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Free critical thinking geography resources for Easel Activities
Christmas Would You Rather Questions to Print FREEBIE! Fun Holiday Activity!
Here are 20 Fun Would You Rather Questions to use with your students. These are great discussion starters for when you have a few extra minutes. They can also be used for classroom polls or journal prompts.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:1 Page with 20 Would You Rather QuestionsGreat for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th grade! NOTE: This resource uses American English and is not editable. Here’s what teachers are saying: ✏️ "My students loved this resource. I’m sure they weren’t even thinking
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1st - 8th
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Free Thanksgiving Maze with Easel Activity
Thanksgiving puzzle fun for your students! Enjoy this free printable maze. One of my favorite Thanksgiving activities for free! It’s a fun Thanksgiving holiday filler activity to use up some time, especially when kids need to settle down after a transition. The objective is to find the way to get the family through the maze to reach the Thanksgiving turkey dinner. Fun to use in the classroom just before the Thanksgiving holiday, or at a family gathering. Teaches spatial awareness and critical th
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K - 4th
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Also included in: Thanksgiving Activities Bundle Grades 3 - 6
Thanksgiving Would You Rather Questions with Poll FREEBIE
Here is a set of 20 Would you Rather Questions about Thanksgiving. Great for discussion starters, class polls and journal prompts.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:List of all 20 Would You Rather ChoicesDIGITAL:Classroom PollGreat for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th grade! NOTE: This resource uses American English and is not editable. Here’s what teachers are saying: ✏️ "My students love this activity and shared with some others at home! with all the stressful things going on at this point in t
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1st - 8th
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Label the Continents and Oceans: Cut and Paste
This cut and paste activity provides an opportunity for your students to practice labeling the continents and oceans on a world map.
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K - 5th
FREE Halloween Would You Rather Questions Print, Easel, and Google Slides
Here is a set of 20 FREE Would you Rather Questions about Halloween. Great for discussion starters, class polls and journal prompts. What's Included:Print copy Easel Assessment (great for a class poll!)Easel Activity - digital activity that requires students write about why it's there favoriteGoogle Slides digital activity - more challenging for advanced technology users! The students move move around a flashlight to try and read the questions.Great for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th,6th, 7th, or 8th g
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1st - 8th
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Maze Run Escape Room Logic Puzzle Game Challenge Activities Freebie Pack No Prep
Maze Run Escape Room Puzzles provide a fun brain boosting challenge for students. Great for School Party Activities, Puzzle Competitions, Extra Credit, Individual or Team Building Activities! These escape room games are designed to help exercise problem-solving, critical thinking, and focusing skills. It is a great way to keep the students busy and help build/improve essential skills. There are 4 Fun Unique Levels of the Maze Run to choose from. Each level is different and as the levels increase
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Thanksgiving Gratitude Worksheet FREEBIE - Print or Use with Digital Easel
Go beyond, "What are you thankful for?" with these fun worksheets. The first one asks children to think of things they are thankful for that meet specific criteria. The second has an ABC format.Not only do these questions facilitate flexible and fluent thinking, but they also get kids to think more deeply about all the things they have to be grateful for. This activity is a good one for Thanksgiving, but could be used at anytime of the year.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:2 Gratitude WorksheetsDIGITAL:
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3rd - 8th
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STEM Activity Challenge Marshmallow Catapult 3rd-5th grade
STEM Project for Third, fourth and Fifth grades.In this activity students will work in groups to create a catapult from popsicle sticks. They will modify their catapult in order to produce the best launch possible. Kids will have a great time launching mini marshmallows across the room while learning about potential and kinetic energy.***If you are interested in a differentiated version of this resource for grades K-8, please click here.This STEM Activity Challenge includes teacher instructions,
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: STEM Activity Challenges 16 Pack #2 (Upper Elementary)
Mapping Skills Worksheets Cardinal Directions Compass Use Easel Activity
Help your students learn more about how to use a map in this free resource. Each page has a specific map that students will need to answer questions about. Students will show understanding of cardinal directions, how to use a compass, locating a landmark, and determining population of specific towns. Teacher keys are provided for easy grading and review with students on a document camera. Each of the maps can be used as a bell ringer, guided practice, or independent class work. This free resourc
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3rd - 4th
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Continents and Oceans Mini Book
This is a Mini Book to help review or introduce the 7 continents and 5 oceans. There are several different world maps here to show as well as a separate page for each student to identify the shape of each continent. This is also a fill in the blank book where students have to write in the names of each continent.
