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Professional development literature circles for homeschool

Blooms Taxonomy Question Stems Higher Order Thinking Questions

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Do you use question stems to encourage critical thinking? It's easy to do when you have a list of questions written generally enough to be widely applicable. By keeping these question stems at your fingertips, the ability to practice thinking critically is always available!Revised Blooms Taxonomy Questions Stems are designed for a key ring. Laminate, hole punch at the top and put on a key ring for fast and easy access to question stems - anytime!Includes all 6 areas of Revised Blooms Taxonomy

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Professional Development, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

2nd - 6th

Types:

Printables, Literature Circles

Restorative Practices: Classroom Integration through Academic Peace Circles

Created by

Preserving Civilization

Academic Peace Circles fall under the umbrella of Restorative Practices, which evolved from Restorative Justice. The fundamental premise of restorative practices is that people are happier, more cooperative and productive, and more likely to make positive changes when those in authority do things with them, rather than to them or for them. Using Circles is not new, but applying Circles to an instructional environment allows a teacher to reap the benefits of restorative environment without sa

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Professional Development, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

K - 12th, Higher Education

Types:

Teacher Manuals, Activities, Literature Circles

Prof Development-How to Teach a Common Core Literature Study Unit - For Teachers

Created by

kidRN

This easy to use Powerpoint presentation is for teachers. It teaches in a step-by-step manner how to begin a Common Core Literature Study with your students, and even suggests books to start with. The presentation includes a Response Journal Form for student use. The form supports students as they make Text to Text, Text to Self, and Text to World connections between the books they study. Teach your students to talk and write about their thoughts and feelings through the use of high-qual

Subjects:

Literature, Professional Development, Writing

Grades:

2nd - 8th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Professional Documents, Literature Circles

Academic Discussion CONVERSATION Bundle! | Digital Talking Chips SETS 1 & 2

Created by

JaneRiley The Learning Coach

This is a bundle of both Cooperative Learning Structure Talking Chips SET 1- for all grades/ ages and SET 2 - extended thinking prompts! The conversation prompts can be used over and over to increase critical thinking with any content. Students & adults have fun with Digital Talking Chips conversations on Jamboard! The structure requires thoughtful participation in discussion, and gives choice as to which stems/ order to use. The movable Jamboard "chips" or discussion cards are valuable for

Subjects:

Classroom Community, Professional Development, Social Emotional Learning

Grades:

K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard, Literature Circles, Centers

BTS: Professional Development: Teach Writing With Mentor Texts, Children's Books

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Writer's Corner

Teaching Writing With Mentor Texts includes children's books I have used successfully in a variety of grade levels to teach writing. Includes a summary of the book, a link for a reading of the book, and suggestions of what writing lessons will work with the books.I taught K-8 pullout Gifted and Talented classes using these books. I also used them to teach high school students. The quality of writing produced varied widely depending on the grade level. The first graders had fun with first person

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Professional Development

Grades:

3rd - 8th

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Literature Circles

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