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Preview of An IB PYP Learner Profile Write & Draw Activity for Early Years

An IB PYP Learner Profile Write & Draw Activity for Early Years

Created by
Susan Powers
This IB PYP Learner Profile NO PREP writing packet will have your students writing in a fun and engaging way as they become familiar with the qualities of each Learner Profile attribute. They will be able to show their understanding of what it LOOKS-SOUNDS-FEELS like to put that attribute into action. Ideal for Kindergarten & Grade 1.Great to use with: •Focus attribute within your units of inquiry•Reflection activity•In connection with picture books demonstrating Learner Profile•Evidence of
Preview of An End of the Year Drama Circle Activity

An End of the Year Drama Circle Activity

Created by
Susan Powers
Drama circles! They bring out the risk taking, creativity in all kids and everyone has so much fun! These printable cards are just one of my drama circle activities that I use to practice the trans- disciplinary skills of cooperation, social and communication to name a few. One card begins the round and each child has to act out the instructions on their card, following on from the previous card. It is great for literacy centres activities as well as cooperative group work. This drama was desig
Preview of Planning A Popcorn Party An Inquiry Based Math Project

Planning A Popcorn Party An Inquiry Based Math Project

Created by
Susan Powers
Get ready to plan a popcorn and movie party, keeping the kids engaged with this week long inquiry based math project. It offers collaborative learning and hands on inquiry requiring the children to solve problems, think critically and apply their knowledge of measure, time, fractions, place value, ratio tables and word problems with the four operations as they prepare their own class party! Text is included with data that the children will have to identify in order to solve the problems. This
Preview of Christmas Holiday IB PYP Drama Circles Literacy Activity

Christmas Holiday IB PYP Drama Circles Literacy Activity

Created by
Susan Powers
Drama and the Holiday season! It brings out the risk-taking, creativity in all kids and everyone has so much fun! These printable cards are just one of my drama circle activities that I use to practice the trans-disciplinary skills of cooperation, social, communication and thinking to name a few. One card begins the round and each child has to act out the instructions on their card, following on from the previous card. It is great for literacy centers activties as well as cooperative group work
Preview of Developing IB PYP Inquiry Skills with Science Activities

Developing IB PYP Inquiry Skills with Science Activities

Created by
Susan Powers
Hands on science becomes easy to incorporate into your day with this easy prep, inquiry based learning packet of activities that encourages thinking, communication and questioning within children, from 2nd-5th grade. The skills developed from these engineering science activities leave the planning to the children. Developing thinkers and inquirers is a focal point of the International Baccalaureate but also the more recent CCSS. The speaking and listening opportunities are rich within this prin
Preview of Activity Guess the Character Traits Bingo with IB Attitudes

Activity Guess the Character Traits Bingo with IB Attitudes

Created by
Susan Powers
Bingo! Three fun, engaging activities that incorporates the language of the IB Attitudes with learning of literacy comprehension strategies and skills. This is an ideal literacy centers activity or for small guided groups in 3rd -6th grades. You will find the bingo boards can be used as a traditional game of bingo, where the children take turns reading the text cards and they have to infer the IB Attitude being used by the character. It involves a lot of group discussion, where the academic lang
Preview of Classifying Animals Sorting Worksheets & Center

Classifying Animals Sorting Worksheets & Center

Created by
Mrs Mays
FULLY UPDATED AND REMODELED 7-30-2016!!! This product will help your students learn the basics of classifying different types of animals based upon their similarities. Worksheets and a sorting center will help students be independent investigators into the types of animals who live on our earth while having fun and explaining their thinking along the way! This 10 page product includes: *6 animal sorting worksheets with 8 cut out animals to sort on each including "mammals/not mammals", "verte
Preview of Back to School and Making Friends with Drama Circles and Activity

Back to School and Making Friends with Drama Circles and Activity

Created by
Susan Powers
This drama activity was designed for my 5th graders as a fun back to school activity and ice breaker as we get to know one another; seeing old friends again and establishing new friendships. It is also a great review of the speaking and listening strands and the Learner Profile and IB Attitudes. Thus also compatible with the CCSS ELA. There are numbered cards to help keep the younger kids on track and there are cards without numbers which I have used with my 5th graders to add rigour to the ac
Preview of A Fractions Inquiry Based Math Project Planning A Business

