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Problem solving handouts for homeschool
Reaction Size to Big, Medium & Small Problems - Handout, Task Cards, Visuals
Reaction Size to Big, Medium & Small Problems - Handout, Task Cards, Visuals This product was created to help children: 1) Differentiate between big, medium, and small problems 2) Determine appropriate reaction sizes to problems 3) Generate solutions for various problems What's included: 1) 3-page Handout With information about: why strong problem-solving are importantreview of problem sizes and reaction sizesexplanation about why problem and reaction sizes should matchstrategies for tea
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PreK - 6th
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Journalism: Fact-Finding Scavenger Hunt Activity
One vital aspect of being a successful reporter is learning how and where to find factual information. With this activity, middle school and high school students will use any source that they can, i.e. the internet, the telephone, in-person interviews, etc., to figure out the needed information. An answer key is included. This product offers students the chance to exhibit a number of reporting skills. Although I use this activity for a Journalism 1 class, teachers could also use this in any l
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in:Â Journalism Activities & Lessons Bundle: Beginning & Advanced Students
Amusement Parks and STEM Activities Bundle
Amusement Parks, Carnivals, and STEM!Problem Solving, Engineering Challenges and Physical Science IntegrationTeachers are saying:"I had groups work on the various pieces of the amusement park. It was wonderful to see all the ideas and engineering going into it. It was one of those projects where they loved it and had no idea they were learning something!""Thank you for such a great resource! This is very engaging and usable for all of my students.""Great resource for my multi-level classroom."
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Grades:
4th - 7th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
 ...
Operation Situations for Word Problems: Math Strategy Posters and Anchor Charts
Tired of your students relying on math key words to solve math word problems?Empower your students to master analyzing math word problems – without using operation key words! This resource is designed for teachers who want to teach their students math strategies to help them analyze addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division word problems without using word problem keywords. With the operation situations in their mental toolkits, your students will never use keywords again! What’s inclu
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
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CCSS:
Also included in:Â Math Word Problems Bundle | Math Strategy Posters and Math Practice
Building a Positive Classroom Environment: Behavior Management K-2
I thought I'd share a few of the ideas I use to create a positive classroom culture. For years, my coworkers chalked my sweet and well behaved classes up to the "luck of the draw", but then they had to admit, it must have been something I was doing.
We, the teachers, really are responsible for setting the tone in our classroom. Our children are always watching us and how we respond to situations teaches them a lot about how they should respond to us and each other.
For a more in depth look, che
Grades:
K - 2nd
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STEM and Maker Space Notebook for Students
Back to School STEM Resource!Want to Get Organized? The STEM and Maker Space Notebook packet for students is ready for you!Starting a STEM program at your school? Need some basic ideas to get you started?We have put together 43 pages of general information that includes an overview for teachers, support materials, and generic student notebooks for a STEM project or a Maker Space that could be used with any project. We have included:STEM and Engineering IntroductionEngineering Design Process Po
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Grades:
1st - 8th
Also included in:Â STEM Activities | Fifty Lessons Mega Bundle
In-School Suspension Student Restorative/Reflection Handouts (begin & end)
I use these handouts for students that are serving In-School Suspension. They are given the first side to complete in the morning, soon after they arrive. This sheet is created based on the Restorative methodology where the student recognizes his/her responsibility in the situation but also works towards restoring and fixing the situation. I meet with each student and discuss the handout one-on-one.The Exit Reflection, the back side, is done at the END of the day. Now that the day is over and we
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Grades:
5th - 12th
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Halloween ELA Mystery, Halloween Activity
Halloween ELA Mystery is the perfect Halloween activity to give your students during the week of Halloween, so they can review their ELA skills. Your students will solve activities that include reading comprehension, proofreading, main idea, and spelling, in order to figure out who stole the Halloween candy.In this product, your students will receive a list of suspects who possibly stole the neighborhood Halloween candy. The students will be asked to solve four clues in order to solve the myster
