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2nd grade critical thinking graphic organizers
Fairy Tales 2nd Grade Fairytales, Folktales, & Fables Unit Lessons & Activities
A fairy tale (fairytale), folk tale, and fable close reading unit can make writing lesson plans a breeze and ensure a deeper exploration into understanding stories while students provide text evidence from specified Mentor Texts (a list is included!). This interactive reading unit uses three different genres to teach deeper thinking about the main characters, the moral of the story, text structure, point of view, and comparing and contrasting stories. Graphic organizers are included and can be u
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Weekly Reading Logs: Skill based
Do you want to take your students reading logs to the next level??? Check out these skill based, weekly reading logs! These reading logs help your students use critical thinking skills to develop and analyze their reading. Help your students think deeply and actively comprehend what they read by pairing the week's reading log to your weekly learning targets! How it works: First, choose which template to use for the week. Students will have this in their guided reading or take home folder. Studen
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Grades:
K - 2nd
Also included in: Reading Comprehension Print and Go Bundle
First Nations People in Early Canada, Six People Groups: Gr. 3 NEW BC Curriculum
Learn about the 6 different groups of early First Nations People in Canada according to their geographic location. Learn how the environment influenced food, home, community, travel, trade, government, traditions and celebrations. Graphic organizers help students to sort information visually and compare similarities and differences. A wide range of thinking activities are include throughout.Created for Grade 3 BC's NEW Curriculum.Contents Curricular and Content Competencies AddressedIntroduction
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Stone Soup Folktale Handouts
I read the folktale "Stone Soup" aloud to my students, focusing on the fact that the soup made the entire town happy at the end. I asked questions to make sure that the students have understood the book and its message.This was my absolute favorite folktale when I was younger, and that is why I wanted to create a fun, bold handout to go along with my lesson on folktales.How I used handout 1: "Elements of a Folktale" The teacher should model how to use the Stone Soup graphic organizer. The studen
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Grades:
K - 5th
The Engineering Design Process: Guided Booklet Kit for STEM projects
My best-selling TPT product -- now updated with new content!Help your students brainstorm, develop, design, and evaluate their ideas for any engineering or STEM design project! This download contains 25 mix and match pages, with multiple options for each phase of the Engineering Design Process. Combine multiple sheets to create a guided booklet for the entire Engineering Design Process or choose single pages to focus in on just one or two steps. This product is designed to be flexible to the nee
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: STEM Process Booklet Bundle: Scientific Method & Design Process
Fairy Tales with a Twist or Fractured Tales!
Visit this site to learn more!!Add a little twist to your Fairy Tale Unit with these eight delightful Fractured Fairy Tale books:The Interrupting Chicken...Definition, Is this interrupting, Sequencing, Action and ReactionHansel and Gretel...Story ElementsLittle Red Riding Hood...Story RecallChicken Little...Summarizing Waking Beauty...Story Recall, Elements, Fact/FantasyThe Very Smart Pea and the Princess To Be...Point of View, Problem Identification, Wanted Poster, Vocab MatchMore Bears...Compa
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
Also included in: Reading and Writing Tales Bundle
Scrambled Paragraphs Mini Unit: Early Elementary Edition
This NO PREP activity packet contains eighteen (18) ready-to-use printables. Just copy and go! The scrambled paragraphs in this unit are modified from those in Scrambled Paragraph Writing Activities MINI UNIT: INTRODUCTION to better meet the needs of second and third grade students. Each scrambled paragraph contains five (5) sentences that can be put together only one way. Students practice using transitions and inferential clues to assemble these organized, logical paragraphs. The easy-to-u
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Interactive Read Aloud Lesson Plan Activities for The Great Kapok Tree
Interactive Common Core Read Aloud Lesson Plan with Printable Activities / Graphic Organizers / Worksheets / Writing for The Great Kapok Tree: This is a perfect read aloud for discussing how characters' feelings change, cause and effect, author's purpose and making evaluations and judgements. Your learners will get lots of experience with using their critical thinking skills with the prompts, discussions, graphic organizers and printable activities in this resource. This file contains 7 pages o
