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Elementary critical thinking resources for staff and administrators
Literacy Night Open House Make and Take - Parent Involvement 3rd, 4th, 5th
Involve your upper elementary students and their parents with fun and simple projects they can use at home at your next Open House, Curriculum Evening, or Literacy Night! A Make-and-Take night gives them an immediate tool they can use at home to support essential literacy skills. Perfect for a diverse class in upper elementary, as it can be tailored to suit your school. In this packet, I walk you through the planning of a literacy event at your school, whether you are inviting just your class, o
Grades:
3rd - 5th, Staff
Revised Bloom's Taxonomy Posters for Higher Level Thinking
Whether you're a Common Core school, a 21st Century school, or just a school that's making it a focus to prepare all learners for their future, you know how essential it is for the teaching and learning to be in the highest levels of Bloom's everyday. Display these student-friendly (and not too overwhelming) posters in your classroom (or if you're an administrator, purchase these for all the teachers in your building, so there's a set in every classroom) to help you and the students do "the wor
Grades:
K - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
The Blooms Bunch: Kid-Friendly Revised Bloom's Taxonomy Posters
Get your students' minds to bloom into higher-order thinking with The Blooms Bunch: Kid-Friendly Revised Bloom's Taxonomy Posters. Introduce your students to a character for each higher-order thinking level:
The Big Sibs: (Higher-Order Thinking Levels)
Create: Christie the Creator
Evaluate: Evan the Evaluator
Analyze: Anna the Analyzer
The Lil' Sibs: (Lower-Order Thinking Levels)
Apply: Adam the Applier
Understand: Ursula the one who Understands
Remember: Robert the one who Remembers
Print
Grades:
1st - 7th
Depth and Complexity Quick Guide Ebook | Learn the Depth and Complexity Icons
Do you love Depth and Complexity and need a quick guide to how to use it in class? Have you seen the Depth & Complexity icons and wondered how to use them? This Depth and Complexity Quick Guide E-book will be a time saver (and maybe even a lifesaver!!). You'll get a two-page, attractive spread for all eleven thinking prompts and one-page guides to all of the Content Imperatives.Depth & Complexity doesn't have to be overwhelming.Do any of these sound familiar?You love Depth & Complexi
Grades:
2nd - 12th, Staff
Also included in:Â Depth and Complexity Ebook BUNDLE | Question Stems and Quick Guide
Webb's Depth of Knowledge Common Core Classroom Posters
Whether you're a Common Core school, a 21st Century school, or just a school that's making it a focus to prepare all learners for their future, you know how essential it is for the teaching and learning to be in the highest levels of thinking everyday. Display these student-friendly (and not too overwhelming) posters in your classroom (or if you're an administrator, purchase these for all the teachers in your building, so there's a set in every classroom) to help you and the students do "the wo
Grades:
K - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
Depth of Knowledge Common Core Posters {Webb's DOK}
Critical Thinking, Common Core and DOK!
Webb's Depth of Knowledge (DOK) provides a frame of reference and vocabulary for students to understand how they engage with the content. DOK offers a common language to understand "rigor," or cognitive demand in all academic areas.
