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Critical thinking Common Core RI.1.1 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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Primary Sources - An Introduction for the Primary Grades
Primary sources are an integral part of understanding historical and modern events. This introduction for the primary grades, with accompanying worksheets, help students build their awareness of primary sources. It also helps them realize that they create a historical footprint on a daily basis.
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Football Primary Source Activities & Analysis
Primary Sources for the Primary Grades - Christopher Columbus
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1st - 3rd
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Comprehension and Metacognition, Reading is THINKING, Good Readers
Reading is THINKING! These reading comprehension strategies, lessons, and student handouts are perfect for students needing extra practice with metacognition skills and learning to REALLY READ. Students will learn the difference between "FAKE READING" and "REAL READING."Lessons are great for:RTI / InterventionsGuided Reading lessonsSmall group reading instructionWhole group mini-lessonsLiteracy stations / centersInteractive Reading JournalsIncluded in this READING IS THINKING download:Teaching
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: Metacognition, Reading Comprehension MEGA BUNDLE
Matilda Novel Unit
Are you looking for another fun Roald Dahl novel to read to your students that includes adventure, mystery, and magic? Then Matilda is the perfect book for you and your students. It is equivalent to a 5.2 reading level but can be used for lower grades as well with the teacher's assistance. This would be a great novel unit for the whole class, or for a reading group.This novel unit includes:-21 Comprehension Checks/Quizzes (1 for each chapter) with answer key-Text to Self Connection: Venn Diagra
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1st - 6th
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Also included in: Roald Dahl Novel Units {The Bundle of 4}
Picture of the Day-Inferring
Digital Picture of the Day is a great way for your students to practice important reading skills of observing and making inferences. Being able to infer is a key component to being a great reader!This resource helps student's with their inferring skills by providing a photo to look at and make 3 observations about. For each observation they come up with 3 inferences. There are 50 different photos in this resource! Picture of the Day can be used traditionally by printing and using in a litera
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K - 5th
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Comprehension Questions to Use with ANY TEXT
Tired of creating comprehension assessments each week? These Comprehension Questions may be used with ANY TEXT and are perfect for assessing guided reading! Thinking Questions is a tool designed for teachers to measure and assess their students’ reading progress. A built-in rubric is embedded on each one! Using this assessment resource in your classroom will provide you with information in the following areas:Comprehension skillsMetacognition strategiesGuided Reading strategiesVocabularyLiterac
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: Metacognition, Reading Comprehension MEGA BUNDLE
Academic Conversation Placemats
Get your students talking about text! Building students’ knowledge of academic language is essential for academic success. These Academic Conversation Placemats use sentence frames to encourage students to speak in complete sentences with varying degrees of grammatical complexity. These placemats were created to be used with both fiction and non-fiction text. They promote discussion around text, which research shows increases reading comprehension. Each placemat begins with having students prepa
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1st - 3rd
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Also included in: The Ultimate Text Talk Bundle
Primary Sources for the Primary Grades - Football (Then vs. Now)
Provide students with a rich and relevant analysis of American football from the late 1800s to today. Students will investigate a wide array of primary sources, including photos, cartoons, and visual interpretations of this sport. Supporting activities reinforce informational text analysis and building historical context. What's included?7 Primary Source Explanation Pages13 Primary Source Pages (Photos of players, uniforms, stadiums, etc)7 "Questions to Consider” Critical Thinking Pages (To acco
Grades:
1st - 4th
Bloom's Taxonomy Questions, Task Cards and Activities For Kids
Want an easy way to ask questions while teaching?Check out my:Bloom's Taxonomy Task Cards and Activities For Kids / Elementary School !Included are task cards for you to laminate, cut, and place on popsicle sticks or keep in a small container to have right at your finger tips to ask those higher level questions! In grades where the children can read they can also pick their own cards and have to answer the question.I have also included worksheets for you to use with many different lessons. They
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K - 5th
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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:
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K - 5th, Staff
Also included in: Reading Comprehension Bundle
Biomes and Ecosystems: THE GRASSLAND BIOME
Learning the differences between biomes, ecosystems, and habitats can be confusing; but the Biomes of the World series from Let’s Get Real makes it crystal clear with easy-to-understand definitions, maps, and a wide variety of resources. Biomes and Ecosystems: THE GRASSLAND BIOME highlights the earth’s grassy biome with an interactive cut-and-glue format that features plants and animals found in the African savanna, American Great Plains, and South American pampas ecosystems. THE GRASSLAND BIOME
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K - 3rd
Also included in: Biomes and Ecosystems: ACTIVITY BOOK 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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Use Your Noggin: Asking Questions Task Card Game
Questioning is a task students rarely get to take part in. This task usually is completed by the teacher while the student assumes the role or answerer. Sadly, when teachers create all of the questions, students are missing out on a valuable opportunity to learn and practice a strategy that could potentially change their lives forever.