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in: DO NOT PURCHASE / SOME ITEMS ARE BEING DEACTIVATED
Mr. Peabody's Apples Character Changes, Lessons Learned
Mr. Peabody’s Apples by Madonna is a beautiful story which can teach young readers how to watch the character for theme changes. By using the signpost strategy (Notice and Note Strategies for Close Reading by K. Beers and N. Probst), students can gain a better understanding of key elements in fictional text. When looking at the characters and major events, you can lead the class to see how these changes can affect the character over time. (This is the beginning of awareness for: character mot
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
Also included in: A Book Companion Bundle
Early Finishers Activities Bundle - Enrichment Activities, Critical Thinking
Want to find enrichment activities for your early finishers? This bundle will come with 5 activities that will bring in many different skills and talents to keep your students engaged and ready for more! What's included?Addition Logic ProblemsSubtraction Logic ProblemsSymmetry StoriesComic Strip and Creative WritingFunny Fill-InsDirected DrawingsThe purpose of each of these activities is to give your students something that can challenge them. These activities will all require some critical thin
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Making Thinking Visible--Thinking Routine Posters and Printables
Do you use Thinking Routines in your classroom? Are you learning more about Cultures of Thinking and are ready to begin using some of the routines? No matter if you are new at making thinking visible in your classroom, or if you are a pro...this pack is for you!
This pack includes 21 posters (in color and in black and white) of the 21 most popular thinking routines. Each poster includes a brief description of the routine so you can use it to display in the hall or on a bulletin board along s
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Grades:
K - 6th
A UPSC-Based Problem Solving Strategy {The 4 (.5) Step Plan}
If you teach elementary-level mathematics, you have likely heard of and at one point utilized Polya's Four Step Plan for problem-solving. Using the Understand, Plan, Solve, and Check (UPSC) model, students are able to solve single and multi-step word problems.
This resource pack is based on Polya's model with a significant (I feel) improvement -- a half-step, prior to understand: visualize.
This pack includes the following elements:
• how to’s and background information on the “4.5 Step Plan”
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Grades:
K - 5th
You're Finally Here! A Literacy Companion
You're Finally Here! An adorable book about a bunny waiting for a reader!Perfect back to school book for any class.This book can be found on Amazon, Amazon Canada, YouTube, and most libraries.Amazon Canada is a great resource with a very reasonable price and quick delivery.Other places to find the book would be Indigo, Barnes and Noble, and Walmart.This resource is filled with literacy activities to cover many story elementstaught in reading. Many correlate with Common Core.I have included all
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Rumpelstiltskin - Comprehension Activities
Here are 5 print and go comprehension activities for the fairy tale Rumpelstiltskin. I made it to align with EngageNY Grade 1 ELA Module 9 - Fairy Tales, where Rumpelstiltskin is featured. You can use these pages however, with any version of the fairy tale. Included in this download are the following pages:Page 1 - Cover PagePage 2 - Rumpelstiltskin Can/Has/Is chartPage 3 - Match the key words from the story to the picturePage 4 - Complete the story elements graphic organizerPage 5 - Complete th
Grades:
K - 2nd
Foldables - Graphic Organizers: Flap Books & Elementary Worksheets ALL Subjects
Foldables are 3-dimensional graphic organizers that are used for organizing information, skills practice and reinforcement in all subject areas. Kindergarten, First, Second, Third, & Fourth Grade can use this 734 page unit. It comes with a table of contents and lined inserts.Functional Folding Fun: Elementary Paper Folding Flip-Flap Books For All Subject Areas! This unit contains foldables which can be used on their own, to create lapbooks or can be glued into children's notebooks for easy r
Grades:
K - 4th
Google Slides Mind Map Templates (10)
Product DescriptionGoogle Slides Mind/Thinking Map Templates (10 Slides) Light colorsGoogle Slides With Thinking Map Templates are a great way to keep your students engaged online. Share and collaborate with Google Drive LinkPre-placed and formatted text boxes are on the slides. Just open click and start typing. Saves you time formatting and extra steps for young learners.Includes ALL Eight types of Thinking Maps + two extra Bridge Maps 10 Slides TotalFolder includes Google Slides/PowerPoint Fil
