Middle school critical thinking character education thematic unit plans

CCSS:

Business, Critical Thinking, Economics

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Shark Tank Elementary Economics Project for Inventors and Entrepreneurs

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Designed to Educate

Loosely based on the show, Shark Tank.... this is a great unit to use for late elementary and middle school students to learn economic terms while working through the planning process of designing a good or service as an entrepreneur. Includes planners for all steps of the process and links to Shark Tank snippets on YouTube as examples too! Thank you and enjoy! ⭐ CHECK OUT THE FULL PREVIEW ABOVE! ⭐ * Each section of the project below includes teacher directions * Links to Shark T

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 7th

Types:

Projects, Thematic Unit Plans, Printables

Also included in: Shark Tank Elementary Entrepreneur Project and Elementary Economics Unit BUNDLE

Solve a Mystery | Crime Scene Investigation Activity Bundle | CSI Forensics

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Criminal Justice - Law, Critical Thinking, Forensics

Students love CSI Activities and Hands-on Investigations. These popular C.S.I. activities are a great way to teach inference, logic, analysis, and critical thinking.Looking to go DIGITAL in the CLASSROOM or Distance Learning Mode?Check out the C.S.I BUNDLE below which includes this Printable Resource as well as a Digital Format Link for each activity... C.S.I. for Kids Bundle - digital and printableGo 100% paperless with these C.S.I. ActivitiesC.S.I. Activities for Google ClassroomBy purchasing

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, GATE, Printables

CCSS:

RL.5.1

, RI.4.1

, RI.4.3

, RI.5.3

, RI.5.7

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Indigenous Peoples and Europeans & Early Societies | ONTARIO GRADE 4/5 UNIT

Created by

Madly Learning

Teach your split grade 4 and grade 5's with this inquiry based split grade unit on Indigenous people and Europeans and Early societies. Teach two separate curriculums during one period with this complete unit in an easy and manageable way. Grade 41) Identify and locate the major early societies on a map and time line. 2)Compare the daily life of two or more early societies. 3) Identify the environmental features in early societies 4) Identify how the environment impacts the daily life of earl

Subjects:

Canadian History, Critical Thinking, Native Americans

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Unit Plans, Thematic Unit Plans, Lesson

Gratitude Journal and Activities for SEL Print and Morning Meeting

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Character Education, English Language Arts, Social Emotional Learning

Enhance students’ awareness of the benefits of gratitude with this social emotional unit focused on teaching students how to feel and show GRATITUDE in their daily lives. Whether you use this unit during morning meeting or another social emotional learning time, the lessons, discussions, and student journal will engage your students in social emotional development, character education and community building. You'll experience proud teaching moments as your students develop a more grateful heart

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

Critical Thinking, End of Year, Math

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Also included in: SEL Upper Elementary Morning Meeting Activities Print Google Slides ALL Bundle

Project Based Learning+End of Year FUN:Design A Dream House 4th Common Core Math

Created by

Carmichael's Class

I designed this project to give my students (and myself!) some relief after standardized testing at the end of the year! It is a FUN and EDUCATIONAL math project based on Common Core Standards. During this project students will get to tap into their creative side and design the house of their dreams! They will use design skills, budget and money skills, area and perimeter skills, and geometry skills--all while being engaged and having fun! Included in this item are: -Slide presentation to

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Projects, Thematic Unit Plans, Activities

Courage Activities for SEL Print and Morning Meeting Slides

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Character Education, English Language Arts, Social Emotional Learning

Develop students’ courage skills with this social emotional unit focused on empowering students to summon their inner strength and respond to difficult situations in a courageous manner. Whether you use this unit during morning meeting or another social emotional learning time, the lessons, discussions, and student journal will engage your students in social emotional development, character education and community building. You'll experience proud teaching moments as your students develop and st

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

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Also included in: Social Emotional Learning Activities SEL Morning Meeting Courage Friendship Resp

Social Emotional Learning Activities SEL Morning Meeting Courage Friendship Resp

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Character Education, English Language Arts, Social Emotional Learning

Engage your students in social emotional learning activities to encourage social emotional development, character education, community building, and warm-fuzzy teaching moments with this social-emotional learning curriculum . With a strong focus on common themes in literature, your morning meetings or social emotional lessons will have a structure and flow that allows students' thinking to build and your classroom community to strengthen and grow positively!Morning meeting themes included in set

