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Critical thinking Common Core RI.K.1 resources
Describing & Inferring Details with Picture of the Day: Reading Photos "Closely"
***************************************Picture of the Day now available in Volume 2.Picture of the Day now available in Volume 3 (Google Slides compatible) posted 8/24/2020.***************************************This Picture of the Day product is a great way for students to practice three very important reading skills - observing details by being able to describe them and making inferences about what you notice and observe based on what you see and what you already know. Observing, describing an
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K - 6th
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Describing & Inferring with Picture of the Day - Vol. 3 #hellopotd
This is Picture of the Day, Volume 3. Compatible with Google Slides.Picture of the Day, Volume 1 is my #1 Bestseller due to the high level of interest, engagement, language and higher order thinking. Volume 2 is sold here on TpT as well. See Picture of the Day Volume 1 to read over 1,700 comments left by buyers. When Picture of the Day is done daily, by the last day of school, your students will have taken an entire trip around the world! In 2018, Picture of the Day won an international award i
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K - 8th
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Describing & Inferring with Picture of the Day - Vol. 2 #hellopotd
This is Picture of the Day, Volume 2. Picture of the Day, Volume 1 is my #1 Bestseller due to the high level of interest, engagement, language and higher order thinking. See Picture of the Day Volume 1 to read over 1,700 comments left by buyers. In my opinion, this set of 190 pictures is even better than the first set with people (young and old), places, scenes and objects with all 7 continents represented. When Picture of the Day is done daily, by the last day of school, your students will hav
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K - 8th
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Solve the mystery case files | Problem solving | Group activity for preschool
This Secret Spy Detective mystery case file game is a fun and educational game that challenges students' reasoning skills and builds teamwork. As they work as a team to solve the case, players will develop their critical thinking skills, understand logical reasoning, increase memory recall and improve their reading comprehension. Each of the cases comes with materials for 10 case files, making this ideal for an extended 2 week lesson. Solve a new case every day, or solve them all at once!⭐️This
Grades:
PreK - K
Reading Comprehension Cards Based on Bloom's Revised Taxonomy
Comp. Quest Cards 2 are based on Bloom's Revised Taxonomy. Cards are color coordinated based on various levels of thinking. They are a great tool for teachers, teacher assistants and parents to engage children during a read aloud, and reading groups. I have used these cards as a third grade teacher, a resource room teacher and as a reading specialist.⭐ These are based on more recent changes from Anderson & Krathwohl (2001).➀ Light red: Remembering➁ Light orange: Understanding➂ Light yellow:
Grades:
K - 5th, Staff
Also included in: Reading Comprehension Bundle
*Bundle* thinkLaw Nursery Rhyme Four Lesson Bundle
What if the same critical thinking strategies taught in law school could be used with students in K-2? thinkLaw uses law school exercises with our youngest students using folk tales, fairy tales, and nursery rhymes because there are some shady characters in children's literature,This bundle includes FOUR thinkLaw Early Elementary LessonsThree Blind MIce: Analysis from Multiple PerspectivesLittle Boy Blue:Settlement and Negotiation StrategyJack and Jill: Making and Evaluating Tough DecisionsA Tis
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K - 2nd
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5 Senses Cut and Paste Coloring Book
This is a cut and paste activity to use with a 5 senses study unit, for preschool and pre-K. It features the parts of our body that we use for sensing and exploring our world. Children can cut and paste 6 pictures (5 pictures plus a word naming the sense) onto a full-page mat for each of the 5 senses. All the pages except the file cover are in b/w for optimal printing economy.Click on the PREVIEW to see all pages in the resource.The pages can be used individually to emphasize a particular sense
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PreK - K
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Biome Bundle: Grasslands, Oceans, Deserts, & Jungles (Pre-K and K, NGSS & CC)