Questioning enables people to think and act when posed with a problem. Questioning deeply, as practiced in this game/activity, can help students identify probl
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1st - 5th
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Biomes and Ecosystems: THE DESERT BIOME
Learning the differences between biomes, ecosystems, and habitats can be confusing; but the Biomes and Ecosystems series from Let’s Get Real makes it crystal clear with easy-to-understand definitions, maps, and a wide variety of cross-curricular resources. Biomes and Ecosystems: The Desert Biome highlights the earth’s driest biome with an interactive cut-and-glue format that features plants and animals found in the Sahara, Chihuahuan, and Antarctic ecosystems. The Desert Biome also includes a pi
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in: Biomes and Ecosystems: ACTIVITY BOOK BUNDLE
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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Grades:
K - 2nd
NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-1
Questioning Skills for Reading Fiction and Non Fiction, Use with Any Book
Asking questions before, during, and after reading is an important critical thinking skill when reading both fiction and informational text. This resource includes printable posters (anchor charts), 30 question cards to use in your reading discussion, and writing worksheets (3 different line styles included). Please click the green preview button to see this resource up close, and to print a sample page for FREE!PRODUCT DETAILS:Posters/Anchor Charts:: Color and blackline version of all charts in
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1st - 3rd
Biomes and Ecosystems: THE FOREST BIOME
Learning the differences between biomes, ecosystems, and habitats can be confusing; but the Biomes and Ecosystems series from Let’s Get Real makes it crystal clear with easy-to-understand definitions, maps, and a wide variety of cross-curricular resources. Biomes and Ecosystems: The FOREST Biome highlights the earth’s tree-filled biome with an interactive cut-and-glue format that features plants and animals found in the Taiga, temperate, and tropical forest ecosystems. The Forest Biome also incl
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Grades:
K - 3rd
Also included in: Biomes and Ecosystems: ACTIVITY BOOK BUNDLE
BIOMES: NORTH POLE-SOUTH POLE BUNDLE SET
Compare and contrast the similarities of and differences between the polar regions--and save 20%--with the NORTH POLE-SOUTH POLE BUNDLE. This engaging fun pack includes an introductory book, four cross-curricular activities, 12 sets of three-part matching cards, and a colorful 11 x 17 inch poster. Book and Poster Resources:North Pole-South Pole is an introductory book that taps into critical thinking skills as students compare and contrast characteristics—including location, geography, explorers
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K - 3rd
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Matter Interaction STEM and STEAM
Studying matter properties? This matter project challenges students to create objects from the same set of pieces by taking them apart and putting together in a new way. Students show how solid matter changes. The engineering design process helps students investigate, plan, create, improve, and evaluate designs. Students observe and write a report on findings. A leveled text and writing prompts round out this jammed packed physical science set! Next Generation Science Standard Alignment: 2-PS1-3
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1st - 3rd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, 2-PS1-3
Also included in: STEM Activities STEM Challenges
Literature Circles (Book Club) Graphic Organizers with Extensions!
Literature Circles are a fantastic way to incorporate a love of reading in students by encouraging independent learners with higher level conversations! Great for grades 1-8, these graphic organizers will last you all year! There are many jobs/roles to choose from and additional pages of similar roles to increase by ability throughout the year.
An wonderful addition to this set is EXTENSION GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS! This is not "when you're finished do a worksheet or go on the computer"!!! This is cr
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1st - 8th
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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Olympics Primary Sources for the Primary Grades
Getting ready for Rio? Provide students with a rich and relevant analysis of the Summer Games. Analyze documents from the Olympics from 100 years ago and today. Students will analyze a wide variety of photos from two different time periods. Supporting activities reinforce informational text analysis and building historical context.
What's included?
6 Primary Source Explanation Pages
24 Primary Source Pages (Photos of stadiums, athletes, opening ceremonies, etc)
10 "Questions to Consider” Criti
Grades:
1st - 4th
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