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8th grade critical thinking classroom community resources
End of the Year Awards l Editable Classroom Awards l Certificates
2024 Update: Surprise! I decided to add editable full color awards with brand new diverse clip art! Every student will see themselves in these unique awards. I added 100+ brand new updated awards. This file is massive! These new awards are a bonus file. I cannot provide a black and white version due to the cost of all the clip art. All the original awards are still in the file. Here is a new award tracker in Google Sheets for your convenience. If you want to check out a list of all the awards, j
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K - 8th
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Growth Mindset ESCAPE ROOM Activity - Reading Comprehension - Back to School
The Growth Mindset Escape Room will take students on a secret mission around the classroom, reading comprehension passages, and answering questions! This escape room has students decode interesting facts about Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, George Lucas, and Walt Disney.Perfect Back to School or first day activity to promote a positive mindset, talk about failures, determination and success, and start the year off on a good note.The Growth Mindset Escape Room is a great reading comprehension ac
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5th - 8th
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Back to School Bulletin Board Goal Setting Cactus Craft & Door Decor Activity
Get your students setting goals for a new school year, quarter, or month AND creating a beautiful bulletin board with this kit, which includes both English and Spanish! There are six different plants to choose from, so you can create a whole garden of goals! The prompt on the pots reads, "My goal for growth is..."Here's what you'll get:Craftivity version (to be printed on colored paper) in full and 1/3 page sizesNo prep version (to be printed on white paper) in full and 1/3 page sizesBoth crafti
Grades:
K - 8th
Escape Room - Team Building - Any Content
Escape room style team building activity - perfect for back to school! This escape room will help students learn to work together at the beginning of the year. This interactive escape room requires technology. Students will need to access a Google Form, so any technology that allows them to access and complete a Google Form will work! The Google Form is pre-coded, which automates the entire breakout experience! Other than printing and minimal cutting, this Escape Room is ready for you to use! No
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: All 4 Team Building Escape Rooms - BUNDLE - ANY Content
Would You Rather Sampler - Fun Questions for Discussion, Writing Prompts, & More
Dive into writing prompts, classroom discussion, and more with our exclusive sampler from Would You Rather Questions!!These 18 digital or print Would You Rather questions are great for discussion, class polls, writing prompts, language building, facilitating higher-level thinking, brain breaks, building community, and more! This sampler gives you a taste of our comprehensive Would You Rather resource that promises to make learning engaging and effective.Try before you buy!Purchase this sampler f
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2nd - 9th
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Kindness Coloring Pages | Kindness Activities | Kindness Posters
These 20 Fun, No Prep Kindness Quotes Posters are perfect for providing students with time to express themselves creatively and be inspired! Each framed poster contains designs perfect for therapeutic coloring and quotes that inspire kindness. These posters are great for early finishers and students who need time to de-stress. They also make great partner coloring activities and look great on classroom walls! Students may display them in their lockers, notebooks, and even take them home to pla
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3rd - 12th
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Also included in: Growth Mindset Coloring Pages Bundle | Growth Mindset Posters Bundle
End of the Year Bulletin Board May June Summer Pineapple Craft Door Decor
Create a fun end of the year display while encouraging students to reflect on what made this school year "sweet". This resource includes a no-prep version as well as a craftivity version if your students are up for a little cutting and gluing.The pineapples say "This year was sweet because..." with space for students to complete the prompt.Resource includes multiple versions of both the low-prep and craftivity version of the pineapples to best suit your students!Here's what you'll get:Craftivity
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K - 8th
"We Are All Connected" All About Me Tessellation | Community Building Activity
This Art with Jenny K. original tessellation project is the perfect "All About Me" community-building activity for your class. It is a great activity for that first week back to school or for any team-building lessons. Works great for Harmony Day!It connects the individual with the group through tessellations where everyone is connected. It has a ton of "wow factor" and presents a powerful message for your bulletin board, wall, or hallway when complete!It's fun for kids and easy for you as the t
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Also included in: Tessellation Bundle | Use one every month!
