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Critical thinking Common Core RI.1.1 resources for homeschool
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Describing & Inferring Details with Picture of the Day: Reading Photos "Closely"
***************************************Picture of the Day now available in Volume 2.Picture of the Day now available in Volume 3 (Google Slides compatible) posted 8/24/2020.***************************************This Picture of the Day product is a great way for students to practice three very important reading skills - observing details by being able to describe them and making inferences about what you notice and observe based on what you see and what you already know. Observing, describing an
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K - 6th
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Describing & Inferring with Picture of the Day - Vol. 3 #hellopotd
This is Picture of the Day, Volume 3. Compatible with Google Slides.Picture of the Day, Volume 1 is my #1 Bestseller due to the high level of interest, engagement, language and higher order thinking. Volume 2 is sold here on TpT as well. See Picture of the Day Volume 1 to read over 1,700 comments left by buyers. When Picture of the Day is done daily, by the last day of school, your students will have taken an entire trip around the world! In 2018, Picture of the Day won an international award i
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K - 8th
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Describing & Inferring with Picture of the Day - Vol. 2 #hellopotd
This is Picture of the Day, Volume 2. Picture of the Day, Volume 1 is my #1 Bestseller due to the high level of interest, engagement, language and higher order thinking. See Picture of the Day Volume 1 to read over 1,700 comments left by buyers. In my opinion, this set of 190 pictures is even better than the first set with people (young and old), places, scenes and objects with all 7 continents represented. When Picture of the Day is done daily, by the last day of school, your students will hav
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K - 8th
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Picture of the Day-Inferring
Digital Picture of the Day is a great way for your students to practice important reading skills of observing and making inferences. Being able to infer is a key component to being a great reader!This resource helps student's with their inferring skills by providing a photo to look at and make 3 observations about. For each observation they come up with 3 inferences. There are 50 different photos in this resource! Picture of the Day can be used traditionally by printing and using in a litera
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K - 5th
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Reading Comprehension Cards Based on Bloom's Revised Taxonomy
Comp. Quest Cards 2 are based on Bloom's Revised Taxonomy. Cards are color coordinated based on various levels of thinking. They are a great tool for teachers, teacher assistants and parents to engage children during a read aloud, and reading groups. I have used these cards as a third grade teacher, a resource room teacher and as a reading specialist.⭐ These are based on more recent changes from Anderson & Krathwohl (2001).➀ Light red: Remembering➁ Light orange: Understanding➂ Light yellow:
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K - 5th, Staff
Also included in: Reading Comprehension Bundle
Biomes and Ecosystems: THE GRASSLAND BIOME
Learning the differences between biomes, ecosystems, and habitats can be confusing; but the Biomes of the World series from Let’s Get Real makes it crystal clear with easy-to-understand definitions, maps, and a wide variety of resources. Biomes and Ecosystems: THE GRASSLAND BIOME highlights the earth’s grassy biome with an interactive cut-and-glue format that features plants and animals found in the African savanna, American Great Plains, and South American pampas ecosystems. THE GRASSLAND BIOME
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in: Biomes and Ecosystems: ACTIVITY BOOK BUNDLE
Biomes and Ecosystems: THE DESERT BIOME
Learning the differences between biomes, ecosystems, and habitats can be confusing; but the Biomes and Ecosystems series from Let’s Get Real makes it crystal clear with easy-to-understand definitions, maps, and a wide variety of cross-curricular resources. Biomes and Ecosystems: The Desert Biome highlights the earth’s driest biome with an interactive cut-and-glue format that features plants and animals found in the Sahara, Chihuahuan, and Antarctic ecosystems. The Desert Biome also includes a pi
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in: Biomes and Ecosystems: ACTIVITY BOOK BUNDLE
