Critical thinking middle ages resources for SMART Notebook

Critical Thinking, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies

A best selling unit! This unit is designed to set up your independent reading program, and to specifically teach each reading strategy through a series of 15 lessons. This download includes the Smartboard file (50+) and all pdf handouts (70+ pages) The unit is divided into 2 parts, the first 6 lessons are dedicated to setting up an effective independent reading program. The second part of the unit is dedicated to teaching reading strategies through a variety of mini lessons, read-a-louds

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Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Unit Plans, Interactive Whiteboard, Printables

CCSS:

RL.4.10

, RL.5.10

, RL.6.10

, RI.4.1

, RI.4.9

...

NO PREP Main Idea Reading Response Unit, Smartboard and PDF

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Critical Thinking, Reading, Writing

Just print and start teaching! This is a NO PREP resource! Students will learn to determine the main idea of a variety of high interest texts. Test their reading comprehension of a variety of non-fiction texts with a series of reading responses. Your students will be engaged and ready to rock their standardized test! * A great unit to prep for standardized testing!* What's Included: Smartboard File (65 + pages) Main Idea Unit PDF handouts (50+ pages). All unit instructions and Assessme

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Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard, Printables

CCSS:

RI.4.1

, RI.4.2

, RI.4.8

, RI.5.1

, RI.5.2

...

NO PREP! Inferencing Author's Message Unit, Diversity, Smartboard & PDF

Created by

Critical Thinking, Reading, Writing

UPDATED: *Clarity has been fixed on this unit!* I also added name/date headers to handouts and links to each handout on SB lesson page for easy access* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ABOUT THE UNIT: Teach and challenge your students to use inferencing skills! This is a reading for meaning unit where students learn the basics of inferencing and are challenged to infer the author’s message of a variety of high interest texts. The commo

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Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard, Printables

CCSS:

RL.4.1

, RL.4.4

, RL.4.10

, RL.5.1

, RL.5.4

...

All About the Letter Oo {Letter of the Week SMARTboard Activities}

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Critical Thinking, Early Intervention, English Language Arts

All About the Letter Oo {Letter of the Week SMARTboard Activities} Directions: To view the Notebook file choose: VIEW> 100%. It is recommended NOT to save the file once you have downloaded and extracted. This way the game does not have to be re-set. Vocabulary Words Where is the Letter Oo: Circle the upper and lowercase letter O. Circle the Letter Oo: Circle the letter O in the nursery rhyme, “One, Two Buckle My Shoe.” Let’s Write the Letter – Oo Write the Missing Letter: Look at the pi

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Grades:

PreK - 2nd

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All About the Letter Qq {Letter of the Week SMARTboard Activities}

Created by

Critical Thinking, Early Intervention, English Language Arts

All About the Letter Qq {Letter of the Week SMARTboard Activities} Directions: To view the Notebook file choose: VIEW> 100%. It is recommended NOT to save the file once you have downloaded and extracted. This way the games do not have to be re-set. Vocabulary Words Where is the Letter Qq: Circle the upper and lowercase letter Q. Circle the Letter Qq: Circle the letter Q in the nursery rhyme, “Five Little Ducks.” Let’s Write the Letter – Qq Write the Missing Letter: Look at the picture a

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Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Activities, Interactive Whiteboard, Centers

All About the Letter Mm {Letter of the Week SMARTboard Activities}

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Critical Thinking, Early Intervention, English Language Arts

All About the Letter Mm {Letter of the Week SMARTboard Activities} Directions: To view the Notebook file choose: VIEW> 100%. It is recommended NOT to save the file once you have downloaded and extracted. This way the game does not have to be re-se Vocabulary Words Where is the Letter Mm: Circle the upper and lowercase letter M. Circle the Letter Mm: Circle the letter M in the nursery rhyme, “Muffin Man.” Let’s Write the Letter – Mm Write the Missing Letter: Look at the picture and write

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Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

All About the Letter Pp {Letter of the Week SMARTboard Activities}

Created by

Critical Thinking, Early Intervention, English Language Arts

All About the Letter Pp {Letter of the Week SMARTboard Activities} Directions: To view the Notebook file choose: VIEW> 100%. It is recommended NOT to save the file once you have downloaded and extracted. This way the games do not have to be re-set. Vocabulary Words Where is the Letter Pp: Circle the upper and lowercase letter P. Circle the Letter Pp: Circle the letter P in the nursery rhyme, “Peter Piper.” Let’s Write the Letter – Pp Write the Missing Letter: Look at the picture and wri

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Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Activities, Interactive Whiteboard, Literature Circles

Visual Word Puzzles -- 10 Fun verbal brainteasers for Smartboard

Created by

La Maestra Mariposa

Are you m1llion (one in a million)? Do you have timing ti ming (split second timing)? Then you will love these puzzles. Try these ten verbal brain teasers with your class, and they will definitely ask for more! The hidden answer is revealed by moving the blue circle around the page.