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff, Not Grade Specific
Depth and Complexity Foldable Fun! Enrichment for Gifted Students
These Foldable Fun activities are perfect to engage and challenge your bright learners! Included are:4 Tri-Fold/Flap printables including the 11 icons of Depth and Complexity4 Tri Fold/Flap "insides" with space for illustration and written words1 "Foldable Folder" ready to print and staple to keep work organized2 icon cube templates1 Topic cube template1 Plant cube template to have students fill in or to fill in with class specific content Photos and suggestions of how to implement in your class
Grades:
1st - 4th
Character Traits (SPANISH Rasgos del Personaje) Recurso para Doble Idioma
Rasgos del Personaje (Character Traits) is a Spanish packet that will help your students analyze characters using evidence. Students will learn to observe the character's thoughts and/or actions to understand characters' traits. Packet can be used as anchor charts, journal entries or worksheets and/or can be used in bilingual pairs or small group settings. Great resource for DUAL LANGUAGE classrooms! This packet is Spanish ONLY, the English version is available hereLet's get social!Follow our
Grades:
K - 5th
Also included in: Bilingual Character Traits Bundle
Graphic Novels Are Elementary! Activities & Student Pages
Activities, graphic organizers, and student response pages for use with any graphic novel!
This packet includes:
--Tips for reading graphic novels with students
--5 fun, easy hands-on activities to go with any graphic novel
--14 student activity pages to use with any graphic novel, including graphic organizers, group activities, and reader responses
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Graphic novels are rapidly gaining in popularity with students, as
Grades:
1st - 5th
Also included in: Graphic Novels Are Elementary! BUNDLE
Comic Strip and Creative Writing Activities - Early Finishers Activities
Are you looking for enrichment activities for your early finishers to do? These comic strips and creative writing activity sheets are perfect for your students! There are 12 comics and writing pages for your students to complete for enrichment and extra critical thinking skills.This early-finishers activity covers students' writing skills, coloring skills, critical thinking skills, and creativity.There are two pages for each comic strip writing set: Page 1- Comic Strip template with illustration
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Digital Growing Bundle
Blow your mind with the BETTER DEAL! This DIGITAL GROWING BUNDLE will include all of my digital resources for your digital classroom! You will receive ALL updates with this file. (Price will INCREASE as more items are added, so grab it now!)Currently, this resource includes:DIGITAL HASHTAG LEARNING WALL-AN ENTIRE YEAR!This is a individualized learning wall that allows students to keep track of and highlight all of the concepts they learn throughout the year! There is a different page dedicated
Grades:
2nd - 7th
S.C.A.M.P.E.R The School Year BUNDLE
Enjoy 48 different S.C.A.M.P.E.R activities to use with your students. These activities can be completed independently, cooperatively, or left with a sub for a critical thinking challenge. There are 4 unique creative and/or critical thinking questions on each page. FULL previews are available for EACH product in my store under the individual product listings. The 48 S.C.A.M.P.E.R activities span through the course of the year and can be used from start to finish!I hope you enjoy SCAMPERING as mu
Grades:
K - 8th
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Stellaluna - Compare and Contrast - Lesson Plans - K, 1st & 2nd Grades
This activity is excellent for first grade and kindergarten, and is aligned with Common Core Standards. It has full lesson plans for organizing and writing an informative piece, and fun at the same time as students create a bat and birdhouse with bird. After reading the book Stellaluna, by Janelle Canyon, model for students how to compare and contrast.This package is leveled with three options for differentiation- pictures, sentences to paste, or written responses. This is an excellent way to h
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Grades:
K - 2nd
Reading Response Templates {ANY Fiction or Nonfiction Text}
These reading response printables are such wonderful tools to help students organize their thinking, develop and practice higher level thinking skills, and provide a way for the teacher to assess what students are able to demonstrate in their thinking (and writing). Once taught, these graphic organizers can be used all year for independent reading, partnerships, book clubs, literature circles, homework, and guided practice in small groups.
With this resource, you're all set for the entire scho
Grades:
2nd - 4th
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