Science Experiments - STEM Activities Volcano Experiment
Are you looking for easy preschool science experiments you can do with your Kindergarten, Grade One, and Grade Two students? With this Primary Years STEM activities resource, you will go beyond the typical preschool science volcano experiment to try something new. Students will love getting hands-on during the experimentation station you'll set up so they can independently wonder, ask questions, formulate answers, and experiment!There are 5 scripted and detailed lesson plans as well as instruc
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Grades:
K - 2nd
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-1
Questioning Skills for Reading Fiction and Non Fiction, Use with Any Book
Asking questions before, during, and after reading is an important critical thinking skill when reading both fiction and informational text. This resource includes printable posters (anchor charts), 30 question cards to use in your reading discussion, and writing worksheets (3 different line styles included). Please click the green preview button to see this resource up close, and to print a sample page for FREE!PRODUCT DETAILS:Posters/Anchor Charts:: Color and blackline version of all charts in
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Biomes and Ecosystems: THE FOREST BIOME
Learning the differences between biomes, ecosystems, and habitats can be confusing; but the Biomes and Ecosystems series from Let’s Get Real makes it crystal clear with easy-to-understand definitions, maps, and a wide variety of cross-curricular resources. Biomes and Ecosystems: The FOREST Biome highlights the earth’s tree-filled biome with an interactive cut-and-glue format that features plants and animals found in the Taiga, temperate, and tropical forest ecosystems. The Forest Biome also incl
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in: Biomes and Ecosystems: ACTIVITY BOOK BUNDLE
BIOMES: NORTH POLE-SOUTH POLE BUNDLE SET
Compare and contrast the similarities of and differences between the polar regions--and save 20%--with the NORTH POLE-SOUTH POLE BUNDLE. This engaging fun pack includes an introductory book, four cross-curricular activities, 12 sets of three-part matching cards, and a colorful 11 x 17 inch poster. Book and Poster Resources:North Pole-South Pole is an introductory book that taps into critical thinking skills as students compare and contrast characteristics—including location, geography, explorers
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K - 3rd
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Literature Circles (Book Club) Graphic Organizers with Extensions!
Literature Circles are a fantastic way to incorporate a love of reading in students by encouraging independent learners with higher level conversations! Great for grades 1-8, these graphic organizers will last you all year! There are many jobs/roles to choose from and additional pages of similar roles to increase by ability throughout the year.
An wonderful addition to this set is EXTENSION GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS! This is not "when you're finished do a worksheet or go on the computer"!!! This is cr
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Grades:
1st - 8th
Biomes and Ecosystems: THE AQUATIC BIOME
Learning the differences between biomes, ecosystems, and habitats can be confusing; but the Biomes and Ecosystems series from Let’s Get Real makes it crystal clear with easy-to-understand definitions, maps, and a wide variety of cross-curricular resources. Biomes and Ecosystems: The Aquatic Biome highlights the earth’s watery biome with an interactive cut-and-glue format that features plants and animals found in freshwater, marine, and coral reef ecosystems. The Aquatic Biome also includes a pic
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in: Biomes and Ecosystems: ACTIVITY BOOK BUNDLE
Reading Comprehension Game Using Fairy Tales
Your students will love this comprehension game using Fairy Tales! Students should be familiar with the four Fairy Tales (The Three Pigs, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Jack and the Beanstalk and Little Red Riding Hood) before playing this game.Teachers are saying:"SUCH a great literacy center! My kiddos loved it! Way to go! Thanks!""Quality product! I will continue to use this product each year in my classroom.""Awesome game to review comprehension and story elements. Thank you for this resour
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Reading Comprehension Fiction and Non-Fiction
This packet contains reading stories, fiction and non-fiction with comprehension questions to answer after reading. The reading stories can be used in grades K-4th.