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, For All Subject Areas, Problem Solving

Grades:

3rd - 12th

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard

Smartboard Color Word Mix Up - 3 Levels

Created by

Leigh Majer

*Updated October 2019 for a fresh new look with the same great activities:) * 3 differentiated and interactive levels with self checking pull tabs *new fonts*updated clip art Looking for students to learn their color words on the Smart Board? This activity can be used Whole Group, Small Group or individually and is a GREAT addition to your literacy stations. My kids LOVE building these words! Differentiation is key to meeting our students' varied needs and this activity will allow for your child

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Spelling, Vocabulary

Grades:

PreK - 3rd

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard

CCSS:

RF.K.3c

, RF.1.3

, RF.2.3

, RF.2.3e

All About the Letter Nn {Letter of the Week SMARTboard Activities}

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Critical Thinking, Early Intervention, English Language Arts

All About the Letter Nn {Letter of the Week SMARTboard Activities} Directions: To view the Notebook file choose: VIEW> 100%. It is recommended NOT to save the file once you have downloaded and extracted. This way the game does not have to be re-set. Vocabulary Words Where is the Letter Nn: Circle the upper and lowercase letter N. Circle the Letter Nn: Circle the letter N in the nursery rhyme, “Nose, Nose, Jolly Red Nose.” Let’s Write the Letter – Nn Write the Missing Letter: Look at the

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Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Critical Thinking, Halloween, Numbers

HALLOWEEN COUNTING NUMBERS 0-10 SMARTboard Activity

Created by

Apple Adventures

WOW! Halloween Counting 0-10 SMARTboard Activity is now available!The "Halloween Counting 0-10" SMARTboard presentation is a SEASONAL, FUN, EXCITING, and CREATIVE way to reinforce counting strategies with your young students during Halloween.Utilizing this SMARTboard Activity, your primary students will explore COUNTING and NUMERAL RECOGNITION.Students will look at visual representations of each number 0-10 on TEN FRAMES. What are ten frames?Ten frames are visual tools. This tool is a great way

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Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Critical Thinking, Gifted and Talented, Tools for Common Core

Multiple Intelligence (MI) SMARTboard (Primary/Elementary) by Jennifer A. Gates

Created by

Education Evangelist

Teaching gifted, talent development or preparing students for Common Core by teaching them to identify their strengths? This is the perfect way to introduce Multiple Intelligence: 8 characteristics that students can use to best identify ways in which they can make positive growth. They are: nature smart, logic smart, self smart, people smart, word smart, picture smart, body smart, and music smart. Introduce and explore Multiple Intelligence in depth with students the elementary or primary and

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Grades:

K - 5th, Staff

Types:

GATE, Interactive Whiteboard

Internet Hoaxes, Viral Emails, Viral Videos

Created by

Hubertw

This notebook file contains examples of true and hoax viral emails and viral videos as well as resources and guidelines for evaluating them. It is designed to give students the tools to evaluate them.

Subjects:

Computer Science - Technology, Critical Thinking

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Interactive Whiteboard, Lesson

Everyday Objects Shape Sort

Created by

Consider it Done

This is a simple but effective way to discuss and sort the shapes of everyday objects. Students learn about 3D shapes as they sort everyday objects into four categories... - cube - cylinder - sphere - cone This can be used during input or left open as an independent activity.