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities

CCSS:

Ancient History, Critical Thinking, World Language

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ANCIENT CIVILIZATION UNITS BUNDLE: Rome, Greece, Egypt, Mali, China

Created by

Education Contessa

All 5 of my Ancient Civilization units all together. 300 pages plus a slide show!. Each unit has more than enough to fill your unit plans, but they keep growing. Each time I add to any of the 5 units, you'll get an update to download the bundle again at no charge. Bought separately, they would cost $40.00. Buy the bundle and save $10.55!All 5 units cover the Virginia SOL standards for Ancient Mali, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece, Ancient Egypt, and Ancient China

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 6th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Interactive Notebooks

Road to the American Revolution DBQ Document-Based Questions

Created by

ideas by jivey

American RevolutionDocument-Based Questions (DBQs) are a great way to expose students to primary sources as well as to make them think about an event in history and respond to it. This unit can be used in a few ways. You can project the full-page images on my board so that we can discuss them, and then the students answer the DBQ in their notebooks. I have also included the DBQs in printable format so that your students can answer on paper and digital Google Forms that you can send electronicall

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, DBQs

CCSS:

RI.4.3

, RI.4.6

, RI.5.3

, RI.5.6

, RI.6.6

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A Dog Day 7-Hour Complete Sub Plans Thematic Unit for Grades 5-6 Common Core

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Lovin Lit

A Dog Day 7-Hour Complete Sub Plans Thematic Unit for Grades 5-6 Common Core This packet includes everything you need for a complete interdisciplinary interactive unit on dog breeds. I created this unit to leave with a sub for 5th-6th graders to complete in a day. All of the teachers (7 of us) had to be out for the day so we wanted to leave something fun instead of a whole day of seat work. The students work through the packet, completing activities for reading, writing, science, social studies

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Informational Text, Writing

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Worksheets, Thematic Unit Plans, Printables

Also included in: The 7 Hour Sub Plans Bundle for Grades 5-6 ~ Easy Sub Plans!

Integrity Activities for SEL Print and Digital Morning Meeting Slides

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Character Education, English Language Arts, Social Emotional Learning

Develop students’ honesty and integrity with this social emotional unit focused on learning the importance of acting with INTEGRITY. Whether you use this unit during morning meeting or another social emotional learning time, the lessons, discussions, and student journal will engage your students in social emotional development, character education and community building. You'll experience proud teaching moments as your students develop the skills of integrity, trustworthiness, and honesty, even

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

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Also included in: Social Emotional Learning Activities, SEL Morning Meeting Print Google Slides 2

Social Emotional Learning Activities, SEL Morning Meeting Print Google Slides 2

Created by

Character Education, English Language Arts, Social Emotional Learning

Engage your students in social emotional learning activities to encourage social emotional development, character education, community building, and warm-fuzzy teaching moments with this social-emotional learning curriculum . With a strong focus on common themes in literature, your morning meetings or social emotional lessons will have a structure and flow that allows students' thinking to build and your classroom community to strengthen and grow positively! Morning meeting themes included in se

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

Character Education, Vocational Education, Writing

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Create a Business Project! Differentiated for Grades 1-6! Start a Business!

Created by

Mrs Wenning's Classroom

Start a Business! This is a great research project for almost any grade (1st graders may need a lot of support)! Differentiated! Great Social Studies Activities! Use year after year! *Find the Secondary Version Here: Secondary Create a Business Project!Includes: Teacher Tips Getting Started (Discussion Piece)Project/Booklet (Each is at least 12 pages long!)Project/Booklet Covers (Multiple to choose from!)Make-Your-Own Cover PageSelf-InventoryBrainstormingBusiness PlansLogo/Brand Design (Samp

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 6th, Staff

Types:

Projects, Thematic Unit Plans, Centers

Also included in: 2nd Grade Writing Survival Kit! Whole Year of Second Grade Writing Resources!