Word and Logic Puzzles Escape Room Activity With Digital Lock Option
In this engaging escape room activity, teams work together to solve the word puzzles and logic puzzles using critical thinking skills to discover codes to open the lock. Students love the fun of an escape room game, and you will love that this low-prep activity gets them thinking as they solve the puzzles and clues! ⭐️ How does the escape room work? (Click the PREVIEW link above and watch the VIDEO for a closer look at this activity!)In this escape room activity, students will solve 4 different
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6th - 9th, Adult Education
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Create a Board Game! Project Based Learning Unit - Templates + Rubrics + Slides
Unleash creativity with our Board Game Project Based Learning Unit! Ideal for 1st grade and up! Make learning fun by creating a board game. Includes templates, rubrics, and more! PDF & Powerpoint Slides to introduce the project to students.KEY FEATURES:64 PAGES OF VALUE: Includes 64 pages of resources to support the entire project lifecycle from planning and crafting to reflecting.TEMPLATES FOR EVERYTHING: Comes with a variety of templates including warm up activities, planning, game design,
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2nd - 8th
March April May Spring Bulletin Board & Diversity Rainbow Craft Door Decor
Create a beautiful diversity display while encouraging students to reflect on the things that make them unique. Perfect for back to school, St. Patrick's Day, and spring! This resource includes a no-prep version as well as a craftivity version if your students are up for a little cutting and gluing.The cloud says "I am unique because..." and students can write things that make them unique on each rainbow stripe. Product includes multiple versions of both the low-prep and craftivity version of th
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K - 8th
Digital Classroom Economy BUNDLE | Editable Jobs, QR Credit Cards & Online Bank
*Updated September 2023* - MAJOR update!!! So many of you have been asking - now with FULLY editable credit cards (colors, numbers, and expiration dates), and instructions to make QR credit card transactions go AUTOMATICALLY to each student's account - no longer manually!This bundle includes EVERYTHING you need to implement a digital classroom economy on Google Drive, no cash or paper required! This is the most all-inclusive digital classroom economy system available on TPT.A classroom economy i
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3rd - 8th
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First weeks back to school classroom rules, procedures, expectations POWERPOINT
Having a strong foundation is vital in having a successful school year, now more than ever! This comprehensive first weeks of school presentation is OVER 175 Slides and is the foundation you need for an amazing year! It is easy to use, edit, and customize for your needs and classroom.BODY Text boxes are completely editable- feel free to use my ideas as an outline and add your text or use as is. Slides can be added or deleted as needed, and feel free to rearrange (:STUDENTS have chances of guide
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PreK - 12th
Shark Tank Interactive Invention & Innovation Project! (DIGITAL and PRINT)
**UPDATED With New Link! (4-1-22)**Now includes DIGITAL student worksheets for remote learning. You will need to have a Google account in order to access and edit the Google Slides.**UPDATED (3-23-19)** Now includes:-Student Checklist -Updated Shark Tank Successes-Pictures of completed student products/presentations!-Speech guidelines-Optional Extension Feedback Activity (with pictures!) -Shark Tank Judges Questions Sheet -Questions/Worksheet for students to fill out during their peers' presenta
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3rd - 12th
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Growth Mindset Escape Room Activity - reading comprehension, collaboration
Engage students in hands-on growth mindset activities and challenges with this fun and exciting escape room activity! This activity will help you facilitate conversations about perseverance, commitment, and achievement! ⭐️ 2023 Update: This resource now includes a Digital Growth Mindset Escape Room Activity!This download includes teacher directions, student directions, and all of the printable resources necessary to hold an escape activity in your classroom.BEFORE THE ESCAPEPrep your students an
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Ultimate Growth Mindset Bundle for Secondary
Picking Partners | Partner Cards | Partner Match
Do you ever have trouble picking student partners in class? Or does it just take too long? Or maybe you feel guilty when a student feels left out? PROBLEM SOLVED!Students will love this idea to randomly select partners within your classroom! Two different options included. Easy as print, laminate, and glue onto popsicle sticks for easy use. Put in a jar and have students choose a stick. ⭐️ PARTNER MATCHES INCLUDED: (44 total cards - 22 partners)-Bread & Butter-Macaroni & Cheese-Milk &
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PreK - 8th
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Also included in: Small Group and Partner Pairing | Partner Cards Bundle
April Fools' Day - Never Ending Google Form
This never ending google form does not have a submit button, every question sends you to a new question. The loop goes on forever! Send it to students and wait for them to figure it out!! It is editable, with three intro questions to customize so they don't get too suspicious too quickly. Originally marked for 5th and up but many teaching as young as 3rd have said it worked great!