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Life Skills, Measurement

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Activities, Interactive Whiteboard, Interactive Notebooks

Bats: Informational Text and Fact Or Opinion Sort-Smartboard 11.4-Windows OS

Created by

Smart Lesson Plans 2 Go

IMAGINE the look of wonder on your students’ faces as they read and apply fact/opinion skills while exploring the AMAZING world of bats! This complete unit includes: -Fact/Opinion Introduction and Lessons -KWL Fact Chart -Opinion Graph -Fact/Opinion Sign (signaling) -Factual Informational Text Booklet -Craftivity Bat (to hold booklet) -Real-Life Micro- and Mega- Bat Pictures -Fact/Opinion Sort-Apply Skills -Craftivity Bat Cave for Fact/Opinion Sort -Bat Anatomy-Label Body Parts -Recommended Rea

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Critical Thinking, Informational Text

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Unit Plans, Interactive Whiteboard, Printables

All About the Letter Ss {Letter of the Week SMARTboard Activities}

Created by

Critical Thinking, Early Intervention, English Language Arts

All About the Letter Ss {Letter of the Week SMARTboard Activities} Directions: To view the Notebook file choose: VIEW> 100%. It is recommended NOT to save the file once you have downloaded and extracted. This way the games do not have to be re-set. Vocabulary Words Where is the Letter Ss: Circle the upper and lowercase letter S. Circle the Letter Ss: Circle the letter S in the nursery rhyme, “Star Light, Star Bright.” Let’s Write the Letter – Ss Write the Missing Letter: Look at the pic

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Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Activities, Interactive Whiteboard, Centers

All About the Letter Kk {Letter of the Week SMARTboard Activities}

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Critical Thinking, Early Intervention, English Language Arts

All About the Letter Kk {Letter of the Week SMARTboard Activities} Directions: It is best to view Notebook file at 100%. It is not recommended to save after initial download, this way the games do not need to be reset. **************************************************************************** Let’s Write the Letter – Kk Write the Missing Letter Look at the picture and write the beginning missing letter. Kk is for Kangaroo Help Kelly Kangaroo find her kazoo by following the upper and lower

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Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Activities, Interactive Whiteboard, Centers

Text Features Unit, No Prep Technology Infused Learning, Smartboard & PDF

Created by

Critical Thinking, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies

Check out the preview! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Are you looking to try out some new instructional strategies to engage your junior learners? Try incorporating some technology! From beginners to tech savvy teachers, this unit has something for everyone! You do not need a class set of tech… you can use classroom computers, laptops, ipads and even phones! You can even plan a BYOD day! (Bring Your Own Device) OR no tech at all…you

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Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Unit Plans, Printables, Lesson

6 Word Life Memoir SMARTboard Lesson (Editable!)

Created by

Life Long Teacher

This activity encourages critical thinking and higher order questioning by having students write their own 6-word memoir. The lesson is a SMARTboard file, so you can edit it to fit your needs! Started by Ernest Hemingway and popularized in the book "Not Quite What I Was Planning," students will write a story about their lives. The only catch - they can only use 6 words! In my classroom, I had my students draw an illustration to accompany their six word memoir. We bound the memoirs in a boo

Subjects:

Character Education, Creative Writing, Critical Thinking

Grades:

2nd - 12th

Types:

Projects, Interactive Whiteboard, Lesson

SmartBoard Morning meeting - calendar, counting days, weather tally, skip count

Created by

Joanne McFarland

This 16 page SmartBoard file is for you to use to start your day! The first page is a "Good Morning" page that you can edit to give your students instructions for the day, let them know what is to be turned in, or just a reminder to put their backpacks away and sit at their desks. The second page is the calendar page. You can drag numbers, names of the days and months, and icons for the day, the date, the month, and the weather. The next two days are to count the days of school. The first o

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects

Grades:

K - 4th

Types:

Activities, Interactive Whiteboard

CCSS:

...

The Socks Rhyming Game

Created by

Katie Ann

This fun SMART Board activity practices spelling words that end with the -ocks sound, such as fox, box, socks, and etc.. Common Core - RF.K.3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Reading, Spelling

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Activities, Interactive Whiteboard, Games

All About the Letter Ll {Letter of the Week SMARTboard Activities}

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Critical Thinking, Early Intervention, English Language Arts

All About the Letter Ll {Letter of the Week SMARTboard Activities} Directions: To view the Notebook file choose: VIEW> 100%. It is recommended NOT to save the file once you have downloaded and extracted. This way the game does not have to be re-set. NEW: Added navigation buttons to navigate pages. Added ANSWER KEYS with a link on certain pages! Click on the "ANSWERS" button to encourage self- monitoring. Then on the answer page, simply click on the navigation button to take you to the previ

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Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types: