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Critical thinking Common Core W.2.5 resources
READ ALOUD STEM Activities and Challenges MEGA Bundle #1 STEM Club, STEM Centers
Integrate STEM and Literacy in your classroom all year with READ ALOUD STEM Volume One! Everything you need to be the master STEM Teacher at your school! Awaken imagination and creativity all year. Students learn coding, engineering, explore real-world problems, learn about STEM role models, pioneers, inventors, and more!Amazing resource for STEM clubs, STEM Teachers, STEM Stations, STEM Centers, parents who love hands-on learning, and elementary teachers who want to create a hands-on educationa
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1st - 5th
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READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities and Challenges #2 Real World Science Engineering
Bundle and get 50% off! Integrate STEM and Literacy in your classroom all year with READ ALOUD STEM Volume 2! Awaken imagination and creativity all year. Students learn coding, engineering, explore real world problems, learn about STEM role models, pioneers, inventors, and more! Perfect for librarians, STEM Club, K-5 Teachers, and any teach who loves to integrate hands-on learning activities with their students!This collection of STEM Projects focuses on connecting ELA and STEM. Each challenge c
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1st - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-PS3-1
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 4-PS3-4
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Research Templates Google Classroom Digital Projects Elementary Activities Comic
Need some engaging digital projects templates for your classroom? This Google Classroom Digital Projects Bundle is a perfect go to for easy to use and ready to use elementary Google Classroom activities that your students will love! Your students will be engaged with these digital project templates as they create comic strips, social media posts, biography reports and SO MUCH MORE! Since these are digital projects they are great for saving paper and can be used across multiple subject areas. ⭐SA
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3rd - 6th
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Genius Hour Passion Projects For Elementary Students
This Genius Hour project-based learning pack will help you and your students begin passion projects with ease! This set will help your students develop a growth mindset as they go through a series of self-awareness activities to create a project that interests them all while learning important skills as they go along. Step-by-step students are taken through the process as they plan and prepare their passion projects or project-based learning projects.This is a great end-of-the-year way for stude
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2nd - 4th
Finish the Drawing Halloween STEAM Challenge Pumpkin No Prep Activities Doodle
This Halloween STEAM challenge targets the Art in STEAM. Students will think outside the box to finish the drawing & disguise a pumpkin. Students will turn the pumpkin into something new! This is a great activity for October!These activities will get students to think in a unique way. Use this as a warm-up or entire lesson. Incorporate creative writing to create a full lesson. Looking for more Halloween challenges? Save 30% and receive ALL activities! CLICK HERE for the full Halloween bundle
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K - 3rd
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Peer Feedback Activity • Cupcake Critique • Writing Activity
Cupcake Critique is an easy-to-use peer feedback activity that will have your students engaged and excited to share their thoughts on each other's artwork. The cake area of the printable worksheet prompts students to provide critical feedback on the creative elements of the artwork, while the frosting area encourages them to offer positive and uplifting comments.This can be done at the end of an art lesson or at a point during a project when there is still time for revision. I like to use this a
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2nd - 6th
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Also included in: Back to School Bundle for Art • Beginning of the Year Art Lessons
Transition Words PowerPoint Lesson Plan
Make teaching transition word use easy with this no-prep PowerPoint lesson. This user-ready lesson will relieve stressful planning while freeing you up with more time. Find a complete gradual release lesson including standards and a writing prompt. This quick and easy setup feels like having a friend in the classroom who will guide you in teaching a lesson great for teacher evaluations. The lesson plan follows standards with modeling, group teacher instruction, partner work, and individual pract
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2nd - 4th
Also included in: Writing Lessons PowerPoint and Worksheets Bundle
I Can Stretch My Brain!
