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Critical thinking earth sciences Common Core CCRA.W.4 resources
ELA Escape Room - Escape the School Reading Comprehension Activities
Are you looking for an activity that is so much fun students won't even notice they're learning? Here you go! Use this escape room as an end-of-year team-building activity or ANY time you want to strengthen students' reading comprehension skills, provide figurative language practice, and hone their critical thinking and problem solving skills.This engaging breakout is immersive and fun! Your students are trapped in school by a giant who thinks they are way too clever. They will be there forever.
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Escape Room: School, Forest, and Planet
The Sinking of the Lusitania: Solve the WWI Mystery w Primary Source Analysis!
Perhaps one of the most important events of World War One, the sinking of the Lusitania has fascinated kids and adults for years. Use this mystery to harness that fascination and engage students in an inquiry-based mission that they will remember all year long!In this mystery, students are posed with an engaging scenario - they are CIA Agents that must piece together once and for all how and why the Lusitania sank. They are presented with a variety of "exhibits," all cleverly designed to engage
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: GROWING WWI BUNDLE: Higher Order Thinking WWI Activities (SS5H2)
Escape Room Context Clues and Inferences for Middle School English
This creative escape room adventure is a well-organized context clue breakout with a fun sci-fi twist! Your students are visiting relatives on the planet Nonsensica, but their only map home to Earth has been torn to shreds. They'll have to stay forever...unless they can work in teams to solve a series of FUN context clue and inference challenges!*This unit was updated on 2/26/20. We made it even faster and easier to set up! We also added photo props and an early finisher coloring page.What have
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Escape Room: School, Forest, and Planet
Paul Klee Abstract Art Lesson: Portrait Dice Games Art Project - Nsw Visual Arts
Are you teaching an abstract art lesson on Paul Klee? Are they going to create an abstract portrait? Here's a fun lesson to brighten up your lesson plans! This is the perfect addition to your elementary art curriculum! Engaging abstract portrait art lesson with language (writing) activities. These no-prep abstract portrait art projects are perfect for your art sub tub. Super easy to implement for substitute teachers. Plus, the engagement will help with behavior! Perfect to start your art integra
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K - 12th
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Also included in: Art History Lesson - Famous Artists - Art Activities and Sub Plans
READING RESPONSE JOURNAL: For Any Novel, Printable & Digital Bundle
Elevate your Middle School ELA curriculum with these comprehensive reading response activities that cover 24 reading skills and can be used with any novel! Whether you're delving into classic novels, fostering literature circles, nurturing independent reading, or facilitating read-aloud discussions, this resource enriches student engagement and accountability.Perfectly tailored for grades 6, 7, and 8, this resource empowers middle school ELA teachers to spark deeper comprehension, critical think
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5th - 8th
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Back to School Depth and Complexity Activities for Gifted or Regular Classrooms
This Depth and Complexity Back to School low-prep set of activities will make back to school a time of learning and connection. You'll get 7 activities that are all ready to print and go! The activities actively teach 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 the framework very well or have been wanting to use Depth & Complexity but weren't su
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4th - 10th
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Natural Disasters Research Project PRINT & DIGITAL | Science PBL
Kids love learning about natural disasters so use this engaging topic to help them work on important research and writing skills. This natural disasters research project guides your students through all the steps, from brainstorming to reflection. This science project based learning activity is a great cross-curricular activity your students will love. Explore more natural disaster resources and enjoy a 20% discount with the Natural Disasters and Extreme Weather Activities Bundle! Researching na
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4th - 7th
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End of Year Escape Room Reading, Writing, & Following Directions
This FUN, EASY TO USE breakout activity is perfect to use before any vacation or at the end of the year! WHAT IS THE BACK STORY FOR THIS ESCAPE ROOM?Your kids arrive at camp and it doesn't exactly look like it does in the brochure. In fact, it is an awful wreck of a place! Luckily, the greatest counselor in the world is willing to secretly help them escape to the camp across the lake, which is the camp of their dreams! With every challenge they complete, kids will earn the parts to the vehicle t
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5th - 8th
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Morning Work - The Daily Think™ 3-6 Google Slides™ [EDITABLE]
The Daily Think™ for K-2 Now Available>>>CLICK HERE------------------------------------------Gone are the days of boring worksheets for morning work. Say hello to The Daily Think™! 250 Google Slides that will get your 3rd-6th grade kids reading, writing, speaking, laughing and thinking every morning or afternoon, if you do a class meeting at the end of the day. These activities are no-prep, higher order and higher fun for total student engagement. Organized into 6 different categories s