They can be used as reading stations, as partner work, small groups, whole group, early finisher work, assessments, individual work, or as a needs based lesson for students that are struggling with the skill of comprehension. This is especially useful for the ESOL population as comprehension seems to be a skill that some may struggle
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K - 3rd
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Unit of Study: Science Detectives | Strange Weather | Moons and Tides
Students will use their detective skills to investigate strange weather phenomena and tides. They will learn that there are scientific explanations for events that may seem unexplainable and use experiments to find scientific explanations for these phenomenon.This unit of study was originally developed and implemented in a gifted and talented pull out program, however it can easily be used in a traditional classroom or as an independent research study.Each lesson plan follows a 6E model of teach
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Dinosaur Research - Dinosaurs and Birds Sorting Mats
Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs? Are Birds Modern Day Dinosaurs? What does the evidence say?You might be surprised to know what the evidence actually says about this important topic.Let your students and kids decide for themselves based on the evidence and learn right along with them.I designed this project with my son, who has Autism, in mind. He hates writing and has a hard time getting his ideas out on paper. When I started using sorting mat activities to assist with learning, it took the str
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Grades:
PreK - 9th
Also included in: Critical Thinking Activities - Dinosaurs, Birds, and Paleontology
Magic Tree House Activities Pirates Past Noon
Are you looking for help in teaching Pirates Past Noon from The Magic Tree House series? This comprehensive bundle will make teaching the book easy for you and fun for your students. Don't travel a swashbuckling adventure without this colorful literary unit to guide you with questions and activities to go along with Mary Pope Osborne's The Magic Treehouse adventure, Pirates Past Noon. I've even included enough fun transitions to keep attention without losing class time with too much splash. So c
Grades:
K - 2nd
Can You Find Me? Early Learning, Building Thinking Skills for Pre-Kindergarten
Award-winning 112-page printable PDF ebook for PreK starting your students on the road to critical thinking! This fun, colorful book of mind-building riddles introduces young minds to critical thinking and organized analysis. To solve the riddles, students practice: • Identifying Similarities and Differences • Forming/Following Sequences and Patterns • Classifying Objects and Groups • Identifying/Interpreting Analogies • Logic The riddles in this book develop thinking skill
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PreK
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Who's Amelia Earhart? Place Value, Comprehension, Critical Thinking BUNDLE
Who's Amelia Earhart? BUNDLE of critical thinking activities. Your 1st Grade students will love learning about this Famous Woman in American History with this collection of foldable books, logic puzzle, and a bonus quote fall puzzle! NO PREP. Print and use today!This resource has five foldables that reinforce the information learned from Amelia Earhart: More Than a Flier. The foldable book resource is:✔Standards based✔Contains comprehension questions✔Great for making personal connections✔Offerin
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1st - 2nd
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BIOMES: NORTH POLE-SOUTH POLE ACTIVITY BOOK
Tap into critical thinking skills as students compare and contrast the polar regions with North Pole-South Pole. This 12-page book highlights the location, geography, explorers, indigenous people, animal and plant life, and natural resources of the Arctic and Antarctic Circles and also includes two review activities to boost retention. Polar Regions Vocabulary Words:Antarctic Circle, Antarctic Treaty, Arctic Circle, Arctic tern, circumpolar, Emperor penguin, Inuit, kelp forest, McMurdo Station,
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K - 3rd
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NGSS:
3-LS4-3
, 2-LS4-1
, K-LS1-1
Also included in: BIOMES: NORTH POLE-SOUTH POLE BUNDLE SET
Dr. DooRiddles A1: Fun Associative Reasoning Early Learning Riddle Activities
This 48-page printable PDF ebook for Preschool through Grade 2 is packed full of brain-scratching riddles that develop students' fluency and understanding of word meanings and associations. These riddles also develop spelling, vocabulary, reading, critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills. Everyone loves the mystery of a riddle and Dr. DooRiddles will bring laughter, groans, and challenges (perhaps for as much as a week or more per riddle) to you and your students. Perceiving relatio
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PreK - 2nd
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Dr. DooRiddles A2: Fun Associative Reasoning Riddle Activities for Grades PreK-2
This 48-page printable PDF ebook for early learners is packed full of brain-scratching riddles that develop students' fluency and understanding of word meanings and associations. These riddles also develop spelling, vocabulary, reading, critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills. Everyone loves the mystery of a riddle and Dr. DooRiddles will bring laughter, groans,and challenges (perhaps for as much as a week or more per riddle) to you and your students.Perceiving relationships betwee
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PreK - 2nd
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The Case of the Stolen Jelly Beans
The Case of the Stolen Jelly Beans is a fun supplemental activity promoting critical thinking and logic. Students will get the opportunity to analyze information, complete logic puzzles, and determine who the thief is using evidence collected. This is a great opportunity to encourage direction-following and how to discern important information from ancillary.
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
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