Want your kiddos to learn to take charge of their learning and become more mindful?Why use I Can Stretch My Brain? Research shows students need to think about how they learn and what they want to learn. This resource encourages students to think about their learning. It is perfect for the beginning of the school year when teachers want to communicate the importance of learning It can also be used any time of year the students need to be reminded to focus on their learning.How it works: This fre
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: Back to School Teacher Bundle
Digital Book Reports Distance Learning Google Drive
Your students will love these Digital Book Reports for Google Drive. Easily use these book reports and responses for distance learning. You'll receive 39 engaging digital book report forms that work with any book to improve reading comprehension. You will receive 26 fiction and 13 nonfiction digital book reports. They can be used over and over again as students read more books.Looking for additional distance learning resources? Making Inferences to Pictures Google DriveDigital Book Response
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2nd - 5th
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We Don't Eat Our Classmates Read Aloud STEM Activity Team Building Task Cards
Team building STEM challenges to help your students think outside the box!Connect STEM, literacy, and writing with this team building STEM activity in which students try different tasks to build cup towers as a team. Learn all about being a good classmate and teammate! An excellent companion activity to the read aloud We Don’t Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins.Writing Extension:A writing extension is included for students to write about what it means to be a good classmate.Aligns with Common
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1st - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Second Grade Nonfiction Shared Reading 20 Text Companion BUNDLE
Getting started with shared reading texts this year in your curriculum? This product is a BUNDLE of nonfiction text companions for 2nd Grade shared reading texts. At least 10 PRINT AND GO activities to use with your students for each text featured. Great for independent, guided practice, enrichment, or reinforcement. These activities have been designed to allow for repetitive practice of important literacy skills. You choose which to work on using your shared reading texts! This product include
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1st - 3rd
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Making Inferences with Pictures - Inferring Graphic Organizers
Struggling to teach your students how to make inferences? Making inferences with these 50 graphic organizers is an absolute breeze! These real life photography shots makes inferring pictures not only super fun but realistic too. Ideal for picture of the day, literacy centers, morning work or homework. Completed work samples look amazing on classroom bulletin boards! This resource is available in both print and digital format, therefore is suitable for:First GradeSecond GradeThird GradeFourth Gr
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1st - 4th
Room Transformation Bundle | Theme Days for the Primary Classroom
A collection of theme day activities and/or room transformation plans and activities. These were designed with first and second graders in mind. Theme days and room transformations are such a big hit in my classroom. They are fun and engaging and something to break up the routine and keep excitement for learning at the forefront! These are a great option for review days, once a quarter or seasonally. I will be adding more as I complete them.Here's What You Get:Back to school read aloud (20 socia
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1st - 3rd
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Transition Words in Narrative Writing for PROMETHEAN Board
This lesson may be used to teach students about transition words. After defining transition words, the lesson guides students through a gradual release method ending with an exit ticket and writing prompt about a new animal at the zoo.ATTENTION: Please make sure you have ActivInspire Software before downloading this product. If you do not, this resource will not open on your computer. You may purchase it as a PowerPoint at: Writing With Transition Words Powerpoint. This resource is also availabl
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Writing Lesson Plans Bundle PROMETHEAN BOARD Version
Cereal Box Biography - Projects & PBL
Driving Question:How can you teach someone over their breakfast?Description:In this project, students are introduced to the concepts of biographies in a creative way. Students work on their own or in pairs to research a historically significant figure and create a short biography based on their findings. To make this project more engaging for students, they decorate a cereal box using the information and create quizzes, images, and a bibliography.What's Included with this Project:NextLesson Proj
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: PBL Bundle (Grade 3) - In Collaboration with A.J. Juliani - 19 Projects!
Morning Meeting Discussions and Daily Writing Prompts and Questions - Year
No more writing morning letters to your students, these daily quick writes are all done for you! This resource provides daily questions that are perfect for various activities such as "bell ringers," morning work, language modeling, and writing prompts. The prompts are designed to facilitate team building, group discussions, and deeper connections among students during morning meetings. As an added bonus, you'll also receive 12 Boom Learning Digital monthly trivia activities, each valued at $3.2
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2nd - 4th
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Goals in the New Year-A Dynamic and Engaging Goal-Setting Activity!