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3rd - 12th
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Zones Toolbox Inspired by Zones of Regulation
This Zones tool box is the perfect way to implement Zones of Regulation in your classroom! This tool box offers a fun and engaging way to teach students about self regulation and help with classroom management. I have heard amazing reviews from this product and it has helped me TREMENDOUSLY in my own classroom.Included in this pack:- Zones bracelets (bracelets that remind students different tools to self regulate)- Cut and pastes (identify the zone, what are my triggers?)- Awards (I stayed in th
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K - 8th
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End of the Year Reflection - Note / Letter to Students Next Year
This product includes an end of the year reflection for your current students to complete. It is meant to be put away and given to your students the following year. The questions are meant to provide your new students with a glimpse at what they will experience in your classroom! 2 Versions Included:FoldableFull page (front and back)Looking for more ways to spend those last days of school? Check out these end-of-the-year resources!Summer Buzz Word Charades Brain BreakEnd of the Year Memory Book
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2nd - 8th
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Also included in: End of the Year BUNDLE - End of Year Activities - LOW PREP
Growth Mindset Bell Ringer Journal for Entire Year: Back to School (EDITABLE)
This Growth Mindset bell ringer journal for the entire school year includes 275 journal prompts for middle and high school students. It's the perfect back to school activity because it creates routine for both teachers AND students.This product provides teachers with an entire school year of growth mindset related journal prompts in an organized and focused way. The journal is organized by month with 25 entries per section. Students will strengthen their writing and critical thinking skills wi
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6th - 12th
BRAIN TEASERS 4-Pack Bundle, Logic, Word Sense, Puzzles, Lateral Thinking – Fun!
Whether you need bell-ringer presentation slides or just want to occasionally mess with your students’ minds when you have a few unused minutes at the end of a class period, this four volume set of Brain Teasers has everything you need to keep your students working hard and thinking deeply. There are LOTS of ways you could use this collection of 152 questions in both PDF & Google Slides format (304 slides – the question is on the first slide and the answer with an eye-catching image is on th
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8th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Winter STEM Activities and Challenges with Paper ❄️ Snowflakes ❄️
**BEST SELLER!** Winter STEM / Snowflake STEM activities! Create a variety of snowflakes with these 3 STEM engaging challenges. For these challenges, the only material that is necessary is plain paper. This is a great companion activity if you are reading about Snowflake Bentley (Wilson Bentley).✅ What You'll Get ✅Teacher Instructions and sample imagesWarm up activities: How snowflakes form in nature (1 page informational text)Cutting practice page (if your students need it, recommended!)Which f
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3rd - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-PS2-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
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12 Life Skill Activities for Students
Help your students become their best selves by teaching them life skills! This resource includes 12 life skills for kids with: Detailed lesson plans47 engaging activitiesDiscussion questionsHistorical figure spotlightsClassroom decorLife skill signsColoring pagesUse this resource every month (or as needed) and introduce a new life skill! You will see growth in your students, see improvement in classroom management, and foster a wonderful classroom community. The life skills included are:Active L
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1st - 12th
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One Pager Templates - 40 Print and Digital One Pager Templates
One-Pagers are the perfect way to combine higher-level thinking and creativity into your classroom, and with these 40 different templates, you will never hear "I don't know where to start!" again. Your students can show their mastery and understanding of ANY subject in new and innovative ways.You can use these Print and Digital One Pager templates with ANY subject you are teaching. Perfect for literature, math, science, social studies, vocabulary, grammar, and more!This resource includes:20 no-
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Grades:
3rd - 12th
Also included in: One Pager Mega Bundle - Book Reports - Exit Tickets
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