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1st - 4th
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Word Search Mini Escape Room Puzzle Game Pack - No Prep Easel Activity Freebie
This fun mini-word search escape room activity is great for individual skill building or team building. This quality word search escape room puzzle is designed to be as one escape room activity or can be combined with other escape room activities that may work with this type of puzzle.A great way to expand your escape room adventure! It is a 3 in 1 Puzzle Escape Room. A fun way to help exercise students’ problem-solving, critical thinking, and focusing skills. Great to help keep students busy wh
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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STEM Activity Challenge Hoop Glider Competition 3rd-5th grade
STEM Project for Third, fourth and Fifth grades.This activity challenges students to build a glider that will glide as far as possible. Working in groups, students will cut and tape various hoops to their straw. They will experiment with hoops of different sizes, positioning, and throwing styles. ***If you are interested in a differentiated version of this resource for grades K-8, please click here.This STEM Activity Challenge includes teacher instructions, student instructions (worksheet), grad
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: STEM Activity Challenges 16 Pack #1 (Upper Elementary)
Poetry Lesson Freebie - Interpreting Poetry - Reading Comprehension
Do your students struggle with interpreting poetry and other more complex texts? Do you need ideas on how to get started teaching this tricky concept?This free poetry lesson plan gives three detailed pages of directions including photographs to show how the lesson unfolds. The objective of the lesson is to help intermediate students begin to tackle and interpret poetry and more challenging reading materials. This is a fun and easy way to get students thinking deeply about poems and other texts
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3rd - 6th
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STEM Activity Challenge Jumping Bugs K-2nd Grade
STEM Elementary Classroom ProjectThis activity involves putting an effervescent tablet inside a film canister with a little bit of water. As gas is produced, pressure will build in the film canister causing the cap to pop off. Students will color and tape a bug* of their choice to the bottom of the film canister and see how high their bug can go!!! The students can experiment with the amount of tablet and water to see what works best. *Bug illustrations are also included! This STEM Activity Cha
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Activity Challenges 16 Pack #1 (Elementary)
FREE Summer Crossword Puzzle - Outdoor Fun
FREE Summer Outdoor Fun Crossword Puzzle. Use this crossword puzzle as an end of the year activity or at the beginning of the year for back to school! Fun and free as a thank you to all my wonderful followers. We may be looking forward to summer activities or hating to see summer go. Either way...enjoy this little piece of summer! You may also like: End of the Year Activity - Summer Word SearchEnd of the Year Good-bye CardsEnd of the Year Speech AssignmentSummer Camp Award CertificatesMiddle Sch
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3rd - 5th
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Latitude and Longitude Worksheet - U.S. Capitals
This latitude and longitude worksheet can be used with Google Earth or other maps. The worksheet has 15 sets of coordinates. Students are to find the capital city located at each set of coordinates. A link to a Google Form is included. Unlike the PDF worksheet, the Google Form is multiple choice so it can be automatically graded. A link to download a version of the worksheet formatted for Google Slides is also included.The worksheet was designed to be printed in black and white. State capitals i
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Geography Introduction Bundle
FREE US Geography Worksheet - 50 States Word Search - United States Puzzle
All 50 States Word SearchGreat United States geography review. Words hidden across, down, diagonally, and backwards. 2 Pages - Word search & answer keyCheck out the full listing 53 page US State Word Search here:53 Page US State Word Search
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4th - 6th
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Geography Anchor Charts Sampler Free, World Geography Posters
Geography Free Anchor Charts (Great as Bellringers, Word Walls, and Concept Boards)(Great as Bellringers, Word Walls, and Concept Boards), Mapping Skills Posters, Geography Review Pages, Digital Activity via Google Classroom This bundle will take your through the entire Geography curriculum. It will include all components of Geography. This is perfect for traveling around the world in style. Sign up for email updates and follow me on TPT for updates.Anchor charts are great for representing
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6th - 12th
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Fairy Tale STEM--Jack and the Parachute
This is a building and engineering projects based on Jack and the Beanstalk. Students will construct a parachute to help Jack escape the giant using everyday household and classroom items to complete this project. This activity is designed to encourage critical thinking and scientific reasoning skills, as well as, problem solving and teamwork.