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Grades:
6th - 9th
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The Critical Thinking Toolkit: DESIGN SPRINT (Design Thinking Activity)
Give your classes the critical thinking tools and frameworks they need to think through big, complicated issues, as well as training them to reflect on their own thinking patterns and behaviours!Design Sprints are creative problem-solving tools for moving your student’s thinking forward a lot in a small amount of time (1-2 hours) by taking them through a series of timed brainstorming, feedback, and iteration sessions. The logic behind them is that it’s better to test and figure out all the thing
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â THE CRITICAL THINKING BUNDLE
End of Year Logic Puzzles, Differentiated Levels
These 8 End of Year themed logic puzzles are great activities to fill the time as the year winds down, but still engage students in critical thinking. The 4 different levels are great for students of different grades and/or abilities. (grade levels indicated are suggestions as you know your students' abilities best). Answer keys included.Perfect for group activities, early finishers, those who crave extra challenges, GATE students, substitutes, etc. These grid logic puzzles are ready to go--just
Grades:
3rd - 7th
Think Outside The Box - Drawing Prompts to Promote Creative Thinking
Think Outside the Box Drawing PromptsThe 'Think Outside The Box' booklet includes 30 drawing prompts to promote student's creative thinking skills. This super engaging activity is perfect for morning work, early finishers, problem solving tasks and more! Through these printable prompts, students are able to strengthen their creative thinking skills, develop flexible thinking, strengthen their ability to see and understand from different perspectives, celebrate their ideas and appreciate the idea
Grades:
K - 8th
Science Logic Puzzles
I love giving my students opportunities to build logical thinking, but I wanted to link the topics we study. I created these logic puzzles that use our science concepts. This is a great activity to leave with a sub or as a review at the end of the year. I have included an answer key. I hope your kids enjoy!!Topics:matterlandforms- forces that change the earthspacerenewable/non-renewable resourcesphysical propertiesEnergy
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4th - 6th
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The Critical Thinking Toolkit: HEXAGONAL THINKING
Give your classes the critical thinking tools and frameworks they need to think through big, complicated issues, as well as training them to reflect on their own thinking patterns and behaviours!Hexagonal Thinking is an analysis and facilitation tool that gets individuals, pairs, or groups to make connections between ideas, themes, terms, people, places, and just about anything else they can think of. It generally involves arranging hexagonal tiles together in a ‘web’ or mosaic. The only real ru
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in:Â THE CRITICAL THINKING BUNDLE
Counting Money and Making Change Real World Worksheets
Lemonade Stand Real World Worksheets that provide practice for counting money and making change.
Students get immersed in the fun of running a lemonade stand with these worksheets!
This download includes 2 worksheets, each with 2 versions (a total of 4 worksheets).
- Version 1 requires students to count money and make change looking at pictures of money.
- Version 2 requires students to read a numerically written amount of money and make change.
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
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How's Your Engine Running Visual and PPT
Great for Occupational Therapists and/or teachers to help kids with identifying their body's arousal level/body regulation level. Comes with power point with 10 pictures to practice identifying the "engine levels" for students. Goes hand-in-hand with wake up, calming, and heavy work strategies in order to get your engine (your body) to "just right" and "ready to learn". Great to pair with Emotional Regulation, or Zones of Regulation. It's important to teach kids that each "engine level" is e
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PreK - 12th
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Also included in:Â Body Regulation Bundle: 4 Boom Card Decks, Visual, & PPT
STEM & Roller Coasters | An Engineering Investigation of Motion
Amusement Park STEM with Roller Coasters!Ready to energize your class with engineering...but only have short blocks of time? "Whiz! Zip! Zoom!" on a roller coaster is just the ticket. Teachers are saying : "Thank you! My kids were challenged and engaged throughout this whole unit. They absolutely loved it and are still talking about it. They were able to apply science vocab and explain it to people who asked. Thank you!"But be forewarned- the students will not want to stop as they design, build,
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Grades:
4th - 7th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
 ...