This product from Explore Science and the Santa Barbara Zoo offers insight into the plants, animals, and climates of biomes, including 40 short stories, 20 crafts, 8 experiments, and 39 recommended children's books. This bundle focuses on deserts, grasslands, jungles, & oceans, with an introduction to biomes (worksheet included) and explorer workbook. All content is organized and written for Pre-K and K and aligned to NGSS* and CC at Kindergarten level.*
*Includes Phase III Rollout: Environm
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PreK - K
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Website Research Skills | Text Features | K-1 | Input Output Computer Tools
Our K-1 students need to be taught a few online research skills to stay afloat in this fast-paced world of digital learning! This is a great lesson to help them grasp some basic computer concepts quickly. Within this lesson, they'll learn about:- Sorting tools into categories- What IS the Internet anyway?- Input and output devices- Online text features (Includes a drawing, photograph, map, chart, table, and diagram as well as the definitions for video and audio as it relates to resources.) T
Grades:
K - 1st
Science Experiments - STEM Activities Volcano Experiment
Are you looking for easy preschool science experiments you can do with your Kindergarten, Grade One, and Grade Two students? With this Primary Years STEM activities resource, you will go beyond the typical preschool science volcano experiment to try something new. Students will love getting hands-on during the experimentation station you'll set up so they can independently wonder, ask questions, formulate answers, and experiment!There are 5 scripted and detailed lesson plans as well as instruc
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K - 2nd
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-1
Social Justice MEGA Bundle for the Year
This mega-bundle was created to spark conversation and learn about loving one's identity, celebrating diversity, recognizing injustice, and giving tools with how to take action against injustice and support others. I used the Social Justice standards to create each lesson. They are a set of anchor standards (which can be found on TeachingTolerance.org) divided into four domains: identity, diversity, justice and action. These standards are designed to make schools more equitable, safe and just.W
Grades:
K - 2nd
Social Justice Identity Bundle
This unit has a specific focus on celebrating identity and is designed to give students opportunities on how they can love and embrace their who they are, understand their group's identity, and understand that how they look and do things is the same and different from how other people look and do things. I used the Social Justice standards to create this unit. They are a set of anchor standards (which can be found on TeachingTolerance.org) divided into four domains: identity, diversity, justice
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K - 2nd
Social Justice Unit: What Is Fair?
This unit has a specific focus on recognizing unfairness on the individual level and injustice at the institutional or systemic level . This unit is designed to give students opportunities to reflect on the harmful impact of bias and injustice on the world, historically and today. I used the Social Justice standards to create this unit. They are a set of anchor standards (which can be found on TeachingTolerance.org) divided into four domains: identity, diversity, justice and action. These stand
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Social Justice Bundle
Jack and Jill: Making and Evaluating Difficult Decisions
What if the same critical thinking strategies taught in law school could be used with students in K-2? thinkLaw uses law school exercises with our youngest students using folk tales, fairy tales, and nursery rhymes.Jack and Jill: Making and Evaluating Difficult Decisions guides students through the process of analyzing the nursery rhyme and asking critical questions.It says that Jack fell down and broke his crown, but was he really hurt? The next line said he capered home. Caper means to dance
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K - 2nd
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Day of the Dead Activities Reading Passages Escape Room Crack the Code Bundle
This Day of the Dead bundle provides your students with fun, engaging, and educational Dia de los Muertos easy prep activities in the classroom. In this bundle, you will find an escape room game, a crack the code activity, and nine Day of the Dead-related reading passages, perfect for kindergartners to early 2nd grade students. Reasons why you need this bundle:These activities allow students to practice reading and working independently or with a team/partner.These are print and go / easy prep w
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1st - 3rd
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Science & Nature Curriculum Bundle: all my units & mini-studies in one bundle!