Kickstart the post-winter break season with our engaging "Goals in the New Year" activity designed for students. This comprehensive package encourages students to brainstorm, focus, plan, and reflect on their goals for the remainder of the school year. The activity fosters a positive and goal-oriented mindset while providing practical tools for self-discovery and achievement. Both Print and Digital versions include the following components:Key ComponentsCircle Map Brainstorming:Students jot down
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K - 12th
Expository/ Non-Fiction Writing - Students Create Their Own Book!
Looking for a way to get your students excited about expository writing? My students love the "Who Would Win?" series by Jerry Pallotta. In each book of Pallotta's series, two animals are pitted against each other in a battle royale. The books feature tons of great animal facts, illustrations, and a final showdown. Using this visually appealing graphic organizer, students can easily create their own "Who Would Win?" book that is ready to publish. I am a special education teacher always looking f
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2nd - 4th
Genius Hour: A Super Adventure in Project Based Learning
This packet includes lots of activities to help you structure your Genius Hour or to help you get started on project-based learning activities.
This is what you'll receive with this packet:
Parent Letter
Parent Involvement/Student Homework Page
Learning Log
Inquiry Web
Driving Question Web
Conference Log
Cite Your Sources Activity
Partner Project Brainstorm
Presentation Outline
Presentation Plan
Record Your Plan Page
Research Robots Activity
Teacher Tracker
Detailed Directions for what to do w
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1st - 5th
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State Standards Aligned Project Based Learning - Greek Mythology
Greek Mythology interests students in so many ways that informational text cannot. Here are a list of various Greek Mythology Project BAsed Learning Activities to go along with your unit study. With the upcoming PARCC assessment on the horizon children are having a difficult time paying attention in the classroom. Now it the time to introduce them to Greek Myths to enhance their critical thinking skills and promote higher order questioning.
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2nd - 6th
Capturing Change - Projects & PBL
Driving Question:What patterns of change do we see in nature?Description:Through photography, students will identify a pattern in nature that changes over time. Students will describe the pattern and the science behind it by writing a photo story to be displayed in a community art exhibition. Changes such as plant and animal life cycles, seasons, and weather may be explored.What's Included with this Project:NextLesson Projects are extended lessons based in real life situations or simulations, c
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K - 2nd
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Biography Report Research Writing - Black History Month Biography Project
Black History Month Activities: Research Bundle- Each lap book can be a great way for kids to put their research skills to practice while learning about some influential African Americans in history. This bundle includes all the pages you will need to research any African American and specifically Barack Obama, Harriet Tubman, Jackie Robinson, and Ruby Bridges. Each open-ended interactive research lap book provides helpful templates for each stage of writing from pre-writing, to drafting, editin
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2nd
Biography & Wax Museum - Projects & PBL
Driving Question:How have heroes made a difference in the lives of others?Description:In this project, students learn about heroes and focus specifically on Helen Keller. They then research people who have made a difference in the lives of others using picture books and create a presentation to act as this person in a Wax Museum presentation.Parents can be invited in to visit the Wax Museum to increase student accountability.What's Included with this Project:NextLesson Projects are extended less
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1st - 2nd
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St. Patrick's Day Writing Project - Interactive St. Patrick's Day Legends
St. Patrick's Day Legends Writing Project is an interactive project that was designed to provide your students with St. Patrick's Day legend writing text exemplars, comprehension assessments, and everything you need to create your own interactive legend books (included planning tools).INCLUDED IN THIS ST. PATRICK'S DAY RESOURCE:Banished Snakes: The Legend Comprehension Questions for Banished SnakesLegend of the LeprechaunComprehension Questions for Legend of the LeprechaunLegends ChecklistLegend
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2nd - 5th
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