Materials Needed: various paper products (coffee filters, newspaper, tissue paper, etc…); various types of string (yarn, thread, dental floss, etc…); a
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: STEM Challenge Bundle (Fairy Tale, Nursery Rhymes, Seasonal STEM)
Key to the World Scavenger Hunt of Fun Geography Facts - Task Cards
FREE! Introduce your students to World Geography with this Key to the World Scavenger Hunt! Students can investigate fun facts about our world by reading the provided fact cards, or they can utilize the internet of other classroom resources with this fun, engaging activity!Use as a centers activity, as task cards, for a World Walking Tour, in an archeology dig site, or as daily bell ringers.Includes: 20 Question Cards20 Fact CardsStudent HandoutsWrap-up QuestionsAnswer KeyIf you like this Scav
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3rd - 10th
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Thanksgiving Logic Puzzle Freebie
To show my appreciation for my fellow teachers and TpTers, I made this Thanksgiving Favorites freebie. Visit our YouTube channel for examples of how to solve a cryptogram and a grid logic puzzle. (Not specific to these puzzles, but still helpful!)That Rocks Teaching YouTubeThis product has been updated with the EASEL feature, perfect to use with distance or virtual learning! It can be assigned to students in a Google Classroom. You can either use the digital overlay already created, or create
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Thanksgiving Activities Bundle
Free Leap Day Logic Puzzles
Have fun celebrating Leap Day or Leap Year on February 29 with these fun logic puzzles for middle school! You will get one cryptogram, one leap day word search, one 5x5x5 grid puzzle, and one Leap Words activity.These puzzles are great for middle school students to use after a test, for extra credit, or for fast finishers.The puzzles has the EASEL activity ready to go and use with your Google Classroom!Visit our YouTube channel for examples of how to solve a cryptogram and a grid logic puzzle.
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6th - 8th
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Giraffes Activities Freebie | PBL | STEAM | Biomimicry | Nonfiction
Looking for exciting activities for a project-based learning unit? Here is a biomimicry Freebie to make your science project for younger students, Kindergarten to Grade 3, both fun and educational. By incorporating elements of biomimicry, students will be inspired to draw parallels between nature's marvels and innovative design solutions, nurturing creativity and critical thinking. If you've never used biomimicry before this lesson plan will guide you through the process of using biomimicry and
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1st - 3rd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, 1-LS1-1
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 2-LS4-1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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STEM Engineering Project: Building a Gumdrop Tower (Elementary)
STEM Elementary Engineering Project {Kindergarten, First Grade and Second Grade}In this S.T.E.M. lab, students will work in groups to create a tower from toothpicks and gumdrops (or Dots). They will discover challenges and setbacks as their structure gets taller. Their goal will be to have a tower that can support its own weight and be as tall as possible!***If you are interested in a differentiated version of this resource for grades K-8, please click here.This STEM Activity Challenge includes
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: STEM Activity Challenges for the Whole Year! (Elementary)
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