Simply EVERY unit in my shop, in one discounted bundle!→ This collection includes environmental science-inspired complete units and study materials.→ It is perfect for homeschooling, nature camps, STEM camps, and earth/environmental science classrooms.→ All the materials feature my artwork and are based on my experience as an environmental scientist.*** What age/grade can use these materials?*** These materials were designed with universal design and mixed-age group classroom in mind! All units
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Homeschool
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 4-LS1-1
, 1-LS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-LS4-3
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Social Studies: Map Skills MEGA Unit & Workbook! Digital Resource
This giant digital file includes an 85 slide PowerPoint presentation and an 11-page workbook that aligns with the PowerPoint! With this presentation, you can teach students all about map skills and ultimately students will be able to create their own map. Included in this file:Visuals, visuals, visuals!Daily objectivesDaily vocabularyDaily reflectionsHigher-level questionsInteractive gamesBy the end of this unit students will have been exposed to:What is a map?Parts of a mapLatitude and longi
Grades:
K - 4th
Social Justice Unit: I Love My Family!
This unit has a specific focus on celebrating identity and is designed to give students opportunities on how they can love and embrace their family, understand their group's identity, and understand that how they do things is the same and different from how other people do things. I used the Social Justice standards to create this unit. They are a set of anchor standards (which can be found on TeachingTolerance.org) divided into four domains: identity, diversity, justice and action. These standa
Grades:
K - 2nd
Also included in: Social Justice Identity Bundle
Chicago-Longest running Musical in Broadway's History
This is 38 page power point that is based off of an Actual True Story in 1924. This Movie and Power Point brings up lots of discussions. Does this stuff still go on today? Can we highlight in modern times when the media was bias and overlooked the facts? Corrupt lawyers? People that should go to jail but didn't? If these women committed these crimes today, would they get away with it? Not only does this Power Point discuss the Movie Characters and the different Personalities but at the
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Black History Month Museum! Printable K-2 Reader | Black Leaders | PBL Lesson 1
Kickoff Black History Month by building background knowledge of historical Black leaders with this low-prep, printable elementary reader! Students will be transported to The Black History Month Museum to learn about Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, and Barack Obama! After reading, students can complete the a cut & glue matching review activity with visuals as a great exit ticket! The fun doesn't stop there --- What if we learned MORE and made our own exhibit?This is an int
Grades:
K - 2nd
Solve the case bundle | Logical reasoning | Problem solving skills | Puzzle Game
Teach your child to solve crime cases with GUESS WHO! a game that uses process of elimination, decoding text, logical reasoning and so many more skills to solve the clues of each case. play it with a friend or by yourself. This bundle is great for group lessons or one on one teaching.⭐️This is a fun and exciting case file game for many themes that your kids will love. Solve the mystery by looking at clues, eliminating possibilities, and working as a team. It helps reinforce logical reasoning, ba
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PreK - K
GROWING BUNDLE, Solve the case puzzle game, BOOM CARDS interactive activity
⭐️Top secret solve the case files boom cards for spy/mystery theme ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️GROWING BUNDLE⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️This beginner level game for young kids is going to be a hit in your preschool/kindergarten classroom. Full of fun and exciting clues to solve the mystery of each crime in a group setting. Use problem solving skills to find out who the culprit it is in each case. Perfect for morning brain work in the class.⭐️These activities cover the following common core standards. Y
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PreK - K
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Ocean Biome Activity Kit (Pre-K and K, NGSS & CC)
This product from Explore Science and the Santa Barbara Zoo is a collection of 10 short stories, 5 crafts, 2 experiments, and 12 recommended children's books themed around the world's oceans. All content is organized and written for Pre-K and K, and all activities are aligned to NGSS* and CC at Kindergarten level. Download includes master materials list, activity-specific standards lists, activity procedures, craft templates, activity tips and variations, and online resources.
*Includes Phase II
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PreK - K
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Social Justice Unit: I Love My Culture
This unit has a specific focus on celebrating identity and is designed to give students opportunities on how they can love and embrace their culture, and understand that how they do things is the same and different from how other people do things. I used the Social Justice standards to create this unit. They are a set of anchor standards (which can be found on TeachingTolerance.org) divided into four domains: identity, diversity, justice and action. These standards are designed to make schools m
Grades:
K - 2nd
Also included in: Social Justice MEGA Bundle for the Year
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