Also included in:Â Amusement Parks and STEM Activities Bundle
Christmas LOGIC PUZZLES: 5 Critical Thinking Activities with Grids and Tables
My students love to solve puzzles. They don't even realize they are learning new skills or practicing critical thinking when they are so engaged!This set of 5 Christmas themed LOGIC puzzles includes three levels of difficulty for differentiating instruction, or for teaching logic problem solving as a new skill. Each puzzle comes with a solving grid and table for summarizing the answers. Solutions included.Great puzzles to challenge gifted younger students, or to work on problem solving with o
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5th - 12th
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Birds and Engineering a Nest Challenge
STEM Your Nest : An Engineering Energizer (Are your students better engineers than a bird?)Birds are amazing engineers. Now it is your students' turns. In this Engineering Energizer, they will use their STEM skills to build a nest.Teachers are saying:"Students loved this resource/ Augmented it with videos on birds building nests and showing them real nests that teachers had found around their homes. Students had a lot of fun and learning with this resource. Thank You""I used this
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Grades:
K - 6th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Also included in:Â STEM Activities Bundle of Twelve Engineering Challenges
STEM Activities Seasonal Bundle
STEM Seasonal Challenges BundleGet Caught Engineering All Year Long!*Updated with improved and new lessons- April2023*We know that finding an extra spot for a STEM lesson can be difficult in a busy schedule. We have chosen twelve of some of our most popular engineering lessons that can be integrated into many different subject areas from math to literature to history, as well as science. We have included student handout packets, detailed teacher notes, design process posters, students task cards
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Free 71+ Problem Solving Scenarios Plus Graphic Organizer Distance Learning
Problem Solving Graphic Organizer for K-5th Graders:This problem solving map helps students analyze and break apart their problem solving skills. Give your student a problem solving scenario then have them use the problem solving guide to identify the problem, come up with 3 solutions, identify the consequences of each of their solutions, choose the best solution, & explain why that's the best solution. There is also a problem solving review for students who have put into practice their prob
Grades:
K - 5th
THE CRITICAL THINKING BUNDLE
All of our best Critical Thinking lessons and tools, all in one place, and all at almost 50% off the regular price! All products have digital and printable hard copy formats.This bundle is a growing package, so purchasing it now at the lower price will lock you in for all of the future additions (It will be 8-10 items in total over the next few months) for free!This Bundle Includes:A Design Thinking 'Design Sprint'A Hexagonal Thinking package with instructions and templatesA Ladder of Inference
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Grade 3 Health - Healthy Eating and Physical Activity
This resource offers bundled lesson plans and activities to meet the requirements of the Saskatchewan Grade 3 Health curriculum.Outcome USC3.1: Determine the role of a variety of healthy foods and physical activity on the health development of mind, body and immune system.Lesson plans are included for the following indicators:a. Investigate the basic role of the immune system (to fight illness or infection) b. Develop common and respectful language to talk about immunity (germ, virus, vaccinatio
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Grades:
3rd
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Water Pollution STEM Investigation
STEM Trickle Down EffectBuilding a Water Filter with System EngineeringAn engineering exploration of materials and systems for fourth through sixth graders that is perfect for integration into watershed studies and environmental solutions investigations or a problem based learning project. Teachers are saying:"This was a great tie in with pollution and water cycle.""My students loved this challenge. I had them design their individual "prototype" as their entrance ticket to lab. They then collab
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Types:
NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 5-ESS3-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ESS3-3
, 3-5-ETS1-2
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Also included in:Â Engineering Investigations Bundle
Kindness Character Education Unit, No-Prep Lessons, Activities & Projects
"Kindness" and "Being Kind" character education unit for upper elementary students. Engaging lessons, activities and projects that reinforce the importance of being kind and building a reputation for kindness in everyday life situations at school and at home. From quotes to real life student examples, this unit will grasp your student's attention. Complete character education unit for upper elementary students.Great addition to any character education curriculum, teachers wanting to create a bet
Grades:
4th - 6th
Also included in:Â Character Education BUNDLE for Upper Elementary Students, Seven Units!
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