Tax Rates, Create Paychecks & More
Percents, Percentage Personal Finance Project With this resource your students will be challenged to calculate gross and net incomes, federal tax withholding, create a paycheck and much more. The resource includes a background on payroll and federal taxes as well as gross and net pay and finally, deductions. Your students will then practice calculating taxes owed in several different income situations. After completing this project your students will have a much better understanding of taxes, w
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Math Projects "BUNDLE"! Print and Go Math Enrichment All Year!
Upper Elementary Poetry Unit - Haiku, Cinquain, Tanka, and More!
If you are looking to teach a poetry unit to your upper elementary students then you have come to the right place. Your fourth grade, fifth grade and even middle school students will learn how to write seven different types of poems in this unit! The poems are: Free Verse, Cinquain, Haiku, Tanka, Sparkling Diamond, Bio Poem, and LimerickHere is what you will get:A colorful 4-page document that contains seven different types of poetry in a task card format: Free Verse, Cinquian, Haiku, Tanka, Dia
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4th - 6th
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Optical Illusions Activity for the Upper Grades - Distance Education
This Optical Illusions Project is a critical thinking activity. It can be used for Distance Education learning. This creative thinking project can accompany any Science, Psychology or Language Arts unit. It also acts well as a stand-alone activity where students are encouraged to think convergently and divergently. Students love this engaging project that captivates their interest. The questions that accompany each image require the students to think critically (and creatively) to try to ex
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5th - 10th
The Nature of Science/Scientific Method Interactive Digital Notebook
Students learn the importance of scientific literacy and the steps of the scientific method in this online assignment. This lesson covers: What is Science? What is Pseudoscience?Theory vs LawObservation vs InferenceHypothesisVariables (Independent vs Dependent)ConstantsControlsCollecting Data in tablesAnalyzing Data in graphsDrawing Conclusions⭐️ Includes answer key ⭐️ One slide comes with a pull tab. When students drag this tab down into the window, they are given information to help them diff
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: UPDATED! The Ultimate Back to School Science Bundle - NO STRESS!
5th and 6th Grade Math Projects, Math Enrichment Print and Go! Set #1
No-Prep, challenging math enrichment projects for 5th and 6th graders. The enrichment writing and research projects cover a multitude of math topics. Set #1 topics range from metric and standard measurement, the profession on engineering to the world's longest bridge. Each set includes a project that explores a career and the usage of math in that particular occupation. Print and go math enrichment! Great for distance learning as well!"Math Power Projects: Set #1" allows students to choose two
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5th - 6th
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Terrible Things - An Allegory of the Holocaust
Questions for Eve Bunting's "Terrible Things - An Allegory of the Holocaust". The last questions ask students to compare theme with the poem "First They Came for the Jews", and to rewrite poem using modern situations.
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7th - 10th
Gifted Lessons in Forensic Science Handwriting & Document Analysis
Forensic Science and criminal investigations involving handwriting and document analysis are real-world, high-interest, engaging topics your gifted students will love to explore. Gifted kids love to learn about handwriting and document analysis in forensics and how detectives can determine if a handwriting sample is a forgery. In this age-appropriate lesson, students will be given an introduction to, and an overview of, handwriting and document analysis as it relates to criminal investigations.
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Gifted Lessons In Forensic Science Bundle
Area and Circumference Project circles with the art of Kandinsky
Engage students with this set of 5 activities that explore the area and circumference of circles through the art of Kandinsky. Skip the worksheets and jump into this mini-project.This detailed guide includes:Complete teacher’s guide for 5 45-60 minute lessons17 pages of ready-to-use Student Handouts A complete list of materials A presentation on the work of Wassily Kandinsky and accompanying informational textSkills Developed in this lesson:Students will describe relationships of inscribed cir
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Math Projects Middle School Bundle for STEAM
APRIL FOOL'S DAY PROGRESSIVE PUZZLE
Have fun playing a benign practical joke on your students while also enticing them to learn about the origin and history of April Fool's Day! A PROGRESSIVE PUZZLE is a set of puzzles that must be solved in sequential order. The solution to the first puzzle is needed in order to solve the next puzzle, and this continues with each successive puzzle. Students will use a variety of critical reading and thinking skills as they work their way from one puzzle to the next to find the location of "a trea
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: BUNDLE: Spring Holiday Progressive Puzzles
Heidelberg House Collage Art Lesson
Young students will be fascinated by seeing some of the brightly decorated Heidelberg Houses in inner-city Detroit created by artist, Tyree Guyton. Students will make their own house collage using wood shapes, paint, and other easy-to-find materials. Step-by-step instructions make this lesson simple for students to understand and easy for the teacher to prepare for. This is also a great lesson for Black History Month!Additional elementary art lessons geared for kindergarten through second grade
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PreK - 2nd
S.C.A.M.P.E.R. Numbers and Math - Critical Thinking Mini-Unit
Designed for use with gifted and advanced K-2 students, the activities in this mini-unit are all about creativity with numbers and the power of the S.C.A.M.P.E.R. strategy in innovation and design. The lessons include problem-solving and puzzles that involve substituting and rearranging numbers, a discussion of why number symbols were invented and why, and opportunities for students to practice the S.C.A.M.P.E.R. technique.Included in the MINI-UNIT:21-page STUDENT BOOKLET ready to reproduce for
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K - 2nd
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