Print these colorful posters out and mount on construction paper. If you choose, laminate them for more durability. Have the students secure a set of individual size posters into their various academic notebooks, folders,
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Revised Bloom's Taxonomy Posters for Higher Level Thinking - UK/AUS/NZ Spelling
ATTENTION POTENTIAL BUYERS....****this is the UK/Australia version of my Revised Bloom's Taxonomy Posters, but with British and Australian spellings for the Bloom's Verbs... ANALYSE instead ANALYZE. I know how to spell. I have been asked to create these posters using British and Australian spellings of these verbs.****
Whether you're a 21st Century school or just a school that's making it a focus to prepare all learners for their future, you know how essential it is for the teaching and learn
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Mardi Gras in New Orleans Social Studies Unit
Mardi Gras in New Orleans Social Studies Unit
Price: 77 pages X .10 = $7.70
This social studies unit delves into the unique holiday of Mardi Gras as experienced by a New Orleans native. It is a largely secular celebration with a religious history, in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. The unit contains a plethora of activities, so you can decide how much time you would like to spend on it or tailor it to the time you have available. Below is the Table of Contents for the unit:
Special Teacher Dire
Grades:
2nd - 6th, Adult Education
Critical Thinking Language Sentence Frames {Say What?} Aligned to Common Core
***I'm pleased to share that as of September 2013, these Critical Thinking Language Frames (along with my Reading Interventions "If/Then" Menu) were selected for inclusion as a professional learning resource in the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium Digital Library. Read more about it here.***
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Get all your students into the highest levels of Revised Bloom's Taxonomy (RBT) today with these lang
Grades:
K - 12th
Bloom's Taxonomy {Posters and Student Resources} HOTS
This unit has been updated to now have the VERBS for Bloom's AND also a choice of backgrounds, to enhance star power in the classroom.
Focusing on the cognitive domain of development, Bloom's Taxonomy divides the important categories of thinking into levels from the lowest level (simple recall) to the highest level of thinking (evaluating). Encourage your students to become high level thinkers.
• Remembering
• Understanding
• Applying
• Analyzing
• Evaluating
• Creating
Print these colorfu
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Growth Mindset Brain Facts Brochure
If you are teaching growth mindset in your classroom, then learning about the brain is a must. Use these Growth Mindset Brain Facts Brochures to talk all about the different parts of the brain and why having a growth mindset is important.What's included?There are 8 brochures to help teach about the brain!Your Amazing Brain A Learning BrainYour Growth Mindset Brain Your Cerebellum Your Frontal Lobe Your Temporal Lobe Your Occipital Lobe Your Parietal LobeBuy now and any additional brochures I mak
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Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Also included in:Â Growth Mindset Brain Facts BUNDLE
3rd/4th Grade Library Curriculum Maps & Common Core Standards - Getting Started
3rd/ 4th Grade Library Science Curriculum Maps with Common Core Standards - Getting Started
Price: 304 pages X .10 = $30.40
$15.20 Per Map
Second map half price: $7.60
Separate 3rd and 4th grade maps included.
GRAND TOTAL: $22. 80
Common core stardards are included. This curriculum map also includes essential questions, assessment, skills, and content for a third or fourth grade library class for the months August to May.
More:
Internet Sites For Featured Authors
Hole-In-One Library Quest G
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Birthday Digital Jigsaw Puzzles - 12 Puzzle Birthday Cards- Middle & High School
You can surprise students during the month of their birthdays by sending them a digital jigsaw puzzle birthday card—twelve different birthday cakes at four levels of challenge to choose from. You can use a different one for each month or you can mix it up!Digital Jigsaw Puzzles: Because of the nature of the activity, the jigsaw puzzle is a DIGITAL-ONLY RESOURCE.The digital image for each puzzle is included in this PDF for the purpose of choice. Use in Google Slides™ or download as a PowerPoint.
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 12th
Behavior Self-Evaluation for Students Grades K-6 Print and Teach
Help students unlock their potential with this self-evaluation tool, designed to enhance self-management skills across all grade levels. This survey is designed for universal application, with the initial page being user-friendly for all ages. However, it's important to note that younger students in kindergarten and first grade may require guidance.Key Categories:Mood and Behavior: Understanding emotional responses and conduct.Problem Solving: Assessing critical thinking and conflict resolution.