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3rd - 6th
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Research Templates Google Classroom Digital Projects Elementary Activities Comic
Need some engaging digital projects templates for your classroom? This Google Classroom Digital Projects Bundle is a perfect go to for easy to use and ready to use elementary Google Classroom activities that your students will love! Your students will be engaged with these digital project templates as they create comic strips, social media posts, biography reports and SO MUCH MORE! Since these are digital projects they are great for saving paper and can be used across multiple subject areas. ⭐SA
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3rd - 6th
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End of Year One Word Project Project Based Learning Digital Editable
Looking for a New Year's 2024 or New Year's Bulletin Board activity that is FUN and ENGAGING for every single middle & high school student in your class?! The #onewordproject is the interactive and collaborative project that will get your students to love social-emotional learning and help them settle back into school after winter break. Whether starting the school year or starting a new course, this digital and print zero prep project-based learning activity is an empowering way to warmly w
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: High School Digital Resource SEL Building Classroom Culture
Songs For Social Change: Social Justice Slides & Digital Notebook
Helping our students process and reflect on world events and social justice can be difficult as an educator. Using music as an access point for discussion helps to create a safe, inclusive learning environment where students can share their thoughts and appreciate differing perspectives. These slides and digital or printable notebook are ideal for bell-ringer activities, diagnostic activities, projects and more!Here's what other educators are saying about this resource:"This is an excellent reso
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Song Analysis Bundle - Identity and Social Change
Argumentation/C.E.R. writing - Murder Mystery - Improve student argumentation!
This is one of my favorite lessons to teach! I use this lesson to help my students understand Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning in writing. Student directions are included as is the answer to the mystery because the students always want to know what really happened! Such a fun activity to use at the beginning of the year to teach evidence and reasoning when writing about anything. Cross-curricular - can be used in science and social studies classes as well.Included with purchase:- Color copy of c
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5th - 12th
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Back to School Escape Room - Growth Mindset & Team Building
This Back to School Escape Room is designed specifically for middle school! There are even FOUR possible solutions, so you won't have to worry about "leaked" info. if you have multiple classes!The escape room adventure begins when YOU- the most awesome teacher in the history of the world- plan a back to school field trip! Your goal is to work on team building and following directions while your kids learn about sailing an old ship, but things go amiss when a certain sea god gets involved. In ord
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6th - 8th
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Halloween Activity ESCAPE ROOM: Escape the Haunted House
This spooktacular Halloween adventure begins when your students receive a mysterious invitation to a local haunted house. Once there, they will find out they cannot leave until they use their "smart kid brains" to help their hosts solve a ghastly ghost mystery.The fun will begin with a spooky PowerPoint Show/Film. Then, using critical thinking, problem-solving, and reading comprehension, kids will have to follow directions carefully. They will complete creative CHARACTERIZATION, OBSERVATION, and
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: HOLIDAY ESCAPE ROOM BUNDLE: Snow Globe, Valentine's Day, & Halloween
Fathers Day Craft 2nd Grade Father's Day Questionaire & Card Father's Day Gift
This Father's Day craftivity lap book can be a great way for kids to reflect on the influential men in their lives. Father's Day Lap Books make great gifts for dad, as well. These books also make great Father's Day Cards, too. Children are learning to express their thoughts and feelings with words and illustrations, as well as determining adjectives to describe dad and taking a closer look at the five senses and how they can be used to describe Dad. Australian option is included- favorite- favou
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1st - 2nd
Also included in: Holiday Lap Books Bundle for Second Grade
Thinking Like a Historian Lesson Plan Unit | 5th-7th Grades | Social Studies
The Thinking Like a Historian Lesson Plan Unit is PERFECT for 5th-7th grade students! This incredible unit focuses on the importance of primary and secondary sources of information and will help grow your students critical thinking skills and abilities, as well as how to examine sources of information for bias and cause and effect relationships, and MUCH more!! The amazing resources included with this unit have been used with GREAT SUCCESS by THOUSANDS of students, and can easily be used with an
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Bundle for Virginia
2nd Grade NGSS COMPLETE YEAR STEM Unit ! Earth, Life & Physical Science!!