Gifted and Talented - Living on Your Own: Lessons in Financial Responsibility

Created by

Learning Highway

Challenge your gifted and talented to play the “game of life” and survive financially during their first year in college. This concept-based unit allows students to “earn” an inheritance from a distant relative by repurposing items from a barn. With this “money,” students find affordable housing, transportation, furnishings, and other essentials. Then the “game of life begins with monthly reoccurring expenses, opportunities to buy additional necessities and/or wants, as well as challenges or o

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Economics , Gifted and Talented

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, GATE, Simulations

Bill of Rights Activity | Criminal Justice | Rules and LAWS

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Criminal Justice - Law, Critical Thinking, Gifted and Talented

Your students will love investigating the Criminal Justice System especially when they approach it in a fun and engaging manner.Play the marshmallow game to understand why we have laws... play BINGO with the Bill of Rights, what's not to enjoy?This resource includes a printable AND digital version to use with Google Classroom™ (By purchasing this set you are saving 20% off the individual resources)If you're looking for just the Print and Go or Digital versions, click the links below:Criminal Jus

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Character Education, Easter, Religion

Also included in: Gifted and Talented Teacher | Gifted Students | Early Finishers | BUNDLE 2

Lent Stations of the Cross Presentation: Prewriting, Project Outline, and Rubric

Created by

Catholic Kids

This product contains everything you need to help students create a Stations of the Cross Presentation. The students will be expected to create a 14 slide PowerPoint Presentation reflecting on the 14 Stations.Includes a Word Document & PDF of the following:~Stations of the Cross Presentation Expectations: This document can be handed out to students when the project is assigned. It covers the expectations for the project, as well as a small rubric so they can see how the project will be grade

Subjects:

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Thematic Unit Plans, Handouts

Also included in: Lent Bundle: Lesson Plans, Guided Notes, Tests, Games, Presentations, and MORE

Summer Reading Comprehension | Summer Bucket List | Logic Puzzles | CSI Mystery

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Critical Thinking, End of Year, Summer

Here's an easy-prep bundle of fun for End of the Year Activities, Summer School or substitute plans. Great for those, "What do we do now that grades are turned in at the end of the year" teaching opportunities...By purchasing this BUNDLE you are saving 20% off each individual resource!Check out the PREVIEWS for more details to see what is included in each resource.These activities are Just Print and Go! Or Click and Go!**Digital versions are included for use with Google Classroom.**With the digi

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Types of Motivation - Intrinsic Motivation Activities Social Emotional Learning

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Character Education, English Language Arts, Social Emotional Learning

Develop students’ intrinsic and internal motivation skills with this social emotional unit focused on examining types of motivation and learning the importance of being intrinsically motivated. Whether you use this unit during morning meeting or another social emotional learning time, the lessons, discussions, and student journal will engage your students in social emotional development, character education and community building. You'll experience proud teaching moments as your students strengt

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

Character Education, Easter, Religion

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Also included in: Social Emotional Learning Activities SEL Morning Meeting Courage Friendship Resp

Lent & Holy Week Unit with PowerPoint, Guided Notes, and Test. Print and Teach!

Created by

Catholic Kids

This is EVERYTHING you need to teach about Lent and Holy Week!This all-inclusive unit contains everything you will need to teach the basics about Lent and Holy Week. It includes the Catholic guidelines for fasting and abstinence as well as information on the traditional services for Ash Wednesday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday. The students will read their way through the scriptures and summarize each portion of the Passion and Resurrection of Christ.This lesson pl

Subjects:

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Thematic Unit Plans, Handouts

Also included in: Lent Bundle: Lesson Plans, Guided Notes, Tests, Games, Presentations, and MORE

Fantastic Food Trucks: Flexible No-Prep Project-Based Learning (PBL)

Created by

PBL Central

Welcome to the Fantastic Food Trucks PBL project! This project will lead your students through an amazing and in-depth journey as they design all aspects of their very own food truck business. With the provided grade-appropriate support, your students will design their menu, plan the layout of their truck, consider startup costs as well as how to market their business. There is a wealth of information in this packet to guide you and your students through this incredible learning experience. Whet

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, English Language Arts, Problem Solving

Grades:

4th - 9th

Types:

Projects, Thematic Unit Plans

Also included in: Fun Project-Based Learning Trio - Food Trucks, Ice Cream Shops and Theme Parks!

Gifted and Talented Projects and Activities | STEM Activities and Challenges

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