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Grades:
K - 6th
Also included in:Â Behavior Plans Mega Bundle for Schoolwide Use Grades K-6 Print and Teach
Metacognition Pack (Gold)
This is our largest set of resources: ‘The Whole-School Metacognition Toolkit’ (Gold Edition) is a comprehensive educational resource suite designed to enhance metacognition and boost learning-power throughout your school.The downloadable collection includes the following twenty metacognitive education tools:Metacognition Assemblies (x10)The Metacognitive Debate GeneratorA3 Debate Worksheet Sessions (x5)DIRT Worksheet Collection (Dedicated Improvement and Reflection Time)Meditation, Learning-Pow
Grades:
5th - 10th
Leader in me Student Grade Tracker
Have your students graph their grades for Quarters 1-4. As students enter their grades, every Monday, it will populate on the pre-made graph below. This can easily be screenshot and paired with my Lead Journal!
Grades:
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Student Journal, Goal/Grade Tracking, and Celebration Bundle
Social Justice and Bullying "Don't Laugh at Me" +Word Search CCSS Grades 3-6
This engaging lesson plan is designed to help students understand social justice issues and the impact of bullying. This curriculum, perfect for fostering a culture of empathy, tolerance, and positive change, equips students with the knowledge and skills to recognize and counteract four types of bullying: physical, verbal, emotional, and cyberbullying. Key Features of This Lesson Plan:Critical Analysis of Quotes: Encourage critical thinking through the examination, discussion, and debate of mean
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in:Â Classroom Community Bundle for Grades 3-6 Print and Digital
Webb's Depth of Knowledge (DOK) Helper
This document is meant to aid teachers in the planning of lessons using Webb's depth of knowledge.
There is a page for each level, 1-4, containing key words that can be used within your lesson and planning as well as being used as indicators that the work is on the level.
There is also a page for each level, 1-4, containing what you should see, the types of answers to expect, and activities that support this level of thinking.
There are also book marks for student use so that they can start t
Grades:
K - 8th
Leader in me Student Journal
Practicing leader in me in your class or school? Have your students track their WIGs, Grade data, celebrations, testing scores, and lead lessons! Share this out in google classroom and get to leading!
Grades:
4th - 12th
Also included in:Â Student Journal, Goal/Grade Tracking, and Celebration Bundle
Back to School Six Activities: Mingle with Metaphors
A FUN and engaging back to school resource for students and/or staff! Mingle with Metaphors is an editable file containing six engaging activities that can be used as follows: get to know you activities or icebreakers, student mingles on the first few days or weeks of school, back to school mingle nights, get to know each other functions for teachers and/or students, back to school faculty meetings with new teachers, professional development warm-up activity, and/or meet-n-greets. Specifically
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Spring Logic Puzzles | Critical Thinking | Gifted and Talented | Brain Teasers
Looking for a fun and engaging way to celebrate spring while incorporating critical and creative thinking skills in your classroom? This pack of critical thinking puzzles is for you! This resource would be a great to use in the gifted and talented classroom or in the general classroom for an enrichment opportunity. These puzzles/challenges could be used as morning work, for early finishers, for enrichment, or during critical thinking time!This resource includes 14 different no prep activities th
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Digital Wellness and Citizenship Scope and Sequence K-8
This is a scope and sequence covering digital wellness, digital citizenship, privacy and security, AI and media literacy for grades K-8. It has question prompts for each area and grade level, as well as links to downloadable printouts and slides. This is a resource rich product, using all of my research and experience in the area. You will get a PDF of the Scope and Sequence, but you will also get the direct link to the entire live Scope and Sequence (which will be found on the first page of the
Grades:
K - 8th
Behavior Reflection Sheet
I use this behavior reflection sheet when students are sent to the guidance department after bad behavior. I have found it extremely useful as it is reflective in nature rather than punitive. It also includes a section where students are asked to reflect on their positive traits that can help them to make better decisions in the future.
Grades:
4th - 12th
Center Labels with Open-Ended Question Prompts and Pictures
These are easy to print and hang in your classroom. Perfect for Infant-KindergartenGreat resource for assisting special needs children with pictures of children engaging in the center that is listed on each slide.
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Grades:
PreK - 1st
Also included in:Â Early Childhood Everything Bundle CLASS FROG STREET CONSCIOUS DISCIPLINE
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