This is a full YEARS’ Comprehensive STEM curriculum unit that covers ALL of your 2nd Grade Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). In this bundle we’ve included the COMPLETE Earth, Physical and Life Science Units from our store. These units are PACKED with engaging investigations and activities, engineering design challenges, technology integration, math application and integrated literacy lessons! (CCSS). With step-by-step instructions and easy to follow plans, you’ll be able to bring engagi
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2nd
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 2-PS1-4
, 2-LS4-1
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Natural Resources Research Project
Students research and create a presentation about a material natural resource of their choice. Students investigate:-the resource and what it is made up of-how the resource forms-where the resource is distributed around the world-why it is distributed that way-uses of the resource-the harvesting process and its consequences related to the environmentIncluded in this file is:-project outline and note-taking guide-peer evaluation form-link to Google slide template for student presentations-grading
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5th - 9th
Math & Art Project-Based Learning: Piet Mondrian, Fractions, Decimals & Percents
This unique project combines Piet Mondrian's art with a mathematical project. Using this product, students investigate Mondrian's art using the "See-Think-Wonder" routine from "Making Thinking Visible. They estimate fractional amounts of color on Mondrian-inspired examples, and measure the artwork using 100s grid overlays. They also create their own Mondrian-inspired art using specific fraction amounts. Next, students learn how to turn those fraction amounts into decimal number representation
Volcanoes Project and Research Report
Are you teaching a social studies or science unit on the types of volcanoes? Help students identify and understand the different volcanoes! This project guides students through researching composite (or stratovolcano), cinder cone, and shield volcanoes, as well as active, dormant, and extinct volcanoes. Students research, take notes, and publish on the interactive fan pages. This is an awesome report or culminating project for your unit on volcanoes! This project can be used for: an extension
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3rd - 5th
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Water Cycle Project - Research Report - Craft
Are your students struggling to understand the water cycle? This hands-on project helps students as they research, take notes, and publish an interactive report on the water cycle! Clear note taking sheets with writing prompts guides students through the concepts of evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection. Attractive and simple drawings help students quickly identify each stage of the water cycle. This is an awesome learning extension or culminating project for your water cycle
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2nd - 5th
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Escape Room Text Structure and Plot
End of year escape rooms will make for a fun and educational learning adventure!
This immersive breakout activity has your kids on a field trip run by YOU- the most awesome and creative teacher in the history of the world. While following a mysterious girl in a red cape, the kids walk a bit too far into the woods and get lost. Now they must work with their group to solve a series of FUN challenges based on comprehension and incorporating a variety of skills!
Using critical thinking skills, p
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Escape Room: School, Forest, and Planet
Big Bang Theory Evidence NGSS MS-ESS1-2 MS-ESS1-2 Includes Spanish
This resource is engaging, low maintenance, no prep, NGSS aligned, hard copies or virtual! By the end of this activity your students will have a much deeper understanding of The Big Bang Theory. AND! It includes a Spanish version for your ESL/ELL/Newcomer students!This activity can be completely student centered with zero direct instruction from you which takes students 50-90 minutes depending on ability level. Or, you can do the expanding universe balloon model yourself as a demo and embed lots
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6th - 12th
NGSS:
MS-ESS1-2
, HS-ESS1-3
, MS-PS4-1
, HS-ESS1-1
, HS-ESS1-2
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