A Fractions Inquiry Based Math Project Planning A Business

Created by
Susan Powers
Engaging, real-world math inquiry! Concept based math inquiry is a fabulous way to engage your students in authentic inquiry with real world data analysis and fractions problem solving. The kids will love planning their own Italian style ice cream business as they learn about the gelato industry, Italian economy and research for their business and create their own store or van with a fun craftivity. Anticipate a week long investigative project. The activities reinforce fractions through the key
Preview of Back to School IB PYP Key Concepts Fan for Little Kids

Back to School IB PYP Key Concepts Fan for Little Kids

Created by
Susan Powers
Making the IB PYP meaningful and authentic helps with a solid understanding of the Key Concepts. Perfect for a back to school activity, these fans are a fun, interactive and handy tool that can be used for reference over and over as the children learn to focus their inquiries through the lens of these big ideas. The International Baccalaureate’s description of the Key Concepts is included on each fan’s slide, in age appropriate language, helping to reinforce understanding, with room for the ch
Preview of An IB PYP Poetry Workshop How We Express Ourselves

An IB PYP Poetry Workshop How We Express Ourselves

Created by
Susan Powers
Art, body art, tattoos past and present. This is the focus as this week long poetry writers’ workshop inquires into the methods that humans have used to express themselves over the centuries and cultures. Taking reluctant writers and turning them into enthusiastic poets is my goal! Beginning with the art of line , color and pattern we move into art with words; other people’s words. Rather than actually writing a poem, we move into the realm of Blackout Poetry and create poetry. This concept has
Preview of Tic Tac Toe Inquiry Based Math Homework Activities

Tic Tac Toe Inquiry Based Math Homework Activities

Created by
Susan Powers
Homework suddenly becomes FUN and meaningful! Double whammy! Be the coolest teacher in the school with these engaging inquiry based tasks focusing on math skills. This EASY print and go packet contains 9 themed homework sheets with 9 trans-disciplinary activities in each theme, giving a total of 81 different inquiry based activities. They are planned around the IB Phase 3 & 4 and the CCSS Math standards for 4th and 5th grade. I have used these homework sheets as a reflection piece for my
Preview of A Thanksgiving Inquiry Based Math Project Measure, Fractions, Data

A Thanksgiving Inquiry Based Math Project Measure, Fractions, Data

Created by
Susan Powers
Inquiry based math offers collaborative learning and hands on inquiry requiring the children to solve problems, think critically and apply their knowledge of measure and scale, area, fractions, ratio tables and word problems with the four operations as they explore the journey made by the Pilgrims on board the Mayflower ship. Text is included with data that the children will have to identify in order to solve the problems. They will plan the journey across the Atlantic with measure and scale,
Preview of IB PYP Printable Post Its for Reading Comprehension

IB PYP Printable Post Its for Reading Comprehension

Created by
Susan Powers
* UPDATED WITH SEE-THINK-WONDER sticky notes to support this fabulous thinking routine. *Post Its to print for inquiry based reading comprehension and text analysis that are suitable for the IB PYP and promote inquiry within reading for non fiction and fictional text. Reinforce the reading comprehension skills and strategies with the children as they learn how to identify their thinking and learning through the attrubutes of the Learner Profile. Use with ANY text!These mini graphic organisers
Preview of Teaching the Risk-Taking Learner Profile | PYP Activity with Picture Books

Teaching the Risk-Taking Learner Profile | PYP Activity with Picture Books

Support your student's understanding of the risk-taker IB learner profile with these differentiated activities.These risk-taker activities were created so your students can reflect on what being a risk-taker means and determine if a book character or themselves are risk-takers.The activities and graphic organizers are no-prep and open-ended. Here's What You'll Get⭐️ IB RISK-TAKER activities to use with any risk-taker-related book.These risk-taker activities were created so your students can refl
Preview of Alphabet Coloring Pages- Zoo Animal Cloring Pages

Alphabet Coloring Pages- Zoo Animal Cloring Pages

Created by
Liv and Leb
Our zoo animal alphabet coloring pages can be use with your zoo phonics curriculum. This is also included in a bundle with matching posters/flashcards and beginning sounds clip cards. Recommended for Pre-K, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade. Each of the coloring page pictures match the zoo phonics curriculum giving young children consistency. You will receive everything you need to learn :Alligator, Bear, Cat, Deer, Elephant, Fish, Gorilla, Horse, Inchworm, Jellyfish, Kangaroo, Lizard, Mouse, Night-Ow
Preview of All You Need is Love Valentines Drama Circle Activity

All You Need is Love Valentines Drama Circle Activity

Created by
Susan Powers
Drama and Valentines! It brings out the risk-taking, creativity in all kids and everyone has so much fun! These printable cards are just one of my drama circle activities that I use to practice the trans-disciplinary skills of cooperation, social, communication and thinking to name a few. One card begins the round and each child has to act out the instructions on their card, following on from the previous card. The language within this activity focuses on the IB attitudes and the Learner Profil
Preview of IB PYP A Round of Drama -  A Speaking and Listening Activity Healthy Choices

IB PYP A Round of Drama - A Speaking and Listening Activity Healthy Choices

Created by
Susan Powers
Drama! It brings out the risk-taking, creativity in all kids and everyone has so much fun! These printable cards are just one of my drama circle activities that I use to practice the trans-disciplinary skills of cooperation, social, communication and thinking to name a few. One card begins the round and each child has to act out the instructions on their card, following on from the previous card. The language within this activity focuses on the IB attitudes and the Learner Profile traits, thus
Preview of Asking Questions and Critical Thinking -  Forming Inquiry / Research Questions

Asking Questions and Critical Thinking - Forming Inquiry / Research Questions

Help your students learn how to identify and ask higher-order thinking inquiry questions in class (science as well as other subject areas) and in life in general because this type of deep thinking promotes a richer classroom environment, critical thinking skills, and lifelong learning! Getting students to think deeply about what they want to know and generating higher-order inquiry questions is a skill that often, in my experience, needs to be explicitly taught in order the help students from
Preview of A Fun Figurative Language Scavenger Hunt through Multi-Cultural Awareness

A Fun Figurative Language Scavenger Hunt through Multi-Cultural Awareness

Created by
Susan Powers
A Scavenger hunt is a great, get-em-out of their seats thinking activity. This printable literacy activity, focusing on the many different ways we can express ourselves, is perfect for assessing and reviewing the children’s ability to recognise and use figurative language. Through an active scavenger hunt, the kids have to find the form of expression in each text task card. But, also included in each card are examples of figurative language. They must find the figurative language too! Two rigor
Preview of Skulls, Skeletons and Skills - An Inquiry Based Math Project

Skulls, Skeletons and Skills - An Inquiry Based Math Project

Created by
Susan Powers
Project based math inquiry, perfect for any upper grades measure project and inquiry into the human body or even for Halloween, this week long inquiry based math project focuses on the form and function of the human skeletal system and how it compares with the skeletons of other organisms. It offers collaborative learning and hands on inquiry requiring the children to solve problems, think critically and apply their knowledge of measure with hands on application requiring various measuring tools
Preview of A Number Talk Speaking and Listening Activity for Number Sense and Operations

A Number Talk Speaking and Listening Activity for Number Sense and Operations

Created by
Susan Powers
Make number analysis fun! Number Talk is a fun way to get critical thinking and speaking and listening skills actively going in math. Number Sense ,Place Value and Operations is a large part of math throughout the year. This activity is a rigorous way to get the children really thinking about their knowledge of place value, prime numbers, multiples and factors using the academic language. Use it as a skills review any time of the year. These printable cards are just one of my circle activitie
Preview of An IB PYP Activity- Guess the Learner Profile Attributes Bingo Games

An IB PYP Activity- Guess the Learner Profile Attributes Bingo Games

Created by
Susan Powers
Bingo! Three fun, engaging activities that incorporate the language of the IB PYP Learner Profile with practice of reading comprehension strategies, thinking, social and communication skills. This is an ideal literacy centers activity or for small guided groups in 3rd -6th grades. Complete with task cards and self reflection and assessment sheets, student agency is encouraged. 1.You will find the bingo boards can be used as a traditional game of bingo, where the children take turns reading the t
Preview of The Great Fraction Scavenger Hunt for 3rd and 4th Grade with Word Problems

The Great Fraction Scavenger Hunt for 3rd and 4th Grade with Word Problems

Created by
Susan Powers
Give them the answers and have them hunt for the problem! Three rigorous, fun and engaging math activities for practising word problems with basic fractions and equivalent fractions. The children love the idea of having a scavenger hunt for the problems to match the answers that they are given. This activity is designed with the CCSS for 3rd grade math. It can of course be used with 4th, 5th grades and intervention too. This printable packet contains: 12 problem cards 12 answer cards Student in
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